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MADem

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6. Yep--they make 'em in plain wool or "sweat sox" material too. A modern version...

Reply to Kablooie (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 04:19 PM

Dec 2012

They also make "all in one" numbers that have this material that is similar to styrofoam, but way more durable, that you can pull on and walk around in the ocean in areas where there are sea urchins. I had some of those and they saved mah feet!

And they have the kind where you can come home from work, kick off yer shoes, and put on your "house flip flops" (geta) too...

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Taking a Closer Look at an Odd Pair of Very, Very Old Socks [View all] Little Star Dec 2012 OP

Um, ok..... Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #1

Flip flops would work well with those socks the thong/tong is in the right place, lol.. Little Star Dec 2012 #2

Well, we always called them thongs.... Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #3

Just like Japanese Tabi Kablooie Dec 2012 #4

Ya learn something new everyday...... Little Star Dec 2012 #5

Yep--they make 'em in plain wool or "sweat sox" material too. A modern version... MADem Dec 2012 #6

I tried to get some Japanese construction worker tabi but my feet were too big. Kablooie Dec 2012 #7

Go to a Korean shoemaker and have 'em made to order!! MADem Dec 2012 #8