How to Get the Most from Your Shoes

Sadly, this is based on a true story. A story involving shoes, shoe Goo and a sharpie. I am all about class.
(Added 8-19) I AM WEARING PANTS IN PANEL 4!! It's not a great drawing, but that's what pants do when you affect that pose. Either I'm weating pants and they're wrinkling a bit, or my left inner thigh has shark gills. Take a picture of yourself in that pose and see if your pants hang well.


August 18, 2010
Reader Comments (103)
Last panel had me laughing out loud for a while.
Sad Scott in panel 1 is hi-larious. And sad. Hilariously sad.
With everything I've been reading about barefoot running lately, I had actually considered getting a pair of those Vibram Five Fingers monstrosities. Now I'm thinking a pair of socks and some Shoe Goo may be the way to go. Thanks!
It wasn't until panel four that I noticed the lack of pants...
Sadly, I was reminded of my own shoes. I wear boots until they're so worn that pebbles get caught in the soles and each step I take rattles.
Anyone else notice that it looks like you're not wearing any pants??
"Sadly, this is based on a true story. A story involving shoes, shoe Goo and a sharpie. I am all about class. "
You also appear not to be wearing pants in the end panel. Why do I imagine you wandering around, pantless, with shoes made out of 'Shoe Goo', painted with black Sharpie marker, stuck onto your feet because of a hole in the shoe - and the socks.
Scott's not wearing pants?? This is a "Ziggy" strip gone horribly wrong. Yes, I know "Ziggy" strip and horribly wrong is redundant.
I'm not liking that it looks like you're not wearing pants in the last panel.
Is it just me?
Are you not wearing any pants in that last frame? And yet she is still focussed on your shoes. Sad.
Where are your pants in the last panel?! Yikes.
You should just give up on shoes, they're overrated. I go barefoot everywhere!
Your advertising has gone dangerously contextual. SHOES!!
In panel zero, we learn that Scott has previously spilled ketchup on his pants.
I think the strips featuring your missus are my favourite.
Ha, I figured this must be based on a true story when I was reading it. Are you still going to wear that shoes?
"Do you stay married in this theory?" That's fantastic. Panel #2 ftw!
This seems to me a very versatile counterpoint to most any discussion I have with my wife, and I hope she doesn't read this one.
I'm going to use the line " do you stay married in this theory" on my wife.
In theory I could.
Do you stay married in that theory? ROFL
Do you often go to the store without Pants on?
I guess people would be less likely to notice the horrendous shoes...
Are you naked from the waist down in the last panel?? O_O
As I read this, I am wearing shoes that have been repaired both with Shoe Goo and black Sharpie! It is possible for this to be successful.
You can never administer too much shoe goo.
Reminds me of Duct Taylors back in college.
if this is truly based on a story involving shoes, shoe Goo and a sharpie, than you are truly the man with the most class, in my eyes.
This is why we men should not be allowed to fix anything we intend to wear in public.
so, um, are you wearing pants in that last panel?
I actually just use black spraypaint. It makes any run-down sneaker look classy! (Or, according to my friends, makes you look like a hobo. Whatever.)
Are you wearing skinny jeans or spandex pants in that last panel? o.o
In that last panel, it looks like he's not wearing pants. Then I realized he must be wearing white pants. Really white, very tight pants.
Also, that is unfortunately exactly what a couple guys I know would do.
Darn, just today I went out and wasted money on new shoes. Why didn't I read this plan earlier? WHYYYYY???!
Don't feel bad, I also tend to wear/use things until they are unsightly... It's called making the most of something XD
Maybe you will try Vibram FiveFingers just to annoy your wife.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7mELaYQ-uI
Warning: trying those shoes is buying them. Trust me.
Sadly, I can relate to this. I think the purpose of Shoe Goo is not actually to fix shoes, but to give you temporary hope that they can be fixed.
Excellent. Still experimenting with the new poses then? The leg up pose in the fourth frame looks disturbingly like you are not wearing any pants; so just a T-shirt and some pre-destructed shoes (with ankle socks). Class.
Speaking of class, his he wearing pants in the last panel? It doesn't look like it.
Is it just me, or does it look like you're not wearing pants, just a t-shirt? In the last frame, there is just too much definition of your legs.
"Shame you can't put it directly on your feet'
She really should know better.
Um, why is he not wearing pants?
Either you tuck your pants into your socks or that is one well placed arm in Panel 4