A unpolished looking gentleman walks into a fancy French
restaurant. The maitre d, wanting to get rid of a potential trou-
blemaker says, "Sir, you can't come in here without a tie." The
guy argues, but the maitre d is firm.

So the guy goes out to his car, can't find a tie, but locates a pair
of jumper cables in the trunk. He wraps them around his neck
and walks back into the restaurant.

The maitre d looks at him and reluctantly says, "OK, you can
come in, but don't start anything."