Comments on: Hooves http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 14:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: bobby http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1671377 bobby Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1671377  I'm probably projecting but you don't think Cosplay has a sexual element for a lot of participants?  I’m probably projecting but you don’t think Cosplay has a sexual element for a lot of participants?

]]> By: captain_cthulhu http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1671169 captain_cthulhu Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1671169 ...and podiatrists everywhere rejoiced! …and podiatrists everywhere rejoiced!

]]> By: jackie31337 http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1671168 jackie31337 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1671168 Hey now, we don't take kindly to kitty porn around here. Hey now, we don’t take kindly to kitty porn around here.

]]> By: jackie31337 http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1671162 jackie31337 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1671162 Well that gives new meaning to "unicorn chaser". Well that gives new meaning to “unicorn chaser”.

]]> By: CLamb http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1671110 CLamb Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1671110  They don't have to but will probably do so anyway.  They don’t have to but will probably do so anyway.

]]> By: C W http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1670926 C W Tue, 05 Mar 2013 06:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1670926 The cheap Chinese pvc knockoffs, maybe. The cheap Chinese pvc knockoffs, maybe.

]]> By: C W http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1670923 C W Tue, 05 Mar 2013 06:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1670923 You can also get similar Fluevog ballet heel/hooves for ~$300. You can also get similar Fluevog ballet heel/hooves for ~$300.

]]> By: C W http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1670924 C W Tue, 05 Mar 2013 06:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1670924 You excited for the Blu-Ray release? I sure am. You excited for the Blu-Ray release? I sure am.

]]> By: C W http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1670920 C W Tue, 05 Mar 2013 06:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1670920 "two things are for certain: 1) That seller is into some freaky $hit" Because they own the boots, or are there some other items they're selling that make you think that? The freakiest shit they're into might just be Cosplay. “two things are for certain:

1) That seller is into some freaky $hit”

Because they own the boots, or are there some other items they’re selling that make you think that?

The freakiest shit they’re into might just be Cosplay.

]]> By: C W http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1670918 C W Tue, 05 Mar 2013 06:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1670918 This is even funnier. Come on now, surely she can place the eBay order herself for that much. I mean, I appreciate that she's doing something different, but eesh. Demanding others buy the boots for her is just going to create competition when someone else decides to sell the finished product, ~much~ cheaper. This is even funnier. Come on now, surely she can place the eBay order herself for that much. I mean, I appreciate that she’s doing something different, but eesh. Demanding others buy the boots for her is just going to create competition when someone else decides to sell the finished product, ~much~ cheaper.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1670896 Antinous / Moderator Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1670896 Charlie horse. Charlie horse.

]]> By: Ethan Taliesin Houser http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1670880 Ethan Taliesin Houser Tue, 05 Mar 2013 04:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1670880 Calf fatigue.  Calf fatigue. 

]]> By: orangedesperado http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1670751 orangedesperado Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1670751 But what if they were made by the same factory ? But what if they were made by the same factory ?

]]> By: UnderachievingSheep http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1670727 UnderachievingSheep Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1670727 Those are Jeffrey Campbell's Nightwalkers (and not the Litas, as the image name implies; the Litas have a sturdy heel). I saw them (the ones in the photo) for sale a couple of months ago for around 150 euros. In fairness, I tried them on and they were a pain to walk in (I live in a city with plenty of cobblestone, so no...). If one is willing to go the Chinese knock off route, they can be had for around 50 or so on ebay. Which is to say, you are right, 900 bucks can get you tailor made shoes. Those are Jeffrey Campbell’s Nightwalkers (and not the Litas, as the image name implies; the Litas have a sturdy heel). I saw them (the ones in the photo) for sale a couple of months ago for around 150 euros. In fairness, I tried them on and they were a pain to walk in (I live in a city with plenty of cobblestone, so no…). If one is willing to go the Chinese knock off route, they can be had for around 50 or so on ebay. Which is to say, you are right, 900 bucks can get you tailor made shoes.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1670708 Antinous / Moderator Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1670708 I'd rather walk in a pair of fetish boots than a pair of cheap WalMart shoes. I’d rather walk in a pair of fetish boots than a pair of cheap WalMart shoes.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1670704 Antinous / Moderator Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1670704 Torgo was hot. Torgo was hot.

]]> By: Sekino http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1670668 Sekino Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1670668 These kind of hooves are great for costuming because they're much simpler to make than digitigrade stilts. They also require less practice, especially for people who are used to wearing high-heels. They are not much more uncomfortable or tricky than regular platform heels. That said, I'm glad I can make them myself because it costs me less than $100... Hmmmm, maybe I'm in the wrong business... These kind of hooves are great for costuming because they’re much simpler to make than digitigrade stilts. They also require less practice, especially for people who are used to wearing high-heels. They are not much more uncomfortable or tricky than regular platform heels.

That said, I’m glad I can make them myself because it costs me less than $100… Hmmmm, maybe I’m in the wrong business…

]]> By: nixiebunny http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1670658 nixiebunny Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1670658 I do believe that this is the entire point of wearing these items. I do believe that this is the entire point of wearing these items.

]]> By: Kenmrph http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1670575 Kenmrph Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1670575 It hurts just looking at these.  But I suppose that's the point? It hurts just looking at these.  But I suppose that’s the point?

]]> By: peregrinus http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1670548 peregrinus Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1670548 I am so totally getting a pair and strutting my stuff in Tesco.  But no way am I going to Paris in 'em:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21324523 I am so totally getting a pair and strutting my stuff in Tesco.  But no way am I going to Paris in ‘em:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21324523

]]> By: . http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1670547 . Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1670547 I am Torgo. I take care of the place while the Master is away. I am Torgo. I take care of the place while the Master is away.

]]> By: Chauncey Scott http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1670544 Chauncey Scott Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1670544 To these, I say neigh.  To these, I say neigh. 

]]> By: UnderachievingSheep http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1670518 UnderachievingSheep Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1670518 *cough*<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_roleplay#BDSM_Pony_Play" rel="nofollow">pony play</a> *cough* (That'd be one of the ways, not the only one, of course) *cough*pony play *cough*

(That’d be one of the ways, not the only one, of course)

]]> By: blueelm http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1670513 blueelm Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1670513 OMG no. I mean actually I like the idea because I'm crazy and I like ridiculous clothing, but you can get a pair of boots that actually are well made and balance without a heel for much much less than 900. Hell, you can just buy a pair of Jeffery Campbell's that are 3/4 of the way there already. They are far below 900. To my thought if you want the hoof look dressing up a pair of shoes that cost 100 is a lot better than standing only on tiptoe in a pair of sawed off (check out those zippers) cheap boots you paid 900 for.  http://images2.chictopia.com/photos/NigelNarcissa/5066785680/night-lita-jeffrey-campbell-shoes-topman-aaa-blazer-winged-collar-zara-shirt_400.jpg Or if you are already in the thousand dollar shoe market, at least make them nice: http://www.farfetch.com/shopping/women/designer-giuseppe-zanotti-design-sculpted-wedge-thigh-high-boot-item-10246147.aspx OMG no. I mean actually I like the idea because I’m crazy and I like ridiculous clothing, but you can get a pair of boots that actually are well made and balance without a heel for much much less than 900. Hell, you can just buy a pair of Jeffery Campbell’s that are 3/4 of the way there already. They are far below 900. To my thought if you want the hoof look dressing up a pair of shoes that cost 100 is a lot better than standing only on tiptoe in a pair of sawed off (check out those zippers) cheap boots you paid 900 for. 

http://images2.chictopia.com/photos/NigelNarcissa/5066785680/night-lita-jeffrey-campbell-shoes-topman-aaa-blazer-winged-collar-zara-shirt_400.jpg

Or if you are already in the thousand dollar shoe market, at least make them nice:

http://www.farfetch.com/shopping/women/designer-giuseppe-zanotti-design-sculpted-wedge-thigh-high-boot-item-10246147.aspx

]]> By: bobby http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1670502 bobby Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1670502 Well, two things are for certain: 1) That seller is into some freaky $hit (no judgements from me - do what you want) 2) There is a market for anything (especially freaky $hit) Well, two things are for certain:
1) That seller is into some freaky $hit (no judgements from me – do what you want)
2) There is a market for anything (especially freaky $hit)

]]> By: silkox http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1670501 silkox Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1670501 Dumb question: how would these be deployed in sexual activity? Purchase? Dumb question: how would these be deployed in sexual activity? Purchase?

]]> By: ldobe http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1670472 ldobe Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1670472 All I can add is that they look immensely painful to walk in, and I'd assume they'd be impossible to keep from falling over in.  I can feel my calves cramping just looking at them. All I can add is that they look immensely painful to walk in, and I’d assume they’d be impossible to keep from falling over in.  I can feel my calves cramping just looking at them.

]]> By: Ismale Gorbachev http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1670462 Ismale Gorbachev Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1670462 So when someone breaks a leg in one of these, do they have to shoot them? So when someone breaks a leg in one of these, do they have to shoot them?

]]> By: orangedesperado http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1670456 orangedesperado Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1670456 Are these artistic nudes of your cats ? Because if they are not, I am not interested. However, I am looking for a functional calliope or a mongrammed monocle for my astigmatic left eye. Are these artistic nudes of your cats ? Because if they are not, I am not interested. However, I am looking for a functional calliope or a mongrammed monocle for my astigmatic left eye.

]]> By: UnderachievingSheep http://boingboing.net/2013/03/04/hooves.html#comment-1670446 UnderachievingSheep Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216467#comment-1670446 Do you accept bartering? I can pay you with a lot consisting of 8 Instagrams of my cats. Very artistically rendered and only using the best quality filters. Do you accept bartering? I can pay you with a lot consisting of 8 Instagrams of my cats. Very artistically rendered and only using the best quality filters.

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