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    Stilettos Are Not Good For Feet (And Other Living Things)

    If The Cliché Fits! Are We Actually 'Obsessed' With Shoes?
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    Image of swimmingly swimmingly
    04/21/09

    In reply to Stilettos Are Not Good For Feet (And Other Living Things)
    My physics teacher in high school did an entire presentation on heels, which included him wearing them around the classroom. That was hilarious, but heels are painful and I hate them. Except they're pretty and in this case, as Alton Brown would say, are a total multitasker.
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    Image of Pocahaunted Pocahaunted
    04/21/09

    In reply to Stilettos Are Not Good For Feet (And Other Living Things)
    I worked as a stripper for ages and one of our posted house rules was 'Fights earn suspensions'. Right next to it was the rule 'If you use a shoe as a weapon in a fight you will be fired'.


    I was never involved in any physical altercations but I saw a few and when they get heated the girls ALWAYS go for the shoe attack! It's deadly.

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    Image of greengrey greengrey
    04/21/09

    @Pocahaunted (formerly CocoBambi): They had them as signs? I would pay good money for signs saying that.
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    Image of Pocahaunted Pocahaunted
    04/21/09

    @greengrey: Dude, we had so many signs! Above the dressing room mirrors there was a whole row of 'em. They were just laser printed on brightly colored paper though, not like official institutional type signage.


    The only other ones I can remember apart from the boring arrival times and fines rules are 'Hair and makeup must be done at least 10 minutes before you go on stage', 'Baby oil is banned', 'Heels must be at least 4 inches high' and 'Dancers DO NOT -touch- your butt or crotch on customer's face'.

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    Image of WashingMyHair WashingMyHair
    04/21/09

    In reply to Stilettos Are Not Good For Feet (And Other Living Things)
    Could the failing economy be the reason that a 53 year old is getting into exotic dancing? What a sad day thing to ponder.
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    Image of hortense hortense
    04/21/09

    In reply to Stilettos Are Not Good For Feet (And Other Living Things)
    All signs point to Nomi Malone.
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    Image of taffy taffy
    04/21/09

    In reply to Stilettos Are Not Good For Feet (And Other Living Things)
    The exotic dancer is 52? I would love to see what she looks like!
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    Image of hello.kitty hello.kitty
    04/21/09

    @taffy: Here's a link to a local report with video:

    [www.fox8.com]
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    Image of sportz.star sportz.star
    04/21/09

    In reply to Stilettos Are Not Good For Feet (And Other Living Things)
    I foresee a feminized remake of A Christmas Story with the classic refrain altered to "you'll poke your eye out, kid."
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    Image of Shamrockette Shamrockette
    04/21/09

    In reply to Stilettos Are Not Good For Feet (And Other Living Things)
    Stiletto heels can be a godsent if you're ever attacked by someone.


    I know somebody who fought off her attempted rapist with her stilettos and she caused him to have nearly 50 stitches and several staples.


    Forget about diamonds; Stilettos can save your ass.

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    Image of nessalicious nessalicious
    04/21/09

    In reply to Stilettos Are Not Good For Feet (And Other Living Things)
    I once read an article titled 'Blinded By My Own Shoe'. A woman and her friend had gotten into an argument and the friend had ripped the woman's stiletto off and hit her in the eye with it. She was now permanently blind in her right eye.


    This is almost as surreal and terrifying as that article.

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    Image of mariposatraicionera mariposatraicionera
    04/21/09

    @nessalicious:


    I have nightmares about something like that happening to me, I'm super careful when I'm eating because forks are very sharp.

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    Image of nessalicious nessalicious
    04/21/09

    @mariposatraicionera: Seriously sometimes I consider wearing goggles all the time. Things could fly at/into your eye at ANY TIME and blind you.
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    Image of Eleanor Ramilly Eleanor Ramilly
    04/21/09

    In reply to Stilettos Are Not Good For Feet (And Other Living Things)
    I've known stilettos were dangerous since Single White Female!
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    Image of megnificent megnificent
    04/21/09

    In reply to Stilettos Are Not Good For Feet (And Other Living Things)
    This makes sense in an odd way. Think about the other meaning of "stiletto."
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    Image of I_b_meh I_b_meh
    04/21/09

    In reply to Stilettos Are Not Good For Feet (And Other Living Things)
    52 year old exotic dancer WTF??
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    Image of brinkswomanship brinkswomanship
    04/21/09

    @I_b_hatin: I'm ashamed to say this was my first reaction as well!
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    Image of K K
    04/21/09

    @brinkswomanship: The stereotypical dancer, slim, busty, conventionally beautiful, and in her early twenties, is fairly removed from the, "average," dancer. Only the more expensive joints have women like that. A club in Ohio? I'm thinking there are even older women than that!
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    Image of Antrack Antrack
    04/21/09

    @K: Yeah, I wasn't surprised by her age per se, but I was surprised she was having her first day at 52! What has she been doing for the last 34 years?
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    Image of K K
    04/21/09

    @Antrack: Haha, I doubt that was the first club that she worked at. I'm thinking that if stripping is an option at 52, then it was something that you had at least dabbled in prior!
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    Image of mepo - Robert Cornhole invented it mepo - Robert Cornhole invented it
    04/21/09

    @K: I was thinking the recession.
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    Image of Samanthrax Samanthrax
    04/21/09

    In reply to Stilettos Are Not Good For Feet (And Other Living Things)
    Oh, and god bless Ohio. All of the weird stories come from Ohio or Florida. (Cow Suit Lady, I'm lookin' at you...)
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    Image of DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton
    04/21/09

    In reply to Stilettos Are Not Good For Feet (And Other Living Things)
    Single White Female Copy Cat.
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    Image of katie.scarlett.o'hara katie.scarlett.o'hara
    04/21/09

    @DinaRonson is now orderly, and restrained.: Same thought! That's the only thing I really remember about that movie.
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    Image of merv merv
    04/21/09

    In reply to Stilettos Are Not Good For Feet (And Other Living Things)
    Just think of what she could have done with her g-string.
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    Image of Mary McCarthyite Mary McCarthyite
    04/21/09

    @mervbaby: LOLZ
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    Image of megnificent megnificent
    04/21/09

    @mervbaby: The "g" is for "garotte."
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    Image of AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope
    04/21/09

    @megnificent: damn. you beat me to it!
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    Image of Mary McCarthyite Mary McCarthyite
    04/21/09

    @mervbaby: And her fishnets!
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    Image of Samanthrax Samanthrax
    04/21/09

    In reply to Stilettos Are Not Good For Feet (And Other Living Things)
    They might not be good for my feet, but I find them easier to walk in than flats. I don't know why. Flats make me ducky and awkward.
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    Image of Brigit Brigit
    04/21/09

    @Samanthrax is Sarcastic: I used to live on heels until I started working at labs. It took me like a year to figure out how to walk in flats in a somewhat flattering manner.
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    Image of sportz.star sportz.star
    04/21/09

    @Samanthrax is Sarcastic: I'm with you. High arches. About 2.5 inches is perfect for me.
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