It's not that the tie is a big deal. I was questioned about the authenticity of my claim.
This is a Metal board so the important thinng to all of us is that Nikola Tesla made it possible for us to enjoy Metal today... that's where all this stemmed from...
What have I/we given you lately? Metal Warriors, Mark Viduka and half the OZ Soccer team, the best tourist destination in Europe (now that we are free, everyone is going to Croatia instead of Italy, Spain and Greece). No. 1 tourist Destination 2003.
World's Best Tourist Destination (E Entertainment Show), The MOST beautiful girls in the WORLD! I'm sure that I'll get a lot of backing on that one ;-)
OK, OK... Jennifer Anniston, Mila Jovanovic (she spells it different in the movies) but she's the Resident Evil chick...
OK ladies, we have the blokes for you aswell... ERIC BANOVIC (Eric Bana) and of course the comedian Jerry Lewis.
Another site, just the verify where the necktie came from...
Even before that when the Thirty-Year's War (1618-1648) was raging in Europe the Croatian soldiers were drawn into this tragic episode too. In that war France and Sweden had united forces against the German Empire. The Croatian soldiers served as mercenaries in the light cavalries of both armies. They first gained a reputation of being exceptionally courageous and well trained within the German ranks. After the victories they won over the French troops, Cardinal Richelieu insisted on including Croatian mercenaries in the French army too. In 1633 the first French troop was formed made up of Croatian cavalry. They arrived at Paris under the leadership of their Vice-Roy (in Croatian "Ban").
The Croatian traditional military dress included picturesque scarves worn around the neck in a distinctive manner. This handsome "Croatian Style" captivated the fastidious French so that, during the reign of Louis XIV, they too, adopted the new fashion item worn "a la Croate". This expression soon became the root of the new French word "cravate". Thus the tie entered the bourgeois fashion of the time as a sign of cultivation and elegance and went on to conquer the whole Europe and, today, the entire civilized world.