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October 31st, 2007

Time wounds all heels?

Posted by: Robert Basler
Tags: Oddly Enough

drag-heels-140.jpgFoot races for folks in high heels are on the increase. I began noticing this, um, spike in activity a few months ago. Sometimes it’s for charity, as in this video report, sometimes it’s for prizes, and at times, as in this slideshow,  it’s for guys who like to dress up like something other than guys.

This can’t be good. Are we looking at an epidemic a few years down the road, when millions of people can’t walk because they have Stiletto Sprinting Ankle Syndrome?

What’s next in this unhealthy trend? The First Annual Race for People Wearing High Heels While they Smoke Cigarettes, Carry Scissors and Eat Cinnamon Buns?

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Participants run in the annual High Heel Drag Race in Washington DC October 30, 2007. REUTERS/Molly Riley

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5 comments so far

Dude on the left looks like he actually wants to “win.” And doesn’t know a thing about accessorising.

- Posted by John C Abell

So what, who hasn’t ever heard of a drag race?

- Posted by Bohatnik

The guy on the left has green hair and is wearing a green dress.

The guy on the right has red hair and is wearing a red dress.

The guy in the middle is bald, and should really be naked.

- Posted by Charlene

Naked Girls and Women

Sorry, it just sounds like a crazy idea for me :)

- Posted by Naked Girls and Women

They are triyng to do the same in my hometown. I am wondering who will show up for the race. I hope that no friend of mine will…

Cheers,
UmNome

http://www.kerorir.blogspot.com
http://www.umnome.com

- Posted by UmNome

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