New York bans socks with sandals

[JoS]

New York City council has just banned people from wearing socks with their sandals.

New York City council passed a bill today with broad ranged support to ban the wearing of socks with sandals on city streets. With the temperatures rising to the mid thirties and low forties more and more New Yorks have been breaking out their sandals and birkenstocks. However it still seems too cold for many of them to be willing to go barefoot, so they are wearing socks too. This is one of fashion's great faux-pauxs.

Councilman Eric Gioia stated "Its about time that the city recognized the pandemic spreading across our city. Everywhere I look now I see people wearing socks with sandals. It looks ridiculas and hurts our city's imagine as a fashion and trend capital. Listen people if its too cold to wear sandals without socks you should be wearing shoes."

However Councilwoman Helen Sears, one of the few dissenting voices in the city's council told reporters that "this bill goes too far. If citizens want to wear socks they should have the freedom to do so. This city is starting to get out of hand, banning first trans-fats, which is vital to our health. This ban however servers no real purpose. It is a vanity law. Just because it offends a few high society types does not give us the right to ban it."

Those wishing to comment on this Bill are asked to contact their New York City representatives. Your councilor can be found at http://www.nyccouncil.info/constituent/.

[uhnoesanoob]

Ya see? This is why I hate NYC, its becoming less and less Democratic.

[Draconias]

At 4/11/07 11:37 AM, JoS wrote: It looks ridiculas and hurts our city's imagine as a fashion and trend capital.

You know what really makes it so obvious that your post is faked and a complete waste of time? You spelled "ridiculous" incorrectly, which no news reporter should ever be lazy enough to do.

[lapis]

At 4/11/07 12:48 PM, Draconias wrote: You know what really makes it so obvious that your post is faked and a complete waste of time? You spelled "ridiculous" incorrectly,

I liked "faux-pauxs" better.

[uhnoesanoob]

Oh wait, I forgot. Jos is a facist liar.

[Ravariel]

All I can say is it's about damn time someone stood up and did what was right! This sort of thing is a threat to our way of life. I'm glad NY has the stones to do what's necessary!

[dodo-man-1]

This is so stupid. No one wears socks with sandals anyway.

[Tri-Nitro-Toluene]

It certainly brings new meaning to the term fashion police.

[LegendaryLukus]

Can I see the source on this? Because it's either an old April Fool's joke, or your having a laugh yourself at people's reaction

[Abyssus]

Bull-shit.
NCY is democratic, nobody would do this or all sorts of people would get involved. Its just proving the city is filled with shallow people- thats not my opinion though, as this is obviosuly fake.

[Brick-top]

OMG! My dads friend who is English is living there!

English people will get it.

[morefngdbs]

At 4/11/07 11:37 AM, JoS wrote: New York City council has just banned people from wearing socks with their sandals.

;
I'm now curious, Is it still legal to wear your socks over your sandals?
After all, If your wearing a nice heavy pair of wool socks over your sandals, it would be hard to tell.
You could just be out in your sock feet after all.

;-)

[Korriken]

he's either made a parody that is indeed quite humorous, or this is one of the stupidest thing's i've ever heard of. what's next? banning hairy chests?

[poxpower]

OH HEY DUDE
HEY.

HEY, DUDE
YOU DIDN'T FOOL ME! YOU WON'T FOOL ME WITH YOUR THING ABOUT THE SOCKS AND THE SANDALS LOL THAT'S TOTALLY NOT TRUE LOL I FIGURED IT OUT, EVERYONE LOOK AT MEEEE!

[Sawke]

PSH socks with sandal? eww that's right this city has fashion sense we KNOW what looks good *snap snap* so take your tacky socks off before we fine your ass!

[banchy44]

this has GOT to be some lame april fool's joke

[JoS]

At 4/11/07 06:15 PM, banchy44 wrote: this has GOT to be some lame april fool's joke

April fool's is on the first of April, it is now the 11th.

[IllustriousPotentate]

I was just about to call you out, JoS, but then I read this:

Researchers from the Sierra Nevada Accounting & Finance University have completed as survey with shocking results. According to the survey, 62% of Americans believe a story is actual news when it is italicized, despite lack of evidence to the contrary.

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Canadians followed close behind at 60%. Of the 10 nationalities tested, Norwegians fared the best, at only 25 %.

I've also heard rumors that they are planning to ban plaid and stripes together, too.

[morefngdbs]

At 4/12/07 06:56 AM, IllustriousPotentate wrote:

I've also heard rumors that they are planning to ban plaid and stripes together, too.

;
That has been illegal around here for years... I thought it was illegal everywhere except Scotland.

[Boltrig]

Another pointer to a fake

At 4/11/07 11:37 AM, JoS wrote:

This city is starting to get out of hand, banning first trans-fats, which is vital to our health.

Trans fats

Plural! The proper sentence would have been:

This city is starting to get out of hand, first banning trans-fats, which are vital to our health.

Even then thats a retarded statement!

[Boltrig]

At 4/12/07 09:58 AM, morefngdbs wrote:

That has been illegal around here for years... I thought it was illegal everywhere except Scotland.

Cmon man, if youre going to use stereotypes at least use the right ones! Its tartan that the Scottish wear!

While we skulk about our glens, hunting haggis for the feast at our castle!

[Harmpie]

At 4/11/07 11:37 AM, JoS wrote: New York City council has just banned people from wearing socks with their sandals.

Eh?? That's the most pointless thing I've ever heard of. Unless some state has called a bill making it illegal to shot themself in the foot.

[morefngdbs]

At 4/12/07 11:11 AM, Boltrig wrote:

At 4/12/07 09:58 AM, morefngdbs wrote:

That has been illegal around here for years... I thought it was illegal everywhere except Scotland.

Cmon man, if youre going to use stereotypes at least use the right ones! Its tartan that the Scottish wear!

; I thought Tartan was gaelic for plaid.

While we skulk about our glens, hunting haggis for the feast at our castle!

Hagis is a sheeps stomach, that is stuffed (doesn't matter what you put in it)
I Just Lost My Appetite !

[Boltrig]

At 4/12/07 01:44 PM, morefngdbs wrote:

Hagis is a sheeps stomach, that is stuffed (doesn't matter what you put in it)
I Just Lost My Appetite !

Its actually not that bad. Especially the stuff thats made with the same kind of lining as sausages, rather than an actual sheeps stomach.

Consider the fact that bugs are eaten and considered a tasty treat in a few places!

Mmmm, grasshopper!