I am against mandating footwear for employees (unless there are safety issues) but if I were in charge I'd have to outlaw those fingerered shoes. They FREAK ME OUT!
One of my coworkers was wearing the yesterday and it totally took me aback.
I'll just jump in my time machine, go back to the twelfth century, and ask the vampires to postpone their ancient prophesy for a few days while you take in dinner and a show.
Giles ,'Selfless'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
brenda m - Jun 24, 2011 5:58:30 am PDT #14070 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Kathy A - Jun 24, 2011 6:02:03 am PDT #14071 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
IIRC, Keith Olberman really blew out his knee or ankle while using those fingered toed shoes.
le nubian - Jun 24, 2011 6:02:16 am PDT #14072 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
if I were in charge I'd have to outlaw those fingerered shoes. They FREAK ME OUT!
I LOVE them. Seriously. Very comfortable. I have gotten all kinds of wild reactions to the shoes since I've been wearing them (2-3 years now).
§ ita § - Jun 24, 2011 6:02:29 am PDT #14073 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
They FREAK ME OUT!
SERIOUSLY. I am entirely against them. Sorry, folks.
However, requiring heels can't be allowed. I can't wear most heels without pain, and I'm sure there are enough people who can't wear any heels without pain for it to be a really stupid idea. They're patently suffering for fashion. It's like requiring pierced ears. It's a medical thing.
le nubian - Jun 24, 2011 6:02:41 am PDT #14074 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
IIRC, Keith Olberman really blew out his knee or ankle while using those fingered toed shoes.
Was he running in them? I do not do that.
Jesse - Jun 24, 2011 6:03:20 am PDT #14075 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
as someone who wears vibram five fingers shoes about half the week, I would not be amused.
I didn't just meet you at a thing on Wednesday, did I?
Amy - Jun 24, 2011 6:05:41 am PDT #14076 of 30001
Because books.
They look hairless hobbit feet of the future. So wrong. I'm all for comfort, but I just wear flipflops. Or go barefoot.
le nubian - Jun 24, 2011 6:06:08 am PDT #14077 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I didn't just meet you at a thing on Wednesday, did I?
ha! I don't think so. Unless you camp out at Trader Joe's...
sumi - Jun 24, 2011 6:07:44 am PDT #14078 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Well, the university doesn't actually have a dress code so it's going to be interesting to see where this goes.
She particularly called out flipflops and sneakers - she didn't say heels but I can see it going that way. (I am also imagining a future of ties for the men.)
I'm also seeing this as an indication of more ridiculous things to come.
le nubian - Jun 24, 2011 6:07:57 am PDT #14079 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I realize that some people get a little too carried away:
I have white and purple ones so they don't really look like extensions of my own feet.