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42itous ([personal profile] 42itous) wrote2007-02-22 06:47 pm

low-tech poll

Up for debate:

Can skis be described as footwear?

[identity profile] thedan.livejournal.com 2007-02-23 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
That's not worded very well. One CAN describe skis as footwear. Hell, I can describe guacamole as footwear if I want to.

The non-sarcastic answer is yes.

[identity profile] provscout79.livejournal.com 2007-02-23 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
Ski BOOTS sure... but ski's...

I'm siding with guacamole comment on this one.

ypers

[identity profile] hahathor.livejournal.com 2007-02-23 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
Don't you wear 'em on your feet?

What's the issue?

Or is there some new ski fashion that I'm not aware of?? Actually, now that I think of it, does something that is normally considered footwear stop being considered footwear if it's not worn on the foot? Like, if I put an earring back on a flip-flop and dangle it from my ear, or if I buckle the strap of my wedgie under my chin and wear it as a hat - are they still footwear?

But I digress . . .

[identity profile] 42itous.livejournal.com 2007-02-23 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
Those are some seriously uncomfortable-sounding earrings you've got there.

It's just that the majority of the people I've asked have initially (and often persistently) said that skis are not footwear.
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[identity profile] perspicuity.livejournal.com 2007-02-23 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
cross country skiis are esp footwear.. so are snow shoes.

alpine skiis? yah, i'd call all that footwear, it's being used for travel :)

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[identity profile] caulay.livejournal.com 2007-02-23 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, they can be. Context would determine if it makes sense to do so.

[identity profile] zzbottom.livejournal.com 2007-02-23 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
Skiboots, yes, skis no.
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[personal profile] ceo 2007-02-23 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
This.

[identity profile] farkanator.livejournal.com 2007-02-27 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Oy, This topic makes me verklempt.

Continue to talk amongst yourselves, because these ski boots give my feet shpilkes.

I do believe that skis detach, and you can't really use skis without a pair of ski boots.

Discuss!

I wonder what Barbra would say? Wasn't she in a movie involving skiing?
I bet you she skis, like buttah!