7/22/2006: Shaoguan shoes

Undertoad · 07-22-2006, 11:51 AM

The Chinese town of Shaoguan has had a really bad flooding problem. Hundreds of people died. That's the sad part. The interesting IotDish part is this:

Thousands upon thousands of shoes and slippers were put in the sun to dry.

Trilby · 07-22-2006, 12:49 PM

i hate wearing wet shoes and socks.

Clodfobble · 07-22-2006, 01:25 PM

That's a lot of very colorful shoes, especially red. If this happened in the U.S. they'd be 99% white, brown, and black.

Oafed · 07-22-2006, 03:26 PM

Drying out dead peoples shoes... GREAT

Stormieweather · 07-22-2006, 03:26 PM

The thing I wanna know is, what is going to happen to all those shoes once they're dried out?

Does every shoeless person have to tiptoe through the thousands and thousands of mostly identical shoes trying to identify theirs? Could they just pick a pair that fits and walk away? Is there going to be a huge yard sale for used, sun-dried shoes and slippers? Has this happened before and now everyone knows to have their name clearly written on the sole of their slippers?

I'm just curious.

Stormie

glatt · 07-22-2006, 04:22 PM

I bet there is a shoe factory there, and these are new shoes.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-22-2006, 05:36 PM

I had the same thought.

wolf · 07-22-2006, 05:50 PM

I'd be careful about buying Chinese shoes next spring, then ... not as big a deal as checking dealership of origin on car purchases six months after a flood here in the U.S., but wearability will be affected by the soaking.

Ibby · 07-22-2006, 06:32 PM

my shoes are still cooler.

Except mine have rainbow shoelaces.

ajaccio · 07-23-2006, 10:18 AM

Wasn't there another story in the news sometime this year about a ship that lost it's cargo, a shipment of new shoes, and they mostly landed on the coast of France? Maybe it's something like that. But notice how NEATLY they are all arranged! Now that took some time!

wolf · 07-23-2006, 12:06 PM

The Chinese, I think, are known for their patience (willingness to keep at a project for 1800+ years qualifies) and also for their immense population. They have the time and the manpower to do pretty much anything.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-23-2006, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ibram

my shoes are still cooler.

Except mine have rainbow shoelaces.

Chuck Taylor must be up to about 200 rpm, in his grave.

Ibby · 07-23-2006, 08:07 PM

Good for him... I hate chucks, honestly, but I couldnt find any other cool, colourful shoes.

bluecuracao · 07-24-2006, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ibram

my shoes are still cooler.

Except mine have rainbow shoelaces.

Oh shit, the '80s ARE back.

Do you have Plaid Vans, too? This is so *awesome.*

bluecuracao · 07-24-2006, 01:10 AM

Never mind, I missed the part about not being able to find other colorful shoes. Just got a little too excited, there.

07-22-2006, 11:51 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	7/22/2006: Shaoguan shoes The Chinese town of Shaoguan has had a really bad flooding problem. Hundreds of people died. That's the sad part. The interesting IotDish part is this: Thousands upon thousands of shoes and slippers were put in the sun to dry.

07-22-2006, 12:49 PM	#2
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	i hate wearing wet shoes and socks. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

07-22-2006, 03:26 PM	#5
Stormieweather Wearing her bitch boots Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Floriduh Posts: 1,181	The thing I wanna know is, what is going to happen to all those shoes once they're dried out? Does every shoeless person have to tiptoe through the thousands and thousands of mostly identical shoes trying to identify theirs? Could they just pick a pair that fits and walk away? Is there going to be a huge yard sale for used, sun-dried shoes and slippers? Has this happened before and now everyone knows to have their name clearly written on the sole of their slippers? I'm just curious. Stormie __________________ "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi

07-22-2006, 05:36 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I had the same thought. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-22-2006, 05:50 PM	#8
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I'd be careful about buying Chinese shoes next spring, then ... not as big a deal as checking dealership of origin on car purchases six months after a flood here in the U.S., but wearability will be affected by the soaking. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-22-2006, 01:25 PM	#3
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	That's a lot of very colorful shoes, especially red. If this happened in the U.S. they'd be 99% white, brown, and black.

07-22-2006, 03:26 PM	#4
Oafed So many stupid people... So few comets Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 18	Drying out dead peoples shoes... GREAT

07-22-2006, 04:22 PM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I bet there is a shoe factory there, and these are new shoes.

07-22-2006, 06:32 PM	#9
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	my shoes are still cooler. Except mine have rainbow shoelaces. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

07-23-2006, 10:18 AM	#10
ajaccio Colloquialist Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 76	Wasn't there another story in the news sometime this year about a ship that lost it's cargo, a shipment of new shoes, and they mostly landed on the coast of France? Maybe it's something like that. But notice how NEATLY they are all arranged! Now that took some time!

07-23-2006, 12:06 PM	#11
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	The Chinese, I think, are known for their patience (willingness to keep at a project for 1800+ years qualifies) and also for their immense population. They have the time and the manpower to do pretty much anything. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-23-2006, 08:07 PM	#13
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Good for him... I hate chucks, honestly, but I couldnt find any other cool, colourful shoes. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

07-24-2006, 01:10 AM	#15
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Never mind, I missed the part about not being able to find other colorful shoes. Just got a little too excited, there.

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