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JANUARY 2, 2012 8:18PM

My Monkey Feet ~ w/photo!

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Fernsy has been talking about shoe fashions, specifically the odd ones. I mentioned that when I wear my five-toed shoes, I call these my monkey feet.

 

When I posted this photo on a social network some time back, I wanted people to know that these really help all my toes to exercise, and make for healthy feet. My cousin wondered why that was important? Can't say that I have an answer for her yet. 

 

Go ahead, laugh. No story, no wisdom, just showing Fernsy that yes, five-toed shoes do exist. That are really comfortable, and my best experience with them is ladder climbing.

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Oh No, I need a photo with this. I can imagine them and you describe them well but I still can't quite grasp the idea. Monkey feet. Makes me smile.
zanelle
January 02, 2012 08:32 PM
The pic isn't showing up. I am dying to see it! Thanks.
fernsy
January 02, 2012 08:42 PM
I can't see the photo either.
RomanticPoetess
January 02, 2012 09:38 PM
Rated on the thought that counts.
♥
FusunA
January 02, 2012 10:59 PM
Well! I hope that I have now fixed it!
dianaani
January 02, 2012 11:16 PM
What kind of socks do you wear with those?
Leepin Larry
January 02, 2012 11:39 PM
I like them. I want a pair.
Leepin Larry
January 02, 2012 11:40 PM
Usually, no socks. But I made a pair of "thong-socks" from cutting three tiny holes on the seam of some knee socks. One for my big toe, one for the next two toes, and one for the last two toes. Quite fetching!
dianaani
January 02, 2012 11:44 PM
5 toe socks Larry.. Diananni.. I can not even wear flip flops because I cant stand anything between my toes. These would kill me.
:)
HUGGGGGGGGG
Linda Seccaspina
January 02, 2012 11:44 PM
Thanks zanelle, romantic petess, Fernsy, and fusun! Best kind of folks who rate and comment, even if I have told no story nor shared an image! I hope to make it up to you, hope my posts in 2012 are all uphill from here.

Linda, it does take a little getting used to, but the flexibility and muscle tone improvement is worth it.
dianaani
January 03, 2012 12:08 AM
Oh They are amazing!! I can see that they are good for your toes. Monkey Feet and they are black. Thanks for the photo.
zanelle
January 03, 2012 12:22 AM
Laugh I did!!!! But I don't know why really ... I have seen something similar before as my son has a pair of running shoes with toes. He's a fitness instructor and says they're really good for running. But still....you gotta admit they DO look funny!!! :)
Little Kate
January 03, 2012 12:44 AM
Yes, Kate. Every time I look down, I smile! I have heard that these shoes help runners get a more natural stride.

Zanelle, thanks! I aim to please.
dianaani
January 03, 2012 12:47 AM
You can get something like this here in Turkey, furry feet with cat nails sticking out.
Algis Kemezys
January 03, 2012 03:15 AM
Nope.
Just really weird Diana.
Kim Gamble
January 03, 2012 04:07 AM
Are they warm? I hate shoes, they hurt my feet, but these are intriguing.
just phyllis
January 03, 2012 05:16 AM
I go barefooted as much as possible Dianna and remember these from seeing a pic of them before.
You got to send me a link as to where to get some. I believe in healthy happy feet and know mine are happiest with no shoes...
but I am willing to give these a shot..
Mission
January 03, 2012 05:26 AM
Although these shoes are a large bundle of awesomeness Diana, I will remain with my beloved cowgirl boots, while chuckling at the irony of a Massachusettsian in cowgirl boots, and a Texan in Harvard Square footwear.
greenheron
January 03, 2012 09:15 AM
I live in an area where people I know claim to have seen Bigfoot in the forest.
hmmmm?
alsoknownas
January 03, 2012 10:00 AM
Oh! You have some cute looking feet. Stubby toes, no?

More gorilla than Monkey, Dianaani ;)
fernsy
January 03, 2012 10:22 AM
Sweet! I've seen a few people wearing them around town. I take it they're comfortable soles? :)
Belinda T.
January 03, 2012 10:42 AM
Would you believe I have a co-worker who wears these in his classroom? They must be very comfortable... ~r
Joan H.
January 03, 2012 11:21 AM
I want a pair. Where do you get them?
Matt Paust
January 03, 2012 11:24 AM
Matt. I found some here:
http://www.rei.com/product/820527/vibram-fivefingers-bormio-shoes-mens

They even have socks.
Leepin Larry
January 03, 2012 03:39 PM
Our youngest wants a pair of these...
healthy toes, eh?
Do you wear these to town? : )
Happy New Year's to you, Diana ! Look forward to reading more from your world this year...
Just Thinking...
January 03, 2012 03:51 PM
My daughter has five pairs of "toe shoes" and swears by them.
Jeff L. Howe
January 03, 2012 05:31 PM
"thong socks!" or
should I say "thong!socks" ?

big laugh dianaani... that image, doing strange pics in me mind!!!
Inverted Interrobang
January 03, 2012 07:22 PM
Oh, y'all! I never KNEW this would garner any attention! I don't know how to answer you all.

http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/ is the make is my shoes. Yes, they are comfortable, and many people who try them swear off other shoes. To me it is the difference between wearing gloves or mittens, and gloves give ou the ability to use your fingers, these shoes allow my toes to get smarter. If I had worn shoes like this all my life, I wonder if all my toes would be able to DO TRICKS!

Interrobang, you got that right!
dianaani
January 03, 2012 09:56 PM
I've saved the link. If I need a smile, I'll just pull up the page again.

xo
bbd
January 03, 2012 10:04 PM
Greenheron, I want pictures! Barry, glad I can bring you that smile.
dianaani
January 03, 2012 10:30 PM
Those are popular in the Pacific Northwest. My older son wants a pair. Cute feet.
Maureen Andrade
January 03, 2012 10:51 PM
Those are what we call "Cipherin Shoes" They represent a tremendous leap forward in the technology of my ancestors, in that in cold climates, they allow us to do sums up to twenty without suffering frostbitten toes.
Herr Rudolphus der Rude
January 09, 2012 05:43 AM
PS Some of us are lucky enough to be able to do sums up to as much as 28. (There had been some confusion at the beginning of the invention of cipherin, as to whether digits were decreed by the gods to be base 10 or base 12, but the 10 fingered were slightly in the majority and so won the argument- the law of unintended consequences has made those polydactyls who survived the discussion (and those who occasionally are born into our population) uniquely able to delve into the realm of "Higher Mathematics" (ie- sums above 20)
Herr Rudolphus der Rude
January 09, 2012 05:55 AM
Thanks, Token! I am hoping I can remember some of these points to roll out next time someone comments on my footwear. Whoo boy!
dianaani
January 09, 2012 12:36 PM
Those are gorilla feet! But cute ones! Once I passed 40 I stopped laughing at anyone's comfortable footwear. When your feet hurt, everything hurts. I haven't yet ventured into the toe-shoe fad -- but I can see from your footposture that these are supremely relaxing. I do want to know if you can pick up things with your toes? Play piano? Write? ...Seems like those would be useful skills to perform with feet. Think of how many blog posts you could write if your foot were writing at the same time as your hand?
Bellwether Vance
January 09, 2012 06:08 PM
Diana, I love the photo. They are all the rage out here in N. California. They come in colors and strips too!

Cheers-
ravensword
January 21, 2012 07:45 PM
I saw a guy in my yoga class today put on a pair of these. But first he put on a pair of five-toed sox. It took a while. He was the last one to leave the studio.
The Talking Pew
January 27, 2012 11:49 PM