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Title: Do 'Real Men' Wear Flip-Flops?
Post by: lukster on October 15, 2006, 05:59:12 PM
I think "real men" wear whatever the heck they want without much regard for fashion or what others may think. What about you?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,220978,00.html
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Post by: Gunthr on October 15, 2006, 06:11:03 PM
lol, I wear them 90% of the time when not working.  Problem is, you can't fight in them.  But I'm a lover, not a fighter  :aok
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Post by: Neubob on October 15, 2006, 06:21:21 PM
Real men don't listen to DMX.
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Post by: john9001 on October 15, 2006, 06:21:24 PM
real men go bare foot, but sometimes in the winter we wear moccasins.
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Post by: JB88 on October 15, 2006, 06:22:52 PM
ya.  you live on the emerald coast and wear shoes and boots, see how far that gets ya.

flip flops are a way of life.
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Post by: cav58d on October 15, 2006, 06:43:25 PM
Yes...Real men do wear sandals...Especially "reef" sandals with bottle opener @ bottom =)
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Post by: lasersailor184 on October 15, 2006, 06:50:51 PM
Topsiders.  They are 10x more comfortable, and are functionable when you need them.
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Post by: Chairboy on October 15, 2006, 07:07:39 PM
Real men don't wear flip flops.  They wear amphibious urban transport devices which are secured with tactical foot restraint straps.

I prefer sandals over flipflops, myself.
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Post by: Tarmac on October 15, 2006, 07:29:04 PM
Unless you are engaged in some activity involving water or sand, flip flops do indeed make you look less manly, if not flat-out gay.  Glad to see someone agrees with me.  Flip flops are not cool on men, despite whatever gayness you read in your trendy magazines.  At best they make you look like  a slob, at worst they make you look like a poofter.  

This about sums it up:  "Did Ronald Reagan or John Wayne ever wear man sandals? I doubt it."
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Post by: Vulcan on October 15, 2006, 07:40:32 PM
Like Chairboy I prefer the new generation of sandals:

(http://www.geardirect.com/store/images/TNFPadillacWS06Blk.jpg)

Flip-flops... or jandals (what we call them in NZ) are prolific here. But from a practical point of view the suck, especially on the beach, rocks, or in the water.
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Post by: Regular on October 15, 2006, 07:41:03 PM
Sandals on men only are cool if they are Roman soilders or Jesus.
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Post by: cav58d on October 15, 2006, 07:42:41 PM
(http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/4981/2415fanningbrg2um5.jpg)
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Post by: Halo on October 15, 2006, 08:16:15 PM
Everything in its own time and place ... flipflops are smart and practical on the beach, in many other places where temperature is above 80 degrees, and around the house.  

But in cold weather and on soldiers' feet goose steppin' at the May Day parade ...
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Post by: midnight Target on October 15, 2006, 08:17:37 PM
I'm pretty sure the simple discussion of footwear leaves all of you out of the "real men" catagory.
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Post by: Halo on October 15, 2006, 08:27:17 PM
Wait a minute ... you mean you don't have a closet dedicated totally to your shoes?
Title: Re: Do 'Real Men' Wear Flip-Flops?
Post by: DREDIOCK on October 15, 2006, 08:42:20 PM
Quote
Originally posted by lukster
I think "real men" wear whatever the heck they want without much regard for fashion or what others may think. What about you?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,220978,00.html


Only a pimp or a studmuffin from a cheap New Orleans ho house would wear flip flops........Oh wait. thats pearl handled revolvers

Still.. Same holds true.

I dont and wont wear flip flops or sandels.
I'll wear either boots, hikingshoes/sneakers or go barefoot.
Even to the beach.
The closes I'll come is watershoes .
but flipflops or sandels. No friggen way.
Always hated both even when I was a kid my mother would have to force me to wear either.
then I only would wear em till I was out of her sight
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Post by: MOIL on October 15, 2006, 09:12:38 PM
I wear them because their warm AND functional ;)

(http://terifode.typepad.com/life_and_its_sometimes_pe/images/xmas400.jpg)
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Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on October 15, 2006, 09:54:30 PM
Oh HELL NO!:furious
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Post by: JB88 on October 15, 2006, 10:00:06 PM
freudian slippers.



(http://www.freud.org.uk/shopslippers2.jpg)
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Post by: Debonair on October 15, 2006, 10:04:35 PM
I AM NOT A FLIP FLOPPER
Title: Re: Re: Do 'Real Men' Wear Flip-Flops?
Post by: Vulcan on October 15, 2006, 11:00:59 PM
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Originally posted by DREDIOCK
Only a pimp or a studmuffin from a cheap New Orleans ho house would wear flip flops........Oh wait. thats pearl handled revolvers

Still.. Same holds true.

I dont and wont wear flip flops or sandels.
I'll wear either boots, hikingshoes/sneakers or go barefoot.
Even to the beach.
The closes I'll come is watershoes .
but flipflops or sandels. No friggen way.
Always hated both even when I was a kid my mother would have to force me to wear either.
then I only would wear em till I was out of her sight


I used to hate sandals, but they are the only option at the beach. Most of the beaches in our area have shellfish, their shells can be quite sharp so you must wear something. When I kayak I often exit onto sharp rocks or beaches with sharp hazards as well. Theres also the danger in shallow water of stepping on something nasty.

You'd look a right nutcase wearing boots in such circumstances :)
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Post by: nirvana on October 15, 2006, 11:05:12 PM
Soldiers don't wear sandals in the water!  Boots will do juuuust fine.  I'm with Drediock on this one.
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Post by: Hornet33 on October 15, 2006, 11:06:48 PM
Real men wear boots. Men should also only have the bare minimum of shoes in the closet and that number should be less than 5 for any type of shoe.


My closet has the following:
1 pair Steele Toe Military work boots
1 pair Uniform Dress shoes
1 pair Civilian Dress shoes
1 pair of sneakers (Reeboks)
1 pair Martial Arts shoes
1 pair hiking boots
3 pairs of cowboy boots (work, casual, and python skin)
2 pairs combat boots (desert and jungle)
1 pair flip flops for use in the shower at the gym.

Of course this is my humble redneck opinion:D
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Post by: JB88 on October 15, 2006, 11:22:37 PM
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Originally posted by cav58d
(http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/4981/2415fanningbrg2um5.jpg)


i wear sandals very similar to those quite often.

of course, i live by the beach.

people who wear boots on the beach are tards.
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Post by: rpm on October 15, 2006, 11:26:04 PM
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Originally posted by Tarmac
This about sums it up:  "Did Ronald Reagan or John Wayne ever wear man sandals? I doubt it."
That's because neither ever went to boot camp. You think I'm setting a barefoot in a community shower, you're crazy.
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Post by: wetrat on October 15, 2006, 11:47:32 PM
I wear my birks (no, I'm not a hippie) pretty much any time I'm not going out specifically to get laid. And winter... birks + snow = cold feet. Maybe 'real men' don't wear birks, but I'll tell ya this... if you give me too much **** about it, I'll probably take a swing at ya. I also wear track pants to most of my classes. So what?
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Post by: Debonair on October 15, 2006, 11:55:20 PM
ok, maybe i wear then at the beach, but that doesn't mean i've changed my position  
:noid
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Post by: RAIDER14 on October 16, 2006, 12:00:16 AM
I never wear em too much crud gets on my feet
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Post by: Tarmac on October 16, 2006, 12:06:45 AM
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Originally posted by wetrat
I wear my birks (no, I'm not a hippie) pretty much any time I'm not going out specifically to get laid. And winter... birks + snow = cold feet. Maybe 'real men' don't wear birks, but I'll tell ya this... if you give me too much **** about it, I'll probably take a swing at ya. I also wear track pants to most of my classes. So what?


That'd be pretty emasculating, getting hit by a guy wearing Birkenstocks.  

And by "take a swing" you do mean punch, right?  From a guy wearing Birkenstocks I'd more expect a slap or a swinging man-purse. :D
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Post by: nirvana on October 16, 2006, 12:13:36 AM
:rofl Tarmac
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Post by: Iceman24 on October 17, 2006, 01:08:38 PM
I have this old pair of "yard work" shoes that have been basically worn out, they now appear to be a pair of flip flops, does this count ? lol
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Post by: midnight Target on October 17, 2006, 01:35:55 PM
I'm picturing the running forward windmill arm kinda swing.
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Post by: Nilsen on October 17, 2006, 01:41:52 PM
I have 3 pairs of Ecco sandals. I wear nothing but those for 4-5 months of the year unless im somewere that i can walk barefoot.
Title: Re: Re: Re: Do 'Real Men' Wear Flip-Flops?
Post by: DREDIOCK on October 17, 2006, 02:02:05 PM
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Originally posted by Vulcan
I used to hate sandals, but they are the only option at the beach. Most of the beaches in our area have shellfish, their shells can be quite sharp so you must wear something. When I kayak I often exit onto sharp rocks or beaches with sharp hazards as well. Theres also the danger in shallow water of stepping on something nasty.

You'd look a right nutcase wearing boots in such circumstances :)


Ill wear watershoes/socks on such occasions now.

Prior to that...

Well I looked like a nutcase

On the rare occasions I went ot the beach its was not uncommon to see this sight
Sleeveless Tshirt, Cut off Shorts and a pair of black worn engineers boots
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Post by: wetrat on October 17, 2006, 02:10:10 PM
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Originally posted by Tarmac
That'd be pretty emasculating, getting hit by a guy wearing Birkenstocks.  

And by "take a swing" you do mean punch, right?  From a guy wearing Birkenstocks I'd more expect a slap or a swinging man-purse. :D
ahaha.. ya, I definitely mean punch :lol emasculating if it were a fairy in the birks, yes... with me in the birks, it shouldn't be.. I'm a reasonably big guy :aok

maybe if I'm wearing a pink shirt AND birks.....
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Post by: FBplmmr on October 17, 2006, 05:54:56 PM
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Originally posted by JB88
freudian slippers.



(http://www.freud.org.uk/shopslippers2.jpg)













roflmfao!!!!!!!!!!!!!:aok :rofl :lol
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Post by: BlueJ1 on October 17, 2006, 05:57:06 PM
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Originally posted by JB88
i wear sandals very similar to those quite often.

of course, i live by the beach.

people who wear boots on the beach are tards.


What about soldiers in the desert? :p
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Post by: eskimo2 on October 17, 2006, 06:54:10 PM
Real men could care less about what others think about what they wear and how masculine clothing or shoes make them look.  Real (straight) men don’t really even notice what other men wear.  Real men wear things that are: comfortable, warm or cool, dry, durable, cheap.  

Personally, I’ve got a pair of pumps to go with every outfit in my walk in closet.
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Post by: Flatbar on October 17, 2006, 07:17:39 PM
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Originally posted by eskimo2


Personally, I’ve got a pair of pumps to go with every outfit in my walk in closet.


So do I, ones a Mossberg and the others a Remington.
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Post by: eskimo2 on October 17, 2006, 08:12:27 PM
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Originally posted by Flatbar
So do I, ones a Mossberg and the others a Remington.


I have the Mossberg pump in yellow and the Remington pump in green & pink!

(http://hallbuzz.com/images/unlinked/mossberg_pump.jpg) (http://hallbuzz.com/images/unlinked/remington_pump.jpg)
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Post by: BlkKnit on October 18, 2006, 06:09:02 AM
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Originally posted by JB88
people who wear boots on the beach are tards.


Tell them that while they are standing on your toes :p
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Post by: BlkKnit on October 18, 2006, 06:10:11 AM
eskimo...I doubt even a real woman would wear those :O
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Post by: scottydawg on October 18, 2006, 06:18:39 AM
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Originally posted by BlueJ1
What about soldiers in the desert? :p


DESERT != BEACH
(Book of Duh, Chapter 1)


...and I wear Teva sandals all summer, even on the boat, even at the beach, oh my!  And I don't give a flip what you boots-on-the-beach, sleeveless t-shirt wearing, mullet sporting, DMX-listening goobers think.

QUAH!
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Post by: lukster on October 18, 2006, 09:38:40 AM
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Originally posted by eskimo2
Real men could care less about what others think about what they wear and how masculine clothing or shoes make them look.  Real (straight) men don’t really even notice what other men wear.  Real men wear things that are: comfortable, warm or cool, dry, durable, cheap.  

Personally, I’ve got a pair of pumps to go with every outfit in my walk in closet.


Pretty much sums up how I feel. Well, except for the pumps part. ;)

This brings up another question. Why would a straight guy want fashion advice from those guys on "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"? What do gay men know about attire that attracts women or impresses other straight men? If you want fashion advice in this regard shouldn't you ask it of a women or straight man?
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Post by: JB88 on October 18, 2006, 09:39:05 AM
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Originally posted by BlkKnit
Tell them that while they are standing on your toes :p


if they stood on my toes, they wouldnt have working ears long enough to listen.

quah!
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Post by: Ripsnort on October 18, 2006, 09:46:41 AM
Do 'Real Men' Wear Flip-Flops?

Answer: Yes.

RB Alexander out of the boot Updated 10/16/06
 
Alexander, Shaun RB SEA  Grandmaster Phucktards
 
News: Instead of a walking boot protecting his broken left foot, Shaun Alexander was wearing flip-flops on Monday. "Walking around in flip-flops is a good thing," the league MVP said with a beaming smile on Monday. And instead of doctors initially warning him the Seahawks running back he may be out until December, they gave Alexander his best news yet. The bone he cracked on Sept. 24 showed "very, very great" healing in X-rays Monday, according to Alexander. "Pain is gone," Alexander said
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Post by: Masherbrum on October 18, 2006, 10:50:59 AM
Flip flops are for the beach.  I don't need them to take showers, however, I could see the necessity in a public restroom/shower setting.   Other than that, you're gay.
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Post by: Eagler on October 18, 2006, 10:56:42 AM
real men vs fake men?
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Post by: lukster on October 18, 2006, 11:13:14 AM
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Originally posted by Eagler
real men vs fake men?


Real men vs girly men. Come ahhhhn.
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Post by: DREDIOCK on October 18, 2006, 05:11:19 PM
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Originally posted by JB88
if they stood on my toes, they wouldnt have working ears long enough to listen.

quah!


Trust me. If someone standing on your toes with their boots. Getting at my ears would be the last thing on your mind ;)

And that hardly sounds intimidating comming from someone who wears sandels ;)
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Post by: DREDIOCK on October 18, 2006, 05:14:46 PM
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Do 'Real Men' Wear Flip-Flops?

Answer: Yes.

RB Alexander out of the boot Updated 10/16/06
 
Alexander, Shaun RB SEA  Grandmaster Phucktards
 
News: Instead of a walking boot protecting his broken left foot, Shaun Alexander was wearing flip-flops on Monday. "Walking around in flip-flops is a good thing," the league MVP said with a beaming smile on Monday. And instead of doctors initially warning him the Seahawks running back he may be out until December, they gave Alexander his best news yet. The bone he cracked on Sept. 24 showed "very, very great" healing in X-rays Monday, according to Alexander. "Pain is gone," Alexander said


WOW! didnt know SH was gay.
Oh well. wont be the first pro athelete ;)
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Post by: BlkKnit on October 18, 2006, 06:29:58 PM
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Originally posted by DREDIOCK
Trust me. If someone standing on your toes with their boots. Getting at my ears would be the last thing on your mind ;)

And that hardly sounds intimidating comming from someone who wears sandels ;)


haha BURN!.........sandal-boy ;)
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Post by: JB88 on October 18, 2006, 07:02:59 PM
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Originally posted by DREDIOCK
Trust me. If someone standing on your toes with their boots. Getting at my ears would be the last thing on your mind ;)

And that hardly sounds intimidating comming from someone who wears sandels ;)


once the still pumping heart is harvested and held before victim, the ears, along with other functions will cease to be useful.  i was simply mentioning the ears to illustrate a point.  

quah.

:cool: