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Lizzy B's avatar

I canโ€™t stand it when the 2nd toe is longer than the big toe! Itโ€™s just not right.๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿ™ƒ

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Kristi Keller ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ's avatar

Baahahahaa i guess I'm neutral since I work from home and don't associate with humans in public.

When I commuted full-time for 15 years, I always sat in the 4 seats facing each other. Our trains had no other options. It creeped me out being so close to strangers out of necessity.

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Denise Mills's avatar

Love this post Andrea. I have also written about my love/hate relationship with feet (baby feet are the cutest. All other feet? Put those fuckers away)

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Andrea Hoffmann's avatar

๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ

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Leslie Senevey's avatar

You will not be one bit surprised to know that I feel exactly the same on all counts (even though my toes are so freakishly long some people who shall not be named but who might be my husband, kids and former dance students have dubbed me Finger Toes) about feet and that fugly is an everyday term in my house. If we're really feeling it, we might say "fugalicious."

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Andrea Hoffmann's avatar

I just love you so much.

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Jennie O'Connor's avatar

โ€œThey look like someone melted a muppet and called it footwearโ€ is the best description EVER of those god-awful toe shoes ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ I hate them with the passion of 1000 burning suns!!!!!

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Lisa Hides's avatar

I'm dry heaving. Feet are DISGUSTING.

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Andrea Hoffmann's avatar

๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

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Lindsey Smith's avatar

Isnโ€™t lifting in socks unsafe?!! What in the world. Also: gross!

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SuzanneSilitch's avatar

Dying to know which relative only has 9 toes ... let's leave that for our next in person discussion. Also, my husband wears sock and shoes to the beach - ALWAYS. In the sand. Don't ask.

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Andrea Hoffmann's avatar

Ha! Of course he does!

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Rhonda Joy's avatar

๐Ÿคฃ

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Patti Petersen's avatar

Hands and feet.

Long nails manicured or not, gross me out. In my area of the country women apparently disregard short anything except shorts so short I recognize a Brazilian.

When I was a casino dealer I absolutely knew what fungus, dirt, germs and icky stuff was under fingernails. When you're manipulating cards and chips, nails scrape along the table felt. What's picked up is so gross it's beyond imagination. When I got home I had to scrub the yuck from under my nails and hands, in addition to washing my hands each 20 minute break every hour for eight hours .

Feet. For the love of God if you've got fungus, toe jam, nail rot, and long, yellow toenails that curl past the nail bed, please cover them up, please. I can't unsee them.

I used to love summer and the freedom to wear little. Today the unmainicured masses leace nothing left to the imagination to a whole new level.

What happened to grooming and decency? I guess this means I'm getting old and judgmental... but I seriously don't remember the level of yuck I see, especially this summer.

I can't get into what I see in the gym everyday. Another story for another day!

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Andrea Hoffmann's avatar

Iโ€™m laughing and crying because Iโ€™m SO with you. If your nails belong on Ripleyโ€™s Believe it or Not, please hide them from me!! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

Also, if your hair is past your assโ€ฆ ugh. ๐Ÿคฎ

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Patti Petersen's avatar

๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

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John Horwitz's avatar

Ever notice it's Finger-Tips and Tip-Toes not Toe-Tips?

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Andrea Hoffmann's avatar

I never did โ€˜til now!

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Maggie Jon's avatar

I was a massage therapist for a few years...

Nuff said.

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Andrea Hoffmann's avatar

WOW!

Not nearly enough said. I could listen to those stories all day!

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Maggie Jon's avatar

I got plenty ๐Ÿ˜‚ I only wrote about it once so far, about the moment I started believing in energy (or whatever anyone wants to call it).

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Wayne Johnson's avatar

That was funny! I wrote something you might like: https://jdbbq42.substack.com/p/if-i-only-had-a-fan-9bf?r=4zho67

I know I'm not supposed to post a link on your comments section, but you might get a giggle. Apparently, we think alike sometimes.

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Andrea Hoffmann's avatar

Thank you, Wayne! Iโ€™ll allow it!! ๐Ÿ˜˜

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Henny Hiemenz's avatar

Welcome to the grumpy old man club Andrea!! We are an ever-expanding group!!

Count me in the feet are fugly camp.

People with foot fetishes are one step above pedos imo ๐Ÿคฃ. Like, how in the f are you wired that way??

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Andrea Hoffmann's avatar

๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ Right!!?

Who hurt you, man!!? Step away from the little piggies!

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Andrea Hoffmann's avatar

Apparently, my daughter claims I didnโ€™t invent fugly. Itโ€™s been in the dictionary since 1995. Little does she know, Iโ€™ve been using it since โ€˜88. ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

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Matt Cyr's avatar

I think the last time I had this conversation it was about Rex Ryan and his love for said appendages. Needless to say, weโ€™d reached that stage of drinking. Itโ€™s been a while for a reasonโ€ฆ

Tarantino movies have kind of ruined feet for me. I love his movies but his obsession with feet is too much for any screen, big or small.

Basically, baby feet are the only human feet worth looking at. The most perfect adult feet start at zero and itโ€™s all downside from there.

That said, I do my best to take care of mine. Not a Lt Dan thing but walking around with healthy feet is a life far more fun than not.

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Andrea Hoffmann's avatar

Perfect adult feet start at a zeroโ€ฆ that is GOLD. ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

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Craig Slater's avatar

Feet = yuk!

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Andrea Hoffmann's avatar

Right!!?

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