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Why Were Medieval Europeans So Obsessed With Long, Pointy Shoes?
Atlas Obscura ^
| 5/22/19
| Sabrina Imbler
Posted on 06/08/2019 1:59:24 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker
As first guess, for the same reason men wore codpieces to enhance their nether region.
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posted on
06/08/2019 3:26:35 PM PDT
by
bgill
(when you badmouth women, you are badmouthing your mama and the good women on FR)
To: a fool in paradise
Only two posts.
FReepers rock.
5.56mm
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posted on
06/08/2019 3:28:12 PM PDT
by
M Kehoe
(DRAIN THE SWAMP! BUILD THE WALL!)
To: SkyDancer
#30:
"And in today’s western fashion there are cowboy boots with long curled (whatever you’d call them) at the toe. What’s with that?" From the same culture that brought you zoot suits, and low riders, and cholos.
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posted on
06/08/2019 3:29:10 PM PDT
by
Governor Dinwiddie
(September 11, 2001 : Never forget, never forgive.)
To: LibWhacker
To scratch themselves or to trip people.
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posted on
06/08/2019 3:34:04 PM PDT
by
EdnaMode
To: PUGACHEV
I knew THOSE had to show up.
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posted on
06/08/2019 3:53:48 PM PDT
by
knarf
To: LibWhacker
To: PUGACHEV
To: LibWhacker
There are times, my friend, when a good cigar is just a smoke......
To: Al Hitan
Can you go skiing on those?
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posted on
06/08/2019 4:31:36 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
To: LibWhacker
Helps to lead the shoe up the a$$ when you’re doing serious kicking.
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posted on
06/08/2019 4:32:13 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
To: SkyDancer
“Do they serve a function??”
Scaling fine-mesh (border) fences.
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posted on
06/08/2019 4:36:20 PM PDT
by
PLMerite
("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
To: LibWhacker
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posted on
06/08/2019 4:38:02 PM PDT
by
HotHunt
(Been there. Done that.)
To: Yardstick
To: PUGACHEV
When you got extra drug money to spend on, out the pointy shoes and 22 in rims... bling
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posted on
06/08/2019 4:59:49 PM PDT
by
JudgemAll
(Democrats Fed. job-security in hatse:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
To: LibWhacker
LOL — I totally hear you.
I never thought it could happen to me but I’ve become a shoe junkie.
My trick is to buy nice shoes on eBay for a fraction of the new cost. I keep about a dozen nice pairs in my closet.
But there’s no doubt — once you’ve experience true nice shoes, there’s no going back.
To: Yardstick
*experienced
To: dfwgator
For your weekend enjoyment.
To: Tijeras_Slim
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posted on
06/08/2019 5:41:46 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: SkyDancer
Current western fashion in this country heavily favors square toed boots. I hate them and prefer a roper (rounded) toe. We certainly don’t wear curly, pointy toed boots.
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posted on
06/08/2019 7:16:01 PM PDT
by
Himyar
(Comes A Stillness)
To: Fiddlstix
Thank you. That was hilarious!
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posted on
06/08/2019 7:22:52 PM PDT
by
Mrs. Don-o
(Carbon Dioxide: the Green Planet Elixer.)
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