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  • Posted By: Potato @ 08/05/2008 4:52:32 PM

    Yeah...all faith lost.

  • Posted By: saffire915 @ 08/05/2008 4:23:45 PM

    I have to say, I think you are completely ignorant and as an educated adult I am appaled that you would allow your own child to judge people based on their shoe choice. That is absolutely the worst kind of parenting. Why don't you just go buy one of those "My Kid beat up your Honor Student" bumper stickers so we can all see what a raging jackass you really are?!

    First off, for kids, the bright colors match many of their clothes and are FUN for them to wear, collect the jibbitz, and are easy for parents to clean. Not to mention the outstanding value of wearing them without the possibility of immediate destruction. So you feel free to be the "dork" who unwisely invests his money in trendy shoes that won't hold up and get all scuffed, stained, and look gross. I'm sure your kid will be the coolest in school with his gross dirty shoes on.

    On to adults who wear them. I CHALLENGE YOU to walk in the 100 degree blazing Florida sun all around Disney for a week without crocs. All the "dorks" will be laughing as you can hardly move your poor sore swollen feet by day three. Meanwhile at 8 months pregnant, I did an entire week in AUGUST (hottest month in FL) without a moment of foot or ankle pain or swelling thanks to my CROCS. This is the reason doctors, nurses, and teachers wear them. Some of us don't have the luxury of sitting on our ass all day analyzing what people wear and writing dumb editorials about it. Some of us actually work on our feet, and don't want back aches and sore feet at the end of the day.

    Finally, your ignorance stretches so far as to assume that all Crocs look like clown shoes. My husband has Crocs that look like normal shoes. Infact they are quite stylish and nice. The traditional bright colored Crocs are one of a growing product line that uses the revolutionary lightweight impact absorbing material but is getting away from the loud colors and clog like styling.

    My suggestion for you - get a life - maybe take a class on parenting, since you sound like you need some guidance on how to raise a child who respects individual choices and individuality. Oh, and I've seen plenty of "non white" people wearing these, so maybe you should check your statistics.

    • Posted By: fskrc1 @ 08/05/2008 4:51:26 PM

      Wow, I think you need to take a look in the mirror. You seem to have some issues with anger. You sound like one of those who is a hater of all people who don't agree with you.

  • Posted By: Potato @ 08/05/2008 4:51:23 PM

    Haha. "eloquently put" thoughts together. He called people dorks without knowing their story. I've lost all faith in the human race.

  • Posted By: Thumbs98 @ 08/05/2008 4:50:51 PM

    I couldn't agree with this article more. It's everything that I've been thinking since this "trend" began. You've so tastefully and eloquently put those thoughts together and posted it for all the world to see. ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Ahhh, it feels so good to read. :-)

  • Posted By: Adjia @ 08/05/2008 4:50:37 PM

    I liked your story and all of the people whinning should maybe remember freedom of speech...it is just an opinion!

  • Posted By: tamaraineasttexas @ 08/05/2008 4:50:05 PM

    i agree, they are the ugliest, horrid, most undesireable things i have ever seen in my life. I swore i would never wear a pair! Then... i was waitressing for some extra cash and a friend suggested i wear a pair of hers because i was coming home every night unable to move i hurt so bad! I had new tennis shoes... so i couldn't figure out why i was hurting so bad... desperate, I wore them the next day and i am a convert... im sorry... ugly or not... i don't feel like ive been hit by a train after 7 hours of being on my feet! I have eaten my words... now... wear any time other than around the house or working on my feet... i don't think so!

  • Posted By: tinklingturtle34 @ 08/05/2008 4:49:50 PM

    This by far has been the biggest waste of my time in years. I cannot believe i let myself get all the way through this article! Completely pointless and ridiculous! You obviously have no life. Let's waste our time whinning about crocs! Even better lets try to stop them!

  • Posted By: Bulldog1998 @ 08/05/2008 3:18:37 PM

    Yikes. Am I the only one who finds it just a little bit scary how seriously some (from reading these comments, it may have just graduated to most...) Americans take things that are so trivial? You guys' blood pressure must be through the roof. It's a humor piece. Crocs are silly looking. Fantastic if they are comfortable - too bad they can't take the technology and make a normal-looking shoe out of it. But if you like them, wear them with pride. And those of us who don't like them won't wear them and can exercise our First Amendment rights by calling you a dork if you stroll past in neon green foam clogs that make you look like a Dutch hippie. That doesn't mean we want to execute you; and I'm sure you're all perfect and have never poked good-natured fun at someone over something before, right? Instead of laughing at this article and saying, "Oh well, I like them and comfort is more important to me than not looking like a Dutch hippie," you lapse into these insanely indignant "How DARE you JUDGE me, you HORRIBLE person, your DISGUSTING dribble should not even be ALLOWED on the internet." Oi vey. Get a sense of humor, get a grip and get a life.

    • Posted By: isthisusernametaken? @ 08/05/2008 3:46:02 PM

      Here here!

      • Posted By: isthisusernametaken? @ 08/05/2008 4:49:20 PM

        I can't spell! Yay me!

    • Posted By: isthisusernametaken? @ 08/05/2008 3:47:56 PM

      Hear, hear!

  • Posted By: Thumbs98 @ 08/05/2008 4:49:00 PM

    I couldn't agree with this article more. It's everything that I've been thinking since this "trend" began. You've so tastefully and eloquently put those thoughts together and posted it for all the world to see. ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Ahhh, it feels so good to read. :-)

  • Posted By: Adjia @ 08/05/2008 4:48:53 PM

    Not only are they dorky- what about the dangers of wearing "crocs" when boarding an escalator?

  • Posted By: nownzen @ 08/05/2008 4:48:14 PM

    A friend forwarded this article or I'd have missed this necessary bit of humor. Those of you who are so preoccupied with the more "serious" issues of our world, what are you doing about it? Besides whining, complaining, and wishing that you had a forum to abuse with your poor grammar? Take a break from the lamenting and fear. This article was witty without being offensive and inadvertently does address the lemming mentality of Amerikkka that has eroded critical thinking. Crocs are a hideous eye sore. If you love them, fine, love them. But recognize they're ugly and move on.

  • Posted By: jlf453 @ 08/05/2008 4:47:35 PM

    i think people need to worry about other things rather than what people have on their feet. This is ridiculous....don't you have a life???? If people think they're comfy, then let them wear them. The crocs are definitly an advantage for nurses who are on their feet for 12 + hours a day. So go find something better to complain about than crocs.......geez... I'm only 19 and I have a more mature attitude than you people

  • Posted By: jlf453 @ 08/05/2008 4:46:14 PM

    i think people need to worry about other things rather than what people have on their feet. This is ridiculous....don't you have a life???? If people think they're comfy, then let them wear them. The crocs are definitly an advantage for nurses who are on their feet for 12 + hours a day. So go find something better to complain about than crocs.......geez... I'm only 19 and I have a more mature attitude than you people

  • Posted By: Potato @ 08/05/2008 4:45:42 PM

    Did you know that they are very helpful in easing arthritis pain. I'm only 18 and I've had arthritis for about 10 years of my life. So next time you see a "dork" walking down the street, maybe you should think about how they may suffer from arthritis, or how they work a 10 hour a day job in which 9 hours of it is spent on their feet. YOU ARE AN INCONSIDERATE ASS.
    Think before you write.

  • Posted By: jleckbee @ 08/05/2008 4:45:06 PM


    This is ludicrous!!! I have a college degree and I choose to wear crocs. I have a bad back and they really help me walk more comfortably. Besides, everyone should be allowed to wear what they want. At least they aren't something revealing like the clothes many women wear. Grow up even!!!!!


  • Posted By: Mama_Sapien @ 08/05/2008 4:41:29 PM

    When you see a 3 year old girl and a 60 year old man wearing the same exact shoes, you know something is very, very WRONG!

  • Posted By: kgund02 @ 08/05/2008 4:41:20 PM

    It's not even a matter of them being ugly... crocs are dangerous! I teach preschool... and children have been asked not to wear flip flops to school because they've cause way too many injuries in the past. And so, parents are now sending their children to school in these crocs. I have never seen so many 5 year olds trip! Their feet get sweaty and they just slip right out of them! It's even worse when we have sprinkler days and parents, trying to save a buck on water shoes, just tell their child to wear their crocs in the sprinkler. Talk about an accident waiting to happen! I absolutely HATE these shoes!

  • Posted By: sweet_t_pie @ 08/05/2008 4:40:44 PM

    i hate crocs also they are hideous

  • Posted By: sparkplug36 @ 08/05/2008 4:40:01 PM

    Thank you, Steve! You really shed light on the Crocs epidemic! I thought your article was hilarious and enlightening. My first thought about the shoes was that they are, in fact, the ugliest shoes ever to grace this earth! Besides the fact that they are a breeding ground for foot funk!!! I rate them right up there with JELLIES!!!!

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