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Friday, November 30, 2007

Shoes on the Wall

posted by on November 30 at 9:26 AM

This morning, what a lovely sight! A row of ladies’ shoes.
-3.jpg None has a match. Each is missing its partner. Because all are single, all have no use or exchange value. These useless shoes will never walk again.

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1

they will have aesthetic value

Posted by Bellevue Ave | November 30, 2007 9:50 AM
2

I'm no expert, but the second shoe in might only technically be a "ladies" shoe.

Posted by Lloyd Clydesdale | November 30, 2007 9:51 AM
3

I'm horny.

Posted by Mr. Poe | November 30, 2007 9:51 AM
4

maybe an amputee cleaned out her closet.

Posted by Mike in MO | November 30, 2007 9:52 AM
5

Of course they'll walk again! With a one legged Chinese lady named "Irene"...

Posted by Madge-YoursoakingINIT! | November 30, 2007 10:01 AM
6

Those shoes will keep on walking, because that's just what they do.

One of these days, those shoes are going to walk all over you.

Posted by Sweeney Agonistes | November 30, 2007 10:15 AM
7

(call a fascist-fuck, fuckers, but i'm gonna try my sloppy german on this one)

Wohin dieses photo? Das Kapitol Hillensie? Um die ecke von der fuSball/Kommunitie Kollege? Ich weiS ein guten bier trinken arbeiter von Sheoen - Sie Stum*blingbling Monk!

Posted by June Bee | November 30, 2007 10:18 AM
8

They do look like drag queen sizes, don't they?

Posted by Fnarf | November 30, 2007 10:18 AM
9

That was way too easy.

Posted by Amelia | November 30, 2007 10:18 AM
10

not a looker in the bunch. they may very well walk again, but they shouldn't.

Posted by brandon | November 30, 2007 10:32 AM
11

I love it! I saw those on my way in to work today, too and despite running late had to run across the street and snap a few shots myself. I'll post 1 or both to the Stranger flickr site later tonight.

Those shoes totally made my day.

Posted by dod | November 30, 2007 11:09 AM
12

charles, what a lovely little bit of prose. an ode to spinsters.

Posted by kerri harrop | November 30, 2007 11:38 AM
13

I think the fact that none of them pair is very interesting. Some commenters see a one-legged woman or drag-queen, I see vengeance. A spurned lover, an angry room-mate, someone pissed off and acting it out. I imagine someone plotting how best to hurt and taking the half that destroys the whole.

Posted by inkweary | November 30, 2007 12:08 PM
14

the other shoe's heels are wedged in the foreheads of some fuck-knobs who messed with one angry and righteous queen.

Posted by GotYourRevolution | November 30, 2007 12:47 PM
15

Give them to us veterans-We could probably use some singles here.

Actually, how about an administration change as well?

Posted by mla | November 30, 2007 9:37 PM
16

@7: Du brauchst ein ß oder ss. Eine Frau mit einem Beim braucht diese Schuhe. Ja! Tschüß!

Posted by Kristin Bell | December 1, 2007 12:07 AM

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