What a Croc!
There’s a new villian lurking in the high-stakes world of shoe fashion. A dastardly beast that is causing ire and discontent. It’s a slipper … it’s a shoe … it’s a Croc.
OK … so, in the grand scheme of things, this ain’t headline news; (unless, of course, you watch Fox or Channel 3) however, I’m finding it amusing!
Crocs are not new. In fact, most of my friends have had them for quite a while and absolutely rave about them. I’ve always thought they were ugly. Add that to my smelly, sweaty feet phobia (OK, maybe not a full-fledged phobia, but I definately have a HUGE aversion to feet that are anything but freshly showered.) and it’s pretty much a given that I’m not going to invest in a pair of Crocs.
Enter scorpions. No, not the band (they rock, by the way), the insanely creepy nocturnal critters that have recently found my house a pleasent place to live. Among other things, these invaders have got me thinking a lot about the positive aspects of wearing shoes around the house!
So, in an odd way scorpions and crocs are directly related. What would the Darwinian folks say about that, I wonder?
My Crocs arrived today. This causes at least two friends of mine great distress. Husband isn’t a fan either actually. But, he’s lived with me a while and has pretty much just decided that on some things it’s just way easier to go with the flow!
They’re comfortable. They’re practical. I can wear the heck out of them and throw them in a bucket of bleach and water – boom, all clean. I can put them on quickly with or without socks and scorpions can’t sting me through them.
Seems like a no-brainer for me. But, while I’m enjoying egging on my anti-Croc friends, I have to admit that I’m not really a “fan” per se. They are sort of like underwear – you want a comfortable pair that fits well and will last a while. I know that goes against quite a few girl rules and may conjure up some unwanted images. Sorry …
But here’s the amazing part for me. There are people who hate Crocs so much that they have purchased URLs like ihatecrocs.com and crocsarehideous.com. There are people who hate Crocs so much that they say things like this on message boards.
i am filled with rage whenever i see crocs. i balloon and turn into a radish. crocs must DIE
But, then again, I equate them to underwear – ok, colorful, designer underwear but still!
So … any more middle of the roaders out there?
