Attention:Flip Flop Wearers

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Re: Attention:Flip Flop Wearers

#26 Post by Artemis » Tue Jul 16, 2013 4:20 pm

This morning I saw a guy on the subway with gray sweatpants and flip flops. :jasper:

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#27 Post by Tyler Durden » Wed Jul 17, 2013 11:57 am

I wear Ocean Minded.

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Re: Attention:Flip Flop Wearers

#28 Post by chaos » Thu Aug 01, 2013 7:36 am

http://gothamist.com/2013/08/01/yeah_th ... andals.php

By John Del Signore in Arts & Entertainment on Aug 1, 2013 10:05 AM

Yeah That's It, Kick Off Your Sandals And Rest Your Bare Feet On The Subway Seat

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As part of our ongoing mission to shame commuters who violate basic standards of subway etiquette and human decency, we present this photo of a guy just stone cold chillin on the D train with his bare feet propped up on the seats. Yeah, that's the stuff. You get nice and comfortable there, friendo.

His conduct was documented last night by a self-proclaimed "subway citizen police" officer who prefers to remain anonymous. Our policeman reports, "It certainly wasn't rush hour, but every seat was taken and I was standing a few stops before sitting and snapping this pic. At least he took off his sandals before he blacked out."

Putting your feet up on the subway seats is a violation of the MTA code of conduct, and the NYPD is known to issue summonses to transgressors. But taking off your shoes or sandals seems even more inconsiderate—do we really need your potentially smelly feet shoved in our faces or making direct contact with the seat? And really, Shoeless Joe, you should be more careful—do you have any idea what ELSE has touched that seat?

The photo sparked a heated debate here at Gothamist HQ, with some bleeding-heart barefoot sympathizers insisting that there's nothing wrong at all with rubbing your bare feet all over the subway. In-house defender of the common man Christopher Robbins has this perspective:First, this kid isn't "rubbing his feet all over the subway." Nor is he mashing his corns onto the handrail or furiously using a pumice stone like a cheese grater. He's sleeping the innocent sleep of the overwhelmed. If it's not rush hour, why deny him the simple, harmless pleasure of removing one of his smallest burdens. I'd wager that his feet are cleaner than most people's hands on that subway car. I don't want to live in a city that can't let a sleeping barefoot man lie.

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Take a long hard look at this close-up and ask yourself if you're comfortable with Robbins's dystopian vision for a barefoot New York City.

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Re: Attention:Flip Flop Wearers

#29 Post by farrellgirl99 » Thu Aug 01, 2013 8:52 am

if i saw that i would freak out. bad enough when people take up seats with bags or giant ball sacs.

anyone who takes up more than two seats when the train isn't empty should be killed

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#30 Post by Larry B. » Wed Feb 14, 2018 5:04 pm

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#31 Post by Mescal » Wed Feb 14, 2018 11:23 pm

farrellgirl99 wrote:if i saw that i would freak out. bad enough when people take up seats with bags or giant ball sacs.

anyone who takes up more than two seats when the train isn't empty should be killed
I'd say, who cares, let him sleep, he obviously needs it.

He's not taking up more than two seats, more like 1,5 seat.

But then again, I don't commute on the train every day

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Re: Attention:Flip Flop Wearers

#32 Post by Artemis » Thu Feb 15, 2018 7:23 am

Larry B. wrote:Image

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