Comments on: The Ancient Birkenstock http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/10/the-ancient-shoe/ Manolo Loves the Shoes! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:32:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: desertwind http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/10/the-ancient-shoe/comment-page-1/#comment-2619 desertwind Thu, 12 May 2005 21:36:44 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/10/the-ancient-shoe/#comment-2619 Manolo, just as the Vicky before me, I too am a girl with simple taste in shoes. I like only to read and to laugh and to admire the pretty shoe. But, never never never has The Desert Wind touched the Birkenstock. The Simple New Original Clog, yes -- The Birkenstock, no. (I save up and visit you in a BIG GULp when Life has got me down. Thanks again) Manolo, just as the Vicky before me, I too am a girl with simple taste in shoes. I like only to read and to laugh and to admire the pretty shoe.

But, never never never has The Desert Wind touched the Birkenstock.

The Simple New Original Clog, yes — The Birkenstock, no.

(I save up and visit you in a BIG GULp when Life has got me down. Thanks again)

]]> By: La BellaDonna http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/10/the-ancient-shoe/comment-page-1/#comment-2571 La BellaDonna Wed, 11 May 2005 16:04:36 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/10/the-ancient-shoe/#comment-2571 It is the proof positive that just because people have been doing it for thousands of years, does not make it right. La BellaDonna, like the AnnaLucia, is very fond of the historic shoes. Which is why she read the Vicki's post, <i>twice,</i> and still thought the shoes the Vicki wears are the "Mary Rose" shoes! *Blush* It is the proof positive that just because people have been doing it for thousands of years, does not make it right.

La BellaDonna, like the AnnaLucia, is very fond of the historic shoes. Which is why she read the Vicki’s post, twice, and still thought the shoes the Vicki wears are the “Mary Rose” shoes!

*Blush*

]]> By: Tania http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/10/the-ancient-shoe/comment-page-1/#comment-2560 Tania Wed, 11 May 2005 13:56:56 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/10/the-ancient-shoe/#comment-2560 Ah, but the Manolo well knows that the shoes one wears during the construction of a well are the functional, un-superfantastic shoes. But perhaps this ancestral well-digger knew full well the un-superfantasticness of his footwear, and at the end of the project, he wisely and with great flourish chucked his unlovely and unloved boots into a hollow tree, strapped on his dancing slippers, and ran off to the ball. Ah, but the Manolo well knows that the shoes one wears during the construction of a well are the functional, un-superfantastic shoes. But perhaps this ancestral well-digger knew full well the un-superfantasticness of his footwear, and at the end of the project, he wisely and with great flourish chucked his unlovely and unloved boots into a hollow tree, strapped on his dancing slippers, and ran off to the ball.

]]> By: vicki http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/10/the-ancient-shoe/comment-page-1/#comment-2549 vicki Wed, 11 May 2005 09:22:14 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/10/the-ancient-shoe/#comment-2549 Monolo- my feet hate shoes. The are happiest bare naked, in sand. My feet have no special issues; they are simply shoe challeneged. When forced to wear shoes they are Taryn Rose shoes. I never sank to Birkenstocks. That being said, I thoroughly enjoy your blog. Stop by everyday for a chuckle- and here's the scary past: those brightly colored strappy sandals are looking better and better to me. Monolo- my feet hate shoes. The are happiest bare naked, in sand. My feet have no special issues; they are simply shoe challeneged. When forced to wear shoes they are Taryn Rose shoes. I never sank to Birkenstocks. That being said, I thoroughly enjoy your blog. Stop by everyday for a chuckle- and here’s the scary past: those brightly colored strappy sandals are looking better and better to me.

]]> By: Fausta http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/10/the-ancient-shoe/comment-page-1/#comment-2544 Fausta Tue, 10 May 2005 23:44:24 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/10/the-ancient-shoe/#comment-2544 So similar, it's scary! So similar, it’s scary!

]]> By: Evie http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/10/the-ancient-shoe/comment-page-1/#comment-2534 Evie Tue, 10 May 2005 21:41:13 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/10/the-ancient-shoe/#comment-2534 Found in a hollow tree? Perhaps it is the most unattractive shoe of the ancient Keebler Elf. Found in a hollow tree? Perhaps it is the most unattractive shoe of the ancient Keebler Elf.

]]> By: Annalucia http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/10/the-ancient-shoe/comment-page-1/#comment-2533 Annalucia Tue, 10 May 2005 20:58:38 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/10/the-ancient-shoe/#comment-2533 It looks like the shoe which Annalucia once saw in a Viking museum in Yorkshire. That shoe was a mere thousand years old but it seems the style it did not change much over the first millennium. It was somewhat like a leather bag made for the foot, with long laces to keep it attached. Thanks to Manolo for the article; the Annalucia loves both shoes and history and is happy to read about them in tandem. If the Manolo has photos of ancient Egyptian sandals or the superfantastic shoes of the Byzantine ladies, she will be happy to see those too. It looks like the shoe which Annalucia once saw in a Viking museum in Yorkshire. That shoe was a mere thousand years old but it seems the style it did not change much over the first millennium. It was somewhat like a leather bag made for the foot, with long laces to keep it attached.

Thanks to Manolo for the article; the Annalucia loves both shoes and history and is happy to read about them in tandem. If the Manolo has photos of ancient Egyptian sandals or the superfantastic shoes of the Byzantine ladies, she will be happy to see those too.

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