ðə tˈaɪ kəlˈɛkʃən wʌz jˈuːzd æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə plˈɑːt ʌv kˈɑːlɪn dˈɛkstɚz nˈɑːvəl dˈɛθ ɪz nˈaʊ maɪ nˈeɪbɚ, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɪnspˈɛktɚ mˈɔːɹs kənsˈʌlts ðə lˈændlɔːɹd ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tʊ aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪ ɐ klˈʌb tˈaɪ.
The tie collection was used as part of the plot of Colin Dexter's novel Death Is Now My Neighbour, in which Inspector Morse consults the landlord in order to identify a club tie.