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20 May 2005, 03:04
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1up on you
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Converse All-Star
The famous shoes found here displays a pair of converse shoes that I own, now these are about 3 years old, and I bought them for a tenner. The thing is I used to love wearing my cons, as no one else wore them, plus they went with anything, anyway I got out my cons today and they were ripped on the edge, so I was pondering on getting a new pair.
So I went online and saw they now cost £35. Seriously WTF. They are cheap shitty shoes which fall apart. I spoke to my housemate about this, and we aggreed to play a little game at the cinema, lets see how many people are wearing cons, and I can tell you too many, way too many. Is it a fashion statement now to wear them? Why pay £35 for them when they arent worth near that? Do you own a pair?
Incedentally I stopped wearing my cons last september as I ripped em and mud and water were flowing in.
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20 May 2005, 04:09
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Dirte
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Re: Converse All-Star
I hear that they are owned by some big ass company now.
I own a pair, but I would never pay that much for them.
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20 May 2005, 07:15
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Re: Converse All-Star
I heard that you can steal them from bowling alleys, so why bother buying them
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20 May 2005, 07:57
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Re: Converse All-Star
Me neither, they can look cool on some types of girls though.
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20 May 2005, 09:08
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mmm.. pills
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Re: Converse All-Star
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Originally Posted by SilverSmoke
Me neither, they can look cool on some types of girls though.
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Dykes?
I had a pair a few years ago, only bought them cause they had a sk8ter look to them (weren't full ankle like the ones shown). However as you say, they generally fell apart not too long after.
Unrelated but I so wish Reebok pumps would make a come back, they were
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20 May 2005, 09:30
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Re: Converse All-Star
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Originally Posted by djbass
Unrelated but I so wish Reebok pumps would make a come back, they were
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They belong back in he past with Puma Disk.
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20 May 2005, 09:33
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mmm.. pills
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Re: Converse All-Star
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Originally Posted by Stew
They belong back in he past with Puma Disk.
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Heathen!
Also, my only other problem I had with the converse shoes is the sole was very flat and thin, which meant I could feel every pebble and grain of sand as I walked.
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20 May 2005, 10:44
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Re: Converse All-Star
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Originally Posted by djbass
Heathen!
Also, my only other problem I had with the converse shoes is the sole was very flat and thin, which meant I could feel every pebble and grain of sand as I walked.
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thats the point fs
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20 May 2005, 12:15
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Miles Teg
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Re: Converse All-Star
I have two pair of all-stars, one american styled one pair just plain dark blue.
they rock.
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20 May 2005, 12:38
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King of The Fat Boys
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Re: Converse All-Star
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Originally Posted by Nantoz
I bet you also have dainty wrists.
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Limp wrists more like
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20 May 2005, 14:38
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Klaatu barada nikto
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Re: Converse All-Star
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Originally Posted by pig
So I went online and saw they now cost £35. Seriously WTF.
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They're only $40 in the US.
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They are cheap shitty shoes which fall apart. I spoke to my housemate about this, and we aggreed to play a little game at the cinema, lets see how many people are wearing cons, and I can tell you too many, way too many. Is it a fashion statement now to wear them? Why pay £35 for them when they arent worth near that? Do you own a pair?
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If lots of people are wearing them then that would explain it.
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20 May 2005, 17:51
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Re: Converse All-Star
I own one but I don't wear them every day. Probably once a week or something.
Converse are now owned by Nike hence why the price went up. There was an alternative to the Converse All-Star. It looked exactly the same but it doesn't have the badge (it was created for those anti-Nike people).
Still, I find £30-35 a reasonable price for any footwear.
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20 May 2005, 18:35
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Made of Twigs
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Re: Converse All-Star
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Originally Posted by Blastoderm
I own one.
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What do you wear on the other foot?
This reminds me of an economics lecture. The lecturer was trying to use an example for perfect compliments, and the product only working if you have one. He picked on a random person and asked what use a left shoe was without the right. Unfortunately he picked on the only guy in the room that always wore odd shoes.
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20 May 2005, 22:36
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Re: Converse All-Star
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Originally Posted by Stew
What do you wear on the other foot?
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The Nike astros that says 'left'.
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Breathing deeply, walking backwards,
finding strength to call and ask her
Roller coaster favorite ride,
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20 May 2005, 22:48
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BlueTuba
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Re: Converse All-Star
Go and wear proper shoes
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20 May 2005, 22:51
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Re: Converse All-Star
Urgh, the black ones are so plain and boring. I tend to avoid converses as they're a bit too trendy/hipster-ey but my current ones were just too great to let go .
I've owned two pairs over the years, the brown with orange laces/linings one a couple of years ago and a pink with a flowery pattern on them, atm :|
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20 May 2005, 23:17
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Re: Converse All-Star
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Originally Posted by Nantoz
All fetuses start out as female with female characteristics. The ones that are supposed to be male are later transformed by male hormones (testosterone).
But still we have nipples, a useless hymen and a grown together vagina - vagina masculina.
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Where the **** is my hymen and grown together vagina???
or are you a she-man?
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20 May 2005, 23:24
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Old Man O Deh *****s
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Re: Converse All-Star
I wore a pair to a 70's party about fifteen years ago. They were too small and the metal ringlets cut into my ankles.
I don't like Converse.
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21 May 2005, 03:59
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I dunno...
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Re: Converse All-Star
Dunlop Green Flash are now even more expensive. I had a pair, back in the day.
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21 May 2005, 07:05
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mmm.. pills
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Re: Converse All-Star
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Originally Posted by sniborp
Where the **** is my hymen and grown together vagina???
or are you a she-man?
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What becomes the labia (lips) on females joines together and protrudes as the penis on males, also what becomes their clit becomes the head on our penis.
I'm a little confused myself though on the hymen, I didn't think it developed at all in male genitalia, if I had to geuss though possibly the scrotum?
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21 May 2005, 15:40
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Klaatu barada nikto
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Re: Converse All-Star
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What becomes the labia (lips) on females joines together and protrudes as the penis on males, also what becomes their clit becomes the head on our penis.
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The labia majora fuse to become the scrotum on males; the labia minora become the shaft of the penis.
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21 May 2005, 18:57
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Cynical Optimist
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Re: Converse All-Star
Quote:
Originally Posted by Will Smith
"converse all stars, 2004 vintage"
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