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And in many cases the original brand is worth just as much as the fake. They buy from the same factory in Bangladesh, and slap the same logo on it, except that they spell it correctly.

Cerberus

But those who care most about those brands will be able to tell from a hundred metres.

@RegDwightѬſ道 True.

Though not always.

aedia λ

Not everyone.

user19161

@RegDwightѬſ道 Yeah they go through me first for the spelling.

RegDwight Ѭſ道

Everyone who cares about shareholder value has to do it that way.

Cerberus

11:07 PM

No, but those whom they want to impress most are the hardest to impress.

user19161

I don't care about brands but I must say asics running shoes are indeed the best.

RegDwight Ѭſ道

Gah. I hate that brand.

Cerberus

@RegDwightѬſ道 Yeah, shareholder value...so annoying.

We should have less of that.

aedia λ

looks under desk to try to figure out my sneaker brand

I've had these for like 6 years, you would think I'd know what they are

RegDwight Ѭſ道

I am wearing Homer Simpson slippers right now.

user19161

11:09 PM

LOL

aedia λ

asics, huh

Mahnax

I wear cheap shoes from Zellers. Oh yeah!

aedia λ

I'm wearing half of a pair of cheap brown flats I keep under the desk at work, but I commute in the sneakers in winter. I guess they've lasted a while so they're ok

I hate shoes though and I'd go barefoot if the ground wasn't like, full of people's spit and broken glass around here

RegDwight Ѭſ道

Move to a swamp.

user19161

I walk a lot so even if I take care of the shoes they might wear out in a year or two. The sole will drop out or something like that.

aedia λ

11:11 PM

user19161

I also used to run one hour everyday in the past.

aedia λ

This is like my sneakers before they got dirty (yes they really are pink edged... hmm mine are pink inside though)

RegDwight Ѭſ道

@WillHunting every day.

user19161

@RegDwightѬſ道 Thanks!

aedia λ

@RegDwightѬſ道 Haha. I would probably like it better.

RegDwight Ѭſ道

11:12 PM

I know. I was serious.

user19161

@aediaλ Hey looks like one of mine! But mine was yellow and not pink I think.

RegDwight Ѭſ道

Unicorns are endemic to swamps.

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Cerberus

Wearing shoes like these, but a nicer shade of brown.

Mahnax

Fancy.

aedia λ

Ooh, snazzy.

user19161

11:15 PM

@Cerberus That looks hard. It does not hurt?

RegDwight Ѭſ道

I don't wear high-heels.

Cerberus

@WillHunting Hard? How do you mean?

@RegDwightѬſ道 Why not?

user19161

Also don't buy expensive leather. The more expensive it is the more pain the animal went through.

user19161

@Cerberus Well, not too soft on the feet.

RegDwight Ѭſ道

@Cerberus Because on I'm no drag queen on Thursdays.

Mahnax

11:16 PM

@WillHunting How do you figure?

Cerberus

EUR 40 or so.

I bought these second hand.

aedia λ

You know they can tan the leather after the animal is like, out of it, right?

user19161

@Mahnax Well, that's what I heard or read long ago, no official info though.

Cerberus

@RegDwightѬſ道 Pah. Plain leather shoes have heels. These aren't "high".

Mahnax

@WillHunting It sounds very silly to me.

RegDwight Ѭſ道

11:17 PM

@Cerberus they are compared to heels that are much lower.

Cerberus

@WillHunting When was the animal hurt exactly?

@RegDwightѬſ道 These are regular heels.

Mahnax

@Cerberus Ouch, my shoes cost $18.99.

RegDwight Ѭſ道

@Cerberus Certainly you mean, you bought the shoes second foot.

Cerberus

@Mahnax Wow! That's cheap.

user19161

@Cerberus Well, like snakes that are skinned alive and left to die on the tree they were pinned to.

RegDwight Ѭſ道

11:18 PM

@Cerberus not if you're not a drag queen.

Cerberus

The cheapest decent leather shoes would cost about EUR 150.

Mahnax

@Cerberus Yeah, shoes here are very cheap at certain places. I got my work shoes for $10.

Cerberus

@RegDwightѬſ道 Haha, right!

Mahnax

@Cerberus Oh my...

Cerberus

Second feet, even.

user19161

11:18 PM

@Mahnax What material is it?

Cerberus

@WillHunting But what does the way you kill them have to do with the quality of the leather?

Mahnax

@WillHunting I have no idea. My best guess is that it is, in fact, a shoe.

Cerberus

@Mahnax ! Also second foot?

Mahnax

@Cerberus Nope, new.

Cerberus

Now I'm really wondering what they look like...

Picture!

Mahnax

11:20 PM

Shall I take a photo?

Cerberus

Or they didn't happen.

Mahnax

Oh, okay.

user19161

@Cerberus Well, like the skin is more supple or something like that.

Cerberus

Yay!

Mahnax

One moment, please.

user19161

11:20 PM

@Cerberus Famous line.

Cerberus

@WillHunting How is the skin made more supple? And why does the animal need to be alive during this process of supple-making?

user19161

@Cerberus Well, it is like rigor mortis. Things harden when you die. But I don't know more about this. Nvm!

Cerberus

Okay, lacking further details, it sounds a bit unlikely, sorry.

user19161

Oh @mahnax how is your infected toe?

RegDwight Ѭſ道

These are good shoes. And normal heels.

Lloyd.

Mahnax

11:23 PM

@WillHunting Alright, I suppose.

user19161

@RegDwightѬſ道 Good. High heels are dangerous.

Cerberus

They look decent, but the heels look about the same height.

RegDwight Ѭſ道

lloyd.de/kollektion/lloyd-herrenschuhe.php?s=classic

Cerberus

Heel = twice the thickness of the outer sole.

user19161

@RegDwightѬſ道 I like this kind!

Mahnax

11:24 PM

There they are.

Cerberus

Awww hehe.

Mahnax

Simple and plain.

Cerberus

Rubber sole.

user19161

@Mahnax Are your feet big?

Mahnax

@WillHunting Yes.

Cerberus

11:25 PM

Are they comfortable?

Mahnax

Somewhat.

Cerberus

Hmm OK.

Mahnax

After 5 hours standing up, any shoes get uncomfortable, so these are pretty good.

user19161

@Mahnax This is the kind students wear in some schools.

Mahnax

@WillHunting We have no uniforms here.

Just a poorly enforced dress code.

user19161

11:26 PM

@Mahnax Do you wear those to school too?

Mahnax

@WillHunting Nay.

They are for work, and work only.

user19161

@Mahnax Well, I could wear those running shoes to school back then, as long as they are not too colourful.

Mahnax

@WillHunting I see.

user19161

@Mahnax Good good.

Mahnax

Our dress code enforces length of girls' shorts and the amount of skin that they show.

Guys must wear shirts.

That's pretty much it. Obviously, pants are expected to be worn as well.

user19161

11:29 PM

When I was in uni, I wore T-shirt, walking shorts and track shoes all the time.

aedia λ

Yeah, well, that would have been good to wear under your fuzzy pajamas and winter coat that you needed to keep on in some classrooms to stop shivering, where I went to school...

user19161

Interesting how some places on earth need heater while others need cooler. If only the heat can be channeled from one place to another automagically!

user19161

But then there would not be snow in that case...

Cerberus

@Mahnax Shirts as opposed to...?

Mahnax

@Cerberus No shirts.

Cerberus

11:39 PM

@WillHunting Stupid earth refuses to stick with its orientation.

@Mahnax Which means, bare-chested?