Comments on: Youthful Skipper Hits Off 10 m.p.h. Clip on “Aquacar” (Nov, 1932)

By: Erika

Erika — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:00:06 +0000

You mean that my shoes aren’t what makes me slobby or gay? sheesh…well, slobby anyway.

My feet are noticeably wider since I stopped working outside the home, in the fashion industry. I would estimate that they have gone from being a very very very squished C to at least a EE – but still with a narrow heel.

Solution? I go bare foot at home, wear Ecco sandals (bought at a clear-out) in the car (yup, they’re not *that* cute), and hunt for clogs in the winter.

Slobby? perhaps…but no more horrendous foot/leg/back pain

By: Blurgle

Blurgle — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:12:19 +0000

One reason, Chakolate, is that 99.99% of shoes come in either B width only or B and AA only. If you have wider feet you’re really restricted to a few utterly hideous great-grandmother-from-Ukraine styles unless you’re rich enough to pay $150 for a pair of shoes, which most of us are not.

Not to mention that although men say they think women who wear uncomfortable shoes are dumb, when we do wear comfortable shoes they instantly assume we’re either slobby or gay and treat us accordingly.

By: Chakolate

Chakolate — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:18:38 +0000

Sandals can make it hard to fit back into regular shoes if the regular shoes are too tight to begin with. Some women squeeze into too-small shoes. I’ve never understood why.

By: Stannous

Stannous — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:46:41 +0000

10 mph? I doubt it, the average pace of an Olympic long distance runner is about 12.5.

and No.