Comments on: Thongs of the Master http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/31/thongs-of-the-master/ Manolo Loves the Shoes! Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:17:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: She Unlimited Magazine http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/31/thongs-of-the-master/#comment-11831 She Unlimited Magazine Mon, 10 Oct 2005 17:52:06 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/29/thongs-of-the-master/#comment-11831 I call them open toe sandals or Sandals=thongs...... : ) I call them open toe sandals or Sandals=thongs……

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]]> By: Coleen http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/31/thongs-of-the-master/#comment-4515 Coleen Thu, 09 Jun 2005 14:25:51 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/29/thongs-of-the-master/#comment-4515 And they're only $311 for the pink. Come on, lottery. Baby needs a new pair of shoes. And they’re only $311 for the pink. Come on, lottery. Baby needs a new pair of shoes.

]]> By: Ayelet http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/31/thongs-of-the-master/#comment-3884 Ayelet Fri, 03 Jun 2005 19:43:26 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/29/thongs-of-the-master/#comment-3884 I am following this debate with great interest, as I am having a serious language crisis. Flip flop is simply too flip (!) a word to describe such gorgeousness. And thong. Well. No more. No more. Whatever NM says, we just can't use that word anymore. And zorries are rubber, aren't they? And slippers, like they say in Hawaii, that doesn't work. So???? Sandals? That's it??? I asked a 25 year old friend about the word "thong" and he was horrified to hear it applied to sandals. I think I may just buy these in order to make myself feel better about the whole thing. I am following this debate with great interest, as I am having a serious language crisis. Flip flop is simply too flip (!) a word to describe such gorgeousness. And thong. Well. No more. No more. Whatever NM says, we just can’t use that word anymore. And zorries are rubber, aren’t they? And slippers, like they say in Hawaii, that doesn’t work. So???? Sandals? That’s it??? I asked a 25 year old friend about the word “thong” and he was horrified to hear it applied to sandals. I think I may just buy these in order to make myself feel better about the whole thing.

]]> By: AnimeJune http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/31/thongs-of-the-master/#comment-3788 AnimeJune Thu, 02 Jun 2005 23:45:44 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/29/thongs-of-the-master/#comment-3788 As one of the lovely daughters of the Talmida, I would like to come to the defense of myself and my sisters. If the Sisqo had made his "Song of the Thong" about the shoes, they would be the ones to come to mind the most. As it is, I cannot wear the flip-flops or the thongs of either type, so I rarely use such words in conversation. Such arguments are best left to my younger, less experienced, sisters. ;) As one of the lovely daughters of the Talmida, I would like to come to the defense of myself and my sisters. If the Sisqo had made his “Song of the Thong” about the shoes, they would be the ones to come to mind the most. As it is, I cannot wear the flip-flops or the thongs of either type, so I rarely use such words in conversation. Such arguments are best left to my younger, less experienced, sisters. ;)

]]> By: Mimi http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/31/thongs-of-the-master/#comment-3761 Mimi Thu, 02 Jun 2005 15:14:42 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/29/thongs-of-the-master/#comment-3761 Thanks, Xiaolongnu, for that explanation. Looks like "zorries" is probably a plural derivation of the word "zori," and that the "zorries" were probably made in Japan back in the day when Japanese imports were (and were considered) cheap. Thanks, Xiaolongnu, for that explanation. Looks like “zorries” is probably a plural derivation of the word “zori,” and that the “zorries” were probably made in Japan back in the day when Japanese imports were (and were considered) cheap.

]]> By: KarenS http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/31/thongs-of-the-master/#comment-3696 KarenS Thu, 02 Jun 2005 11:36:05 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/29/thongs-of-the-master/#comment-3696 I am loving these shoes!!!!!!! I am loving these shoes!!!!!!!

]]> By: Maureen http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/31/thongs-of-the-master/#comment-3596 Maureen Thu, 02 Jun 2005 05:08:12 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/29/thongs-of-the-master/#comment-3596 JellyGirl, those shoes look excellent, especially for the price. But then I realize the costs of shipping from Singapore to Chicago... JellyGirl, those shoes look excellent, especially for the price. But then I realize the costs of shipping from Singapore to Chicago…

]]> By: xiaolongnu http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/31/thongs-of-the-master/#comment-3593 xiaolongnu Thu, 02 Jun 2005 02:14:18 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/29/thongs-of-the-master/#comment-3593 Desertwind and Mimi: Where I live (Honolulu) they are not called "thongs," but "slippers" or more properly "slippahs." This term applies to fancy and stylish shoes like the ones to which the Manolo has introduced us, all the way down to the rubber flip-flop variety. A local store called "Slipper Hut" sells the whole range. "Zori" is a Japanese word that means a thong-style shoe, originally with a flat wooden sole and worn with special socks (distinguished from the "geta" which has wooden bars across the bottom). But here in Hawai'i, where a lot of people are ethnically Japanese, rubber slippers are sometimes also called "zoris." Desertwind and Mimi: Where I live (Honolulu) they are not called “thongs,” but “slippers” or more properly “slippahs.” This term applies to fancy and stylish shoes like the ones to which the Manolo has introduced us, all the way down to the rubber flip-flop variety. A local store called “Slipper Hut” sells the whole range. “Zori” is a Japanese word that means a thong-style shoe, originally with a flat wooden sole and worn with special socks (distinguished from the “geta” which has wooden bars across the bottom). But here in Hawai’i, where a lot of people are ethnically Japanese, rubber slippers are sometimes also called “zoris.”

]]> By: Mimi http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/31/thongs-of-the-master/#comment-3592 Mimi Thu, 02 Jun 2005 00:50:29 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/29/thongs-of-the-master/#comment-3592 No, Desertwind, now that you mention it, I do remember them as "zorries." No, Desertwind, now that you mention it, I do remember them as “zorries.”

]]> By: shmarollynn http://shoeblogs.com/2005/05/31/thongs-of-the-master/#comment-3586 shmarollynn Wed, 01 Jun 2005 20:59:22 +0000 http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/05/29/thongs-of-the-master/#comment-3586 My problem is, Britney Spears has forever ruined the word "thong" for me. I blame it all on her. My problem is, Britney Spears has forever ruined the word “thong” for me. I blame it all on her.

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