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(Independent.ie)		Erin Go Dragh: A male Irish journalist writes a hard-hitting report on how it felt to try on high heels (w/pic & bonus typo in headline) (independent.ie)		65
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ckellingc		2009-03-22 01:10:13 AM

Journalism fine reporting.

mekki		2009-03-22 01:10:40 AM

my what?

vudukungfu		2009-03-22 01:14:37 AM

Pump it up.

Melquiades		2009-03-22 01:16:33 AM

As an Irishman in high heels, I'm getting a big kick out of this

rawkus		2009-03-22 01:17:04 AM

whenever i read an article from across the pond, i can never tell whether there are typos or if that's just how those crazy foreigners talk.

Wulfhardt		2009-03-22 01:17:07 AM

HARD HITTING

fernandez		2009-03-22 01:17:18 AM

Erin Go Dragh

Take note, thats how you farking write a headline

Psumek		2009-03-22 01:22:25 AM

fernandez: Erin Go Dragh

Take note, thats how you farking write a headline

meh. It's as creative as "Erin Go Braghless."

charity		2009-03-22 01:25:00 AM

The guy wore the shoes for 18 seconds and wrote an article about it. Talk about a whole lot of nothing.

/girl
//also can't wear heels.

fernandez		2009-03-22 01:29:02 AM

Psumek: fernandez: Erin Go Dragh

Take note, thats how you farking write a headline

meh. It's as creative as "Erin Go Braghless."

Its a whole hell of a lot better than "this is an article vaguely related to computers, so here's a Sarah Connor reference"

whidbey		2009-03-22 01:29:07 AM

No thanks subby. Do not want.

holiday_inn_in_cambodia		2009-03-22 01:32:43 AM

Melquiades: As an Irishman in high heels, I'm getting a big kick out of this

*WARNING*
*WARNING*
POSSIBLE TRANNY DETECTED

damiangerous		2009-03-22 01:38:42 AM

holiday_inn_in_cambodia: Melquiades: As an Irishman in high heels, I'm getting a big kick out of this
*WARNING*
*WARNING*
POSSIBLE TRANNY DETECTED

Umm, it's not like the guy makes a huge secret of it.

OldeFarquer		2009-03-22 01:39:38 AM

He's faking it.

John Buck 41		2009-03-22 01:47:58 AM

charity: The guy wore the shoes for 18 seconds and wrote an article about it. Talk about a whole lot of nothing.

/girl
//also can't wear heels.

Farkettes, you don't actually have to walk in them. All we ask is that you wear them to bed.

dericwater		2009-03-22 01:49:23 AM

Ed Powers as a dirty debutante?

kellynoel		2009-03-22 01:55:31 AM

John Buck 41: Farkettes, you don't actually have to walk in them. All we ask is that you wear them to bed.

Why didn't I get this memo?

kellynoel		2009-03-22 01:57:09 AM

Melquiades: As an Irishman in high heels, I'm getting a big kick out of this

I wouldn't even bother trying to pull off two of the outfits you're wearing in your profile pics. So fark you for being prettier than me. Sigh.

kellynoel		2009-03-22 01:57:45 AM

kellynoel: Melquiades: As an Irishman in high heels, I'm getting a big kick out of this

I wouldn't even bother trying to pull off two of the outfits you're wearing in your profile pics. So fark you for being prettier than me. Sigh.

That came across much meaner than it sounded in my head. Don't worry, I'm just a hater.

Mr Logo		2009-03-22 01:59:01 AM

charity: The guy wore the shoes for 18 seconds and wrote an article about it. Talk about a whole lot of nothing.

And what a long article?

TripcodeMel		2009-03-22 02:02:54 AM

FTA: Still, I -- by which I mean my editor -- couldn't help but wonder: how would the average guy fare in a pair of Posh-worthy heels?

Hmm. Doesn't sound like he's totally at fault.

Five Minute Standup		2009-03-22 02:03:06 AM

whidbey: No thanks subby. Do not want.

Erin Go Blaaaggh?

NYZooMan		2009-03-22 02:07:03 AM

Twenty years from now you're all going to look back at pictures of yourself and laugh at how stupid you looked in those skinny glasses.

Melquiades		2009-03-22 02:07:33 AM

kellynoel: That came across much meaner than it sounded in my head. Don't worry, I'm just a hater.

No worries. I get that a lot from the ladies at work :)

Cafe Brevity		2009-03-22 02:09:51 AM

Kitten Braden approves.

qwertypoo		2009-03-22 02:14:08 AM

John Buck 41:
Farkettes, you don't actually have to walk in them. All we ask is that you wear them to bed.

I don't get that particular porn cliche or whatever you want to call it, it's such a tacky annoying turnoff to me especially when it's those gaudy stripper style shoes, it just looks stupid.
Wearing nothing but socks is cool though. I like socks.

the_chief		2009-03-22 02:14:46 AM

So what? I wear cowboy boots with tall heels.

EdgeRunner		2009-03-22 02:15:31 AM

So what if a single Irishman puts on heels for a few minutes? The Scotsmen have been wearing miniskirts for ages!

friedlinx		2009-03-22 02:39:14 AM

dericwater: Ed Powers as a dirty debutante?

Aah 90's porn.

fotbr		2009-03-22 02:47:30 AM

qwertypoo: John Buck 41:
Farkettes, you don't actually have to walk in them. All we ask is that you wear them to bed.

I don't get that particular porn cliche or whatever you want to call it, it's such a tacky annoying turnoff to me especially when it's those gaudy stripper style shoes, it just looks stupid.
Wearing nothing but socks is cool though. I like socks.

It is just another fetish. Does nothing for me, either. If a woman has nice legs, it doesn't matter what, if any, footwear she's wearing. But some people really like the stripper stiletto look.

Juniper Jupiter		2009-03-22 02:54:38 AM

No way in HELL am I wearing those! Not even to bed! I have a waterbed so that and stilettos? Fugettaboutit! It's like that scene in Edward Scissorhands!

However, these:
www.elegantheels.com

if I'm forced into them via chloroform and duct tape. And maybe just if I'm sitting on the floor.

/This also only applies if Hubby is the "pervert".

Barakku		2009-03-22 03:06:31 AM

damiangerous: holiday_inn_in_cambodia: Melquiades: As an Irishman in high heels, I'm getting a big kick out of this
*WARNING*
*WARNING*
POSSIBLE TRANNY DETECTED
Umm, it's not like the guy makes a huge secret of it.

Nah, a dress, high-heels and nylons on a man totally aren't hinting at cross-dressing, I'm not sure why you'd think so.

daniellaaa		2009-03-22 03:06:50 AM

I love my heels and I wouldn't take them off for anything. Except if a podiatrist insisted I remove them or he would have to remove my feet. I wouldn't be surprised if that happened.
My favorite heels are 3 inch black patent leather and they bring me good luck. :)

PennyCentury		2009-03-22 03:07:35 AM

As fine a piece of sexist reporting as I've seen in many a moon.
Next, how about him wearing a pad while sleeping?

daniellaaa		2009-03-22 03:11:43 AM

PennyCentury: As fine a piece of sexist reporting as I've seen in many a moon.
Next, how about him wearing a pad while sleeping?

How about a tampon? Or perhaps one of those belt/diaper/pad things that everyone wore in the 60's?

OH! I know... a brazilian wax and a g-string. That's showing appreciation. :)

daniellaaa		2009-03-22 03:14:52 AM

Juniper Jupiter: No way in HELL am I wearing those! Not even to bed! I have a waterbed so that and stilettos? Fugettaboutit! It's like that scene in Edward Scissorhands!

However, these:
www.elegantheels.com
if I'm forced into them via chloroform and duct tape. And maybe just if I'm sitting on the floor.

/This also only applies if Hubby is the "pervert".

If you've done ballet in the past those probably aren't that difficult to walk in.

Juniper Jupiter		2009-03-22 03:15:33 AM

daniellaaa: PennyCentury: As fine a piece of sexist reporting as I've seen in many a moon.
Next, how about him wearing a pad while sleeping?

How about a tampon? Or perhaps one of those belt/diaper/pad things that everyone wore in the 60's?

OH! I know... a brazilian wax and a g-string. That's showing appreciation. :)

Oh, go the whole nine and make him tweeze his brows, wax his crack, and wear a whale-bone corset! :D

Juniper Jupiter		2009-03-22 03:17:07 AM

daniellaaa: If you've done ballet in the past those probably aren't that difficult to walk in.

Naw...just three years of tap. I got pretty good at it.

/Shuffle, ball-gag.

EdgeRunner		2009-03-22 03:17:37 AM

Juniper Jupiter ...if I'm forced into them via chloroform and duct tape. And maybe just if I'm sitting on the floor.

That kind of S&M fantasy is such a boring, overplayed Internet porn cliche. Would you consider a scenario that involved terrorist Randian chickens smothered in pistachio pudding insisting that you wear the shoes on your face, or else they'll glue you upside-down onto the front window of your local Starbucks and force you to watch videos of a bodypainted Abe Vigoda rubbing a greasy slice of anchovy pizza all over Ed Asner's naked bottom?

Because I can supply the chickens and the pistachio pudding if you're interested. I don't know where you'll get the video of Abe Vigoda and Ed Asner, but I'm sure one of the German porn sites can provide you with something pretty close.

Juniper Jupiter		2009-03-22 03:23:02 AM

EdgeRunner: Juniper Jupiter ...if I'm forced into them via chloroform and duct tape. And maybe just if I'm sitting on the floor.

That kind of S&M fantasy is such a boring, overplayed Internet porn cliche. Would you consider a scenario that involved terrorist Randian chickens smothered in pistachio pudding insisting that you wear the shoes on your face, or else they'll glue you upside-down onto the front window of your local Starbucks and force you to watch videos of a bodypainted Abe Vigoda rubbing a greasy slice of anchovy pizza all over Ed Asner's naked bottom?

Because I can supply the chickens and the pistachio pudding if you're interested. I don't know where you'll get the video of Abe Vigoda and Ed Asner, but I'm sure one of the German porn sites can provide you with something pretty close.

Oh, please! My fantasy is actually quite dirtier than what I put out...I just choose not to post it due to the fact it might make Drew/the mods ban me for life!

And Abe Vigoda and Ed Asner? Pffft!!! I'm thinking more Ernest Borgnine and Jamie Farr! Growl!!! :D

Nobody You Know		2009-03-22 03:34:47 AM

Is it just me, or does it seem like this is probably some kind of viral philosophical joke that the author is playing on us? I am looking for the code, for the subtext alluding to nihilism.

Or is it really just a wanker writing about Victoria Beckham?

bustle in my hedgerow		2009-03-22 03:35:19 AM

I am a big fan of sexist reporting, terrorist chickens, and Abe Vigoda.

Thanks

daniellaaa		2009-03-22 03:36:10 AM

Juniper Jupiter: And Abe Vigoda and Ed Asner? Pffft!!! I'm thinking more Ernest Borgnine and Jamie Farr! Growl!!! :D

I'm scared. Somebody hold me.

Crescent City Bayou Bengal		2009-03-22 03:36:46 AM

I hope he didn't try running about in them. You know what Eddie Izzard said about men who fall over when running about in heels.

EdgeRunner		2009-03-22 03:42:04 AM

Juniper Jupiter: Oh, please! My fantasy is actually quite dirtier than what I put out...I just choose not to post it due to the fact it might make Drew/the mods ban me for life!

So just disguise the details with fake English slang. For example, instead of "spanking", you could say "being firm with the old Winston Churchill cushion", or instead of "masturbation", you could say "repositioning the sticky wicket". Here's an example of an extremely dirty fantasy, but couched in terms none of the mods could object to, let alone understand.

"She hops on the tube at Finsbury Park, rides it straight through Piccadilly Circus, exits at Knightsbridge, then heads to Harrods where there's a sale on brass cabinet finishings. Having made her purchase, she takes a bus back to her flat, where she installs the finishings on an antique wardrobe that was given to her by a close family friend as a birthday present. It looks absolutely brilliant."

Oooohh yeah, that's the stuff! Sometimes I can be so perverse, I even shock myself!

daniellaaa		2009-03-22 03:43:16 AM

Crescent City Bayou Bengal: I hope he didn't try running about in them. You know what Eddie Izzard said about men who fall over when running about in heels.

Eddie Izzard is just about the only cross-dressing man that I would do. At least the only cross-dresser that I know about. =c/ I'm almost positive that one of my exes cross-dressed in secrecy.

whidbey		2009-03-22 03:58:22 AM

daniellaaa: I'm scared. Somebody hold me.

Come 'ere, yew...

i135.photobucket.com

Juniper Jupiter		2009-03-22 04:00:04 AM

EdgeRunner: So just disguise the details with fake English slang. For example, instead of "spanking", you could say "being firm with the old Winston Churchill cushion", or instead of "masturbation", you could say "repositioning the sticky wicket". Here's an example of an extremely dirty fantasy, but couched in terms none of the mods could object to, let alone understand.

"She hops on the tube at Finsbury Park, rides it straight through Piccadilly Circus, exits at Knightsbridge, then heads to Harrods where there's a sale on brass cabinet finishings. Having made her purchase, she takes a bus back to her flat, where she installs the finishings on an antique wardrobe that was given to her by a close family friend as a birthday present. It looks absolutely brilliant."

Oooohh yeah, that's the stuff! Sometimes I can be so perverse, I even shock myself!

/I watch WAY too many BritComs...
//I got to go water my pussy now...

Holy crap! I just believe you've made me blush! :D It's a miracle!

WhyteRaven74		2009-03-22 04:00:56 AM

Whole trick is keep your shoulders over your hips, don't lean forward, keep your hips and lower back loose, your knees straight when standing and as you walk stay loose, going heal toe, heal toe.

Seriously, walking in high heels isn't that hard. Even Bart Simpson could do it. Amusingly enough, did it better than Lisa.

daniellaaa		2009-03-22 04:12:28 AM

whidbey: daniellaaa: I'm scared. Somebody hold me.

Come 'ere, yew...

Oddly enough, that image doesn't scare me. It gets me all hot and bothered.

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