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Harker

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46. I should have long ago.

Thu Jul 11, 2019, 06:18 PM

Jul 2019

As a very young child, an exasperated shoe salesman told my mom, "lady... your kid - he's got feet like a duck!"

At sixty, I see the damage done by not having worn appropriate footwear for much of my life.

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What is it with guys and their shoes? [View all] Aristus Jul 2019 OP

Yawn! stopbush Jul 2019 #1

Actually, my mother always warned me: "First thing girls look at is a guy's shoes." DetlefK Jul 2019 #2

Did she happen to mention the last thing that they look at? n/t sl8 Jul 2019 #50

Do tell... Aristus Jul 2019 #52

Sorry, I don't know. But, for you, l'll list every thing I DO know about women: sl8 Jul 2019 #57

Agree. madaboutharry Jul 2019 #3

Well, look at it this way... can anyone even recall what Trump's shoes look like, given everything hlthe2b Jul 2019 #4

Why should I look at Trump's feet when hasn't seen them for years? gratuitous Jul 2019 #13

Yeah, I thought the same thing. Aristus Jul 2019 #17

I'm just grateful when the guy is not wearing socks with sandals Sanity Claws Jul 2019 #5

I used to wear red or pink Chuck Taylor high tops with suits or tuxes. hunter Jul 2019 #6

I make an exception for Tux With Chux. Aristus Jul 2019 #8

I still wear these. Of course they've been made in China for some time now. Arthur_Frain Jul 2019 #16

A man after my own heart.....60 pairs of shoes. AJT Jul 2019 #7

Every time I get another pair, I say to myself: Aristus Jul 2019 #9

I don't have a count, but I own more shoes than my wife Major Nikon Jul 2019 #48

AJT beat me to it! Ohiogal Jul 2019 #10

I don't wear sandals for that exact reason. Aristus Jul 2019 #11

All I could think of was Imelda Marcos . Just me but the only place for 60 pairs of shoes is a shoe lunasun Jul 2019 #12

I used to think so, too. Aristus Jul 2019 #14

I own two pair Thyla Jul 2019 #15

I don't have 60 pair OriginalGeek Jul 2019 #18

I own several pair of Allen Edmonds Major Nikon Jul 2019 #49

It's hard to describe but OriginalGeek Jul 2019 #59

Almost all my shoes and boots are made in the US Major Nikon Jul 2019 #60

Men buy shoes for comfort, women buy them for style customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #19

She had, like, 7,000 pairs or so. Aristus Jul 2019 #23

I was just kidding, of course customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #24

Meow GeorgeGist Jul 2019 #20

I know, right? Aristus Jul 2019 #21

Aristus, there's an old saying that takes it one step further... KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2019 #22

HA! Aristus Jul 2019 #25

"there's an old saying" left-of-center2012 Jul 2019 #28

Generalizations are often wrong left-of-center2012 Jul 2019 #26

I'm just happy I can still look down and see my feet....:) dameatball Jul 2019 #27

When I was still practicing law: TruckFump Jul 2019 #29

Similar to what we did in the Army. I was a tank crewman, so we did lots of maintenance. Aristus Jul 2019 #31

Exactly Soph0571 Jul 2019 #30

At job interviews as well. 🤷🏼‍♀️ LakeArenal Jul 2019 #32

One of the reasons I started building my wardrobe is I started applying for positions Aristus Jul 2019 #54

I have absolutely no fashion sense captain queeg Jul 2019 #33

Don't have a lot of shoes because once I like a pair, I wear them out. But, always polish my shoes. Hoyt Jul 2019 #34

What was the opera? n/t Harker Jul 2019 #35

Carmen. Aristus Jul 2019 #36

Nice. Harker Jul 2019 #38

That's one I've never seen before. Aristus Jul 2019 #39

You'll be well rewarded, I think. Harker Jul 2019 #45

More breathtakingly lovely music. Aristus Jul 2019 #51

I love that aria. Harker Jul 2019 #55

My sister never got the recording career she wanted. Aristus Jul 2019 #58

I'm sure many very fine singers find paths elsewhere. n/t Harker Jul 2019 #63

meh. i gave up on shoes 2001. been barefoot mostly since. shoes getting uglier. my feet enjoying it pansypoo53219 Jul 2019 #37

I should have long ago. Harker Jul 2019 #46

i guess bunions run in the family. 1 foot had 1 forever and the good foot all of a sudden, pansypoo53219 Jul 2019 #62

Funny timing MLAA Jul 2019 #40

REM "Good Advices" when you meet a stranger look at her hands... underpants Jul 2019 #41

I remember the year I stopped wearing good-looking shoes: I had developed gout. Very painful. Shrike47 Jul 2019 #42

When one looks the way I do, any effort to look better helps. Aristus Jul 2019 #43

Interesting post Imelda hibbing Jul 2019 #44

Ooh. Here you go. Harker Jul 2019 #47

Probably a simple, but natty, pair of tobacco-brown Joseph Aboud desert boots. Aristus Jul 2019 #61

I have six pairs of shoes. Iggo Jul 2019 #53

Pictures! We need pictures! nt zanana1 Jul 2019 #56