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Are you smart enough and man enough to wear ugg brand boots?
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Author: Jim Rubel
Topic: Other
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Back in the late ?70s I saw my first pair of ugg brand boots on
a surfing trip to Mexico with some buddies of mine. Five of us
were just a year out of high school when we headed down to a
surf break called Quattro Casas, which is a couple hours south
of Ensenada. The bumpy rough road made for a sweaty trip down
but we finally arrived at the surf break that sported a quick
wave that peeled to the right off a point. We surfed on and off
until nightfall when everyone finally got out of the water.
At this point we removed our wetsuits and started getting
comfortable and that?s when I noticed the ugliest footwear I?d
seen since the disco influenced platform boot. My friend Robert
was sporting these? things on his feet. ?What the hell are those
supposed to be?? I exclaimed. The other guys now hearing my
distress turned and started cracking up once they set their eyes
on the Australian sheep skin boots. ?They?re called Ugg Boots
and I got them at Hanifin?s Surf Shop in Newport,? Robert said
as he proudly displayed the stupid looking booties. ?They are
made of 100% sheep skin. Lots of the surfers in Australia wear
them,? he said pulling one off and showing us the fluffy
insides. Our quick to judge immaturely got the better of us as
we all fell about the place in throes of laughter. Immediately
as was typical of the time period we started in on Robert with
verbal bashing and gay innuendo. ?Those are some pretty poofy
looking boots you got there Robert,? Chuck commented with a
sneer. ?Dude, is there something else you are going to tell us?
Are you coming out? Oh, I really wasn?t prepared for this.
Should I have brought flowers, perhaps a card or something??
Phil said with a slightly serious undertone of concern in his
homophobic voice. ?Does this mean you won?t drink beer with us
anymore? You know, we bought a lot. I?m not going back to town
to get you Chardonnay my fruity friend.? We thought we were all
too funny as we busted Robert?s chops and laughed at the ugly
ugg boots that for all we knew Robert might have made himself.
After a ten minute verbal beating on Robert with him bravely
defending his sexually, surfing ability and ugg boots from
Australia, we finally settled down. Robert continued to boldly
wear his boots the rest of the trip and didn?t let us bother
him. In fact I think he ended up surfing better than the rest of
us on that trip. Maybe our hacking on him and his silly boots
made him emotionally stronger? Or maybe he just drank less beer?
Or maybe his feet didn?t get so chewed up like some of us?
See Robert ended up with the last laugh because by the trip?s
end, we all wished we had some classic ugg boots ourselves. The
rest of us had worn sandals, which didn?t keep our feet
protected or warm at night. We slept on the bluff above the surf
break and my feet as well as the other guys got cold at night.
It made sleeping difficult. Robert wore his boots all-night and
slept quite comfortably. He made sure we knew this because he
rubbed it in our faces each morning. But that was only half of
it. Robert didn?t get attacked on the feet and ankles by angry
velvet ants or bloodthirsty assassin beetles. The mauling from
these insects was so bad that one side of my foot looked like
flesh colored bubble wrap because of so many bites and stings on
it. It really hurt too. Yeah, by trip?s end I think we all would
have rather suffered the humiliation of wearing the ugly looking
boots rather than deal with the pain and suffering we did.
It is funny how function will beat out appearance when it comes
down to being comfortable. Now twenty some odd years later I
have a pair of ugg brand boots and I think the ugly things are
one of the best purchases I?ve ever made. I only wish I had been
smart enough and man enough to buy them earlier.
About the author:
Jim Rubel is a successful author and publisher of
http://www.boots-4u.com. A source for information on discount
cowboy boots, men?s dress boots, best hiking boots, cold weather
hunting boots, military-combat boots, motorcycle-riding boots,
ugg classic short boots, women's leather dress boots, men?s
steel-toed work boots and more. More articles on ugg boots can
be found at http://www.boots-4u.com/AR_UGG_boot_article_list.htm
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