Fed-up cobbler fashions extra-long social-distancing shoes

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He should visit Mexico some day…

Mex Pointy Boots 001

A Romanian-Mex shoe mix up might just be what cures the virus!

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What a bargain! Can that be right? I’ve paid more for mass-produced dress shoes from China.

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Specially made for Sideshow Bob.
sideshow bob

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I’ll stick with these, thankyouverymuch:

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Reminds me of Leningrad Cowboys.

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In before all the cordwainer vs cobbler pedants.
(Give it a rest folks, nobody cares!)

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Could be daytime civilian footwear for… The Tarantula!

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The Simpsons predicted another one

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Maybe there is a metre and a half between the backs of their heels but definitely between their mouths and noses.

No thanks.I have enough trouble trying not to trip over my own feet as it is.

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Yeah, doesn’t always work:

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How can they walk up steps? Heck. How can they even fit into stairways?

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If you receive them at all. A Romanian-American friend (immigrated from Romania ~10 years ago) has told me of the not altogether… successful… delivery attempts made by any postal/delivery service within Romania… incoming and outgoing. Perhaps he was exaggerating?

Sideways or backwards. I used to do that a lot when wearing flippers.

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The Charlie Chapin ‘Little Tramp’ walk?

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(Totally want a pair of these!)

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