Clog v Flip Flop
June 26th, 2006It’s important when winning a war to be confident. It’s also important to have presentations.
Here’s mine:
(click image to view QuickTime version of the presentation. Use the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate, or click your mouse to move forward.)
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June 26th, 2006 at 9:30 pm
nerd love is so EFFING AWESOME.
June 26th, 2006 at 9:40 pm
While I am still strongly anti-clog, today as I walked through the mall on a mission to by headphones for my work computer on my lunch hour, I passed a Croc kiosk and the rainbow colored display of fugly shoes and Croc t-shirts made me laugh out loud b/c I thought of your liberation video.
I considered buying Leta a Croc shirt as a joke, but as I stand firmly on Heather’s side, I cannot cross over and support the makers of the world’s ugliest shoes.
But I do enjoy the ongoing Armstrong Clog Battle stories and videos. You guys are too funny.
June 26th, 2006 at 10:46 pm
How could you loose this argument? You have a pie chart!
June 26th, 2006 at 11:25 pm
The Armstrong Clog Battle enticed me to buy my first pair of Crocs today…actually, I tried to pay for them, but a dear friend elbowed me out of the way so that she could purchase them for me as a birthday present.
I just went up another power of two, and now have my first–but assuredly not last–pair of Crocs.
June 27th, 2006 at 1:00 am
“Heather, next time BURN the clogs.”
Another pro for clogs: fire resistant.
I’m 95% certain that if one tried to burn flip flops, they would ignite and release some really toxic black gas, so hey! Yay for clogs.
I have to say, I’m all for comfort, but I have completely avoided trying on Crocs because they are hideous. I know if I try them on and they are insanely comfortable, I will have to own a pair and thus try and find some way to justify wearing them. And my feet will be embarrassed.
Still, I absolutely love the presentation. And I like Crocs on other people, they are sort of insanely hilarious… but I just can’t. Not yet.
June 27th, 2006 at 5:29 am
I just bought my first pair of Crocs today…
I was, up until trying them on, emphatically anti-clog. They are the most brilliant development in footwear since… well… since the beginning of time.
What can you do in a pair of pink heels that you can’t do in clogs? Nothing.
What can you do in clogs that you can’t do in pink heels… a big fat motherload of useful things. I’d like to see Heather supporting her side of the argument by carrying out everyday household tasks while wearing the aforementioned heels. Prove their superiority.
June 27th, 2006 at 5:57 am
Love the presentation. Love the colors, love the clickiness, love it all. And it’s all true of course.
While I’m basking in victory-induced elitism I wonder what fashion statement you’ll champion next. If I may be so bold as to make a suggestion… picture if you will a sunny day, a garden hose, the lovely green lawn, your smackin’ dandy black Clogz, and to top it all off a black leather Gardening Thong. Just the ticket for the great outdoors. Looks fantastic with a pair of Clogz. A bold statement for the man who’s not afraid to follow his gut when it comes to self-expression.
June 27th, 2006 at 7:00 am
Awesome presentation. Totally convincing. It makes me want to buy some of those ugly shoes.
June 27th, 2006 at 7:12 am
@Mahlookma: Same thing nearly happened to me last night at Target. I saw Crocs on sale and pointed to them; my girlfriend shook her head; I said, “But Jon Armstrong said it’s okay!”
June 27th, 2006 at 7:53 am
What is this government propoganda???? Citizens we must say NO NO NO! For the sake of our children!!! Clogs represent chaos!!
June 27th, 2006 at 8:05 am
okay, this was cool, 30 cool points for this presentation.
June 27th, 2006 at 8:20 am
Don’t say “clog penetration.”
June 27th, 2006 at 8:24 am
Not only did you dis the flip flop, you’re not realizing the wrath you’re inviting upon yourself…the reality is she LET you have those shoes back, and now you’re going overboard flaunting your “victory”.
I have a feeling, just like someone else we know, you have prematurely declared “mission accomplished”…good luck to you and your clogs…you’re going to need it, I fear.
PS cool presentation…overboard, but cool…you’re going to pay (and as my husband says, “don’t I always pay?”)
June 27th, 2006 at 8:46 am
You forgot to say in hte presentation that the clogs cover the whole foot.. so if you have weird looking feet or haven’t had a pedicure in forever that it’s okay…
Though I am a fan of flip flops sometimes in the summer!
June 27th, 2006 at 9:02 am
Personally, I’m a flip flop fan. Miserably hot weather + super sweaty feet = as little coverage as possible.
However, if MARIO BATALI can go on Emeril Live wearing HOT PINK SOCKS and NEON ORANGE CLOGS…
you should be allowed to wear yours.
I rest my case.
June 27th, 2006 at 9:22 am
Oh dude - why not take the Crayon victory and leave it at that?
June 27th, 2006 at 9:25 am
I like my crocs cause they are not slippery like the old nave flip flops are…..I tend to slip and fall too many times….so crocs keep me steady….I even did the ACS Relay for Life in my crocs this last weekend…..feet felt just fine after walking for 2 hours !!!!
June 27th, 2006 at 9:35 am
This clip includes David Spade and Nick Swardson, which isn’t the interesting part.
Just pay attention around 3:17. I think you’ll find it amusing.
http://tinyurl.com/rurk9
June 27th, 2006 at 10:28 am
hilarious presentation. there are plenty of gentlemen on your side out here in san diego. i was at the dog park yesterday and saw not 1, but 2 men wearing clogs. one was the croc variety, the other a more traditional leather one. strangely enough, he was also riding a bike.
June 27th, 2006 at 11:45 am
Shock and awe. Shock and awe.
June 27th, 2006 at 12:07 pm
I thought nobody could beat my mom’s obsession with crocs (5 pairs), but you blow her out of the water. & Odonata9 - she lives in San Diego too… hmmmm
June 27th, 2006 at 12:33 pm
i especially like the pie chart.
June 27th, 2006 at 12:58 pm
Talk about missing the obvious:
Clogs are the best, they’ve always been the best.
Flipflops are for wearing in the shower at boot camp, Campfire Girl camp, and prison.
The main reason clogs rock? I don’t have to look at anybody’s ugly furry, funky-nailed talons. Keep those thick, yella, fungus filled toenails under wraps, for the love of humanity.
Flipflops are designed for pretty feet only. Under my observation, less than 1% of the population (predominantly teen girls) have attractive feet.
I don’t want to look at varicose vein feet, hairy feet, weird-toe-length feet, or feet that look like 1 step back in the evolutionary chain.
Clogs are sexy, stylish, and infinitely more considerate of those of us with weak stomachs.
Rock on clog-man!
June 27th, 2006 at 1:01 pm
See, and I move between clogs and flipflops equally well. I see them as seasonal, as I have this OCD thing where I cannot have my toes confined after, say, May 1. Unless wearing sneakers to the gym.
But that’s MY neurosis imposing itself onto your marital neurosis. Summer = flip flops, winter, spring, and fall = clogs.
Nice Keynote, by the way.
June 27th, 2006 at 1:09 pm
But what of plastic sandals?