Crocs - I don't understand them

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Crocs - I don't understand them

No, not the predatory aquatic amphibians, the ugly plastic shoes adorning the feet of the aesthetically challenged this summer.

Surely people will look back in future years and wonder why we did it. Does anyone here have a pair and can explain to me the logic behind wearing something that disturbingly reminds me of the 1980s nightmare the jelly shoe but in an even more monstrous incarnation?

Sorry I have been absent from the forums for a short while and come back with a rather frivolous and bemused half-rant.

"frivolous and bemused" is the best kind of (half) rant! :) Sadly, however, I have no particular opinion on the items of footwear to which you refer... pe ps oid Blogs! "the art of tea" "that's an odd courgette"

The All New Pepsoid the Second!

They are prolly alright once you get onto the beach, to keep out stones and get rid of sand quite easily, but in the cities and towns, there is really little point in wearing them.
I'd never heard of them until now, but that comes from someone who nips into army and navy every 10 years for a black 'fruit of the loom' jumper. Apparently they're lightweight, comfy and 'come in a range of bright colours'. I'll stick to me goretex hikers; every new scuff is a new pair of boots :) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, we'll find peace. - Jimi Hendrix

~It's a maze for rats to try, it's a race for rats to die.~

Oh my God... re-reading my post I can't believe I refered to crocs (reptiles) as amphibians. I am a zoologist ffs and spent 3 years of my life studying classification and phylogeny at a leading university. I should be strung up and beaten with plastic shoes. jude "Cacoethes scribendi" http://www.judesworld.net

 

At least you do not believe that pasta grows on trees like some of the people i used to go to school with!
Would you like to be beaten with the bright green ones, or the orange ones, Jude? x
But what is a cucumber? pe ps oid Blogs! "the art of tea" "that's an odd courgette"

The All New Pepsoid the Second!

Oh my God, I've just realised, I think I may own a pair of "Athens" crocs... http://www.shoesbypost.co.uk/Crocs/Athens/c-1-319-492/ ...!! :-/ pe ps oid Blogs! "the art of tea" "that's an odd courgette"

The All New Pepsoid the Second!

Where does it grow then clever bleedin' jacobean clogs????

 

We back to cucumbers? pe ps oid Blogs! "the art of tea" "that's an odd courgette"

The All New Pepsoid the Second!

I agree Jude. My mother who has always had spectacular style has suddenly turned into a plastic hoofed fool. Some might say thats a my little pony, I call it Mum. I just do not understand, they make me feel vaguely sick. But then I feel the same way about Ugg boots and posh people wearing ethnic scarves whilst shoving a digital camera in the face of 'poor people'. I am fascinated by clothes messages. Looking at people I find I am either delight swung,indifferent or engraged. Crocs are a cause of great rage and mild spitting. I am sure someone who uses the site has some. You are not a bad person you just have stupid shoes.
By the way I did not mean you Jude.
I do pity the nurses though who want to wear them at work but cannot because they apparently "unsafe and diseased". Surely plastic/rubber is far easier to disinfect that stitched together leather? PS-A cucumber is a fruit and pasta is made from wheat, therefore it sprouts from the ground. PPS-I was just making a point about how unridiculous Jude's mistake was.
A friend at work who, like span's mum, is generally pretty stylish, has a tasteful green pair. When pinned up against the wall and a bright light shone into her eyes, she claimed they are the most comfortable sandal type thing she has ever worn. I did flirt with the idea myself after her recommendation, but it all reminds me too much of the craze for Scholl flip flops when I was young, back in the days of the dinosaurs, who were also reptiles. Ever get the feeling you've been sitting in front of the computer for far too long...:(
"Some might say thats a my little pony, I call it Mum." lol When the power of love overcomes the love of power, we'll find peace. - Jimi Hendrix

~It's a maze for rats to try, it's a race for rats to die.~

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