What a Croc
I firmly believe that “fashion designers” have an annual contest to see who can come up with the most obnoxious fashion fad. The winner gets to extort millions of dollars from wannabe cool people.
That is how we ended up with these wastes of perfectly good plastic:
And then, if that wasn’t bad enough, this poor man was hired to attempt to man-naise the phenomenon:
He has since sought help for the newly-developed compulsion to constantly wash his feet and for his sudden aversion to Tupperware.
So I was relieved to see that, God bless America, Crocs are finally ovah.
Until I saw a commercial for these. Not Crocs, but even worse: Crocs knock-offs.
This, my friends, is a shoe for women, grown up women:
Mother of crap. Will it ever end?
The guy looks familiar...an athelete(the hockey hair) from a foreign country? Well, most of them embrace the bikini Speedos. This wouldn’t surprise me.
Posted by on May 06, 2008 at 1702 hrsLooks like Peter Forsberg.
Posted by on May 06, 2008 at 1926 hrsWendy, I’m not about to purchase those gaudy, girly shoes. Have you heard of the saying ‘Mutton dressing as lamb’? It describes a woman who tries to dress like a teenager when she’s staring at the big 5-0 her next birthday. I never purchased a pair of Crocs, never have, and never will. I’m wondering how some people parse ‘cool’ when they describe Crocs as cool.
Posted by on May 06, 2008 at 2038 hrsOne thing I find disturbing about this particular blog entry:
Using the word ‘mannaise’. Is this some type of typo? To understand my kids better, I have discovered that if I can’t find the meaning of a word they may use in a regular dictionary, to check with a website called ‘Urban Dictionary’ (HT: Mrs. Fitzpatrick at Lincoln Middle School)
So far so good, the kids haven’t said anything I am ashamed of, but I am getting tired of hearing about Hannah Montana. The first time I heard the term, I thought they must have been studying state capitals in school.
But silly me, I thought the first time I heard the term “Brittany Spears”, they must be talking about fancy French pickles. That got quite a laugh from Reverend Sampson and others at a church coffee I’ll never forget!
Anyway, I don’t want to write what the meaning for mannaise is, according to the Urban Dictionary, so here’s the website instead:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mannaise
Surely, Wendy, this is some type of typo, or do we have a misunderstanding?
By the way, I’m glad you talked Owen into getting rid of that trashy photo of the bimbo in a pink (tee-hee) athletic tee.
I tried, but couldn’t get my ‘Mr. Yuk!’ sticker to stay on the computer screen when the kids were in the room.I wonder what your minister would say about all of this.
Posted by on May 06, 2008 at 2100 hrsHA! Mrs. Kundert, I had not heard that definition of mannaise, and I’m thoroughly grossed out by it.
Nope, I meant “to make masculine.” Your definition wouldn’t fit there anyway, so no need to contact my minister, who, btw, is a reader and would let me know if I were to step out of line.
Say hi to Reverend Sampson and the others at the church coffee. I hear they’re a barrel of laughs.
Posted by on May 06, 2008 at 2136 hrsYeah, I’ve seen those quasi-styrofoam shoes around. UGH. Hopefully they fall apart as quickly as they look like they would and that fad quickly fades.
Posted by hsgbdmama on May 07, 2008 at 0706 hrsI can’t stand crocs… and would never consider wearing them. In fact, I think I’d have a hard time dating a woman who wore them too.
Posted by Nick on May 07, 2008 at 0830 hrsI think Crocs are cute but not on this mature woman. I much prefer skechers, very “girlie”. I’ve got on a favorite pair right now and they are nicely trimmed in pink. Crocs look sooo cute on kids and they have all these neat pin type things you can buy to decorate the shoe. The only way I might even consider a pair of crocs would be to wear exclusively for mucking around in the yard/garden. They do clean up with just soap and water.
Posted by on May 07, 2008 at 0928 hrs...The winner gets to extort millions of dollars from wannabe cool people…
Let it be. It is hardly extortian. Why not consider the glass half full and rejoice that people have a choice to buy such items.
Posted by on May 07, 2008 at 1023 hrsThe mayor of Waukesha has worn Crocs to every public event at which I have seen him (about 4). This alone should prompt a recall effort.
Posted by on May 07, 2008 at 1250 hrsOMG! No!!!
Posted by Jennifer on May 07, 2008 at 1306 hrs
did you see these?
http://injennifershead.com/?p=122
I have a plan to take a pair of crocs to the woods to shoot them. there will be a photographic essay about their demise.Forsberg, once a superstar, now an “old” man selling CROCS.
Posted by on May 07, 2008 at 1615 hrsIf one is going to waste so much plastic at such an earth-friendly time in America, at least make it not be ugly.
Posted by Ally on May 07, 2008 at 1628 hrsThe winner gets to extort millions of dollars from wannabe cool people
Viva capitalism!
My gripe with this sort of thing is that I’ve yet to dream up the piece of worthless plastic crap that will make me a bazillionaire.
Posted by HeatherRadish on May 07, 2008 at 2256 hrsBeanie babies, Crocs, pet rocks,...if they can do it, why can’t we?
Posted by on May 07, 2008 at 2327 hrsMy wife has a pair and says they are very comfortable and she wears them to work where she is on her feet all day.
Posted by Marcus Aurelius on May 09, 2008 at 0936 hrsI will admit to being a Crocs wearer. You guys have no idea how comfortable these things are. Spent a week at Disneyworld last fall, the first two days wearing tennis shoes. My feet and legs were killing me by the end of each day. Switched to Crocs, and spent the rest of the week in them, and no more pain.
If they’re going out of business, I’ll have to stock up!!
Posted by Larry on May 09, 2008 at 1217 hrsLOL! I think those holes are for vents. I have seen so many of those thing in our town and even in here drjays discounts
Posted by Shanie on May 29, 2008 at 0107 hrs
Ol' Army
