I may have just invented the ultimate shoe...

[goteam]

...at least for me and my freaky, nefarious purposes.

I'm thinking a Doc Marten boot (possibly steel-toed) with Birkenstock insoles. Ooooh. It feels a little perverse, mixing punk and hippie style like that, but I think it could potentially totally rock my world, or at least my feet, which as usual are a little sore after a long day (more on

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[bloodyaussie]

I think you're a genius!

[somechicksings]

can i have your permission to steal the doc marten boot/birkenstock insole image for a song or poem? it is such a good metaphor.

[goteam]

Absolutely, if only because I'm excited to hear what you'll come up with. Will you let me know?

[goteam]

That sounds vaguely familiar, and they've got the super-rad patented "everything-resistant" soles... but my feet hurt more if I wear them to work than, say, my hiking boots (which have spiffy good-for-my-feet insoles in them). Likewise, I've really kicked my feet's ass (what mixed metaphor?) by wearing Docs to a concert when I should've gone with sneakers or something better suited for bouncing around in. So yeah, the "whether they succeed" debate rages on, at least for me, because they're pretty darn comfy in most ways, but my aching heels say "give us some padding already, wench!" and I hear and must obey them.

[mycrust]

Maybe I'm weird, but it seems to me that Docs are way more comfortable than Birkenstocks anyway. So count me out of your little freak shoe-boundary-crossing club. Go violate natural law on your own time.

[lucasmembrane]

Um, I think for that first link you want http://www.drmartens.com/ ... the one you posted is for something-or-other psychiatric services :)

And your idea is brilliant. My birks are falling apart, so I could just rip the soles and straps off and put the rest into my docs.