comment #1

Jack South P.I. says ...

John Cusack insisted his character wear sandals in CON AIR for some reason. (While wearing a suit, no less.)

My guess is it was his way of winking to his fans, "yeah, I'm taking a paycheck" without them
getting too upset.

At least the filmmakers were clever enough to have another character make mention of it.

comment #2

LexG says ...

YES.

A yearly Wells rant that absolutely never, ever gets old. Men should never wear sandals, EVER. SOCKS AND SHOES, motherfucker.

How do you know you're a right fucking asshole? You're a man and you're wearing sandals. NOBODY wants to see that shit. I was at Subway yesterday, and this TOOL came in with his girlfriend. As always I look down to check out the chick's feet, and I see just in the periphery this douchebag boyfriend is wearing sandals too, with these fucking rotting, disgusting, crooked toes, and I almost vomited on the spot.

Plus it just looks, how do I say this.... GAY. Feet are a FEMALE BODY PART, like ass cheeks, midriffs, etc. If you're a man and you're feet are exposed, it's like wearing a goddamn thong into the grocery store, or your t-shirt tied in the front into an impromptu belly shirt like Lamarr in REVENGE OF THE NERDS or the prison block cell bitch. It is NOT MANLY to wear sandals.

And it's bad enough when it's some Orange County Republican dork who rocks the summertime "casual" look for nerds of the "long sleeved dress shirt tucked into the HIKED UP SHORTS with the cell phone on the belt clip and the sweaty BROWN Republican sandals."

But the HEIGHT of unmanliness and DOUCHE is this post- 90s, Black Crows looking shit where a guy wears JEANS AND SANDALS. Holy shit, the first time I ever saw that, I couldn't believe anyone would leave the house like that and not expect to have their ass kicked into the ground Billy Bats. JEANS AND SANDALS? Are you KIDDING ME? There is a 10000% chance of assholedom-- like even clearer than any guy driving a BMW-- that you're a prick if you think you can pull this off.

Unfortunately this trend doesn't seem to be going away. As a female foot guy, I've often bemoaned having grown up in the '80s and '90s when chicks wore JELLY SHOES and Reebok high tops and Doc Martens, then by the time I was too old to score fresh tail, all the bait is rocking flip flops right out of FETISH MONTHLY with seemingly no awareness that a LOT of guys are into feet and are ogling them worse than if they had on open-vag booty shorts.

But the upside was, back in the day you didn't have 90% of the male population thinking they could pull off fucking sandals and flip flops. Again, NOBODY, NOBODY, NOBODY wants to see that. Where is the thinking there anyway? One time I started bagging on a male coworker for his stupid sandals, and his excuse was, "It's summer, it's too HOT to wear shoes and socks."

Well, by that logic, why not cut the crotch area out of your shorts and let your ballsack out in the breeze too while you're at it, long as you're making the rest of the world vomit.

Shoes and socks, please. Feet are A FEMALE BODY PART.

comment #3

ChancetheGardener says ...

Couldn't agree more. I wish it was some dystopian future and a despotic ruler outlawed flip flops and sandals anywhere but within twenty feet of a beach.
If Bush had outlawed flip-flops, there would've been a lot I would've been willing to overlook...

comment #4

cdvilla says ...

I felt the same way about Caviezel in "The Passion of The Christ".

comment #5

Krazy Eyes says ...

I love wearing sandals but *always* of the closed toe variety. I wouldn't want to subject the world to the sight of my toes . . . plus I get tired of explaining what hammer toes and bunions are.

comment #6

Floyd Thursby says ...

The first people I saw wearing flip flops were a family who lived down the street when I was a mere boy (the olden days). Ugly mom, creepy dad, and nerdy son (a future serial killer if I every saw one) all wore them at the same time all summer. Have never gotten over it. The very sight of flip flops on anyone sets off a Pavlovian puke response.

comment #7

Rich S. says ...

Anyone want to buy my DVD of The Big Lebowski? Apparently the Dude is now persona non grata in the HE universe.

comment #8

Wrecktem says ...

I wear flip flops all the time, but I assume it's because I'm from San Diego, where every guys wears flip-flops, because we're laid back and cool and don't walk around with a stick up our ass.

comment #9

Sabina E says ...

Wells also HATES it when people laugh loudly in the cinema, even if it's during a comedy movie. Oh the horror!

lol

comment #10

LexG says ...

Wrecktem, please invest in some shoes and socks.

Thank you.

-- The people of San Diego.

comment #11

Mark says ...

I'm with JW. As if Away We Go needed anymore grating scenes, the shot of Krasinski on the phone in his flippy's was the ultimate cherry on top. I considered walking out of the theater right then.

comment #12

erniesouchak says ...

This rant always cracks me up. I think as long as your feet & toes look healthy, there's nothing wrong with sandals.

comment #13

LexG says ...

As long as you have a vagina and weigh less than 130, there's nothing wrong with flip flops.

comment #14

Science Adventure says ...

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

comment #15

Science Adventure says ...

"I'm already thinking of my worst nightmare -- four heavy-set 20something guys sitting next to me"

Sure sounds like you'd fit in at Comic Con.

comment #16

mrksltsky says ...

Last line is amazing.

comment #17

crazynine says ...

My grandmother used to tell me this when I was seven or eight.

Judging by the daily batshit insane randomness around here, my guess is your grandmother told you an awful, awful lot.

Anyway... I refuse to wear flip-flops and open sandals because like many I have gross toes, but I'm sure as hell not going to apologize for wearing closed-toe sandals. They're easy to get on and off, and wearing socks & shoes with shorts is an even dorkier look that screams "tourist."

And yes, I'm a grown man who wears shorts. It's summer, it's hot, go fuck your sweaty self if you want. I'm not mowing my lawn in jeans.

comment #18

LexG says ...

LEX RULE:

Shorts are only acceptable if you rock a WALLET CHAIN (preferably one that says like DANZIG or SLAYER on it).

comment #19

Mark says ...

Sandal defenders are not to be trusted. Put the graphic novel down, and pick up a GQ once in a while.

If you need beach attire, think Dickie Greenleaf. Trim bathing suit cut mid-thigh matched with low white canvas shoes.

comment #20

DavidF says ...

Rich beat me to it.

To quote The Dude: That's just, like, your opinion, man.

comment #21

Holy Spokes says ...

You are such a tit.

comment #22

DavidF says ...

Shit - Science Adventure beat me too. Well, if anything's worth saying, it's worth saying twice, I guess.

comment #23

allstar397 says ...

"I'm already thinking of my worst nightmare -- four heavy-set 20something guys sitting next to me at a cafe as I try to file, and howling with laughter at each other's jokes."

people have a lot of nerve going to public places you're trying to work/use wi-fi at.

comment #24

LexG says ...

Oh, God... He added a picture.

Blecch. Is that the price to pay for the glorious Jennifer Lawrence video?

comment #25

bluetide says ...

I live in Alabama, I drive a truck, and I wear sandals whenever the hell I feel like it. It gets hot as hell down here in the summer; it feels a lot better to air that shit out with some sandals. And, since I find most men in shorts that aren't at the pool or working out look like either (extra short khakis) elitist douche bags or (long dark jean) members of Limp Bizkit cover band, I often wear them with blue jeans.

Heck, I often wear them with khakis at the office. Indeed, that's what I'm wearing right fucking now.

I will side with the Dude over Jeff any day of the week, man.

comment #26

bluetide says ...

I should also say that I don't give a shit what kinds of shoes other people wear. My dad wants to wear crocks? Fine, whatever. Feet don't interest me and therefore they don't bother me so long as they're nowhere near my face.

comment #27

LexG says ...

I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT I AM HEARING.

DUDES defending SANDALS????? Oh, my GOD. "It gets hot down here." Hey, why wear pants then? Yeah, just roam around town with your dick flapping in the breeze. It's 110 degrees in Toluca Lake this week and I'm roosting in jeans, but it's called BEING A MAN and looking like a GROWN-UP. You're not at a beach, you're not at the gym, you're an ADULT.

Do you notice how when women wear flip-flops, it's to look GIRLY AND CUTE and to show off a FEMALE BODY PART? FEET ARE A FEMALE BODY PART.

If you're a man and your feet are exposed, you are GAY. Or you want people to ogle your toes for some INSANE reason, which no one would want to do in a million years.

Any man who wears sandals or flip flops should be fucking waterboarded. It's like wearing a bra.

comment #28

DarthCorleone says ...

Sorry, Mr. Wells. (And apparently an extra apology for LexG.)

I love my flip flops, and I'll continue to wear them frequently in Los Angeles at all times of year including at the Subway. And, yeah, I wear them with jeans. That was probably me you saw. I assure that I'm not an asshole, but please proceed with your vomiting in the corner if you must.

Comfort and utility are my first priority. Your oh-so-delicate sensibilities in this department are not.

comment #29

LexG says ...

Why do you wear pants then?

Why are you accentuating a female body part?

comment #30

CitizenKanedForPostingThoughts says ...

Nice to see Lex and Darth finally met offline yesterday.

comment #31

Rich S. says ...

Lex, not to put too fine a point on it, but by your own admission, your rules for life have gotten you exactly nowhere.

There was once a story arc on Seinfeld where George Costanza tried doing everything the exact opposite of what his instincts told him to do.

Worth a shot. Maybe K-Stew likes guys in sandals.

comment #32

John Cocktosten says ...

A key point against sandals has been overlooked.: They are incompetent footwear. They don't protect your feet. Why would I wear something on my feet if it doesn't protect me from the elements? If you wear sandals, you are subject to being stepped on, cut, sliced, sunburned, etc. It sort of defeats the purpose of footwear. So there's the pure functionality argument against them as well as the aesthetic.

comment #33

DarthCorleone says ...

LexG >> I do not consider a lack of toe-covering shoes to be anywhere near the same ballpark as a lack of pants as far as decorum goes. Still, I do acknowledge decorum. Your threshold is simply different than mine. Aside from that, I do consider pants comfortable.

Last time I checked, feet are in fact a body part shared by both genders. I'm not going to dictate my habits based on your fetishistic gender labeling. That's not to say that I don't appreciate an attractive, feminine foot. I'm not, however, so obsessed with the female foot that I am compelled to retch when a perfectly normal male foot enters my line of sight. As a matter of fact, I rarely even scrutinize feet. When it comes to the physical attractiveness of women, my eyes are much more immediately drawn to other parts.

John Cocktosten makes a good point. I frequently won't wear my flip flops to crowded public places because I don't want to be stepped on.

comment #34

RSBrown says ...

Then you're gonna have problems with Fincher's The Social Network. Which is a shame because the script is incredible. One of Sorkin's best, easily.

comment #35

aris says ...

One of the 7298 things I will not miss about Los Angeles.

Comfort at the beach, in your home, or at a pool is one thing - but IMO when men are out and about, they should dress like MEN, not boys.

It's called having some class, trying to look a little bit dignified, and dressing like an adult.

comment #36

CitizenKanedForPostingThoughts says ...

Everyone here complaining about what dudes do or do not wear on their feet must have some seriously latent homosexual feelings.

Seriously.

Lex gets freaked the fuck out by seeing guys' feet because he has a foot fetish, and equates feet with sex, or at least eroticism.

When you say they're a FEMALE body part what you're really saying is they're a SEXUAL body part (for you).

comment #37

larry braverman says ...

http://evanengel.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/obamaflipflops.png

comment #38

Wrecktem says ...

When I go to the store or down to the post office, I rock it in my pleated shorts from Banana, my long sleeve shirt from the Gap and my imitation suede Reef flip flops. And I ROCK IT. Seriously, I couldn't look better if I tried.

Bottom line: The reason why all of you are wrong? One word: Magnum. Thomas Magnum worse sandals and shorts. Hell, he even tucked his Hawaiian shirt INTO his shorts. Magnum is more man than all of you put together. And he rocked his flip flops. Just like me.

comment #39

bents75 says ...

I think it goes without saying this claim that feet are a female body part is the fucking dumbest thing ever, aside from the absurdity of feet being attractive in any shape or form, but I can't stand by without commenting on wallet chains.

Wallet chains were just about the gayest thing you could possibly wear back in the 90's, and they're even gayer now. I can't believe anyone outside of 1995 even brought them up in an adult conversation and kept a straight face.

What the hell are they even for? You're afraid you're going to drop your wallet and be unable to bend over and pick it up? It's obviously not for security, because anyone clueless enough to ever use one never seemed to have any money to steal in the first place, and it goes without saying there is nothing fashionable about them.

comment #40

Mayor Quimby says ...

And I think the thought of you wearing your stupid fedora like you're as cool as Indiana Jones kills your points about style and "hipness".

But hey, we've all got our irrelevant peeves.

comment #41

George Prager says ...

Grow the fuck up. Be a man. Buy some fucking socks. And not a 12 pack of tube socks from Wal-Mart, some Gold Toes, you pieces of trash:
http://www.goldtoe.com/?gclid=CKrB15y7kaICFYd-5Qod2Qw-jg
Cotton socks absorb sweat. Polyester ones attract heat.
No one wants to look at a man's feet except other men, and even then, they have standards.

comment #42

Movie Watcher says ...

When I have to leave the house to go somewhere, then it's shoes. Around the house, no shoes/sandals/flip-flops. I cut the grass in flip-flops. Short pants most of the time, too. I'm not putting long pants on when it's 90 and humid. That shit ain't gonna happen. But I NEVER, NEVER, WEAR SOCKS WITH SANDALS. You should be shot if you commit that fatal sin.

comment #43

Wrecktem says ...

Wearing shorts is the ultimate sign of cool. Reference my Magnum observation above.

Wearing socks with shorts is the dorkiest thing on earth. Wearing shoes without socks is disgusting and smelly. Dirty, filthy people wear shoes sans socks.

Ergo: if you wear shorts, you must wear sandals or flip flops.

comment #44

Wrecktem says ...

It's simple logic:

Magnum is cool. Magnum wears sandals. Sandals are cool. it's a syllogism. Basic 8th grade algebra transitive property shit. Sorry to shut the argument down, but it's over.

comment #45

Ghost072 says ...

This is the funniest HE thread in a while. Might just have to show it to my girlfriend so she'll stop trying to get me to wear flip-flops.

comment #46

CitizenKanedForPostingThoughts says ...

The longer someone takes to explain why something is "inherently" cool, the more I become completely convinced that it is lame as fuck.

comment #47

lazarus says ...

I may have to agree with Wells, Lex, et al. The fact that they had to invent a term called "mandals" pretty much says it all.

Pool and beach, okay. Anywhere else? No.

comment #48

George Prager says ...

Cotton liners, fuck:
http://goldtoe.com/store/product138.html

You wear these and sneakers. No tube sock lameness and your feet and sneakers don't smell. Get with the fuckin' program. Lord Chesterfield would give it a thumbs up.

comment #49

Noiresque says ...

Try living in Australia, dude. Sandals, flip-flops (or thongs, as well call them) are pretty much the de rigueur sartorial standard.

Aside from our denizens being preternaturally casual/under-dressed by international standards, for 8 months of the year it basically too hot to wear leather shoes/socks, outside of office and formal wear. Better to let those soles, breath, you know?

comment #50

Hellay says ...

Oh I'm sad to say that I can't really abide HE anymore because now it's just the Jeff Wells and LexG show. Lex encouraging Wells' worst traits, praising him for them even. And then Lex piping in with some sad, pathetic -- occasionally funny -- comment.

But to come here and every day and have to read shit like "As long as you have a vagina and weigh less than 130, there's nothing wrong with flip flops."

One wants to die.

I think I'm done.

comment #51

LexG says ...

Come on, that 130-pound line was funny.

I had forgotten that I posted that, so when you just quoted it, it was like experiencing it anew and I laughed like it was 1979 Pryor material.

And between the Gaga video, the flip flops, Salt, Swank, a nice DBTP-needling thread, and the Jennifer Lawrence video, this should be a record day for the hit count/comment numbers.

comment #52

Abbey Normal says ...

Honestly, my problem is more with shorts than footwear. I've never been to Cannes, but I'm always envious when I read yet again about how the locals don't wear shorts. Sounds heavenly.

Men of style have pleny of options for long pants in hot weather. A light linen pant works well; hell, even flowy cotton with a roll at the bottom is good.

And yes, as Rich says @31: "Lex, not to put too fine a point on it, but by your own admission, your rules for life have gotten you exactly nowhere."

Why should I take sartorial advice from a self-proclaimed loser? Sounds to me like, given the source, obsessively covering up my feet is a one-way ticket to no-vagina land.

Pass the jeans and flip-flops!

comment #53

George Prager says ...

Come on, Lex. Let's get real. 120 pounds.

comment #54

great scott says ...

I guess now we know why Billy Baldwin's career went into the crapper. Wells saw his feet and put a hex on him. And since Ron Howard was THIS CLOSE to casting an unknown named Brad Pitt in Backdraft, I guess we should be glad he didn't have a chance to put flip-flops on him.

comment #55

Ray DeRousse says ...

Then stay the hell out of St Louis. It's easily the flip flop capital of the nation.

comment #56

Indeed says ...

Having been born in L.A. and growing up primarily in Hawaii, I rock the flip flops and jeans (I don't like wearing shorts) everywhere. My brown American Eagle flips go awesome with my overpriced True Religion jeans and J Crew t shirt. Now I'm no Barack Obama, but I look damn good doing this.

Most relatively classy and successful under-30 men I know and work with rock jeans/shorts with flip flops as long as the weather permits.

If you want to keep rocking your slightly-above-ankle socks with your Asics and your cargo shorts go right ahead, old timer.

comment #57

Ray DeRousse says ...

A question - which is worse, men wearing flip flops or Crocs? When I see a dude wearing Crocs, I want to beat him like a baby seal. Crocs are for infant girls, and nobody else. Period.

comment #58

Indeed says ...

Also, a 50 year old man who wears purple Urban Outfitter Keds handing out fashion advice?

Priceless.

comment #59

Indeed says ...

Ray, I disagree.

Crocs are for absolutely nobody at all.

comment #60

great scott says ...

BTW, Jeff, you do realize it was probably Miami Vice's costume designer who decided to put sandals on Colin Farrell's tootsies.

comment #61

captain bligh says ...

This is funny. Everyone in Australia wears them. And shorts too. This stupid argument would never exist here. If you brought it up you'd rightfully get abused for being an idiot.

comment #62

NickF says ...

Great post, Len Wiseman suffers from this affliction and ruins nearly every photo he's in when snapped next to Kate Beckinsale.

comment #63

lipranzer says ...

You know, I find it incredibly ironic how Jeff and like-minded posters here are obsessed with manliness, and then spend an entire thread ranting about CLOTHES.

I don't wear sandals because (a) they hurt my toes, and (b) while I can't smell (since birth, I'm told), I'm told I have smelly feet. However, I don't see why wearing sandals (or shorts, for that matter), is somehow akin to a communist conspiracy. They're CLOTHES, for fuck sakes!

comment #64

Sad McBain says ...

Flip floppers, wear your foot bottoms all you want; just don't get pissed when you get stepped on and your toenails uprooted when you're at a concert, busy subway car(gross!), hell, busy sidewalk, club, etc.

The worst are those assholes who are like "watch it! You stepped on my foot!". Yeah, dickhead, your unprotected feet are vulnerable, what'd you think? This is a packed club!

Flip floppers are the type that usually say: "No worries". Until they're stepped on...

comment #65

flipntime says ...

I've got one word for flip-floppers: scorpions.

comment #66

snowballa says ...

@lipranzer: yes because men don't wear clothes.

comment #67

Gordn27 says ...

I have no problem with guys wearing sandals, and yet I find myself in fairly strong agreement with the idea that men should not wear flip flops.

comment #68

austin111 says ...

Depends really. Some folks have a foot fetish. Wells obviously doesn't. Women wear nail polish to try and cover up unsightly nails. It even works sometimes when they have good (sexy) feet and toes and an exceptional pedicure. A comfortable pair of sandals can be fab in a really hot and humid climate where sweaty feet and toes can turn stinky fast. However, flip flops, though I've been guilty of wearing them myself from time to time, are very bad for the feet actually.

comment #69

Tsuyoi says ...

About the only time I wear flip flops is at the pool or when I'm on my way to or from beach volleyball. Trying to compare them to crocs, though, is hilarious. The crocs fad is dead, and I haven't seen a guy wear a pair in a couple of years. Even when I did, it was some confused older man in his 40s.

As it is, there's nothing really wrong with wearing flip flops in the summer.

comment #70

LexG says ...

"As it is, there's nothing really wrong with wearing flip flops in the summer."

...if you're a douche.

comment #71

captain bligh says ...

Fat is way more repulsive than feet. So is baldness. A prematurely balding man clinging to some scraps is a million times more repulsive to look at than a foot. And an overweight balding man is truly a repulsive sight.

comment #72

Nick X says ...

I love wearing flip-flops. I wear flip-flops and jeans whenever possible. And I drive around L.A. barefoot.

comment #73

Jeffmc2000 says ...

I like the comment about it being okay to wear flip-flops in the summer---Obviously, no one's going to wear them in the winter, Dingus!

And I'm not sure I buy the Magnum defense for shorts. He lived on the beach. Most shorts wearers don't. Tom Selleck is seven feet tall and built like a brick shithouse--most shorts wearers aren't. And even if you do live on the beach, it's cooler to be Jim Rockford in slacks and a sport jacket. Rockford>Magnum.

comment #74

LexG says ...

Yes. Magnum was also in HAWAII. That NON-STATE of all bogus wannabes to begin with, but at least it's a tropical locale and a beach venue. Not like he's rolling into the Poquito Mas in the Cahuenga Pass with the wishy-washy skin of a mealy-mouthed vegan pussy wearing bell bottom jeans and a pair of 10-cent girly fucking flip flops, of all gaylord shit.

BE A MAN. Can't BELIEVE-- honestly-- how many of you guys are actually OK with this nonsense. How can you justify wearing WOMEN'S FOOTWEAR out in public? Didn't you motherfuckers have DADS and UNCLES? Did they roll around in fucking flip flops? Christ, every male figure I had growing up was like ROBERT FUCKING LOGGIA IN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN, and if I'd come home one day from the mall wearing some gay-ass flip flops with my toes exposed like LITTLE BOY FUCKING BLUE, I'd have been (rightly) beaten into the fucking ground, no questions asked, then had each fucking toe smashed with a mallet, then sent to Re-Education Camp or something to learn how to BE A MAN.

Un-FUCKING-believable what I'm reading here.

You queens wear THONGS too?

comment #75

captain bligh says ...

"..., and if I'd come home one day from the mall wearing some gay-ass flip flops with my toes exposed like LITTLE BOY FUCKING BLUE, I'd have been (rightly) beaten into the fucking ground..."

Hahahaha sounds like you had an awesome childhood! Too bad you don't live with those same people today; they could give you the beatdown you clearly deserve for being a bitching, moaning,
sad, repressed shithead who is filled with more self-loathing than a Jewish neo-Nazi.

comment #76

longrunner says ...

Speaking as a woman, I have to say that the photo Wells used to illustrate his point blows his argument out of the water because those are ssssssexy male feet!

comment #77

LexG says ...

This is more like it. This is what feet are for.

To be GIRLY and PLAYFUL and FEMININE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb2stN7kH28

comment #78

Captain EO says ...

I don't think Clive Owen's character wearing flip-flops ruined "Children of Men" in any way. Indeed, his issues with footwear were an interesting running theme in the film.

comment #79

transmogrifier says ...

For a "manly" man, Jeff sure does act like a sissy. Scared of men's feet, can't change a tire, doesn't like sport....

Don't ever come to New Zealand, you'll come over all faint the second you walk off the plane.

And the fact that Lex feels the same is hardly a surprise. For someone who is supposed to be all salt-of-the-earth and elemental, it's tough to reconcile that with the phobia about driving stick, or the inability to handle bare feet...

In other words, this blog is quickly solidifying into a symbiotic Jeff-Lex neurosis-fest. Wish we'd start focusing on movies again.

comment #80

plastiqueelephant says ...

Lex, you should try gaying it up a little. On Sunday I rocked a Dior Homme tuxedo jacket, no shirt, powder blue shorts, vintage wayfarers and pair of Havianas to a pool party and took home a Brazillian model who could've been Adriana Lima's kid sister.

By the by, I'm with Hellay in being this close to dropping HE from my daily rotation. Odd, neurotic, off-base rants like this are increasingly making up the meat of the site. Which is somewhat understandable after a dull Oscar season and a pants movie year so far and let's be honest: films being at a massive creative low while TV shows like Breaking Bad are jawdroppingly good on writing, performance and craft levels on a weekly basis. But still, maybe life's too short.

comment #81

The Winchester says ...

You know where they wear sandals?

Palermo.

Just sayin...

comment #82

Wiggumx says ...

Lex, your Madonna rant in the other thread was brilliant, and it made me want to post that I take back my "You have jumped the shark recently" post in this thread. Except, I don't have to. Because apparently Jeff deleted it for me. Unless I'm just imagining that I posted it before I left today.

At any rate, both of you need to grow up and deal with MINOR things such as sandals and overweight people. Things exist in the world. You can't love all of 'em. You can rant about the truly annoying ones, but when you focus on the minutiae it makes you look insane. Or just old.

comment #83

The Hoyk says ...

I have not worn sandals since fourth grade, and I never shall.

If Iit's summer and I'm at a beach or pool party, it's keds, cloth espadrilles, aqua socks, boat shoes, or else I'll go friggin' barefoot. And even then, my toes will soon be under water in that instance.

comment #84

John Robie says ...

"every male figure I had growing up was like ROBERT FUCKING LOGGIA IN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN"

What happened to you then?

I live in Miami and work from home. It's rare that I put on pants from April to November. Especially now that American stores have finally phased out cargo shorts and stock slim cut shorts. In my experience, a pair of well-tanned and well-toned legs is as attractive to women as good manners or a nice haircut, and if there were any women frequenting this blog, they'll back me up on this.

Wear whatever you want, just don't pair it with a judgmental attitude.

comment #85

longrunner says ...

I'll back you up, John. As I said earlier, the picture illustrating this post completely disproves Wells' point. Those are some attractive male feet and they look sexy in those flip flops. I reckon all these guys having shit fits over bare male feet must have some mighty fugly male feet, themselves. If so, yes, please keep your shoes on, boys--I don't wanna see 'em.

comment #86

CitizenKanedForPostingThoughts says ...

"If Iit's summer and I'm at a beach or pool party, it's keds, cloth espadrilles, aqua socks"

Yes, because those are clearly better option than flip-flops.

*rolls eyes*

comment #87

joefilm1 says ...

That this lame topic generated so much inane commenting on here says a lot. I'm wearing sandals from now on just to piss you all off.

comment #88

dixiedugan66 says ...

As long as the feet are clean and taken care of, I don't care what a man wears on them - just so long as his IQ is in the triple digits.

comment #89

DarthCorleone says ...

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