[briant]

"He just doesn't like to wear socks," his father Steve Nelson said.

When I was a kid, I used to do the same thing, and my shoes had to be left outside. Too bad I never entered this competition.

[SamAdams76]

One summer in Alabama, I went about two months without even wearing a pair of shoes. I was about 12 years old and it was the best summer of my life! I felt like Tom Sawyer (and probably smelled like him too).

[Michael.SF.]

I think I may have found a picture of the judges:

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (L) leads the way as French President Jacques Chirac (C), German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (2nd R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) head for breath of fresh air after a closed door session earlier today.