Well Well Well
August 1st, 2006Not Such A Croc
Thanks to reader Amy for alerting me to this excellent Washinton Post article about the health benefits of Crocs.
Health BENEFITS, people.
You can try to hate on me all you want, but doctors are on my side. o
Tags: culture
I actually have been trying to buy a pair for months now, but the color I want (red) has proven to be an elusive quarry in my local area. I don’t want to order online because I’m in Canada; I haven’t found a canadian company that sells them online yet, and I’m tired of paying duty and broker fees, grrrr.
Many who know me are suprised that I have embraced the clog, as I’m a bit of a shoe snob. I’m just sick of paying hundreds of dollars for a pair of uncomfortable shoes and now that I’m a mom and not living in an urban area any more, I really don’t see the point anymore.
Give me comfort and something I can chase a two year old around in without breaking my neck. Dishwasher safe is the cherry on top!
I’m a flip-flopper (I’ve commented on this topic before) but I have to say that article made me consider donning dark glasses and a large hat and trying on a pair of Crocs. However, I then realised that here in Scotland there is little point buying shoes with holes in, as I’d only be able to wear em for about 1 month of the year. I will sacrifice dry feet for a pair of killer heels, but not dishwasher-safe clogs that will make my legs look shorter and fatter than they already are! Jon, more power to ya for sticking with the clogs in the face of such opposition!
Jon,
First Crocs? Now Bluetooth? Pragmatic and fashionable are mutually exclusive terms, my friend.
However, since it seems you have not chosen the Right, I think you are ripe for a Tilley hat…
…it comes with its own FOUR-PAGE manual. My fellow Canadians, who also tend to crave wearable utility, have a kind of cult about them. Tilley.com has the specs, but not the ads they place in the national paper up there, where people write in about being adrift at sea for 20 days and the only thing that saved them was their Tilley Hat. Not unlike posting medical endorsements for Crocs.
Good article Blurb… since my family has discovered crocs (about 2 years ago) they are croc crazy… even my mom has two pairs.
MadCarlotta: Where do you live in Canada? I have never had trouble finding them here; there are about 5 stores that sell them in Peterborough, Ontario alone.
This week’s celebrity’s wearing Croc’s sightings…Jack Nicholson, Royston Langdon (Liv Tyler’s husband) & Terri Hatcher & daughter.
Nice to see the Croc army gaining strength. Vive le clog!
Oh, Heather’s daily picture today of you is hot — nice counterbalance to the bluetooth headset photo.
Yeah, yeah. I think it was Billy Crystal who said, “It’s better to look good than to feel good.”
Health benefits? Hmph.
You don’t need health benefits to justify Crocs.
The dude that runs the Crocs kiosk in our local mall is a dead ringer for Adam Rodriguez.
I have four pair.
I bought my first pair on a trip to Maine last month– and am now addicted! They’ve not really hit here yet (in northern Florida) but I’m waiting!
here is what i dont understand….heather throws a fit about the crocs, which are harmless and which have now been proven to cure diseases.
but the blue tooth ear piece??? i hope she doesn’t let you out of the house with that thing on.
jon…please dont be one of those guys. wear the crocs with a hot pink shirt for all i care…but please ditch the blue tooth headpiece.
OY VEY.
but DUDE, you SMOKE! I’m not a doctor, but I don’t think wearing those stupid clogs negates the poisoning of your body…..
just kiddin! (not about the clogs being stupid tho)
Nowhere in that article did it say they are dishwasher safe, though.
I think Dooce posted that picture of you smoking just so people would have something to combat this post with because they really need the help in doing so.
Dearest DJ Blurb;
If Heather hated Crocs, she’s going to go into convulsions of anger over these bad boys;
http://store.pegasusshoes.com/product.cfm/pid/4703/g/Men
I tried a pair of these on yesterday, and oh baby are they comfortable. They’re a little more expensive, but they’re made like hiking shoes. They may very well last forever. The slimy/latex feel of Crocs made me look for something else. I’ve been looking for a replacement for the Nike soccer slides I’ve had forever that they don’t make any more.
Clog on my brother.
Love the koolaid tee. Where did you get that?
Two things:
1. I second wanting to know where the Kool-Aid t-shirt came from.
2. To poster “k.”. My husband has a Tilley hat. He LOVES it. I’m sure we got great looks on vacation while he was wearing it, but the man swears by it.
Not like I can talk, my wardrobe screams anything but “cool”. Oh well, I guess we’re the geek family!
Wow. I found that article oddly fascinating. Footwear shouldn’t be so interesting, in my opinion.
I’m a recent convert. It’s like having an all day foot massage. And I haven’t had back issues so far, so I’m loving that.
I wear the Crocs Flip Flops; the perfect compromise and just as comfortable.
Just because they’re healthy, doesn’t mean they’re good for you.
“In the end, though, the Crocs cachet isn’t about orthopedics. Says Hanson, “You feel like you’re part of a group when you’re wearing them.”
Socialization.
Primary socialization
Primary socialization is the process whereby people learn the attitudes, values, and actions appropriate to individuals as members of a particular culture. For example, some Inuit learn to enjoy eating the raw intestines of birds and fish, while some Chinese people eat Carp’s heads and the tripe of pigs. Bleah.(wearing clogs as an example and buying them for Leta)
Secondary socialization
Secondary socialization refers to process of learning what is appropriate behavior as a member of a smaller group within the larger society. (Leta noticing that everyone who’s anyone is wearing clogs)
Anticipatory socialization
Anticipatory socialization refers to the processes of socialization in which a person “rehearses” for future positions, occupations, and social relationships! (trying on and shopping for clogs for interviews, weddings,,,)
Those who do not subscribe to the pack mentality have historically perished. It’s a matter of survival. Do you? or do you not, clog?
ryan: I’m in Guelph, Ontario. I don’t have a problem finding Crocs per se, they seem to be everywhere, but I’m having a problem finding them in red….
If by chance, I do see a red pair, it’s never my size, lol.
Ah, see. You have mistaken my love and concern for hate. I do not hate the clog, but, just like the Brazilian pygmy red-banded bolo tie, I know that they can cause great suffering, not so much to your sole, but to your soul.
I pooka because I love.
*sigh*
There’s no reason for the Croc V. flip-flop war as Croc make a flip-flop. http://tinyurl.com/geuak
I’m drooling over the Off Road.
http://tinyurl.com/r7moh