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post #16 of 30
11/28/11 at 5:08pm
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So I guess that you can't afford good ones then use the arches in the cheap shoes. A lot of this crap you teens and 20 somethings do when you're young and stupid comes back to haunt you after you grow up at 40 which I guess at your age is like a million years  lol
Athletes 1/2 my age are in worse condition than me because they abused their bodies when young.

There are also athletes 1/2 your age that use better grammar and punctuation than you. Also, you're over 40 and use the term lol- nice.
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post #17 of 30
11/28/11 at 5:37pm
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There are also athletes 1/2 your age that use better grammar and punctuation than you. Also, you're over 40 and use the term lol- nice.



Kid, you wouldn't know correct grammar if it bit you in the arse. You were probably brought up on ebonics.

 

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post #18 of 30
11/29/11 at 5:16am
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Kid, you wouldn't know correct grammar if it bit you in the arse. You were probably brought up on ebonics.

Are you calling me black and doing so pejoratively? Call out the mods, this guy's raycess!!! Don't settle with "kid," why not just go all the way and call me "boy".
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post #19 of 30
11/29/11 at 5:54am
Gentlemen, please do not feed the troll. While he can have all the correct grammar in the world, it seems our friend here will never have class.

That said, he is slightly incorrect about the history of the shoe. Invented in 1935 by Paul Sperry, the design was based off of grooves in the shoe maximizing traction on slippery sailing decks (interestingly enough, the inspiration came from Mr. Sperry's dog). The grooves in the bottom of shoes that you find today were based off of a Sipe design that originated some 10 years earlier. At this point they were used more or less exclusively by boaters and sailors, not yacht owners.

Much to Mr. Lung's chagrin, I am sure, the shoe dropped even further into the realm of the working class when the US Navy began manufacturing Sperry's design for their sailors. It was only after this widespread usage that the shoe gained any mainstream attention. From there enter the "yachting" crowd.

So you see the boat shoe is not something that should be a luxury. While I will acquiesce to Mr. Lung that its invention was out of necessity and it is best suited for use on boats, to make comments about the original shoe being garbage or to say that the shoe is only suited for wear on yachts is simply uninformed. In fact, if anything, the shoe is the sailing equivalent of the tennis shoe; meant to maximize performance and allow for a competitive edge amongst sailors and men of the sea.
Edited by bourbonbasted - 11/29/11 at 6:10am
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post #20 of 30
11/29/11 at 6:36am

^Tennis shoes actually work better and some of the best sailors at my YC wear New Balance rather than Sperry's nest.gif

 

I still wear my Sperry's to be OG.

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post #21 of 30
11/29/11 at 6:41am
I'll agree with the tennis shoe statement. I wear tennis shoes on the rare occasions I find myself sailing. I was more looking to contradict the idea that boat shoes should been seen as a luxury shoe. They are meant to be work horses. Next we'll see hand welted boat shoes facepalm.gif
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post #22 of 30
11/29/11 at 6:46am
Oak Street Bootmakers

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post #23 of 30
11/29/11 at 6:59am
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Originally Posted by bourbonbasted View Post

Gentlemen, please do not feed the troll. While he can have all the correct grammar in the world, it seems our friend here will never have class.
That said, he is slightly incorrect about the history of the shoe. Invented in 1935 by Paul Sperry, the design was based off of grooves in the shoe maximizing traction on slippery sailing decks (interestingly enough, the inspiration came from Mr. Sperry's dog). The grooves in the bottom of shoes that you find today were based off of a Sipe design that originated some 10 years earlier. At this point they were used more or less exclusively by boaters and sailors, not yacht owners.
Much to Mr. Lung's chagrin, I am sure, the shoe dropped even further into the realm of the working class when the US Navy began manufacturing Sperry's design for their sailors. It was only after this widespread usage that the shoe gained any mainstream attention. From there enter the "yachting" crowd.
So you see the boat shoe is not something that should be a luxury. While I will acquiesce to Mr. Lung that its invention was out of necessity and it is best suited for use on boats, to make comments about the original shoe being garbage or to say that the shoe is only suited for wear on yachts is simply uninformed. In fact, if anything, the shoe is the sailing equivalent of the tennis shoe; meant to maximize performance and allow for a competitive edge amongst sailors and men of the sea.



I simply said that if people are going to wear these type shoes as walking around shoes and not just for traction on a boat then they had better get a model with good support because the practical deck shoe has little support. So if you want to play yachtsman even though you've never been on one get the shoe with support for walking.

 

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post #24 of 30
11/29/11 at 7:02am
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Originally Posted by rathebaindc View Post


Are you calling me black and doing so pejoratively? Call out the mods, this guy's raycess!!! Don't settle with "kid," why not just go all the way and call me "boy".



Are you under 30? I'll use boy then. I have no idea what you are but since you mentioned grammar it has been my  experience that people like you are so accustomed to bad grammar that when they see correct grammar they think it's wrong.

 

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post #25 of 30
11/29/11 at 7:39am
I am going to throw in my support for Sebago's. I own a brown pair and the blue with brown laces shown below. They both garner compliments, are solidly constructed, and are comfortable.

http://www.davidz.com/products2.cfm/ID/10864/attr1/6663/color/BLUEDARK/name/Sebago-Docksides--Exclusive-at-David-Z./

Also - Aqualung sounds like an unstable sissy.

Good day.
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post #26 of 30
11/29/11 at 8:09am
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I am going to throw in my support for Sebago's. I own a brown pair and the blue with brown laces shown below. They both garner compliments, are solidly constructed, and are comfortable.
http://www.davidz.com/products2.cfm/ID/10864/attr1/6663/color/BLUEDARK/name/Sebago-Docksides--Exclusive-at-David-Z./
Also - Aqualung sounds like an unstable sissy.
Good day.



Obviously a kid  here  lol

 

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post #27 of 30
11/29/11 at 8:40am
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Are you under 30? I'll use boy then. I have no idea what you are but since you mentioned grammar it has been my  experience that people like you are so accustomed to bad grammar that when they see correct grammar they think it's wrong.

I'm not under 30.

To the rest of SF: Is there a way to block certain people's posts? Aqualung has been on SF for two weeks and has posted 144 times. Every one of those posts has been a critique on another person's comment. He has added nothing and earned/retained no credibility. Rather than have to skip over his posts, I'd rather not see them at all. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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post #28 of 30
11/29/11 at 8:42am
Hover over the user name, click the option to "block member."
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post #29 of 30
11/29/11 at 10:31am
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Obviously a kid  here  lol

I'm 27 and a good deal more mature than you are. Why are you such a snob on a male's fashion forum while being at an elevated age? Have you not gained enough wisdom during your empty years on this Earth to not be condescending?
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post #30 of 30
11/29/11 at 10:51am
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Originally Posted by Willin View Post

I'm 27 and a good deal more mature than you are. Why are you such a snob on a male's fashion forum while being at an elevated age? Have you not gained enough wisdom during your empty years on this Earth to not be condescending?

Aqualung appears to be the online equivalent of an old man shouting "get off my lawn" at kids. Block Him, Forget Him.
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