jmc

development

LE752 -- I remember you! I daresay most regular visitors here do. Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. I wish you all the best, may you both grow closer as the years go by.

EloquenT

SilenT (as in "You have the right to remain. . .")

illegal

And on the subject of politics and politicians: An Indian chief walks into a saloon. He has a shotgun in one hand and is leading a huge bull buffalo with the other. At the bar he orders a cup of coffee. The bartender says "Here you go, Chief" and places a steaming cup in front of the Chief. The Chief gulps it down, grabs his shotgun, turns and blasts the buffalo to smithereens. He then walks out. The next day the same chief walks into the same saloon with another bull buffalo and his shotgun. He steps up to the bar and orders coffee. The bartender asks "Whoa there Chief. You made an awful mess the other day we're still cleaning it up! What was that all about?" The chief replies "Me practice to be politician. Drink coffee, shoot bull, leave big mess for others to clean up."

I am seeing more of these wiffle-ball clog things all the time. Yuck.

A couple of posts in this thread have said something to the effect that these fluorescent plastic clogs being available in sizes big enough for men are a good thing because they establish a more androgynous shoe style as being acceptable for men. I fear though, that this may become the only androgynous shoe style acceptable for us. Oh, the horror! That just cannot be allowed to happen.

Wow, DawnHH -- 6000 posts! That's a lot of posting! And not a discouraging word to be seen in any of them. This ex-lurker just passed #400.

How about a "geek joke"? An Engineer was walking along a road, out in the country. Suddenly he hears a voice saying "Hey Mister!" It turns out the voice is coming from a small frog. He picks up the frog and looks at it. The frog says, "I am really a beautiful princess. Kiss me and I will do your bidding for a month." The Engineer smiles, puts the frog in his pocket and resumes walking. After about thirty minutes the frog speaks again. "Listen, I'm telling you. I am really a gorgeous princess. Kiss me and I will do your bidding for a whole year!" The Engineer stops, examines the frog again, chuckles, returns the frog to his pocket and resumes walking. After another thirty minutes the frog, desperate to break the evil spell, speaks again. "Okay, Okay! Just kiss me and I will be your slave! I'm so sick of this frog business I'll do anything! Please!" The Engineer responds, "Hey, I'm an Engineer. I don't have time for a girlfriend but a talking frog -- now that's cool!"

Gina, you are stunning!

had (gotta wake this back up)

Wow! Those are sharp points! From where did they come?

TitleholdeR

quantity

I have a couple pair of Pleasers, as well as some Ellies. For the price they can't be beat.

figure

shape

I'm still in the phase where I prefer quiet heels. I don't want to call attention to myself, I just like the way they feel. The way I read these posts, this is a phase that passes after a while, probably as self-confidence builds.

Sailor

Enterprise

Hi, Generally an absolute measurement of heel height is misleading unless you also know the size of the shoe upon which it was measured. This is because the heel gets higher as the shoe gets bigger. A 4 inch heel on a size 5 (US) shoe is more like a 5 inch heel on a size 10. On a size 12 it is more like a 5 1/2. Of course there are a dizzying array of sizing systems around but the situation is pretty much the same regardless of the sizing units you are using. There are a lot of posts around here (entire threads, actually) about the different sizing systems and converting between them. Comparing heel heights on different sizes is a frequent topic of discussion too. Browse around and feel free to add your comments to anything that looks interesting, helpful, dead wrong or whatever. Any time you post in a thread it moves to the top of that forum -- it is good to see some of the old threads get revived that way. I cannot comment on the specific shoe you mentioned but I'll bet there's somebody around here who can. BTW, welcome to the board!

Physicist

addiction

speed

pennant