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PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS!

by seasoned
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I have NEVER reacted this way, and can't understand why ANYONE would! Apparently it is the latest riot to happen in the US. People have torn doors off of hinges! One guy will apparently go to jail because he shot his gun to get everyone to take cover. When they did, he moved up in line!

So WHAT caused this? That is what I would like to know BUT, from what I gather, there were shoes that I guess were tauted as being MAGIC. But people couldn't buy THEM anymore. Yep, they COULDN'T buy them for maybe 14 years, until basically this morning. Yeah, you heard me, this morning! And NOW, they are acting like they are starving lions, and this is the only meat left on the planet. To quote a person at the end of this story:

Shoppers described the scene as chaotic and at times dangerous.

Carlisa Williams said she joined the crowd at the Southcenter for the experience and ended up buying two pairs of shoes, one for her and one for her brother. But she said she'll never do anything like it again.

"I don't understand why they're so important to people," Williams told KING-TV. "They're just shoes at the end of the day. It's not worth risking your life over."
Can SOMEONE explain this?


New Air Jordans cause US-wide shopping frenzy

Steve
  • Profile picture of the author JustVisiting
    Brilliant marketing by Nike...
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  • Profile picture of the author hardraysnight
    let us hope chinese copies have the same effect
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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    Steve, In all my life I've never came up with a satisfactory explanation for willful stupidity.
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    • Profile picture of the author domainarama
      Steve,
      Have you ever considered that they are normal and you are bizarre? I'll betcha their shoes are much nicer than your old, worn down clodhoppers.Get with the program, man.
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      • Profile picture of the author Mark Andrews
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        Originally Posted by domainarama View Post

        ...clodhoppers.
        Clodhoppers now there be a scrumptious word if ever I clapped eyes on one.

        Clodhoppers? I like it. Filing this word away for future reference.

        Me? I swear by a pair of green welly boots, wear them every time I go out, summer and winter. Love 'em. Good for mud and there be plenty of that here.



        The roads in the UK as you can see have been steadily going downhill since the start of the recession...

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      • Profile picture of the author seasoned
        Originally Posted by domainarama View Post

        Steve,
        Have you ever considered that they are normal and you are bizarre? I'll betcha their shoes are much nicer than your old, worn down clodhoppers.Get with the program, man.
        My tastes are CONSERVATIVE! If my shoes get too worn, I have to go to like 5 stores before I can find them! WHY? Because others apparently want STRANGE, COLORFUL, FANCY with LOTS of parts and gadgets, and probably CHEAPER made, although they may COST more.

        The sneakers I pick are relatively simple sneakers. WHITE, with MAYBE 1 or 2 colors on trim. Leather or vinyl uppers, rubbery soles, laces. The kind of shoes that were COMMON like 50s-70s.

        The dress shoes I like are close to black oxfords. Black, with maybe a LITTLE trim, leather uppers, rubbery soles, laces. These kinds of shoes have been popular like forever, but lost favor a couple decades ago.

        Shoes today may have tons of colors, lots of weird trim, and odd materials.

        Am I weird here? MAYBE!

        Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author jlxsolutions
    my last shoes bottom feel off by 95% and i still have them for occasional flippity flopping
    thou i cud just go barefooted but it sounds funny.
    current shoe wear steel protected sandals year round till they break
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