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| 11 Oct 2015 09:33 AM |
| I hereby sanction an OT wiki page to be constructed of I, I prefer the name UpbeatOfficer if one would so kindly do so. |
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| 11 Oct 2015 09:33 AM |
| I am afraid that I must make it very poor... |
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| 11 Oct 2015 09:34 AM |
What happened to lividman50?
$h1 Error: You Are Posting Too Fast $/h1 |
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| 11 Oct 2015 09:36 AM |
"I am afraid that I must make it very poor..."
I am afraid that is not possible, there is no negatives about me. |
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| 11 Oct 2015 09:37 AM |
"I am afraid that is not possible, there is no negatives about me."
I can name 1 millinillion negatives about you... I will not list them, though, due to the word count... |
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| 11 Oct 2015 09:39 AM |
"I can name 1 millinillion negatives about you... I will not list them, though, due to the word count..."
Again you fail to conjure a list as it would be an empty one. |
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| 11 Oct 2015 09:40 AM |
"Again you fail to conjure a list as it would be an empty one."
Like I said, it would be way too long... |
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| 11 Oct 2015 09:41 AM |
"Like I said, it would be way too long..."
I'm a fast reader. |
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| 11 Oct 2015 09:43 AM |
"I'm a fast reader."
But the list would crash this entire website, due to it being so long...... |
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| 11 Oct 2015 09:45 AM |
A shoe is an item of footwear intended to protect and comfort the human foot while doing various activities. Shoes are also used as an item of decoration. The design of shoes has varied enormously through time and from culture to culture, with appearance originally being tied to function. Additionally, fashion has often dictated many design elements, such as whether shoes have very high heels or flat ones. Contemporary footwear varies widely in style, complexity and cost. Basic sandals may consist of only a thin sole and simple strap. High fashion shoes may be made of very expensive materials in complex construction and sell for thousands of dollars a pair. Other shoes are for very specific purposes, such as boots designed specifically for mountaineering or skiing.
Traditionally, shoes have been made from leather, wood or canvas, but are increasingly made from rubber, plastics, and other petrochemical-derived materials.
The foot contains more bones than any other single part of the body. Though it has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years in relation to vastly varied terrain and climate conditions, the foot is still vulnerable to environmental hazards such as sharp rocks and hot ground, against which, shoes can protect.Antiquity
The oldest known leather shoe, about 5500 years old, found in Armenia.
Esparto sandals from the 6th or 5th millennium BC found in Spain. The earliest known shoes are sandals dating from approximately 7,000 or 8,000 BCE, found in the Fort Rock Cave in the US state of Oregon. in 1938.[1] The world's oldest leather shoe, made from a single piece of cowhide laced with a leather cord along seams at the front and back, was found in the Areni-1 cave complex in Armenia in 2008 and is believed to date to 3,500 B.C.[2][3] Ötzi the Iceman's shoes, dating to 3,300 BC, featured brown bearskin bases, deerskin side panels, and a bark-string net, which pulled tight around the foot.[2] The Jotunheimen shoe was discovered in August 2006. Archaeologists estimate that the leather shoe was made between 1800 and 1100 BCE,[4] making it the oldest article of clothing discovered in Scandinavia.
However, it is estimated that shoes may have been used long before this, but it is difficult to find evidence of the earliest footwear due to the highly perishable nature of early shoes.[5] By studying the bones of the smaller toes (as opposed to the big toe), it was observed that their thickness decreased approximately 40,000 to 26,000 years ago. This led archaeologists to deduce that wearing shoes resulted in less bone growth, resulting in shorter, thinner toes.[6] These earliest designs were very simple in design, often mere "foot bags" of leather to protect the feet from rocks, debris, and cold. They were more commonly found in colder climates.
Many early natives in North America wore a similar type of footwear, known as the moccasin. These are tight-fitting, soft-soled shoes typically made out of leather or bison hides. Many moccasins were also decorated with various beads and other adornments. Moccasins were not designed to be waterproof, and in wet weather and warm summer months, most Native Americans went barefoot.
As civilizations began to develop, thong sandals (the precursors of the modern flip-flop) were worn. This practice dates back to pictures of them in ancient Egyptian murals from 4,000 B.C. One pair found in Europe was made of papyrus leaves and dated to be approximately 1,500 years old. They were also worn in Jerusalem during the time of Jesus Christ. Thong sandals were worn by many civilizations and made from a wide variety of materials. Ancient Egyptian sandals were made from papyrus and palm leaves. The Masai of Africa made them out of rawhide. In India they were made from wood. In China and Japan, rice straw was used. The leaves of the sisal plant were used to make twine for sandals in South America while the natives of Mexico used the Yucca plant. While thong sandals were commonly worn, many people in ancient times, such as the Egyptians, Hindus and Greeks, saw little need for footwear, and most of the time, preferred being barefoot. The Egyptians and Hindus made some use of ornamental footwear, such as a soleless sandal known as a "Cleopatra", which did not provide any practical protection for the foot. The ancient Greeks largely viewed footwear as self-indulgent, unaesthetic and unnecessary. Shoes were primarily worn in the theater, as a means of increasing stature, and many preferred to go barefoot. Athletes in the Ancient Olympic Games participated barefoot – and naked. Even the gods and heroes were primarily depicted barefoot, and the hoplite warriors fought battles in bare feet and Alexander the Great conquered his vast empire with barefoot armies. The runners of Ancient Greece are also believed to have run barefoot. Pheidippides, the first marathoner, ran from Athens to Sparta in less than 36 hours. After the Battle of Marathon, he ran straight from the battlefield to Athens to inform the Athenians of the news.
The Romans, who eventually conquered the Greeks and adopted many aspects of their culture, did not adopt the Greek perception of footwear and clothing. Roman clothing was seen as a sign of power, and footwear was seen as a necessity of living in a civilized world, although the slaves and paupers usually went barefoot. Roman soldiers were issued with chiral footwear. There are many references to shoes being worn in the Bible. During weddings of this period, a father would give his son-in-law a pair of shoes, to symbolize the transfer of authority.Slaves were also commonly barefoot, and shoes were considered badges of freedom since biblical |
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| 11 Oct 2015 09:46 AM |
"But the list would crash this entire website, due to it being so long......"
It wouldn't be the length of it, it would be the high concentration of bs. |
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| 11 Oct 2015 09:47 AM |
"It wouldn't be the length of it, it would be the high concentration of bs."
Umm, no... The site would crash because of how truthful it is... |
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| 11 Oct 2015 09:48 AM |
OMG, this is like another episode of Fraiser.
$h1 Error: You Are Posting Too Fast $/h1 |
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| 11 Oct 2015 09:56 AM |
"Umm, no... The site would crash because of how truthful it is..."
You're doing it already... |
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| 11 Oct 2015 09:59 AM |
"You're doing it already..."
I agree... I am posting the truth and the site is lagging... |
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| 11 Oct 2015 09:59 AM |
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somebody hasn't been taking their anti-edgy pills | ot's meteorologist |
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