# Crocs with socks? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 24, 2007, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-with-socks/413003 "2007-07-24T20:39:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-with-socks/413003/21 "2007-07-24T22:03:54Z")
[QUOTE=Duke of Rat] Praise the bumfuck backwater that is my existence, I’ve never seen a pair of Crocs that I am aware of. Or Birkenstocks. And I ain’t paying $100 for any Air nothing. And I can’t even find a store in town that has Vans. My favorite comfortable shoes are $29 Dr. Scholl’s “Matrix” in black, but fucking Wally World evidently only had one pair of them so I don’t know what I’ll be wearing next time I need shoes. [/QUOTE] You see, there’s this thing called the Internet…? 😉 [birkenstockcentral.com](http://birkenstockcentral.com) BABY!! And my hair isn’t greasy. PPBBTTT!!! ---
**Author:** ![Delly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Delly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delly)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-with-socks/413003/22 "2007-07-24T22:06:10Z")
What the hell is wrong with a pair of vans? I dont fall under the category of skater/punk rocker/whatever that wears these,and I have a pair. Theyre comfy and they look nice with jeans etc. Am completely with you on the crocs though, absolutely rotten shoes! ---
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-with-socks/413003/23 "2007-07-24T22:13:13Z")
[QUOTE=FisherQueen] The first time I saw a pair of Crocs, on a dear friend, I thought they were breathtakingly ugly. I still think that they’re the most aggressively unattractive shoes I’ve ever seen. [/QUOTE] I dunno, [these](http://shop.crocs.com/pc-33-4-prima.aspx?reqid=33&reqProdTypeId=41p&subsectionname=footwear§ion=products) aren’t too bad. I like the Crocs that I do have because they are super comfy to wear to work, and quiet on the floor. (I’m a librarian) When my littlest was in the hospital last year, almost every nurse I saw was wearing the fully enclosed kind in white. ---
**Author:** ![Kneepants\_Erasmus\_the\_Humanist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/54ee81/32.png) [@Kneepants\_Erasmus\_the\_Humanist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kneepants_Erasmus_the_Humanist)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-with-socks/413003/24 "2007-07-24T22:18:06Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally Posted by \*\*Waverly > \*\* > Suck my Birkencock _swoon_ 🙂 > [@](#): > > Originally Posted by **recessiveMeme** > > ``` > Surely you've some vitriol left for Tevas? I mean, they must be just as bad as Birkenstocks or Crocs, right? And don't forget Converse! > > ``` Heh. All of those shoes suck. BUT YOU WILL NEVER GET MY CHUCK TAYLORS AWAY FROM ME YOU DIRTY WHORE!!! _wipes spittle from computer screen_ So, Bush wears socks with the presidential seal? Seriously? How fucking lame. I bet his underwear also bears that symbol. Wow. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-with-socks/413003/25 "2007-07-24T22:24:58Z")
So. What do you think of these: [http://clarks.zappos.com/n/p/dp/3034094/c/20996.html](http://clarks.zappos.com/n/p/dp/3034094/c/20996.html) (for clarity’s sake I DO NOT OWN THESE) ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-with-socks/413003/26 "2007-07-24T22:26:23Z")
[QUOTE=Waverly] Crocs: Ventilation holes or not, who wouldn’t enjoy a summer day with their feet crammed into waterproof, air-tight, zero arch support, colorful chunks of hard rubber? [/QUOTE] You’ve obviously never put your feet in a pair. Mr. Athena once thought the same thing you did. When his bestest oldest friend showed up to visit us with a pair of Crocs on, Mr. Athena wasted no time letting him know how utterly silly they were. Even though the friend wore conservatively dark green Crocs, Mr. Athena took every opportunity to give him grief. I, on the other hand, tried on Mr. Bestest-Oldest Friend’s wife’s Crocs, and went out and bought a pair the week after they left. Then came a day where Mr. Athena had to run outside to do something or other, and my Crocs were handily right next to the door. They didn’t fit, but he stuck his feet him them anyway and went “Oooooh…” Next thing you know, he’s wearing a pair of bright red Crocs. With happy sunshine decorations in the holes, and peace signs. He’s a 50 year old, ex-Harley Rider, weight lifter, and ex-Conservative Republican. If he can do it, anyone can. ---
**Author:** ![Apollo\_s\_Towel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5ac83/32.png) [@Apollo\_s\_Towel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollo_s_Towel)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-with-socks/413003/27 "2007-07-24T22:41:20Z")
[QUOTE=scout1222] So. What do you think of these: [http://clarks.zappos.com/n/p/dp/3034094/c/20996.html](http://clarks.zappos.com/n/p/dp/3034094/c/20996.html) (for clarity’s sake I DO NOT OWN THESE) [/QUOTE] I love how comfy Clark’s shoes and sandals can be, but those are just… wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-with-socks/413003/28 "2007-07-24T22:41:35Z")
[QUOTE=Scarlett67] You will get my Birkenstock clogs when you pry them from my cold, dead feet. They give my ingrown-toenail-prone feet plenty of room, protect my toes from further injury, and last forever. I don’t give a rat’s ass what anybody thinks my shoes say (including that I must be a lesbian to wear them, hardy har har). They’re comfortable and I like them. [/QUOTE] Rah! I wear my Birks constantly (only with socks when I fly, I admit). I, however, am a Lesbian trapped in a man’s body (to steal an old joke) ---
**Author:** ![Kneepants\_Erasmus\_the\_Humanist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/54ee81/32.png) [@Kneepants\_Erasmus\_the\_Humanist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kneepants_Erasmus_the_Humanist)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-with-socks/413003/29 "2007-07-24T22:43:08Z")
[QUOTE=scout1222] So. What do you think of these: [http://clarks.zappos.com/n/p/dp/3034094/c/20996.html](http://clarks.zappos.com/n/p/dp/3034094/c/20996.html) (for clarity’s sake I DO NOT OWN THESE) [/QUOTE] Uh. Is there something wrong with me if I rather like those? In green. Yes. Oh, wait rubber soles? Nevermind. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![whole\_bean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@whole\_bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whole_bean)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-with-socks/413003/30 "2007-07-24T22:57:51Z")
[QUOTE=scout1222] So. What do you think of these: [http://clarks.zappos.com/n/p/dp/3034094/c/20996.html](http://clarks.zappos.com/n/p/dp/3034094/c/20996.html) (for clarity’s sake I DO NOT OWN THESE) [/QUOTE] the wallabee (in tan) is a southern frat boy staple ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-with-socks/413003/31 "2007-07-24T23:09:31Z")
[QUOTE=Waverly] I wouldn’t say that… but I also wouldn’t be surprised if you had a well used Melissa Etheridge CD in your car. [/QUOTE] Who’s Melissa Etheridge? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-with-socks/413003/32 "2007-07-24T23:25:49Z")
I wear my white Crocs now, as I post. **Very** comfy. I use them for slippers/light-around-the-house-shoes. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-with-socks/413003/33 "2007-07-24T23:28:31Z")
[QUOTE=Scarlett67] Who’s Melissa Etheridge? [/QUOTE] Come to my Window, come inside wait by the light of the moon. Then everything will be revealed. ---
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-with-socks/413003/34 "2007-07-24T23:47:41Z")
[QUOTE=Bobotheoptimist] My name is Bobo, I carry a gun and I wear Crocs [/QUOTE] Believe me, nobody is going to laugh at your crocs when they see the gun. 🙂 [QUOTE=Bobotheoptimist] (sometimes with white socks), but I’m the only person I know that thinks they are uncomfortable. This is primarily due to my destroyed arches that generally require $250 insoles that provide all the comfort of having a walnut in your shoe but without the searing pain of other shoes. [/QUOTE] So you wear the crocs without your insoles? I’m probably about 5-10 years late in getting new arch supports. I don’t like wearing any footwear without it, although I once had a pair of Merrill sport sandals that had decent support. I really want a pair of crocs. And a gun. ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-with-socks/413003/35 "2007-07-25T00:15:52Z")
[QUOTE=11811] So you wear the crocs without your insoles? I’m probably about 5-10 years late in getting new arch supports. I don’t like wearing any footwear without it, although I once had a pair of Merrill sport sandals that had decent support. I really want a pair of crocs. And a gun. [/QUOTE] They’re not really conducive to insole usage, but they _are_ good for wearing in the canoe or as slippers for a quick trip outside. The material is fairly non-slip and is supposed to be bacteria and odor resistant. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f07891/32.png) [@Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Plastic_Ninja)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-with-socks/413003/36 "2007-07-25T00:16:58Z")
I’ve seen the little black ballet flats on someone before. I had no idea. **LPN** : _glances down_ Hey, those are some adorable shoes! **Her** : They’re Crocs! **LPN** : _dumbfounded_ You’re joking… Apparently not. They’re really cute worn. My mother adores bright colors and is on her feet all day long. She has knee problems and gets very warm very easily. She swears by her Crocs. She has them in every obnoxious color you can think of, but no Croc-flair. I do not wear them. I have a pair of Chacos (like sliiiightly more stylish Tevas. Slightly.) and a pair of black leather quite adorable Roman-looking sandals I alternate between most days. Socks are for chumps in Austin summers. But I keep almost buying those little ballet flat Crocs… ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-with-socks/413003/37 "2007-07-25T00:17:01Z")
Crocs with socks. Crocs with box. Fox with Crocs and Socks in box. _No sir! No sir! Mr. Fox, Sir - I don’t like your Crocs with Socks, Sir!_ Sorry, Mr. Waverly! Crocs with Socks are fun, you see! Here’s a new trick, we can play. Here’s some more fun things to say! Chicks with Socks come. Chicks with Blocks come. Chicks with Socks and Blocks and Crocs come. You can make a Quick Chick Socks Trick. I can make a Quick Chick Crocs Trick. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-with-socks/413003/38 "2007-07-25T00:17:47Z")
[QUOTE=Scarlett67] You will get my Birkenstock clogs when you pry them from my cold, dead feet. [/QUOTE] You’ll get me to put on Crocs when you slide then on to my cold dead feet… ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-with-socks/413003/39 "2007-07-25T00:46:57Z")
Thank you, **Merneith**. I coulda sworn “Crocs with socks” was by Dr. Seuss. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-with-socks/413003/40 "2007-07-25T01:02:10Z")
[QUOTE=scout1222] So. What do you think of these: [http://clarks.zappos.com/n/p/dp/3034094/c/20996.html](http://clarks.zappos.com/n/p/dp/3034094/c/20996.html) (for clarity’s sake I DO NOT OWN THESE) [/QUOTE] OMIGODIWANTTHEM! :eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-with-socks/413003.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-with-socks/413003.md?page=3)