How do you fasten your shoes?

[Nermal]

So since we've got a couple of polls about watches, I thought I might as well reproduce a poll from Slashdot, and see how Mac users compare to Linux geeks :rolleyes:

Here was the Slashdot poll:

Best Shoe Fastening Method?
A) Laces, tied each day
B) Laces, tied once and slipped on/off
C) Velcro
D) Loafers/wooden clogs
E) Buckles
F) Snaps/zippers
G) Krazy Glue/duct tape
H) Can't afford shoes

Feel free to pick one of the above, or add your own choice if appropriate (see, we offer more flexible choices than Slashdot) :)

[kiwi_the_iwik]

Me = lazy bastard.

Category B...

:)




New categories:

I) Paint shoes on bare feet
J) Amputee
K) Cut off feet to AVOID wearing shoes
L) Bedridden from the nose down
M) Derro/Hobo style (i.e. plastic shopping bags)

[iGav]

B too... :p and Velcro too... :D

[macka]

Haha.
B

I) I wish...might try that someday.

You could probably tell by this and my 'how do you wear your watch' post that I don't like taking things on and off...once they're on it should stay that way! :p :D

[caveman_uk]

I'm currently wearing ankle-length boots with no laces so may I add

N) No laces or fastenings - just slip on.

Otherwise I'm A

[MongoTheGeek]

A, pulled tight.

I yell at my son for B.

That reminds me I need to get some Shoe Goo(tm) These need a bit of patching

edit: got it bass-ackwards.

[Thomas Veil]

I honestly don't know. I have the butler do it for me, and I never pay attention to how he fastens them.

[JamesDPS]

Duct tape (preferably the kind for taping ducks) is the way to go, except that if you go all the way around the shoe, the sole part wears away too quickly. Sometimes I just glue rubber to the bottoms of my feet. Or tie leaves to them.

I'm sorry... it's 5:20am and I guess I should go to bed now. But I want to be a "regular", not a "member"! And seriously, it's all about the sneakers with the permanently-tied laces. And "not-socks". And ducks. Wow it's like I'm all hopped-up on goofballs or something!

[Aeolius]

Loop de Loop (WMP) (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/clipserve/B00005NKK1001002/0/102-0625400-1839365)

wanna learn how to tie your shoe,its a very easy thing to do...just sit on back and i'll give you the scoop,whats that its called the loop de loop!

ya gotta take a lace in each hand,ya go under and over again...you make a loop de loop and pull and your shoes are lookin cool

you go over and back,left to right,loop de loop and ya pull 'em tight...

like bunny ears or a christmas bow lace 'um up and your ready to go...you make a loop de loop and pull an your shoes are lookin cool................

you make a loop de loop and pull and your shoes are lookin cool.

:D

[Capt Underpants]

Most of the time, I am B. However, when I have to tie my shoes, I go for the loop it then swoop it method.

[edesignuk]

B

[poopyhead]

I don't tie

flipflops in the spring through fall
and birkenstock clogs in the winter (no socks; I'm a man)

D) I guess, kinda

[Savage Henry]

Social pressures and a yearning for acceptance into an order of people, none of whom I have ever met nor intend to meet, draws me to admit that both my left foot and my right foot normally adopt category A as apparel fastening method.


[Please note that I am not sure if that sentence made sense as I have just finished off a 1 litre jug of black coffee]

[bousozoku]

Usually A, but I've been known to be in the D category with slip on shoes for work and zouri (flip-flops to you) around home.

[gwuMACaddict]

HOW CAN THESE THREADS BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE WHEN THE 'HAVE YOU EVER BEEN DRUNK?' THREAD WAS CLOSED!! WHERE IS THE JUSTICE!!!??? THE JUSTICE!!!!!

[atari1356]

I work at home right now, so usually I just wear socks. When I do manage to get out of the house, I choose method A to secure my Vans to my feet.

[Koodauw]

Usually B

Although if I have to break the White on White AF1's, I Make sure I tie them

[skunk]

Flip-flops/thongs/jandals all year round. Even in the snow. What's a sock?

[Kwyjibo]

aren't these threads going a bit beyond good conversation into useless trivia ....

[SiliconAddict]

Outside of work all I ever wear is my Birkenstock sandals, which slip on and off. Snow, rain, sleet, ice. Whatever sandals is IT.
At work I have a pair of work shoes tied up but as soon as I get in the car they come off.
If it was up to me I wouldn't wear any type of footwear at all. I like the feel of the ground under foot.

[Nermal]

aren't these threads going a bit beyond good conversation into useless trivia ....

That's the fun of it! :D

As for me (don't know why I didn't mention this in my original post), I was A up until a few months ago because B didn't really work with the shoes I had. But now I'm B (almost, they came pre-tied). I can't go back to A without buying new shoes because it's not possible to re-tie these ones.

[SiliconAddict]

I don't tie

(no socks; I'm a man)



So wearing socks makes me a woman?!? **checks**
Huh. I must be one seriously confused woman then. :p

[Nermal]

B

Thanks :rolleyes:

[Doctor Q]

Left foot: A
Right foot: A

Yeah, so they are the same, but I am deeply offended that this poll makes the assumption that both feet must be covered with the same technique. How insensitive can we be? What gives us the right to discriminate against people who have nonmatched shoe techniques, whether by choice (fashion statement), misfortune (one foot in a cast), or unintentional (nerds who don't notice they are wearing one high-heel lace-up boot and one sandal)? We should all be ashamed of ourselves!

[Nermal]

Complain to the Slashdotter who wrote it, not me :rolleyes:

Besides, I said you could add your own choices.

[vniow]

aren't these threads going a bit beyond good conversation into useless trivia ....

Either that or someone is doing some sort of marketing survey to see what Mac users wear...

[Doctor Q]

Complain to the Slashdotter who wrote it, not me :rolleyes:But mock outrage is more fun! ;)

[wdlove]

When I wear shoes, then I tie them with each use. At home I wear sandals that use Velcro.

[OutThere]

Flip Flops, and the occasional tied tennis shoes in the summer, and slip on Merrells in the winter...

[Awimoway]

aren't these threads going a bit beyond good conversation into useless trivia ....

No, they are public protest against Apple's lack of product releases.

Oh, and B but I like flip flops in warm weather when I'm not working

[bennetsaysargh]

we can blame apple.
no hardware rumors lately.
must post in useless, (and entertaining) threads.
ah! where have the posts about the G17 powerbooks coming out next monday gone?!

i choose A. chuck taylor converse are hard to slip on.

[Awimoway]

bennet, your av needs the white iPod and flailing cord

[bennetsaysargh]

bennet, your av needs the white iPod and flailing cord

im working on it. i should be finished in a about a week or so. school gets out for spring break next saturday, so that means all of the teachers are swamping us, but i can't wait until im done with the dancing baby :)

[scem0]

Flip flops year round.

People always ask me if my feet get cold when it is freezing outside and I'm in sandals. I don't really notice coldness in my feet anymore. It is not so much that they are numb, but I just don't care whether my feet are cold.

scem0

[poopyhead]

I must be one seriously confused woman then. :p

your not the only one.
you should'nt feel alone in this time of apparent crisis
there are many seriously confused women :D

[Counterfit]

(no socks; I'm a man) If having smelly feet means you're a man, then you can call me Jenny!

Anyways, for my Airwalks (or other similarly styled brand), I just tie them and slip them on and off until they need tying again. For cold/wet days, I have a pair of Winter Magnums from Hi-Tec. Those make it kind of hard not to tie each time, having speed hooks and all. Dress shoes and hi top sneakers require untying to put on, so those fall under the A category too.

B 70% and A 30%

[Awimoway]

Actually, I think socks are more masculine. Socklessness (how often do you get to use a word like that? :D) is more likely to be a feminine dressing habit, in my opinion.

I hate wearing shoes without socks because it makes your feet reek.

But what I'm really wondering is if anyone here is brave enough to 'fess up to wearing sandals with socks. Eww. :eek:

[poopyhead]

Actually, I think socks are more masculine. Socklessness (how often do you get to use a word like that? :D) is more likely to be a feminine dressing habit, in my opinion. :

I agree but I'm a birkenstock and flipflop type of guy

and only freeks and wierdos wear socks with sandals

[skunk]

I agree but I'm a birkenstock and flipflop type of guy

and only freeks and wierdos wear socks with sandals

Socks (and birkenstocks for that matter) are for wusses. Your feet get like leather soon enough....

[Doctor Q]

...I don't really notice coldness in my feet anymore...Maybe you should count your toes and see how many were lost to frostbite while you weren't paying attention. :eek:

[Nermal]

But what I'm really wondering is if anyone here is brave enough to 'fess up to wearing sandals with socks. Eww. :eek:

Just for fun, a shot of Lucy Liu's feet in Kill Bill ;)

[Nermal]

I) Paint shoes on bare feet

Or there's an easier way, just stick both feet in some thick, quick-drying glue (remove them before it dries), then voila! Transparent shoes that protect your feet :)

They're zero-maintenance too because you don't need to remove them before showering or going to bed.

I don't know how safe it is to post that here, because I think macka might try it :eek:

[Nermal]

Either that or someone is doing some sort of marketing survey to see what Mac users wear...

How dare you accuse me of marketing! When I trade in this information and get the $5000 I was promised, I'll be sure to warn the company about you. Because, after all, I know where you live - somewhere in America. :rolleyes:

[Nermal]

Here are the results so far, with 24 votes:

A) 29%
B) 33%
C) 8%
D) 21%
G) 4%
N) 4%

The other options are currently all at 0%. We need more votes for an accurate representation.

[kiwi_the_iwik]

I used to laugh at that advert where this gormless-looking balding guy with a comb-over (whom, in his mid-40's, you KNEW wouid still be single), would be standing there in his daft-looking living room, staring at the camera (which was shot in the manner of a 1970's-style advert - complete with scratches and washed-out colouration), as the public service announcer would be talking about cost-cutting in the home...

"Unable to afford to re-carpet your house? Then, just buy TWO squares of carpet, and attach them to the bottom of your feet."

[cut to gormless guy with two big squares of carpet attached to boards, strapped to his feet, whilst doing a silly walk in his lounge, wearing an equally gormless grin and looking extremely proud of his stupid self]

"No matter where you travel in the home, you'll be treading on a wonderfully warm surface."

:p

Believe it or not, it was a McDonalds commercial, pointing out the benefits of how their meals(?!?) are cheap...

[Colonel Panik]

How do you tie your shoes...

Well, most of the time I use my hands, but for variety I sometimes use my teeth.

[Hemingray]

B... gotta be B! Oh, and Sketcher's Comfort Walkers (I think that's what they're called) -- no buckles, no laces, no velcro. Just a shoe with a tongue and elastic between the tongue and the side of the shoe... slip 'em on and off. After all, should you really spend that much time on shoes??

[Blackstealth]

A for walking boots (weekends) and dress shoes (meetings with clients)
B for the odd ocassion I wear trainers

and...

Sketcher's Comfort Walkers ... no buckles, no laces, no velcro. Just a shoe with a tongue and elastic between the tongue and the side of the shoe... slip 'em on and off...
...the rest of the time (But mine aren't trendy Sketchers variety, just some very comfy generic nubuck ones)

[Dr. Zauis]

A.
I like to tie 'em tight around my feet almost till I cut off the circulation.

[mc68k]

A, takes longer but wears the shoes better

[jzieske]

A.
I like to tie 'em tight around my feet almost till I cut off the circulation.

I have got to agree. Good and tight.

my vote: A

[MrMacMan]

A + D

Yeah a little weird..

I tie my shoes... but sometimes I don't have my heels up... lemme take a picture...

I have my shoes tied... but I have broken in the heels of the shoes... hehe.

[AngryLawnGnome]

B. Yes, I do wear shoes.

[leftbanke7]

Moe: We could try selling liquor; I'm doing great!
Principal Skinner: Please, sir! Put some shoes on!
Moe: What, you don't like my bags?

It's what popped into my mind when I started reading this thread.

[leftbanke7]

And as for wearing socks with sandals, I do it. I don't care. Who do I need to impress? And when in the hell did it become such a fashion faux pas to wear socks with sandals anyway? That is something that I have always wondered?

[Nermal]

A + D

Yeah a little weird..

I tie my shoes... but sometimes I don't have my heels up... lemme take a picture...

I have my shoes tied... but I have broken in the heels of the shoes... hehe.

You actually go out and walk around like that? :eek:

[macka]

Or there's an easier way, just stick both feet in some thick, quick-drying glue (remove them before it dries), then voila! Transparent shoes that protect your feet :)

They're zero-maintenance too because you don't need to remove them before showering or going to bed.

I don't know how safe it is to post that here, because I think macka might try it :eek:

Hehe. I ain't THAT weird... :D

I think the kiwi's have got it in for me.... :eek:

[bennetsaysargh]

And as for wearing socks with sandals, I do it. I don't care. Who do I need to impress? And when in the hell did it become such a fashion faux pas to wear socks with sandals anyway? That is something that I have always wondered?

<freedom fighter voice>in my opinion, sandals are supposed to be freedom from the restrictions that socks impose. socks are supposed to be in shows, to protect from the insude of the shoe, btu sandals are meant to let you feet be free, but socks don't let it be that way.</freedom fighter voice>
:p

that and socks just look ugly with it. ;)

[Nermal]

Hehe. I ain't THAT weird... :D

I think the kiwi's have got it in for me.... :eek:

Well, that had the desired effect ;) :p

[wdlove]

Here was the Slashdot poll:

Best Shoe Fastening Method?
A) Laces, tied each day
B) Laces, tied once and slipped on/off
C) Velcro
D) Loafers/wooden clogs
E) Buckles
F) Snaps/zippers
G) Krazy Glue/duct tape
H) Can't afford shoes

My wife is B & D.

At home I'm C, but leaving home it's A.