There’s been a lot of flip flop hate out there these days, what with the two weeks of summer here in NY now coming to an end. Yes, it’s the end of August and we had only about three days I would actually consider hot this summer. Tonight, as August turns to September, there’s rumblings that temperatures are going to dip down into the 40s. Freeze me in carbonite now.
First, thanks to my new sister-in-law, I was made aware of a story on msnbc.om with the headline, Can your flip-flops kill you?. It’s similar to this story in the New York Daily News. The msnbc link is now broken, but basically the story detailed all the germs and bacterial microbes that collect on the bottom of one’s flip flops. Well, yeah, duh, there’s all sorts of nasty stuff on the bottom of anyone’s shoe. A flip flop is no different.
Next, there’s all the flip-flop fear-mongerers who claim that flip flops are bad for your feet and can lead to long-term health problems for middle-aged people. Now, I’m an unabashed fan of flip flops. Have been ever since college, but I realize they are not for everyone. First off, some folks just have nasty feet, others don’t want to wear thongs (a good excuse to show this photo. It is football season, after all) between their toes and still others just have bad feet for whatever reason.
So, it’s all about personal accountability folks. If wearing flip flops hurt, stop doing it. I could blame the Northwestern girl’s lacrosse team for getting this whole flip flop craze started, but it’s not their fault. Flip flops are cheap (at least some of them), easy to wear and comfortable. Who’s not a fan of that?
What flip flops are not are event specific. I’ve worn flip flops to weddings, to night clubs (along with shorts, OK?), just about everywhere. My flip flops are always not disrespectful. Maybe it’s because I wear Reefs, and only Reefs, which are high quality flip flops. Plus, really, shouldn’t people have more important things to worry about than my feet?
This is all said as a way to show you this video. In it, Kid, the dude with the footlong top fade of Kid ‘N’ Play, is hocking suits out west. He claims that you should buy a suit because there’s three occasions when shorts and flip flops just won’t cut it.
Just watch, I won’t spoil the rest for you.
