On The Avenue
October 12, 2010
Spotted yesterday on 8th Avenue.
What the fuck are these things? And why would you be “running” (bouncing? hopping?) on them up 8th Avenue?
They’re even odder, though probably less freaky, than some other fucked-up footwear that you see around town these days.
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The Half Empty Glass 
what are they for? how do you walk on them?
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They’re like Shape Ups on crystal meth.
I’m impressed (frightened?) that you actually throw around references to Shape Ups so casually (I had to Google it).
Wait a second, do you actually own Shape Ups? Come on, you can tell Fat Al.
Shape Ups are all over the place. There are literally thousands of people walking around Manhattan in them looking like idiots.
They’ve even infected the otherwise trend-shunning Green Mountain State. On the plus side, I recently saw a woman at Borders fall down the stairs while sporting a pair.
It’s the little things that make life worth living.