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Dude. Feel the power. Your blogging will improve 1000%. I blog with confidence like never before. Strong, silent men respect me and women cannot resist my aura. Fame and fortune are mine.
Ninja, shminja. Those things are lame. Do you want to follow fashion or lead it? Real men are secure enough to wear their ‘flops with socks. Mark my words: floppin’ & sockin’ is where fashion will be in 6 months, and you heard it here first.
I hauled out my wide, colorful selection of classic flip-flops at the first sign of (relatively) warm spring weather. God’s own foot wear. (Looks like you’re wearing the classics in this pic. I don’t approve of flip-flop revisionism.)
I do not, however, do socks. I match my toe nail polish to my flip-flops.
I, too, prefer the free-ranging foot to the one incarcerated by socks… but, and this is a key factor: Males with furry legs often have equally furry feet. I’m sure Jon wanted to show off his blogging gear without making people wonder where he had found a Sasquatch and how he had convinced it to wear human footwear. ;)
So, with this information, I am satisfied. Socks w/ flops isn’t really all that comfortable to wear, but it is more comfortable on the eyes. Thanks Jon.
I was concerned that my physical beauty would overshadow the elegance of my footwear. Also, ever since a certain ghastly windsurfing incident I am reluctant to expose my feet to light.
Lex,
Good point. I have emailed the Manolo.
BTW, I am thinking that if I remove the toes from my socks I could paint my nails. This could be another new fashion.
The flip-flops and white athletic socks help me place you in time and space.
I just bought a pair of flip-flops that also speak volumes about what generation I belong to. And once the temperature here in Minnesota goes above 40 degrees, I’ll be rockin’ them every day.
dudes, you all act like socks and flip-flops are mutually exclusive. check out the toeless socks by sanuk, available at many southern california surf shops.
sometimes the temperature dives below 70 but hovers above 55–it’s too hot for aussie dogs but our insteps, heels, and ankles must be warmed. jonathan, at $9/pair, you can’t afford NOT to wear these.
Every pair I own is black. The matching nailpolish would be Goth rather than metro, if Goths would leave the house in what I am of the age to call zorries, rather than flip-flops.
There are ninja socks that allow for the big toe only to seperate from the rest of the toes. My friend had a pair in high school, five years ago or so. And this is in middle-of-nowhere Wisconsin.
Frankly, chaps.. men with nail polish on toes matching the flip flops (though Manolo may not be with me on THIS one I suspect) is EASILY much more likely to be an admired ‘look’ in 6 months than THIS cringeworthy non-effort. I can only hope the ill-advised prediction of imminent trendiness to be a postmoder ironic stunt.. fie on you sir for giving false hope to style-challenged fratboys!
Well, here’s what I am offering those willing… Sol Socks are fleece socks that are made for flip-flops. I know tabi socks have been around longer than feet but noone else makes them with fleece. I agree that flip-flops are meant to be worn sans socks but when it is below freezing and you want to pretend you’re still living in the summer what can you do?
(And don’t say put on shoes) http://www.solsocks.com
March 31st, 2005 at 10:58 pm
Dude. Socks and flip-flops… is that … um …done??
March 31st, 2005 at 11:22 pm
Dude. Feel the power. Your blogging will improve 1000%. I blog with confidence like never before. Strong, silent men respect me and women cannot resist my aura. Fame and fortune are mine.
Just toe it.
March 31st, 2005 at 11:31 pm
Somehow it doesn’t have the cachet of the Ninja tabi boot.
April 1st, 2005 at 12:29 am
Ninja, shminja. Those things are lame. Do you want to follow fashion or lead it? Real men are secure enough to wear their ‘flops with socks. Mark my words: floppin’ & sockin’ is where fashion will be in 6 months, and you heard it here first.
April 1st, 2005 at 12:39 am
Does Manolo know about this development?
April 1st, 2005 at 3:50 am
You are posting pictures of thongs now? I thought this was a family blog.
April 1st, 2005 at 7:17 am
I hauled out my wide, colorful selection of classic flip-flops at the first sign of (relatively) warm spring weather. God’s own foot wear. (Looks like you’re wearing the classics in this pic. I don’t approve of flip-flop revisionism.)
I do not, however, do socks. I match my toe nail polish to my flip-flops.
April 1st, 2005 at 8:02 am
Moira is right. Match your toenail polish and ditch the socks.
April 1st, 2005 at 9:04 am
I, too, prefer the free-ranging foot to the one incarcerated by socks… but, and this is a key factor: Males with furry legs often have equally furry feet. I’m sure Jon wanted to show off his blogging gear without making people wonder where he had found a Sasquatch and how he had convinced it to wear human footwear. ;)
So, with this information, I am satisfied. Socks w/ flops isn’t really all that comfortable to wear, but it is more comfortable on the eyes. Thanks Jon.
April 1st, 2005 at 9:10 am
“I do not, however, do socks. I match my toe nail polish to my flip-flops.”
Well, you’re female. I would not want to see the male of my species do such a thing. (Especially the nail polish!)
Leather boots should still be in style for manly footwear. Or at least sneakers.
April 1st, 2005 at 9:23 am
Beads and Roman sandles won’t be seen.
GOOD wink there Ken.
April 1st, 2005 at 9:45 am
Manolo says, Ayyyyyyyyyyy!!
It appears that the many months the Manolo he has spent attempting to educate the blogosphere they were wasted.
Best of the Wishes,
Manolo
April 1st, 2005 at 9:55 am
Mal,
I was concerned that my physical beauty would overshadow the elegance of my footwear. Also, ever since a certain ghastly windsurfing incident I am reluctant to expose my feet to light.
Lex,
Good point. I have emailed the Manolo.
BTW, I am thinking that if I remove the toes from my socks I could paint my nails. This could be another new fashion.
April 1st, 2005 at 9:59 am
I see that Manolo has responded, for which I am honored. He and I will just have to agree to disagree, I guess.
April 1st, 2005 at 12:43 pm
The flip-flops and white athletic socks help me place you in time and space.
I just bought a pair of flip-flops that also speak volumes about what generation I belong to. And once the temperature here in Minnesota goes above 40 degrees, I’ll be rockin’ them every day.
April 1st, 2005 at 3:49 pm
Flop-flip.
Jonathan provokes a cry of pain from the Manolo. Warning: first link is to a sartorially shocking photo. Not work…
April 1st, 2005 at 5:04 pm
jon (assuming the feet are jon’s)….one word for you: anti-dude!
hmmm, wonder if there might be a market for flip-flop-form-fitting, big-toe-segregated socks.
April 1st, 2005 at 5:40 pm
dudes, you all act like socks and flip-flops are mutually exclusive. check out the toeless socks by sanuk, available at many southern california surf shops.
Link
sometimes the temperature dives below 70 but hovers above 55–it’s too hot for aussie dogs but our insteps, heels, and ankles must be warmed. jonathan, at $9/pair, you can’t afford NOT to wear these.
hang loose.
April 1st, 2005 at 11:06 pm
Or, you could wear some toe socks. I still have a pair left over from the ’80s, uglier than these. I don’t think I ever wore them.
April 1st, 2005 at 11:10 pm
Wow. You people are way ahead of me.
April 2nd, 2005 at 6:09 am
Dude. You are, like, so letting down the side, here. :)
April 3rd, 2005 at 10:33 am
Yuck.
Unless you’re being ironic, in which case:
Yuck.
April 4th, 2005 at 8:55 am
Dude, what’s a sandle?
April 4th, 2005 at 3:02 pm
The Manolo, he must be respected!
Do not dare to call down the wrath of the blogging gods upon you. Repent NOW, heathen!
April 7th, 2005 at 8:14 am
Every pair I own is black. The matching nailpolish would be Goth rather than metro, if Goths would leave the house in what I am of the age to call zorries, rather than flip-flops.
April 7th, 2005 at 10:04 am
There are ninja socks that allow for the big toe only to seperate from the rest of the toes. My friend had a pair in high school, five years ago or so. And this is in middle-of-nowhere Wisconsin.
Hot look tho. Cheers.
April 26th, 2005 at 6:31 am
I’m with Manolo on this one.
Frankly, chaps.. men with nail polish on toes matching the flip flops (though Manolo may not be with me on THIS one I suspect) is EASILY much more likely to be an admired ‘look’ in 6 months than THIS cringeworthy non-effort. I can only hope the ill-advised prediction of imminent trendiness to be a postmoder ironic stunt.. fie on you sir for giving false hope to style-challenged fratboys!
July 11th, 2005 at 12:41 pm
WHY didn’t I get the memo? I’m still wearing my FUZZY BUNNY slippers to blog in! I feel so lost!
July 11th, 2005 at 1:00 pm
No worries! Keep wearing those bunny slippers. Another few months and they’ll be in fashion again.
September 10th, 2005 at 7:51 pm
Well, here’s what I am offering those willing… Sol Socks are fleece socks that are made for flip-flops. I know tabi socks have been around longer than feet but noone else makes them with fleece. I agree that flip-flops are meant to be worn sans socks but when it is below freezing and you want to pretend you’re still living in the summer what can you do?
(And don’t say put on shoes) http://www.solsocks.com
September 10th, 2005 at 9:53 pm
Sean, thanks!