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minus-squareSauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down3·2 months agoSince when are Birkenstocks something that people flaunt as a symbol of wealth? There are just solid, well made shoes. I have a pair that are 6 years old and it was cheaper for me to buy them than to replace a shitty knockoff every year.
minus-squarepixelmeow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·2 months agoBirkin bags, not Birkenstocks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birkin_bag
minus-squareCrozekiel@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-22 months agoI was confused for a while because I had it confused with a merkin… Like, why the hell are they bringing that up??
minus-squareHackworth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoIt’d be fun to do a quick inventory of what the USOC/IOC “flaunt”, other than their exploitation of minors, of course.
minus-squareBaggins@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoAh the old Capt Vimes boot theory.
Since when are Birkenstocks something that people flaunt as a symbol of wealth? There are just solid, well made shoes. I have a pair that are 6 years old and it was cheaper for me to buy them than to replace a shitty knockoff every year.
Birkin bags, not Birkenstocks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birkin_bag
I was confused for a while because I had it confused with a merkin… Like, why the hell are they bringing that up??
It’d be fun to do a quick inventory of what the USOC/IOC “flaunt”, other than their exploitation of minors, of course.
Ah the old Capt Vimes boot theory.