Flip Flops!!!

[bmhiii]

Flip-flops or no flip-flops, I bet most all of us are glad we have the freedom to make that choice and we support that freedom.

Or maybe it boils down to another kind of freedom... (humor coming folks)

Those who support freedom for toes and those that don't!

 

[PLW45]

+1 for flip flops

I'm a FL boy who shoots, surfs, skates, and love my flip flops. I wear a leather pair made by Rainbow that when broke in, mold perfectly to your feet. I have no problem with flip flops, and if you ever go on a college campus in FL, that's all you'll see.

 

[biggs357]

I can see where flip flops can be nasty,i was in golden corral and a couple were sitting 2 tables over had flip flops on.Neither one kept them on while sitting there and the woman didn't put them back on to belly up to the troff.

What i see on a daily basis around here that disgusts me the most is to see a 300 pound man/woman walk around stores with sleevless shirt/no bra,sleep pants,or spandex,and flip flops/sandals with socks on in broad day light.Why anyone would/could dress like this is beyond me.

 

[Firehouse]

My Granddad taught me to take your hat off when you come into someones home, when you sit to eat, and when the US Flag is presented. I never wear open toed shoes of any kind ever, unless I'm going swimming or the beach. I hate flops, and I hate those stupid looking Crocs. My kid has a pair, but he's a kid. Call me a 36 year old Curmudgeon. I don't care.

 

[mtgianni]

Don't see many flip flops [shower thongs] in Montana, see even less on guys. Its a sure sign you are from out of town.

 

[Noah Zark]

. . . Also I recall in my youth being told if you wear your hat indoors you'll go bald . . .

My theory is if you wear a hat at all, you'll go bald. If that weren't true, then why would so many bald guys be wearing hats?

Noah

 

[Crazy K38]

My theory is if you wear a hat at all, you'll go bald. If that weren't true, then why would so many bald guys be wearing hats?

Noah

to cover embarrassing tattoos

 

[SmithNut]

my theory about cottage cheese as well....

My theory is if you wear a hat at all, you'll go bald. If that weren't true, then why would so many bald guys be wearing hats?

Noah

Ever see any skinny people eating cottage cheese.....?

See what I mean, it's gotta be fattening.....

 

[SmithNut]

Don't see many flip flops [shower thongs] in Montana, see even less on guys. Its a sure sign you are from out of town.

Kinda surprising given all the old hippies living in Missoula....

I've heard that's where all the old hippies go to die, is that true?

 

[ChadW]

Originally Posted by pete-driver
Of coarse I felt the need to exclaim loudly enough "real men don't wear flip flops, ever". Got some dirty looks but nothing came of it.

This man wears flip flops!

USAF385... looking at your avatar... nobody in their right mind should question you if you're wearing flip flops!

 

[cmort666]

I won't wear them except in the house and the showers at Camp Perry.

 

[kalei]

flip=flops

South Florida is flip-flop country! t-shirts, shorts and flip-flops are great! At work it's shorts, polo shirt and Reeboks, at home t-shirt, shorts and bare feet!!

 

[Frizzman]

Wow, who knew that such a trivial topic would bring this much passionate response? It appears that Flipfloppers versus Anti-flipfloppers has the devisive power of Democrat vs Republican or Conservative vs Liberal or Communist vs Capitalist. Perhaps, this debate is about more than type of shoes one wears in public?

The responses have been interesting and many fun to read. A good debate is always entertaining. So far, I haven't been convinced to find flip flops to be acceptable shoes to wear in a restaurant. I don't expect anyone would change their mind on that based on this little thread. But, it has been fun to read and I thank everyone who bothered to read and participate in this debate.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

I wear flip flops

I wear a coar & tie every day. When I'm off duty, I wear shorts & flip flops. So what!! If that's what it takes for people to leave me alone-well that's a bonus.. I also have been known to wear topsiders withOUT socks to court on occasion (but always with long pants a coat & tie).
Of course before y'all think I'm completely without couth-I do admit what sets me off is men wearing hats whilst sitting down and eating.

 

[NFrameFred]

Of course before y'all think I'm completely without couth-I do admit what sets me off is men wearing hats whilst sitting down and eating.

See - some of what your momma taught you still hangs on

I agree, I was always taught to remove my hat when I sat down at the table ( and we were even admonished to remove it when indoors). Now guys come up with all kinds of excuses for laziness and lack of manners . . . " well, my hair will look worse than the hat" or some such. I guess their combs don't work anymore . . . .

 

[gr8AmericanBash]

I can't stand flippy-floppies.

I'm 31, and can't bear them to be on my feet. Still can't get used to that little thing in there between my toes.

Besides, I'm always paranoid all hell is gonna break off and I'm gonna have to make a run for it, and you can forget running in flip-flops.

The only thing worse is the overweight, slothy, nasty women who are too lazy to pick their feet 3" off the ground when they walk and all you hear is that dragging sound of shoes on pavement. GRRRRRRRR!!!!

 

[Noah Zark]

. . . The only thing worse is the overweight, slothy, nasty women who are too lazy to pick their feet 3" off the ground when they walk and all you hear is that dragging sound of shoes on pavement. GRRRRRRRR!!!!

Behavior that is not exclusive to overweight, slothy, nasty women. From the Chinese restaurant uptown here to tourists in Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan, I see plenty of Orientals that drag their feet when they walk. Nothing against Orientals, but it seems to be a characteristic.

Noah

 

[Firehouse]

My theory is if you wear a hat at all, you'll go bald. If that weren't true, then why would so many bald guys be wearing hats?

Noah

I was always told that as a kid. SO, I quite wearing hats. Now I'm bald. True story.

Also, as a side note. I grew up in the deep south where stinging nettles, prickly pears, and snakes were abundant. You ever kicked a stinging nettle with a flip flop on? Or walked bare footed and stepped on a prickly pear? Or tried to run from a snake in flip flops? When you run from a snake in flip flops, it's *******s, elbows, and flips flops flying everywhere that results in bare feet and kicking stinging plants and yard cactus. Not cool.

 

[BarbC]

I can't stand flippy-floppies.

I'm 31, and can't bear them to be on my feet. Still can't get used to that little thing in there between my toes.

Besides, I'm always paranoid all hell is gonna break off and I'm gonna have to make a run for it, and you can forget running in flip-flops.

You know what I hate? When the front of them catches on something, curls under itself, and trips you. I won't wear shoes that plot against me.

 

[Wheelgunner840]

I got a pair of tactical nin-jitsu flip-flops from Cabela's. They have the special tread design that allows me to scale walls.

WG840