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Requiem

The soles are shot
The canvas torn
They’ve gone to pot
These shoes I’ve worn

They lasted long
And then some more
So this swan song
Has hit the floor

They paid their dues
t’s nighty-night
My Puma shoes
Head toward the light

Nobody’s Business

Magazine ad for Ice-Mint found in the March 25, 1944 issue of The Saturday Evening Post

Magazine ad for Ice-Mint found in the March 25, 1944 issue of The Saturday Evening Post
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“Brown shoes don’t make it.” — Frank Zappa

1948 magazine ad for Lady Nettleton shoes
1948 magazine ad for Lady Nettleton shoes

I’m sorry, but Lady Nettleton can’t come to the phone right now. She’s having tea with Mrs. Nesbit.

I’ve heard of gila monsters, and Gilly, and ghillie suits, but I never knew that a ghillie was also a type of shoe. Who knew!?

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“Men. They look.”

1969 magazine ad for Dr. Scholl's
1969 magazine ad for Dr. Scholl’s

Do your feet hurt? Because you’ve been running through my mind all day.

Bits of toe jam:

Dr. Scholl’s full name is/was Dr. William Mathias Scholl.

The human foot has 26 bones.

If you stub a toe, rather than swearing, you can exclaim, “My phalanges!

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