A Croc of … Wit

I just read your follow up croc article, and OMG, it is the most entertaining article I have ever read in Newsweek in the 14 years I have been a subscriber. I laughed until I had tears running down my face and my stomach ached. Consider me a fan for life. I can't wait to read more of your musings on everyday irriations and observations. We all need some laughter and who knew we'd (at least those of us with a sense of HUMOR!!!) could find it in Newsweek. Bravo Steve Tuttlle!!!

I hate crocs, personally. Why pay $50 for a pair of rubber sandals. Both my wife and kids have them and I always refused to allow them to spend the money on them. Then, one day, I was on a trip at Disney World. It began to rain very hard... and I didn't have any sort of sandals. So I go to the gift shop in search for alternative shoes. To my horror, the only thing available was tan colored crocs with what? MICKEY MOUSE HEADS FOR THE HOLES!!!!!!!! I am a short stout, hairy and scary looking man. Imagine how silly it feels to walk around in a pair of camouflage shorts, a baseball cap, and Mickey Mouse crocs. Even worse, when I???m in a hurry (since I spent $50 on these stupid shoes) I will sometimes slip them on before I run to the store for milk and throw on the first t-shirt that available. One day I walked into the store and someone pointed out that I must really love Disney. I didn???t understand what they were talking about until I realized; Mickey Mouse crocs, Disney World souvenir t-shirt (my wife picked out the shirt). My wife wants to make no other women EVER look at me again!

I hate crocs, personally. Why pay $50 for a pair of rubber sandals. Both my wife and kids have them and I always refused to allow them to spend the money on them. Then, one day, I was on a trip at Disney World. It began to rain very hard... and I didn't have any sort of sandals. So I go to the gift shop in search for alternative shoes. To my horror, the only thing available was tan colored crocs with what? MICKEY MOUSE HEADS FOR THE HOLES!!!!!!!! I am a short stout, hairy and scary looking man. Imagine how silly it feels to walk around in a pair of camouflage shorts, a baseball cap, and Mickey Mouse crocs. Even worse, when I???m in a hurry (since I spent $50 on these stupid shoes) I will sometimes slip them on before I run to the store for milk and throw on the first t-shirt that available. One day I walked into the store and someone pointed out that I must really love Disney. I didn???t understand what they were talking about until I realized; Mickey Mouse crocs, Disney World souvenir t-shirt (my wife picked out the shirt). My wife wants to make no other women EVER look at me again!

I must admit I'd been wanting to write something about Crocs but when I read the first article you wrote, I thought you'd accomplished my mission. I found it so amusing, witty, and just plain smart. A few days ago, I saw an ad for the new line of Crocs on O magazine and guess what the tagline was "It's hard to believe the parents were ugly." with a big picture of a supposedly more sophisticated platform type sandal. So I guess the Croc people read your article and surprisingly agree with you. When I read your latest article about readers' reactions regarding the first one, it was the icing on my bland cake! Now I have a week's worth of funny again, thanks to you. :-).

I have found both your articles about Croc shoes to be amusing. I wear these shoes not for how they look but because they make my feet feel good. I have always thought other women who wear pointy toed spiked heeled shoes are the crazy ones. But it makes no matter whether I'm into comfort or fashion I enjoyed your articles. They reminded me somewhat of Andy Rooney and I like him. I hope your editor allows you to continue to write about inane other subjects, a little amusement is always good.

Wow, Steve, can I be the next Mrs. Tuttle? Wait, except that wouldn't work as I already have a husband that can make me laugh just a little bit more than you. I have a friend that wears Crocs to work and at the stable where we keep our horses, and I never see her in anything else...she even keeps a neon green pair that she knows, just the sight of them angers some (or many). Now that she's seen your articles, she's finally thinking of switching to Danskos (now that's ANOTHER juicy target!), but I still think she's going to keep the neon greens as back up just to get to the kind of people that hate Crocs like you (or maybe just hate themselves if they can't take a joke). Your description of the comments that some made to you (on the idiot side) just remind me of the old phrase "Those who know the least know it the loudest."

I was cheering you on the entire way when I read the first article. I have never been a fan of fashion fads, and the whole Croc thing really doesn't make sense to me at all. It's a shoe, for crying out loud! While I was reading this follow-up piece, I was hysterically laughing out loud. It is only now, as I write this, that I am deeply disturbed ... that people would be so upset as to send you hate mail??? That people are crazy enough to get so bend-out-of-shape about this??? It makes me angry to know that there are people who clearly have their priorities completely out-of-whack. In my opinion, I would rather take a Croc and use it to knock some sense into these people than ever put one of those things on my feet.

That was the funniest thing I have read in a very long time! I laughed out loud the whole way through. My husband read it and loved it, too! Thank you for that. Your first Crocs article was fun (even for me - a Crocs lover!), but this one was too much! I hope all the comments do mean we'll be hearing a lot more from you!

This is absolutely hilarious! I laughed so hard when I read the first article that I showed it to my friends! I also enjoy how in this time of economic unreset and international turmoil you can write such a provocative piece on rubber footwear. I also am impressed at how you showed your 'eduKation' when you poked fun at all the comments (although I am doubtful that they noticed which makes it all the more amusing). Well done, well done!

This is absolutely hilarious! I laughed so hard when I read the first article that I showed it to my friends! I also enjoy how in this time of economic unreset and international turmoil you can write such a provocative piece on rubber footwear. I also am impressed at how you showed your 'eduKation' when you poked fun at all the comments (although I am doubtful that they noticed which makes it all the more amusing). Well done, well done!

I enjoyed your first Croc rant. But your second Croc essay made me laugh out loud almost continuously!

Go, Steve Tuttle, go! Rant away!

Mr. Tuttle, I have to say that this is by far the funniest thing I have ever read. When I saw the first article in Newsweek, I almost died laughing, and this one was even better. I hope I help increase your web traffic because I would love to see more of this line. It helps get my mind off of the other problems, if only for a few minutes. For that, I thank you. Also, I 'beleive' you probably do a fine job of 'raisin' your child.

Honestly, I think it's pretty stupid you have to apologize to the world for telling people you don't like crocs. The only reason all of the people are throwing hissy fits is because they are all "proud" croc wearing people. They are all attacking you for having an opinion on an ugly pair of shoes. All of the stupid, croc wearing, and hissy fit throwing people needs to stop getting mad at you for writing about your opinion.

THANK YOU for writting about the UGLIEST shoes I have ever seen! I see them every where and feel the same way.

I don't have friends that wear them... or I'd make fun of them too! lol lol lol.....

NEWSWEEK comes to my office I glance at it today I saw them UGLY shoes and had to read your article.

THANK YOU! lol lol lol ... um nerds.. maybe?!

I hate them shoes!!! THANK YOU for writing the article!

NEWSWEEK comes to my office I glance at it... I saw the UGLY Croc shoes and had to read about them.

WHY? I always wonder... why?!!?

lol lol.....

Mr. Tuttle, you are brilliant. Can't believe you actually read all these comments. How ever do you find the time to write your next (hopefully, just as hilarious) column?! My X-large purple Crocs are relegated to the hard tile of the kitchen, the mud of the garden, and the dusty playa of Burning Man. Yup, I'm adorkable.

I could not agree more with this article and the one before. I have 3 daughters whose friends and also their parents live in crocs all summer and then even bust out the fur-lined ones in fall. I think they are hidsous and have since I first laid eyes on them. I just don't get it. And on top of the fact that they are a monstrosity they're expensive. Thirty bucks for a pair of molded plastic gardening clogs?! Give me a break. Buy a pair of flip-flops, for God's sake. I am so glad I am not the only person who finds these things absolutely awful. Hopefully next summer I won't have to endure the agony of seeing them again.

OOPS I MEANT ESPECIALLY NOT EXPECIALLY

READ BOTH CROC ARTICLES AND LOVED THEM.. YOU ARE SO RIGHT.. WHENEVER I SEE THEM ON SMALL CHILDREN EXPECIALLY, I SHAKE MY HEAD OUT OF DISBELIEF THAT PARENTS ARE SO IGNORANT AS TO PUT SUCH A CHEAP PAIR OF UNSUPPORTIVE SHOES ON THEIR KIDS.. THANKS FOR BRINGING ATTENTION TO SUCH A REPULSIVE LOOKING SHOE FASHION.. AND HOPEFULLY THIS MIGHT SPARK ITS DEMISE .. SOMEONE HAS TO SAVE THE CHILDREN!!