Many of my friends have

Ruth Anne Maddox — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:44:06 -0500

Many of my friends have been wearing and raving about Crocs for years.

I've never been a real fashion-forward kind of gal but I recently had an opportunity to try a pair on and, I must admit, they were very comfy. However, I didn't buy them because I felt like I was looking down at Minnie Mouse's feet at the end of my legs -- they just look so much bigger than the size I wear (yes I tried the correct size).

I don't wear a lot of jeans and I can't see Crocs matching a whole lot of my work clothes so I didn't feel like dishing out $30 for them ($40 for the flip-flop version). I'm not completely turned off by them, though so I'm not going to say "never."

Alright Gores, I find your

shawn Hogendorf — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:22:06 -0500

Alright Gores, I find your column witty, well written and entertaining, but the silence you have recently broken on your opinion of Crocs demands my response.

I am happy to read that you are open-minded enough to accept people’s right to wear “ugly” shoes and “afflict” your eyes in the same fashion that “secondhand smoke afflicts my [your] lungs” because I would have a hard time living one more day without your approval.

I’m “that guy.”

I wear Crocs nearly everyday.

Strangely enough, I am not a “trendy” guy. The rest of my wardrobe can speak to that, since my hideous shoes scream, “Look at me, I’m trendy.”

I agree the shoes are not the easiest on a set of eyes, but for those of us who enjoy comfort (and I have never wore them to a wedding or fished for a complement on my shoes) they are great.

It’s too bad that wearing holey shoes in a casual setting can cause an innocent bystander so much pain.

By the way, thank you for being so considerate that you will sacrifice your comfort so my eyes don’t have to be afflicted by the site of you in your old, holey Zubaz.

See Gores, some people will go with function over style. I know this is a hard concept to wrap one’s brain around, but it is true.

I am one of those people, and am pleased to know you won’t judge me.

Another misconception about Croc wearers is that we use the word uber.

You chose to use the word uber, please don’t stereotype me as a man who uses that ridiculous “word.” I hate that “word,” wear Crocs on a daily basis and can honestly say the only time uber has ever come from my being is in this response.

Oh yeah, one more thing.

If I happen to be sitting next to some old guy with black tube socks and a braided belt wearing similar shoes as myself, it will be a great conversation piece.

If I am fortunate enough to be near someone who doesn’t care what others think enough to pull off black tube socks, a braided belt and Crocs, I’m guessing he will be quite the interesting character.

When I’m in that situation, I’m sure that my hideous shoes will demand that my feet remain comfortable.

After my Crocs remind me how comfortable my feet are, I will take a deep breath, start using the word uber and remember that I am far too “trendy” to care what others think of me.

That is, of course, if they judge people on their shoes.

What's this crock about comfortable neon-colored shoes with holes?

Pat Minelli — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:57:01 -0500

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Many of my friends have

Alright Gores, I find your

What's this crock about comfortable neon-colored shoes with holes?