In defense of Keds

[lleeder]

Hey if you were poor they weren't that bad. Right? Blowhard will back me up on this one.

[Kris10]

This is like lleeder's night of 1000 threads of defense.

[led37zep]

Hey if you were poor they weren't that bad. Right? Blowhard will back me up on this one.

You're a poor mans underdog

[mikeyboy]

You're a poor mans underdog

I didn't know that was possible.

[Drunky McBetidont]

You're a poor mans underdog

name brand sneakers are for homos and teenagers (sorry keithy)

[denko]

what about the "in defence of bread" thread? were they that bad?

[foodcourtdruide]

I think tonight will be a bad night for me to defend beds.

[denko]

I think tonight will be a bad night for me to defend beds.

yea, and the stephen baldwin classic "fled" got a bum wrap, but i'll save that for another day.

[underdog]

You're a poor mans underdog

I didn't know that was possible.

I have a poor man! I've finally made it!

[razorboy]

You could have bought some PF Flyers.

[Misteriosa]

Keds, or Skippies as my fam called them, were the go-to shoe for when i needed new sneakers, but it wasnt time for my next pair (we got new name brand sneakers once every year). yes we were poor like that, but they were also good for the trashing shoes would normally get during summer camp, etc.

http://sneakers.pair.com/l/keds9.jpg

[denko]

You could have bought some PF Flyers.

they're guaranteed to make a kid run faster

[silera]

We were so poor we couldn't afford keds.

Instead, we bought no name skippies at the chinese variety shop and then drew in a box with blue ball point pen so from far away they would look like keds.

You guys all had it too good. I bet you got to eat real Kellog's Frosted Flakes too. We got store brand and then had to sprinkle sugar on the flakes ourselves.

[Tenbatsuzen]

You guys all had it too good. I bet you got to eat real Kellog's Frosted Flakes too. We got store brand and then had to sprinkle sugar on the flakes ourselves.

Was it real sugar?

[PD]

there was a time, before converse and puma, that keds were the fancy sneaker.:smoke:

[The Blowhard]

Hey if you were poor they weren't that bad. Right? Blowhard will back me up on this one.


Back in the day as long as you had a brand name you weren't mocked. These were the days before the expensive sneakers, which for me were the Puma Clydes, which cost about $40 in the mid-70's. Parents were outraged at paying those high prices, so most of us wore Keds, Converse and my alltime favorite, PF Flyers!