Looking for a pair of brogues...

[thescot]

. . .I haven't owned a pair of "plastic" shoes since I had a pair of perfectly hideous (in retrospect ) pair of maroon and black platform saddle shoes when I was 16 and I don't expect I'll ever own a pair again unless I have to in the unlikely event I have to buy some for some sort of uniform.

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Don't believe I'd a told that, brother.

Notice I have not mentioned the tan and brown cap toe palstics I owned back in the early 70s.

Hey, I was young and dumb, and I thought they were cool. Come to think of it, they were kind of cool back then. But that was in another country, and besides the wench ins dead. (10 points to anyone who can spot the allusion without Googling!)

[Brian K]

Don't believe I'd a told that, brother.

Notice I have not mentioned the tan and brown cap toe palstics I owned back in the early 70s.

Hey, I was young and dumb, and I thought they were cool. Come to think of it, they were kind of cool back then. But that was in another country, and besides the wench ins dead. (10 points to anyone who can spot the allusion without Googling!)

LOL, Brother. I was 16 in 1973 and a lot of people were wearing them back then. Whether we should have is another question altogether . I'm not proud of all my wardrobe choices back then, but I fit in with the crowd. Today I am much less worried about "fitting in." One of the best things about being in my second half-century is that I have finally learned that the opinions of others are just that - opinions - and 98% of them just don't matter!

Regards,

Brian