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The Take Your Stinking Shoes Off and Throw Them

Miami Shores
18-12-2008, 14:32
The take your stinking shoes off and throw them at current and past world figures thread. If not on the list you may post them. You may include your shoe size.

So have fun taking your stinking shoes off and throwing it at them all, lol.

New 2009 American custom: If you dont like someone take your stinking shoes off and throw them at your target. But the law requires you to miss your target. If you hit your target you may face criminal charges and a criminal fine $.

Your target has a right to take his or her stinking shoes off and throw his or hers back at you under the same laws.

This thread is ment as a form of political humor with a serious twist.

01. USA President elect Obama.
02. USA President George W Bush.
03. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
04. USA Vice President Dick Cheney.
05. Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri Al-Maliki.
06. Former Dictator of Iraq Saddam Hussein.
07. Osama Bin Laden.
08. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
09. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
10. Cuban Dictator Fidel Castro.

So I here by take my stinking 12 size shoes (USA Size) off and throw them at President elect Obama. Change I can believe in, lol.

My list :
01. USA President elect Obama.
05. Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri Al-Maliki.
06. Former Dictator of Iraq Saddam Hussein.
07. Osama Bin Laden.
08. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
10. Cuban Dictator Fidel Castro.

11. Cuban Dictator Raul Castro.

Your turns, lol.
Cabra West
18-12-2008, 14:34
I'll throw mine at George W. Bush (I suspect he'll be burried under a massive mountain of shoes very soon, but not soon enough), at Robert Mugabe and for good measure at Pope Benedikt the-I-don't-know-how-manyeth.
Laerod
18-12-2008, 14:38
This thread is ment as a form of political humor with a serious twist.
Where's the punchline?
SaintB
18-12-2008, 14:41
I will throw my size 14's at Pope Benedict, and at Hugo Chavez, they, of all political figures, annoy me most.
Miami Shores
18-12-2008, 14:41
Originally Posted by Miami Shores View Post
This thread is ment as a form of political humor with a serious twist.

Where's the punchline?

You must be trying to be funny. I see you have not voted yet.
Cabra West
18-12-2008, 14:42
Where's the punchline?

You throw shoes, you don't punch...
Exilia and Colonies
18-12-2008, 14:44
Being a 10 legged foot monster I voted all
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
18-12-2008, 14:45
Being a 10 legged foot monster I voted all
As a 20-legged monster, I threw a pair of shoes at each one.
Miami Shores
18-12-2008, 14:48
I will throw my size 14's at Pope Benedict, and at Hugo Chavez, they, of all political figures, annoy me most.

I missed Hugo Chavez, lol. Perhaps I should have take off British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and place Hugo Chavez in there.

So I here by take my stinking USA size 12 shoes off and throw them at Hugo Chavez too. May send you an NS telegram sooner or later on this and another topic.
Cabra West
18-12-2008, 14:51
I missed Hugo Chavez, lol. Perhaps I should have take off British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and place Hugo Chavez in there.

So I here by take my stinking USA size 12 shoes off and throw them at Hugo Chavez too. May send you an NS telegram sooner or later on this and another topic.

You missed Robert Mugabe as well.
And the pope.
And Berlusconi.
And Putin.

In fact, you missed most of the really horrible politicians on the planet.
As shoe throwing goes, your aim seems to be pretty bad.
Laerod
18-12-2008, 14:54
You must be trying to be funny.
Aye, as are you. I have no idea if I succeeded, but I know you didn't. Just pointing out that I've missed the "humor" bit in the "political humor".
Cabra West
18-12-2008, 14:56
Aye, as are you. I have no idea if I succeeded, but I know you didn't. Just pointing out that I've missed the "humor" bit in the "political humor".

I'm finding it funny... but probably not in the way he thought...
Kryozerkia
18-12-2008, 14:56
Wow, I'm impressed, Prime Minister Stephan "I'm a coward and I can prorogue Parliament, nyah nyah!" Harper is on that list. Too bad the rest of his cronies aren't... and you know the ones I mean; the Harris era leftovers. But they'd all get to see the bottom of my shoes.
Miami Shores
18-12-2008, 15:02
Originally Posted by Miami Shores View Post
You must be trying to be funny



Aye, as are you. I have no idea if I succeeded, but I know you didn't. Just pointing out that I've missed the "humor" bit in the "political humor".

You must not have much of a sense of humor my friend. Now that is funny me calling you my friend, lol. I notice you still have not voted on the Public Poll.
Sdaeriji
18-12-2008, 15:06
Governor Rod "Richard Nixon" Blagojevich is the lucky recipient of my size 13s.
Miami Shores
18-12-2008, 15:07
You missed Robert Mugabe as well.
And the pope.
And Berlusconi.
And Putin.

In fact, you missed most of the really horrible politicians on the planet.
As shoe throwing goes, your aim seems to be pretty bad.

Cant include everybody. I only have 10 options to work with. And I had some of my favorites, Fidel & President elect Obama, change I cant believe in, lol.

I cant believe Fidel got at least 4 votes, I can believe President elect Obama got at least 4 votes, lol.
Peepelonia
18-12-2008, 15:08
I wouldn't throw my shoes at anybody as it is virtualy meaningless in my culture, I might Moonie M Thatcher though!:D
Cabra West
18-12-2008, 15:09
Cant include everybody. I only have 10 options to work with. And I had some of my favorites, Fidel & President elect Obama, change I cant believe in, lol.

I cant believe Fidel got at least 4 votes, I can believe President elect Obama got at least 4 votes, lol.

*sniffs air*

Oh, so that's your way of trying to vent about not getting your candidate elected?
Shame, and I though you were honestly trying to be funny. I thought with a little help, you might eventually get there.

Ah well, that's it for this thread, then.
Miami Shores
18-12-2008, 15:10
*sniffs air*

Oh, so that's your way of trying to vent about not getting your candidate elected?
Shame, and I though you were honestly trying to be funny. I thought with a little help, you might eventually get there.

Ah well, that's it for this thread, then.

I see your having fun too Cabra West.
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
18-12-2008, 15:21
I wouldn't throw my shoes at anybody as it is virtualy meaningless in my culture, I might Moonie M Thatcher though!:D
I'm pretty sure that, whatever culture you're in, hitting someone with a shoe is an insult. Pointing your feet at someone might be Middle Eastern specific, but once you've pulled it off and hurled it in someone's face . . .
Miami Shores
18-12-2008, 15:22
Taking a long break so have fun you all taking your stinking shoes off and throwing them at your favorite past and current world figures, lol, if not on the list post them. You may include your shoe size.

New 2009 American Custom. If you dont like someone take your stinking shoes off and throw them at your target. But the law requires you to miss your target. If you hit your target you may face criminal charges and a criminal fine $.

Your target has a right to take his or her stinking shoes off and throw his or hers back at you too under the same laws.
Laerod
18-12-2008, 15:33
I'm pretty sure that, whatever culture you're in, hitting someone with a shoe is an insult. Pointing your feet at someone might be Middle Eastern specific, but once you've pulled it off and hurled it in someone's face . . .No, that's assault. The insult bit is the "you're worth as much as the dirt I'm walking on" that is lost in translation.
Peepelonia
18-12-2008, 15:35
No, that's assault. The insult bit is the "you're worth as much as the dirt I'm walking on" that is lost in translation.

Yes agreed.
Ifreann
18-12-2008, 15:37
I wouldn't throw my shoes. I'd just take them off and look threatening.

I'll throw mine at George W. Bush (I suspect he'll be burried under a massive mountain of shoes very soon, but not soon enough), at Robert Mugabe and for good measure at Pope Benedikt the-I-don't-know-how-manyeth.

XVI, 14th.
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
18-12-2008, 15:39
No, that's assault. The insult bit is the "you're worth as much as the dirt I'm walking on" that is lost in translation.
I'm of the school of thought which holds that when you start shouting insults and attacking people with your footwear, you have transcended cultural contexts. It is a mark of contempt that doesn't require translation.
Chazada
18-12-2008, 15:39
XVI, 14th.
XVI equals 16th not 14th.
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
18-12-2008, 15:40
I wouldn't throw my shoes. I'd just take them off and look threatening.
Smelly feet or ugly toenails?
No Names Left Damn It
18-12-2008, 15:43
All but Brown, Obama and Castro.
Ashmoria
18-12-2008, 15:48
bush and cheney for sure...hasnt anyone set up a paypal account for mr alzaidi's defense fund that i can contribute a few bucks to?

i would also dearly love to hurl a few shoes at ronald reagan. i hate that old dead bastard.
Peepelonia
18-12-2008, 15:50
I'm of the school of thought which holds that when you start shouting insults and attacking people with your footwear, you have transcended cultural contexts. It is a mark of contempt that doesn't require translation.

Ohhh I disagree. Like flicking your thumbnail against your fromt teeth.

I understand it is insulting in some mannor but what exactly I'm not sure.

Does it mean something about your Mum, or is it calling into question the circumstances surrounding your birth?

One can certianly be more of an insult than the other.
Ifreann
18-12-2008, 15:51
XVI equals 16th not 14th.
>.>
<.<
Ah, yes, 3 antipopes.
Smelly feet or ugly toenails?

Both.
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
18-12-2008, 15:57
Both.
Well, I feel threatened already.
Ifreann
18-12-2008, 16:06
Well, I feel threatened already.

Don't worry, I always post with my shoes on.
Copiosa Scotia
18-12-2008, 16:30
Ted Stevens. But he'd just keep them and then claim that I refused to take them back.
Rambhutan
18-12-2008, 16:52
I would rather keep my shoes on and kick Robert Mugabe
CoreWorlds
18-12-2008, 18:58
Your target has a right to take his or her stinking shoes off and throw his or hers back at you too under the same laws.
Thus begins the Shoe-Throwing Wars.

And yeah, you're missing all the *real* dictators out there. I for one, would like to throw my shoes at Mugabe and whoever happens to be running Greece. Anyone who's allowed those kids to riot in Athens for whatever reason is certainly not a nice guy.

*shifty eyes*
Callisdrun
18-12-2008, 21:55
All except Obama and Brown.
Neo Bretonnia
18-12-2008, 23:19
If I could take of my worn out old size 13s and bean someone in the face with them, it would be, hands down, no question:

The Program Director for the SciFi Channel.
Lunatic Goofballs
18-12-2008, 23:44
I'd rather throw pie. And don't think I haven't carefully studied the W. shoe-throwing incident in order to compensate for his alarming nimbleness. I will not be underestimating my prey. :)
Trotskylvania
18-12-2008, 23:59
Everyone but Castro. The poor guy's health is bad enough as it is. Besides, he signed his letters to Che Guevera as "Hugs and kisses to everyone." Can I really throw a shoe at someone like that?
Mad hatters in jeans
19-12-2008, 01:19
i went with all of them, because i'm sure they're all guilty of something.
Amor Pulchritudo
19-12-2008, 01:28
I just picked Bush. There are probably more appropriate ways to deal with the others. But Bush? A good shoe-throwing seems appropriate. At least he can understand that.
Amor Pulchritudo
19-12-2008, 01:32
Also, these are what my shoes look like. Weapons, much?

http://www.zushoe.com.au/catalogue/zu_heel_sandals/ABYSS.aspx

I also have these. Less likely to kill, more likely to cause an epileptic fit.

http://www.zushoe.com.au/catalogue/zu_heel_peep_toe_shoe/IRENA.aspx
SaintB
19-12-2008, 01:40
Also, these are what my shoes look like. Weapons, much?

http://www.zushoe.com.au/catalogue/zu_heel_sandals/ABYSS.aspx

I also have these. Less likely to kill, more likely to cause an epileptic fit.

http://www.zushoe.com.au/catalogue/zu_heel_peep_toe_shoe/IRENA.aspx

You actually wear those? I thought those were the kind of shoes that women kept in their closets to scare guys they didn't like, or to use a convenient murder weapons...
Amor Pulchritudo
19-12-2008, 01:47
You actually wear those? I thought those were the kind of shoes that women kept in their closets to scare guys they didn't like, or to use a convenient murder weapons...

The first pair are still in the closet. I'm still teaching myself how to walk in them. They're so high and the heel is so thin, plus they have no arch support. But, they look sexy. I wear the rainbow ones. They're pretty high, but no different to the rest of my shoe collection.
SaintB
19-12-2008, 01:56
The first pair are still in the closet. I'm still teaching myself how to walk in them. They're so high and the heel is so thin, plus they have no arch support. But, they look sexy. I wear the rainbow ones. They're pretty high, but no different to the rest of my shoe collection.

I'm probably the only male on the planet who thinks high heels look silly, perhaps I don't understand why women would torture themselves to attract men when most of them look pretty good already.
Intestinal fluids
19-12-2008, 02:01
If the shoes are really smelly are they considered WMDs?
Amor Pulchritudo
19-12-2008, 02:03
I'm probably the only male on the planet who thinks high heels look silly, perhaps I don't understand why women would torture themselves to attract men when most of them look pretty good already.

I'm an artist and I love being creative with what I wear. It has very little to do with attracting men. I love the way high heels make my legs and butt look, but mainly I just like having fun.
Amor Pulchritudo
19-12-2008, 02:04
If the shoes are really smelly are they considered WMDs?

Maybe.

Smelly shoes is to killer heels as bomb is to shotgun?
Muravyets
19-12-2008, 04:52
The take your stinking shoes off and throw them at current and past world figures thread. If not on the list you may post them. You may include your shoe size.



There are so many...so many... I can't choose! I couldn't possibly jet around the globe fast enough to zing shoes at all of the political assholes who deserve it within a human life span.

I guess what I'll have to do is, go down to Payless when they're having a 2 for 1 sale, spend a ton of cash on a huge supply of shoes, and lob them all at that scumbag Dick Cheney, and let him take all the lumps for everyone.

Hm...I wonder if I can retrofit a chicken cannon or a pumpkin trebuchet to shoot shoes...
SaintB
19-12-2008, 04:54
There are so many...so many... I can't choose! I couldn't possibly jet around the globe fast enough to zing shoes at all of the political assholes who deserve it within a human life span.

I guess what I'll have to do is, go down to Payless when they're having a 2 for 1 sale, spend a ton of cash on a huge supply of shoes, and lob them all at that scumbag Dick Cheney, and let him take all the lumps for everyone.

Hm...I wonder if I can retrofit a chicken cannon or a pumpkin trebuchet to shoot shoes...

This idea intrigues me, may I subscribe to your newsletter (again)?
Wuldani
19-12-2008, 05:13
Frankly, I won't be throwing my shoes at any of those people. I much prefer to remain alive and unincarcerated. Even Obama has not really earned a shoe-throwing yet. Maybe after a few months in office I will change my mind.
SaintB
19-12-2008, 05:32
I'm an artist and I love being creative with what I wear. It has very little to do with attracting men. I love the way high heels make my legs and butt look, but mainly I just like having fun.

It was meant as a blanket statement; just something that eludes me about most women *shrugs*. I'm an artist too but I prefer to dress practically.
Yootopia
19-12-2008, 05:35
All of the above. I just love to hurl shoes.
Gauntleted Fist
19-12-2008, 06:07
I'm probably the only male on the planet who thinks high heels look silly, perhaps I don't understand why women would torture themselves to attract men when most of them look pretty good already.All of the above get my size 15 tennis shoes. :p
And the pope, and Mugabe.
No, wait. Mugabe gets the size 14 boots. They're much heavier, and definitely more painful to get hit with.
Miami Shores
20-12-2008, 06:06
Well at least 46 voters, 55 posts, 680 views. I am pleased most of you all have enjoyed taking off your stinking shoes and throwing them at past and current world figures. If not listed post them. Just as I took off my stinking 12 size shoes too. USA size 12 shoes.

Who are all these 680 viewers any way? Long time ago one of our fellow nations did a Public Poll thread on these viewers, perhaps its time for a new one on the topic. I might consider one.
Cameroi
20-12-2008, 11:03
i don't think its just world leaders, but anyone who demonstrates their lack of a conscience, by thoughtlessness. unfortunately i can't afford to keep buying shoes just to do this, but i think that guy that did that is an international hero, and ought to receive some sort of public commendation for his act of bravery above and beyond the call of duty.

ragun and nixxon belong on that list, though of course the're dead. one thing you can do with dead people, is when you're out in the woods where no one can see you, or if you're in some place or situation where it doesn't matter if they can, i read about this in a rather interesting couple of stories, about number then ox, called stone flower and bridge of birds, have no idea who wrote them, was/is, when you relieve your bladder, point your hose in the direction of their graves.
Velka Morava
20-12-2008, 16:46
My shoes aren't smelly...
Muravyets
20-12-2008, 17:05
My shoes aren't smelly...
Well, make sure to fill them with old yogurt before you throw them.
The Brevious
21-12-2008, 12:16
Well, make sure to fill them with old yogurt before you throw them.As in, slung yogurt?
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e375/ryanmichigan/CaptainHero.jpg

Ted Stevens. But he'd just keep them and then claim that I refused to take them back.Not just that, he'd say it never happened in the first place, say it was irrelevant if it was, and still go on for appeal.
http://www.adn.com/news/politics/fbi/stevens/story/625510.html
http://www.adn.com/news/politics/fbi/stevens/story/613036.html
Lord Tothe
21-12-2008, 12:36
If I had enough shoes, I'd send one at each and every person on the list.

I'd start with the top two, though.
Rejistania
21-12-2008, 13:14
All of them! And at Merkel as well as Mugabe and Pope Benedikt.
One-O-One
21-12-2008, 18:05
bush and cheney for sure...hasnt anyone set up a paypal account for mr alzaidi's defense fund that i can contribute a few bucks to?

i would also dearly love to hurl a few shoes at ronald reagan. i hate that old dead bastard.

REGEAN SMASH! REAGAN SMASH! Reagan sleepy! Regan sleepy! Regan go to sleep.
Daistallia 2104
21-12-2008, 18:14
I'll forego PM Aso and Osaka Gov. Hashimoto, and throw my 26 CMs at that racist SOB Shintaro Ishihara.