Two Right Feet?

By Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
United Kingdom
February 24, 2022 11:10am CST
Reading Judy Evan's post about someone wearing odd shoes reminded me of the time my husband took odd shoes when we were going on a cruise. They were trainer type shoes (which I believe are called sneakers in the States) and he had two similar pairs, goodness knows why. Anyway, the trouble was that they weren't just from different pairs, they were for the same foot! Would you believe he insisted on wearing them?? He was mostly confined to a wheelchair by then so it didn't matter too much, but they still must have been uncomfortable. You can read Judy's post here - https://www.mylot.com/post/3497969/odd-socks-maybe-but-odd-shoes
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Feb 22
Haha - I wonder if anyone noticed. As you said, they had to be uncomfortable.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
25 Feb 22
It wasn't as if he hadn't got any other footwear with him, but the more I told him they looked silly the stubborner he became
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@cacay1 (83480)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
25 Feb 22
@JudyEv, others might be so busy don't care the feet.
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Feb 22
@jaboUK I forgot to say thanks for the mention too.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
24 Feb 22
Lol that’s funny. Could you convince him they’re not the right pair?
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
25 Feb 22
Oh he knew they weren't a pair but insisted on wearing them anyway
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
25 Feb 22
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@celticeagle (166911)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Feb 22
Hope he didn't have to walk far.
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@celticeagle (166911)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Feb 22
@jaboUK ........I see. But he looked good with his "sneakers".
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
24 Feb 22
No, he couldn't walk much anyway.
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@rebelann (112870)
• El Paso, Texas
24 Feb 22
How funny. I have 2 pair that are alike but I'd go nuts if I were to put 2 right ones on.
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@rebelann (112870)
• El Paso, Texas
24 Feb 22
Well, with some shoes it can be hard to tell the difference between the two but I'm sure it isn't something you would not feel.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
24 Feb 22
After that I made sure I did his packing for him whenever we went away. Perhaps he wasn't so silly??
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@xFiacre (13011)
• Ireland
24 Feb 22
@jabouk Kind of thing my father would have done. He called such footwear ‘mutton dummies’.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
24 Feb 22
Care to explain that?
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
27 Feb 22
@xFiacre I've never heard of that expression. We used to have plimsolls which were similar.
@xFiacre (13011)
• Ireland
24 Feb 22
@jaboUK Apparently that's what trainers were called in Belfast in the 1930s when he wore them!
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Feb 22
I'm sure it was uncomfortable.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
24 Feb 22
True, but he still wore them
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@shaggin (72131)
• United States
25 Feb 22
Oh boy that actually made me giggle. He must have been stubborn!
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
27 Feb 22
Stubborn describes him very well
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
24 Feb 22
yes I read and posted on it. These are both funny.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
25 Feb 22
@jaboUK very true my friend
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
25 Feb 22
True life can be funnier than fiction, can't it?
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• China
27 Feb 22
He was a thrifty person and hated to chuck them away ,though it looked strange to wear them.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
27 Feb 22
Either that or he just wanted to annoy me!
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@LadyDuck (471497)
• Switzerland
25 Feb 22
I am sure those shoes were not comfortable, I wonder why he insisted wearing them.
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@LadyDuck (471497)
• Switzerland
25 Feb 22
@jaboUK This is a very common husbands attitude.
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
25 Feb 22
He could be very stubborn and the more I told him it was silly the more stubborn he got
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@cacay1 (83480)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
25 Feb 22
Oh that must not be comfy on his left foot for worn was intended the same for right.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
25 Feb 22
That's true but he still chose to wear them
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@cacay1 (83480)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
25 Feb 22
@jaboUK maybe he had no choice left shoe wasn't brought. Better it's right not left for if left it's smaller for the right foot m
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@Shiva49 (26680)
• Singapore
25 Feb 22
Some would even say they chose them on purpose! It would have been really uncomfortable had he had to walk for long.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
27 Feb 22
That's true - they weren't too uncomfortable while he was sitting in the chair.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
24 Feb 22
Oh my gosh, how funny is that.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
24 Feb 22
Yes, it gave the family a good laugh at the time.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
24 Feb 22
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
3 Feb 23
@jaboUK I hope you are doing well these days. You are greatly missed.
@Faster16 (3182)
• Indonesia
25 Feb 22
I sometimes use jogging shoes for formal meetings, that's fine here
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
25 Feb 22
Oh yes, I think they can be worn anywhere nowadays.
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@snowy22315 (180667)
• United States
24 Feb 22
Oh boy, I guess someone should have supervised his packing..
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
24 Feb 22
Yes, that was my job for ever after that
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@RebeccasFarm (89882)
• Arvada, Colorado
24 Feb 22
Oh, well I guess the only 'good' thing was he wasn't mostly walking in them.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
24 Feb 22
Yes, it looked odd but he didn't care.
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@mom210 (9117)
• United States
8 Nov 23
I think maybe I would have gone barefoot.
• Midland, Michigan
24 Feb 22
I can't imagine wearing them either.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
24 Feb 22
His attitude was 'I've brought 'em so I'll wear 'em'!
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@Chellezhere (5726)
• United States
22 Mar 23
I imagine it must have been. I have never grabbed two left shoes or two right shoes to wear, but I have grabbed two different high-heeled sandals and wore them to work once. I noticed the difference as soon as I sat down in the fluorescence light at work and was uncomfortable about it all day.
@Kandae11 (54997)
24 Feb 22
It must have been a huge relief for him when it was time to remove them.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
24 Feb 22
They weren't that rigid so sitting in the chair didn't seem to inconvenience him too much.