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I am currently walking on a trail (with recent "PH addicts" post in mind) sporting my vibrams and heard a passerby say to his wife "look, she's got those feet...shoes". Highlight of my evening without doubt. Does this sound familiar to you?

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Caleb the Hobbit
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asked Jul 25 2011 at 1:19

Meghan
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Mike Gruber · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-25 01:42:53Z UTC

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A little girl standing in front of me at the bank with her mother kept staring at my feet. Then she asked her mother "is that man a hillbilly?".

answered Jul 25 2011 at 1:42

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Wish I could plus 2 this one. – Annie Jul 25 2011 at 2:40

Priceless!!! :) – BryanH Jul 25 2011 at 11:36

What did mom say? LOL – jared Jul 25 2011 at 15:17

Mom was trying hard to get her to be polite, and I was trying not to laugh. :-) – Mike Gruber Jul 25 2011 at 15:31

Jeff · Answer 2 · 2011-07-25 01:23:46Z UTC

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I remember wearing them before people were accustomed to seeing them and got lots of strange looks, perhaps the funniest was a double take I got from a homeless man.

answered Jul 25 2011 at 1:23

Jeff
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	People are accustomed to them now? – Ryan H Jul 25 2011 at 1:37
	I think in LA they are – Jeff Jul 25 2011 at 1:48
	In Toronto I still get weird looks and I don't wear them out very often – Ryan H Jul 25 2011 at 1:49

lunabelle · Answer 3 · 2011-07-25 01:45:33Z UTC

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A girl at the gym looked at my black pair, as I slipped them on, and said they looked like "Ninja Bat" shoes.

answered Jul 25 2011 at 1:45

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Which describes me perfectly, BTW. ;-) – lunabelle Jul 25 2011 at 1:47

HeatherC · Answer 4 · 2011-07-25 01:48:35Z UTC

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I don't think people are accustomed to seeing them still lol No offense to any of you guys who wear them but I still do a double-take when I see them. They're the goofiest looking shoes I've ever seen.

answered Jul 25 2011 at 1:48

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Nutritionator · Answer 5 · 2011-07-25 01:49:33Z UTC

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My parents:

"Are you serious."

answered Jul 25 2011 at 1:49

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Man if my mother saw those shed say the same thing – ben61820 Jul 25 2011 at 2:23

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My dad was quicker to convert. Mom still thinks they're for kids, which is precisely why I wear them. – Nutritionator Jul 25 2011 at 3:09

I can just see my folks saying the same thing! – BryanH Jul 25 2011 at 11:36

LOL....I can just picture and hear that. Too funny – jared Jul 25 2011 at 15:15

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I feel lucky. My parents got me mine. They never know what to get me for my birthday, so it's typically a new pair, lol. But my ma did say "this way you won't be walking barefoot on the streets of New York!" in that motherly tone we all know. – Caleb the Hobbit Feb 5 2012 at 4:36

Bread-Eating Beelzebub · Answer 6 · 2011-07-25 01:59:54Z UTC

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I saw this on Reddit http://imgur.com/1KshE alt text

answered Jul 25 2011 at 1:59

Bread-Eating Beelzebub
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	lol that's hilarious Melissa – HeatherC Jul 25 2011 at 2:09
	+1 at Forever Alone/Yao Ming hybrid meme! – Nemesis Jul 25 2011 at 3:27
	Oh wow, love that expression in the bottomright. Hilarious! +1 :D – Dirk-Jan Jul 25 2011 at 15:43
	You are precious, Melissa. – Steve Parker MD Feb 5 2012 at 15:17

Adam Crafter · Answer 7 · 2011-07-25 02:18:55Z UTC

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'Can you really go straight up walls in those?'

answered Jul 25 2011 at 2:18

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Nemesis · Answer 8 · 2011-07-25 03:24:31Z UTC

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Hahaha! I get stopped by people quite often, most of them asking whether I like them or not. Then they tell me that they (or someone they know) was thinking about getting a pair for themselves. I always say, "Go for it", and that it'll take some getting used to but I feel so much better wearing them!

My boyfriend gave me a ton of flak for wearing them, I told him I'd stuff my Sprints up his ass if he kept it up XD

answered Jul 25 2011 at 3:24

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	I get a lot of comments too. But they've done amazing things for me, so I'm always happy to talk about them. – Caleb the Hobbit Feb 5 2012 at 4:33
	We should have a Tampa Bay Vibrams support group. I need to go to Bill Jackson's and get a new pair anyway... – Joshua Feb 5 2012 at 6:52
	I wouldn't go there, Josh, except to try them on and then go home and order them online. Bill Jackson's jacks up the price by an added $30-40 because Vibrams doesn't sell their footwear to retailers at a discounted price. – Nemesis Feb 5 2012 at 14:32

KellyBoBelly · Answer 9 · 2011-07-25 03:34:02Z UTC

For whatever reason, I have many asian girls stare, point and laugh when I wear mine. They usually say "Finger Toes! Finger Toes!" while covering their mouths giggling. I find it quite amusing. They're great convo starters, especially in elevators. I always wear socks with mine (Finger Socks! Finger Socks!) which is also a frequent topic of convo, whether they are familiar or not with them.

barefeet · Answer 10 · 2011-07-25 12:32:33Z UTC

I've gotten my share of looks and comments, and my boyfriend calls them my ape feet. Just in case you didn't know about this site, Meghan, there's a ton of stories about people's reactions to VFFs here - http://birthdayshoes.com/forum/birthdayshoes-com-general-discussion/funnymemorable-comments-from-people/. Enjoy!

Ambimorph · Answer 11 · 2011-07-25 13:26:24Z UTC

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My favourite comment came from a German speaker. If you speak German this will make sense. He said. Oh wow, fus-handshuhe!

answered Jul 25 2011 at 13:26

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jared · Answer 12 · 2011-07-27 13:38:42Z UTC

When I first got mine (black KSOs) last year my then 3-year-old took one look at them on my feet and ran away yelling "Daddy gots monkey feet!!!" They freaked him out for about a month.

The funniest thing I heard from a perfect stranger was when I was at my kid's soccer game. A parent from the other team looked at my shoes and said "Whoa, are you one of those primal dudes?"

Caleb the Hobbit · Answer 13 · 2012-02-05 04:31:55Z UTC

My VFFs have been called:

"Hobbit shoes" -- my brother

"damn monkey shoes" -- family friend

"treehugger shoes" -- person from college

"superawesome barefoot shoes that are great for this work" -- a guy in one of my theatre classes.

That said, VFFs changed my life. So I play along. =)

Amusing comments regarding your VFFs?

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