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This Week's Shoe Damage # Who The Hell Knows??

lawyerdad

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Originally Posted by ltontheqt
To follow on Manton's suggestion of a name for a shoe museum, I suggest Alden Pond.

"I have walked extensively in cordovan?"
 

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Originally Posted by johnny_flapjack
My guess is appreciating the art of them. I can completely understand having a collection of objects of beauty, wearability aside. Many people spend much more on art that hangs on the wall. Andrew can take his art with him to appreciate all day. I have some incredible bike frames hanging on a wall that have never been built or ridden, but they make me happy to look at and appreciate for their amazing craftsmanship and handwork.

And what fun would it be to buy shoes only when your old ones wear out?


My second theory is that this is sort of an "Andrew Almighty" scenario where an ark is being prepared with one pair of every conceivable high-end shoe so that we will have examples to go by after the flood.
 

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Originally Posted by johnny_flapjack
My second theory is that this is sort of an "Andrew Almighty" scenario where an ark is being prepared with one pair of every conceivable high-end shoe so that we will have examples to go by after the flood.
Are they expected to breed?
 

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ap,

thanks for posting the pics.

can you comment on the fit difference between the grant and welland or do they feel about the same?
 

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nice shoes.
 

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