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Re: Pimp My Wooden Shoes
But why do the dutch wear wooden shoes?
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Re: Pimp My Wooden Shoes
found this on:bigsiteofamazingfacts.com not sure how true it is,Dutchie,is this accurate?
For hundreds of years, wooden shoes, called klompen, were worn by most Dutch people for very practical purposes. Because much of Holland lies below sea level, there are a great many areas that are marshy and damp. It is from these areas that Holland, or its real name The Netherlands, meaning "low lands," got its name.
Long ago, the Dutch people found that wooden shoes were ideal for walking on this damp, marshy ground. These shoes kept their feet drier than leather shoes and did not get ruined from the dampness as the leather ones did. Even though these wooden shoes are somewhat noisy to walk in, they are useful for farmers working in wet fields.
Most Dutchmen wear shoes like ours today; however, there are some small villages where wooden shoes are still worn. But they are used only outdoors and are left at the farmhouse door in neat rows while their owners walk around indoors in their stocking feet.
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Re: Pimp My Wooden Shoes
Yeap, that's mostly true.
They're quite uncomfortable, even with three pairs of thick socks on...
MH
Who the hell is Pat?
"Pattimuss doesn't run, he prances most delicately, like a beautiful but sad fairy, winged and capped, curly toed shoes on each foot, dancing on dewdrops while lazy crickets play soft music for him to keep time by...." - Wes
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Re: Pimp My Wooden Shoes
It's 2morrow, where are the pics?! 
Check out what's available at
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." - Gandhi
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Re: Pimp My Wooden Shoes
Hey...Central time over here 
I'll be having to get into my costume again tomorrow night (Yes - for BP.net!) and I'll post the photos then...
MH
Who the hell is Pat?
"Pattimuss doesn't run, he prances most delicately, like a beautiful but sad fairy, winged and capped, curly toed shoes on each foot, dancing on dewdrops while lazy crickets play soft music for him to keep time by...." - Wes
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Re: Pimp My Wooden Shoes
 Originally Posted by DutchHerp
Yeap, that's mostly true.
They're quite uncomfortable, even with three pairs of thick socks on...
I imagine they are torture on feet with not enough arch and support? I know I'd die with them on haha. They look great though.
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Re: Pimp My Wooden Shoes
Originally Posted by DutchHerp
Yeap, that's mostly true.
They're quite uncomfortable, even with three pairs of thick socks on...
to be honest,,kinda got me thinking,,maybe wooden tipped snake shoes,or even wood shin gards for field herping,,,hmmm,,,,,,
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Re: Pimp My Wooden Shoes
Here I am...
MH
Who the hell is Pat?
"Pattimuss doesn't run, he prances most delicately, like a beautiful but sad fairy, winged and capped, curly toed shoes on each foot, dancing on dewdrops while lazy crickets play soft music for him to keep time by...." - Wes
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~melanie~
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