Stop! It hurts my eyes!
This is our Christmas post as we’ll be sitting on a beach come Christmas Day and the wi-fi is still iffy. Hope you have a wonderful holiday with friends and family but that it’s not as colorful as ours.
It’s a bizarre world down here in Florida. At least along the Treasure Coast. I’m not sure about the rest of Florida but I think we’re at the epicenter for unattractive footwear.
Everyone seems to wear Crocs — those plastic, rubber-like clogs with little holes across the top — usually colour-matched to their outfits. It used to be fashionable to match your purse and your shoes. Now, you match your top to your Crocs. Purple, pink, bright yellow, lime green. It’s like a walking rainbow around here some days. I thought I’d only need my sunglasses for actual sun. Turns out things are a lot brighter closer to foot level.
The daring do it one better. They wear white sport socks with their Crocs. It’s like their clogs are not bright enough on their own they need to draw even more attention to their feet. I’m finding it hard to look people in the eye when passing and saying hello. I’m afraid one day I’m going to break and ask why they insist on wearing clunky rubber everywhere they go. I’ve heard people wear them for comfort but I know for a fact that you can buy comfortable shoes that look good. I think it’s a combination of reasons. One, Crocs are cheap. Two, most people who are wearing them down here are fat. When you are extremely overweight, you’re hard on shoes so I guess if you have to buy a new pair every two weeks, you have to go cheap.
While that may be the reason, it’s not a very good reason. Flip flops are just as comfortable and just as cheap and they have the added bonus of making slapping noises when you walk. So this slight shift from clunky rubber to streamlined rubber makes total sense to me. Comfort, a little more stylish and you’re your own musical instrument. That’s what I call getting your money’s worth. When you do finally kick off those Crocs and peel off your sweaty socks, you’ve got something else to worry about. Fish feet. Flip flops would solve this problem, too.
So, now that you’re ready to give up the Croc and embrace the flip, one piece of advice. Go for the basic. Don’t try to get creative…like this.
- White socks would almost be preferable.
omawarisan
/ December 23, 2011Merry Christmas. Stay strong while youre down there. Croc people will tell you everyone wears and loves them. We don’t.
Blogdramedy
/ December 23, 2011The force is strong in me, Oma. I will not be taken to the dark side.
madtante
/ December 23, 2011Have a lovely day on the beach!
Blogdramedy
/ December 23, 2011Ta. Ta! *snicker*
Blogdramedy
/ December 24, 2011Thanks! We’ll do our best. What are you doing Xmas day?
lisleman
/ December 24, 2011Oh foot wear critic, I don’t see the big difference between them. I guess neither one gives much foot support by why would anyone care about foot care. It’s all about appearance I guess. Long ago, I had some sandals made from used car tires (the threads) they lasted forever way past the fad. I really got my money worth but probably did not look fashionable but my foot wear was the least of my problems.
Now what’s your opinion of decorated palm trees? Someone should try adding crocs to them.
Blogdramedy
/ December 24, 2011I think you’re on to something here! Maybe I’ll ask everyone here to toss their crocs into a pile and have a palm tree decorating party…but that could turn nasty….imagine if they swapped and a croc orgy broke out.
shoutabyss
/ December 24, 2011I fucking hate Crocs!!!!!!!!
Thanks to you I now know why my boss puts his ugly bare troglodyte feet in them. He’s cheap AND fat. All this time I just thought he thought he was being trendy.
I think Crocs are stupid and I love this post. My Christmas is complete. (It’s not really Christmas until I drop a few F-bombs.)
Blogdramedy
/ December 24, 2011Tell me he wears his with white socks and make MY Christmas.
blacklisted
/ December 25, 2011Ew Shouts, so when you inhale your boss you’re probably inhaling bits of his funky feet.
Whatever is happening in that second picture is hideous. And the “fish feet” image makes me shudder. I hope you’re able to enjoy Florida around all these fashion disasters. Merry Christmas!
Tori Nelson
/ December 24, 2011Thank you! We see a lot of the camo & neon Crocs in our little country town, and it’s enough to make you want to step on a sucker’s foot.
Blogdramedy
/ December 24, 2011Well for heaven’s sake, don’t just step on one foot! That still leaves one Croc-shod foot roaming around out there…scaring small dogs and children.
whatimeant2say
/ December 24, 2011Socks with Crocs?!!!!! Say it ain’t so. Ughhhhh! I almost feel sorry for you. Spending Christmas on the beach. Almost.
Blogdramedy
/ December 25, 2011I almost feel sorry for me too. Almost.
stevebetz
/ December 26, 2011Merry Christmas, BD!!
I am an avid flip-flop hater and they are an infestation here in SoCal. Everywhere you go, *flap*ka-flap*flap*ka-flap*flap*flap*ka-flap*flap*
The Byronic Man
/ December 31, 2011I think those stirrup-sock sandal things look especially dashing if you happen to have plastic feet, like the models!
Blogdramedy
/ January 4, 2012Here in Florida it’s all about the plastic…surgery.
trailblazer1
/ January 4, 2012I think a croc ate you – too pooped to pop in?
Blogdramedy
/ January 5, 2012Busy cleaning and fixing up our boat to get ready for brokers and, hopefully, a buyer. I don’t clean this much at home…plus, it’s been around 32F at night and only in the lower 50s during the day so I’m bloody freezing on top of everything else. In a couple of days, the big stuff should be done then I’ll be back.
Thanks for checking in on me! I’m feeling the love.
thoughtsappear
/ January 6, 2012I don’t understand Crocs. I really don’t. I’m not sure anyone should be allowed to wear except for maybe very small children who can’t tie their shoes yet.
But definitely no socks with Crocs. That should be their slogan since it rhymes.
Blogdramedy
/ January 6, 2012Because you made a rhyme you get bonus points!!
I’ve found small children have better style sense than their parents.
lgalaviz
/ January 8, 2012Those are the most bizarre socks I have ever seen. And, the LEAST functional. Wouldn’t your toes still be cold? Please find out who invented these things so I can send someone over to slap them. Thanks.
Blogdramedy
/ January 9, 2012I think they only work on plastic feet. No circulation. Or bad plastic surgery…snip snip and no feeling left in your toes.