The sandal? Roman Britons put a sock in it too

Times of London ^ | August 26, 2003 | Dalya Alberge

[xsmommy]

arghhhhhhhhhhh, marteen is the aging homo!!!! are you a Pgh jagoff, by the way?

[JoeSixPack1]

no. And I never ever ever mentioned your age problem!

I will say 'thanks for the giggles' and mark this one down as a "WIN" for ME!!!!!!!!!

(neener neener)

<|:-)~~

[xsmommy]

marteen is one of my homies. oh and you didn't win. snot. ; )

[JoeSixPack1]

marteen is one of your homos? How many do you have?

<|:)~~

[xsmommy]

i am going to have to strangle you, it is now clear: )

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[Dustbunny]

I always wear socks with my sandals when I have slacks on but never when wearing shorts.

[FreedomCalls]

This is it. Looks like a coarsely knitted sock to me.

[FreedomCalls]

Interesting look at Roman footwear here:

http://members.tripod.com/romeartlover/Feet.html

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Not knitted. Done with a needle and thread in a technique nowadays called naalbinding. It can look very much like knitting,although it doesn't have to.