http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5577911#5578017Oh my.
I was really surprised how enormous this bonfire is.
I thought primitives were morally superior to decent and civilized people, putting less emphasis upon material things.
Apparently not; there goes another one of my delusions.
jmowreader (1000+ posts) Fri May-01-09 06:26 PM
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What's the most expensive pair of shoes you've ever had?
And what shoes did you wear today?
For me: most expensive shoes were $150 Danner combat boots; today's shoes were Herman Survivors with diesel-resistant soles.
The primitive who owns a lot of prime river-front real-estate, purchased during the lousy George Bush economy:
tularetom (1000+ posts) Fri May-01-09 06:32 PM
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13. My kids bought me a pair of Nocona boots that cost $299
I'm not supposed to know that but I looked them up online.
All my shoes are expensive because I have a weird size foot (13EEE).
The primitive who doesn't think highly of freerepublic, the funky commode primitive:
johnfunk (1000+ posts) Fri May-01-09 06:37 PM
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23. $89.99 Church black drss shoes, bought 10 years ago...
... and still in use after judicious re-soling a couple of times a year. Total cost: about $159.99 (that's $7.99 averaged out to each renovation).
smalll (1000+ posts) Fri May-01-09 08:31 PM
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69. "None of your business" doesn't make sense on a DISCUSSION BOARD. Also, the phrase is...the last resort of the rightfully embarassed.
Finally, "you never know why someone is paying that much"???
Oh, I know quite exactly why people pay $800 for shoes -- they're either silly spendthrifts or obscenely rich.
Uh huh. franksolich pays 99 cents for shoes every time he buys new shoes, from thrift stores. franksolich has always preferred shoes already broken in. franksolich is kind to the earth, apparently unlike the materialistic primitives.
The mountain man primitive:
ThomWV (1000+ posts) Fri May-01-09 08:27 PM
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67. I believe you meant to say "Dehner", not Dahner - that's what I'm wearing right now
I had a pair of boots made by Dehner's two years ago and have them on right now. It is hard to explain to someone who has never worn a pair of custom made boots just how good they feel and how much easier they make a hard day. The one's I'm wearing are in fact the desert version in undied leather, rough side out. I also have a pair of Herman Survivors, but mine are 30 years old - and still doing just fine. My Hermans are insulated and far to hot to wear even during the Spring or Fall, purly cold weather boots. Mine are all leather, and they have never leaked a drop.
The grouchy old primitive:
NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Fri May-01-09 08:33 PM
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71. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Cowboy Boots little over a grand
Back in my Ziggy Stardust days.
Can't believe I lived through that.
The sparkling husband primitive:
Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Fri May-01-09 08:36 PM
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73. $540 .... a supersecret athletic shoe that only elites wear
jmowreader (1000+ posts) Sat May-02-09 06:32 PM
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105. I put this up for a reason...
A lot of people have been ridiculing Michelle Obama's $500-plus sneakers--largely on cost. I wanted to point out that a lot of rank-and-file Democrats also have expensive shoes.
Also, let me see...she was a high-powered lawyer before her husband Barack was elected president; her husband's current job drops the after-tax portion of $400,000/year in their bank account; the royalties on his two books have made the Obamas millionaires. There should be no doubt in anyone's mind that she can afford to give generously to charity--which they do--and still buy $500 sneakers if she wants them.
Apparently she's supposed to run around in $19.95 sneakers from Ross or somewhere because, after all, being a Democrat means you've signed up to live like Gandhi.
Well, yes, if the Democrats, liberals, and primitives actually practiced what they preach.
I just can't believe how long this thread is, how simply enormous the bonfire is.
