# Shoe? Wtf **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [December 6, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoe-wtf/675688 "2013-12-06T16:28:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![96zj4me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/cdc98d/32.png) [@96zj4me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/96zj4me)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoe-wtf/675688/1 "2013-12-06T16:28:59Z")
I read on here about shoes on the side of road and disagree I drive from north seattle to south seattle and I always see random shoes on the road I can account for the occasion rubber boot falling off construction truck or the flip flop blown out the window or even the stinking tennis shoe but I can’t account for women’s dress shoe or the men’s lofer I have become obsessed with this phenom please help!! * * * LINK TO COLUMN: [Why do you always see just one shoe by the side of the road? - The Straight Dope](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/529/why-do-you-always-see-just-one-shoe-by-the-side-of-the-road) ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoe-wtf/675688/2 "2013-12-06T17:35:01Z")
Here’s some extra punctuation I had laying around. Let me know if you need more. …,??? ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoe-wtf/675688/3 "2013-12-06T17:57:44Z")
There was already a surplus of !, but I’ll throw in a few of these: AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHJJKKLLMMNNOOPPQQRRTTUUVVXXYYZZ ---
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoe-wtf/675688/4 "2013-12-06T18:08:54Z")
I hate how some people think it’s cool to put their feet out the car window. I’d like to think they are the ones losing their shoes. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoe-wtf/675688/5 "2013-12-06T18:20:29Z")
For reference, I think this is the column in question: [Why do you always see just one shoe by the side of the road?](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/529/why-do-you-always-see-just-one-shoe-by-the-side-of-the-road) ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoe-wtf/675688/6 "2013-12-06T20:49:18Z")
Moving to Comments about Cecil’s Columns (there’s something I don’t say often). ---
**Author:** ![squidfood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a87d85/32.png) [@squidfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squidfood)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2013, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoe-wtf/675688/7 "2013-12-07T00:29:56Z")
Were they all left shoes? Because driving south to north, I see the right ones… ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoe-wtf/675688/8 "2013-12-07T01:02:00Z")
Obviously, they are all left shoes because they were _left!_ Right? ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2013, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoe-wtf/675688/9 "2013-12-07T06:15:59Z")
Shoe, Shoe - what is shoe? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2013, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoe-wtf/675688/10 "2013-12-07T06:34:03Z")
> [@simster](#): > > Shoe, Shoe - what is shoe? [Shoo Shoo Baby](http://www.303rdbg.com/358stewart-S.jpg)