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[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Forget the condom socks. Those knee tassels are the shit!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Apparently knee chains were a thing.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 months ago (4 children)

That's nothing.

Look up "Mexican pointy boots"

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

Now that's some motherfucking roach stompers! You can even get em on the ceiling with those bad boys.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Do they walk everywhere or do they have a different set of driving boots?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They run by leaning forward, bouncing in high and long strides.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

Or just lean forward and ski down the dunes.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

If you're genuinely asking, most aren't quite so bad as this although there are some pretty crazy ones I've seen around Houston. If someone wants to wear something like this usually they'll put them on when they get where they're going.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

They bust em out at rodeos

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

This guy can fall forward and he'll just flip all the way over

[–] gravitas_deficiency 5 points 3 months ago

Holy shit that’s majestic.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

we call those "mosquito hunters" in swedish

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The man appears to have pointed feet. I repeat: he has pointed feet, so be careful now!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

I suspect this originated with the premise of having so much money that you can afford to waste it on extra shoe materials that serve no purpose other than identifying you as an asshole.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Just more proof that fashion is goddamn stupid.