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From: greenber@timeinc.UUCP (Ross Greenberg)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: heels
Message-ID: <157@timeinc.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 3-May-85 12:20:43 EDT
Article-I.D.: timeinc.157
Posted: Fri May  3 12:20:43 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 7-May-85 04:08:04 EDT
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Reply-To: greenber@timeinc.UUCP (Ross M. Greenberg)
Organization: Time, Inc. - New York
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Summary: 

One of the good things about high-heels:

Perhaps I'm a sadist at heart, but watching women walk across sidewalk
grates seems to be enough to wash the blues away.  There seem to be
a few methods currently in use:  The NY shuffle --- quickly avoid
the grates by going to one side or the other, leaving your companions
talking to mid-air whilst you cause the person in back of you to
bump into you.  The Tiptoe --- go on tip toes for the length of the grate,
which seems to be at least three kilometers long, once you are committed.
The I'll-take-my-chances-I'm-tough --- go for broke. Only used with old
shoes.

Sitting down on a balmy spring afternoon to watch the spectacle can be
amusing, and informative as you get to see the panic when a high-heeler
is confronted with a corner crossing of gratness.

Why don't you just say "No!", and wear sneakers/flats.  I bet you
won't get fired or anything.

A number of years ago, it was difficult to explain to the client why I
refuse to wear a tie. After just saying "No!" for all these years,
others having also taken up the chanllenge, I no longer have to
confront the powers that be with lengthy explanations.

Try it. Although if it works I'll have to find other diversions :-)
 
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