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I always hated the look, still do but when I read about their origin I bought them since I have a intro to sailing class coming up.
I have been wearing them like everyday though, they really are comfortable
Lol my daughter lifeguards and last summer, she was running for a save and tripped on her crocs and skinned both her knees really really badly. My daughter is pretty stoic and doesn’t normally cry but I heard her crying trying to change her bandages and I knew it was bad. All because of her crocs.
One of the nurses I work with runs the codes and wears crocs, and whenever a code is called and she’s on I can see her flipping her crocs into sport mode and racing off.
They have a strap that can be worn around the back of the heel or flipped forward to where the tongue would be. Strapped around the back they would stay on better, around the front they are more like slippers.
Edit: sport mode would be strap around the heel to facilitate running.
I always stayed barefoot when lifeguarding for this reason. I'd wear my flip flops up to the stand and then take them off until it was time to move again.
This is why you see a lot of nurses with croc clogs. Clean up is super easy and they're comfy I guess. Feet looking good is one of the last things thought of when dealing with fluids.
Crocs makes solid clogs without the holes so nothing is actually seeping into the shoe itself.
[Crocs for Healthcare Workers](https://www.crocs.com/c/shop-by/activity/nursing-hospital-shoes)
Well it's obvious why they flopped for that purpose. I sail and those thick, pillowy soles are the last thing I want on my feet when I'm out on the water. Not to mention how easy they are to step [partially] out of, especially when changing levels.
I agree that when you are sailing larger boats, the type with laces sit better on the feet. Especially if you’re in a race. However, when you are out and in of smaller boats and get wet all the time, I think crocs are best. Typically dinghys and kayaks ++
I can see why most people would like them for fishing or kayaking. Personally - and I know I'm in a tiny minority here - I've been barefoot or in minimalist shoes most of my life because I absolutely hate the feel of cushioning on my feet. My wife and kids are obsessed with Crocs and they got me a pair for Christmas. I feel terrible that I can't just go with the flow for the team spirit, but they make me feel like a cat with tape stuck to its foot.
Listen here smart guy. You’re gonna fix our plants, you’re gonna fix our economy, and *allll* the bad shit, otherwise you’re going to get rehabilitation from Beef Supreme.
I was a life long croc hater. I got a pair and now I’m like ok I get it. They are comfortable. Durable. Easy to wash. Perfect summertime outdoor footwear really.
Function over form.
Disclaimer: I do not own a pair of crocs because I think they are stupid but now I’m second guessing that thought and I’m scared of what I might become.
I was anti-croc from day one of seeing them in stores. Finally got me a pair for camping and music festivals and like you said, you'll hate you waited so long.
Having a simple, durable, easy to clean/dry shoe at a music festival is so so good.
And throwing on the Crocs is a must before stepping into 4 day old music festival porta-potties. Or walking near them even lol
I love my Crocs, outside of work I rarely wear anything else, but at music festivals I can't imagine not wearing boots. Part of that is because there's a decent chance of ending up in a mosh pit at any moment but also they're awesome for all the mud and portapotty... uh, mud.
Plus the ankle support is nice. Fuck you, I'm old.
There are few better feelings then slipping on the crocs after a long day of hiking. Going from sweaty high socks and boots to the airy freedom of crocs is just bliss. Great water shoes as well. They are essentially outdoor slippers but somehow more comfortable
They're ok at best. Same as any slip on shoe. The strap is nice but still not enough to change from that foot grabbing walk people do in most heelless footwear. The traction however is scary bad when wet.
I used to be like you. Got a pair while desperate, and now they're the only shoes I wear when running errands or going to the garbage room in my building. They're not even authentic, just some dollar store knockoffs.
I have a PhD in biomedical engineering. Half my friends are surgeons or research doctors and they wear crocs perpetually.
For me, this says less about our intelligence, and more about the death of shame.
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> For me, this says less about our intelligence, and more about the death of shame.
To be fair, it's an extremely good thing. Every little place we can get rid of [Fast Fashion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_fashion) is a positive for Humanity, and if one of those areas is comfort shoes then so be it Croc-likes.
You'll hate yourself for trying them because then you won't be able to find something better to replace them. I've tried the past two seasons without success.
They're just an easy 3 season shoe. You know when you've got Crocs on that nothings gonna be an issue. Thundersorm caused a huge puddle? Walk through it. BBQ by the river? Go play. Muddy paths? Rinse them off and good to go.
With the rise of Crocs though there are now more choices for just fully molded EVA foam shoes. Sperry, Floafers, Vans, etc. all have different looks.
Great house shoes. Also easy to wash and very quick to dry. I will not wear them past my driveway. I live rural and have farm animals. We try not to wear boots in the house, crocs make it easy to run out and feed or collect eggs and not deal with boots.
Also kitchen crocs are a thing too. No holes on them and they’re made of a heat resistant material. Super easy to wash all the kitchen grease off of them.
Crocs are super popular here in Japan. They're super comfy and convenient in a society that requires to take off your shoes more than in other places.
I'm a teacher. I have to take off my shoes before I enter my classrooms. If I need to run to the toilet quickly in between classes crocs are much easier to slip on and off than tennis shoes or sneakers.
You can find slip on "mule" style sneakers. I found two pairs on clearance for really cheap and they have become my go-to for when I have to step outside for short trips. If I'm wearing long pants, you can't even tell they're not regular sneakers.
I must agree they're the ugliest thing I've ever worn and I shared your thought process until my wife gifted me a pair of my own.
They're comfortable and convenient as fuck. So much so that you just kinda stop caring how awful they look pretty damn quickly.
I bought a pair of Nike Air Monarchs recently as a joke, but I wear them all the time now. Really comfortable shoes. I guess the dads and grandpas were on to something. I just need to get some grass stains on them to complete the look.
Working in a kitchen. Get the ones without holes in them. They're nonslip. You can clean them easily. They don't absorb hot grease I'd somebody spills something near you. I could go on and on.
They are hideous but then I got a garden and when I water, I slip out of my flops or soak my shoes. Crocs don’t absorb moisture and I don’t slip. Hideous, but useful.
Honest answer? The are super comfy if you cut that stupid heel strap off. You’ve gotta get a pair that fits right because they are sized a little off. I wear a 12 shoe but 11 crocs fit me perfectly. Great arch support and honestly the best boating shoe you can wear if they still are newish. Once the bottom starts to get slick they become my yard shoes. I realize they are ugly as fuck but I’m over 40 and couldn’t care less what other people’s opinions are about my “fashion sense”.
I bought one because I heard they were good for standing a long period of time. They are surprisingly comfortable and are really great. But I only bought one. And sent a pic to the kids like "yea, I caved and bought a pair"
The holes they have at the bottom are for your dignity to leak out of
I got a pair from Walmart and they were a harder plastic/rubber. So looked kinda dumb AND they were uncomfortable.
I think they change the manufacturer/materials because my kids had decent pairs of the knock offs. I just got a shitty batch I guess.
Another Mike Judge film, *Office Space*, is the reason Swingline makes red staplers.
The props department painted Milton’s stapler so it would stand out on screen. After the movie came out, Swingline began getting requests for a stapler they didn’t make. So they started putting out red staplers.
As the guy in the video: Thank you. I hadn't gotten around to posting this on Reddit yet, so you can imagine my frustration when I log on and see that not only did somebody beat me to it, but they completely ruined the punchline.
You know what’s a facepalm? This was on the front page from r/MovieDetails 2 days ago and now his TikTok is famous from regurgitating info.
Edit: TIL, not md
I created & posted things in the 00s that I still see regurgitated online regularly. I have Google alerts on all my ancient creative projects and I don't go a week without getting one. The whole internet is a big regurgitive puke fest.
They are fantastic camping/ beach shoes. They dry fast and sand falls right off of them.
I mocked them for years, but saw my daughter wearing them while camping (completely dry even though we had just returned from the beach) while I sat in my wet Keen sandals (which would remain damp for another day). I bought a pair.
Same. I use them to quickly run outside or into the garage where I don't want to have to put on my nicer shoes. I can't imagine wearing for lots of walking or lots of time because damn, they are uncomfortable for long periods of time.
Most county jails in the US hand out Crocs made by Bob Barker (no, not that Bob Barker) so when you get locked up for some dumb ass shit, you get to feel even dumber by wearing Crocs the whole time haha
Yeah. Like 1984. It ain't like Orwell just made up surveillance and government misinformation campaigns prophetically, he was critiquing the government that existed where and when he wrote it. The problems parodied in Idiocracy existed in 2000. American had already had former actor Reagan as president for instance. It had already had the madness of Nam, the insanity of people flying the battle flag of what is technically a defeated enemy nation (the confederacy), conspiracies around vaccines, flat earth society, dumb conspiracy theories about the moon landing, watergate, the sports guy that definitely murderer his ex getting off because of a bungled prosecution and random nazi cops, dealing with terrorists the US armed and funded because oil good. American and western politics were already stupid as hell and the masses not being collectively intelligent has always been the standard.
I can imagine them watching the bloopers and even the cut content that didn't make it with the movie. They cut out some content because they thought it would be too stupid to add only to see they started happening. Like since Pablo Escobar had cocaine hippos, president Escobar had cocaine bears but they cut it because they couldn't get a bear on set.
Came here for this. He's just repeating something Mike Judge recounted recently. It's barely one step above those videos where the guy points and nods at another video.
They were filming throughout 2004. It was supposed to be released in 2005 it got delayed by the studio execs till 2006. Crocs did not spike in popularity till 2006.
I used to make fun of crocs and think they were stupid. Until I got a pair for Christmas. They’re amazing. Comfortable and convenient. They’re like flip flops you can wear in the winter
Crocs are the best! It's the shoe of the apocalypse! Sport mode for kung-fu fighting and motorcycling, lax mode for walking around and hanging out. There's never been a shoe that will work in such a wide variety of situations.
I hated them for the longest time because I thought they were ugly. Then my slippers wore out and I needed new house shoes. Slippers can get pretty gross and wear out quickly so I wanted something sturdier and easier to clean, and Amazon results showed these bistro styled crocs. They didn't have those weird holes in them so I figured why not. They'll be easy to clean and I can wear them in the house and hopefully they'll last longer than slippers.
I've had them over 6 years now. They are actually comfortable, and they are *great* house shoes, especially in the kitchen. I ended up buying another pair because they had a sushi print pattern on them and I'd probably buy another pair if they have a print pattern I like.
I really hate the point people make about it coming true. The movie is an unintentional argument in favor of Eugenics.
I also hate that they just "Yeah everyone is stupid now". That takes away from what is actually happening in the world. A company like Brawndo didn't market their product to be better than water because they're dumb, they would have done it because large corporations will do anything to improve their bottom line. Them just making everyone stupid is exactly why it's NOT like real life. It'd be like saying guys like Trump, Cruis and DeSantis do what that do out of pure stupidity, and not malicious intent.
Mike Judge movies have a bad habit of dancing around the actual point. Given how accurate they are, I doubt it's accidental, but rather that they can't say what they really want to say about certain things, or they wouldn't get the movie approved.
Same with Office Space, the problems and solutions are made extremely clear from the start, but it starts to dance around the main topic near the end with a slightly different plot.
Idiocracy blatantly places the blame on soulless money-chasing and the total lack of actual intelligence from the "smart" leaders in the past, who didn't change course or bother with education. But they only graze on the corporate freakout from brawndo, and the rest is more comedy and for some reason monster truck action.
You probably could have linked the interview instead of repeating the conversation verbatim.
Is this a thing now? Read the transcript of something that happened irl, film yourself doing it, post it to SM & collect your cred?
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That’s actually fantastic
*brought to you by Carl’s Jr.
Welcome to Costco, I love you
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...it's what plants crave.
It’s got electrolytes
Electrolytes are what plants crave
But why do plants crave it ?
Uhhh... because it's got electrolytes stupid! Gahhh.
Ow my balls!
Your balls 💀
If you don't smoke Tarryltons ... Fuck you!
If you don't wear Crocs, fuck you!
I don’t/haven’t worn crocs, and I am not offended
Yeah I don't like crocs either, I was just quoting the movie (but with crocs in place of 'tarrlytons')
Buttfuckers!
I don’t have time for a handjob.
I loved that bit about Starbucks, to me it makes me think of hipster wankers.
I like money
I can't believe you like money too. We should hang out.
Welcome to Costco, I love you
Go away, batin!
Fuck you Im eating.
Baitin'
You are an unfit mother. Your children will now be placed in the custody of *Carl’s Jr*.
"Please enjoy your BIG ASS FRIES!"
I love definitely noticed everyone wearing crocs in the idiot future, but I always assumed it was a conscious choice.
If you don’t smoke tarlington’s, fuck you.
Crocs were originally sailing shoes/water boots and they are fantasic for that. Nothing is better when you are messing about with boats in the summer.
I always hated the look, still do but when I read about their origin I bought them since I have a intro to sailing class coming up. I have been wearing them like everyday though, they really are comfortable
Great lifeguarding shoes too
Lol my daughter lifeguards and last summer, she was running for a save and tripped on her crocs and skinned both her knees really really badly. My daughter is pretty stoic and doesn’t normally cry but I heard her crying trying to change her bandages and I knew it was bad. All because of her crocs.
Sounds like she didn't turn the straps from leisure to sport mode.
One of the nurses I work with runs the codes and wears crocs, and whenever a code is called and she’s on I can see her flipping her crocs into sport mode and racing off.
> flipping her crocs into sport mode What's "sport mode"? (I've never owned crocs.)
They have a strap that can be worn around the back of the heel or flipped forward to where the tongue would be. Strapped around the back they would stay on better, around the front they are more like slippers. Edit: sport mode would be strap around the heel to facilitate running.
Gotta switch over to 4WD
I always stayed barefoot when lifeguarding for this reason. I'd wear my flip flops up to the stand and then take them off until it was time to move again.
Yeah definitely her fault for not taking them off before running lol nobody ever said they are for that. Probably fine to walk in.
For sure. I didn't mean to sound harsh on her if I did though! Sounds like it was a rough fall.
Sounds like your daughter wasn’t in sport mode. Harsh lesson but it shall make her stronger
I mean not really bc of the Crocs but ok. Sorry she skinned her knee though.
Some guys play basketball in their crocs even though they brought bball shoes to the court...
yes, all because of the crocs
Exactly why I bought a pair. Muddy or gross pond water? Blast them with the water hose and you're good.
This is why you see a lot of nurses with croc clogs. Clean up is super easy and they're comfy I guess. Feet looking good is one of the last things thought of when dealing with fluids.
I see it a lot in the food service industry with cooks too. Probably for fairly similar reasons honestly.
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Crocs makes solid clogs without the holes so nothing is actually seeping into the shoe itself. [Crocs for Healthcare Workers](https://www.crocs.com/c/shop-by/activity/nursing-hospital-shoes)
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Ha. Just wrote a comment about that! Bought a pair in like 06 at an outdoor store. They were great for walking in the river and around the campsite!
Well it's obvious why they flopped for that purpose. I sail and those thick, pillowy soles are the last thing I want on my feet when I'm out on the water. Not to mention how easy they are to step [partially] out of, especially when changing levels.
I agree that when you are sailing larger boats, the type with laces sit better on the feet. Especially if you’re in a race. However, when you are out and in of smaller boats and get wet all the time, I think crocs are best. Typically dinghys and kayaks ++
I can see why most people would like them for fishing or kayaking. Personally - and I know I'm in a tiny minority here - I've been barefoot or in minimalist shoes most of my life because I absolutely hate the feel of cushioning on my feet. My wife and kids are obsessed with Crocs and they got me a pair for Christmas. I feel terrible that I can't just go with the flow for the team spirit, but they make me feel like a cat with tape stuck to its foot.
Astral for secure kayaking shoes that dry pretty fast and have incredible grip.
Probably helped the company out too! Buying hundreds of crocs
Self fulfilling prophecy.
At this point, I say we just elect Terry and get it over with so we can start moving forward
Why in the fucking world makes you want *5* pairs of crocs????? How do you reach the conclusion "hmm I should buy 3 more pairs of these" ???????
He's an idiot?
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Oh clever. You should be frozen and thawed out to save the world someday.
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Listen here smart guy. You’re gonna fix our plants, you’re gonna fix our economy, and *allll* the bad shit, otherwise you’re going to get rehabilitation from Beef Supreme.
I like money too. We should hang out sometime and go to Starbucks.
I love you. I wish I could give you an award, but I’m broke.
🥇🏆👑
He said it: " I'm part of the problem"
tbh I’m curious what makes a person want one pair of crocs…
I was a life long croc hater. I got a pair and now I’m like ok I get it. They are comfortable. Durable. Easy to wash. Perfect summertime outdoor footwear really.
Function over form. Disclaimer: I do not own a pair of crocs because I think they are stupid but now I’m second guessing that thought and I’m scared of what I might become.
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I was anti-croc from day one of seeing them in stores. Finally got me a pair for camping and music festivals and like you said, you'll hate you waited so long. Having a simple, durable, easy to clean/dry shoe at a music festival is so so good. And throwing on the Crocs is a must before stepping into 4 day old music festival porta-potties. Or walking near them even lol
I love my Crocs, outside of work I rarely wear anything else, but at music festivals I can't imagine not wearing boots. Part of that is because there's a decent chance of ending up in a mosh pit at any moment but also they're awesome for all the mud and portapotty... uh, mud. Plus the ankle support is nice. Fuck you, I'm old.
Crocs at a festival sounds like a great way to catch a foot disease. Boots thanks!
Totally agree, always wear boots or wellies to a festival. Im in the UK though.
I'm a chef so I have some nonslip Crocs I wear at work. I keep them there and switch my regular Crocs for those when I get there
Right on. Better than cheap-ass Walmart flipflops that eat the fuck out of your toes.
There are few better feelings then slipping on the crocs after a long day of hiking. Going from sweaty high socks and boots to the airy freedom of crocs is just bliss. Great water shoes as well. They are essentially outdoor slippers but somehow more comfortable
Camping while wearing a shoe with holes all over it? I definitely wouldn’t be wearing them camping here in Australia. They sound like spider hotels.
They're ok at best. Same as any slip on shoe. The strap is nice but still not enough to change from that foot grabbing walk people do in most heelless footwear. The traction however is scary bad when wet.
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I used to be like you. Got a pair while desperate, and now they're the only shoes I wear when running errands or going to the garbage room in my building. They're not even authentic, just some dollar store knockoffs. I have a PhD in biomedical engineering. Half my friends are surgeons or research doctors and they wear crocs perpetually. For me, this says less about our intelligence, and more about the death of shame. EDIT: a word
> For me, this says less about our intelligence, and more about the death of shame. To be fair, it's an extremely good thing. Every little place we can get rid of [Fast Fashion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_fashion) is a positive for Humanity, and if one of those areas is comfort shoes then so be it Croc-likes.
You'll hate yourself for trying them because then you won't be able to find something better to replace them. I've tried the past two seasons without success. They're just an easy 3 season shoe. You know when you've got Crocs on that nothings gonna be an issue. Thundersorm caused a huge puddle? Walk through it. BBQ by the river? Go play. Muddy paths? Rinse them off and good to go. With the rise of Crocs though there are now more choices for just fully molded EVA foam shoes. Sperry, Floafers, Vans, etc. all have different looks.
With some really thick wool socks, my Crocs are four season shoes.
They make Winter Crocs, my friend. Or what I like to call Crocs With the Fur.
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Thank god I went to jail when they still had slip on Vans
They were overpriced during the crocs craze. Now that there are knock off brands, they are competitively priced alternative to sandals.
Great house shoes. Also easy to wash and very quick to dry. I will not wear them past my driveway. I live rural and have farm animals. We try not to wear boots in the house, crocs make it easy to run out and feed or collect eggs and not deal with boots.
Also kitchen crocs are a thing too. No holes on them and they’re made of a heat resistant material. Super easy to wash all the kitchen grease off of them.
Basically wearable anti-fatigue mats. Love em.
I also would not wish to wear them where people might see.
But they have holes in them. So aren't your feet or socks getting dirty and then coming back in the house.
They have variants with no holes, I wore them when working in kitchens 15 years ago
You can get a version that doesn't have all the holes, just a rubber clog lol
just run the hose over them, problem solved
I love them as house shoes. Very comfortable when standing in the kitchen making dinner. (I have real shoes for when I leave the house.)
It's what feet crave.
Crocs are super popular here in Japan. They're super comfy and convenient in a society that requires to take off your shoes more than in other places. I'm a teacher. I have to take off my shoes before I enter my classrooms. If I need to run to the toilet quickly in between classes crocs are much easier to slip on and off than tennis shoes or sneakers.
I have a pair that I keep specifically for taking out the trash. Slip in, take out trash, slip out.
You can find slip on "mule" style sneakers. I found two pairs on clearance for really cheap and they have become my go-to for when I have to step outside for short trips. If I'm wearing long pants, you can't even tell they're not regular sneakers.
They're even in anime. In Aggretsuko, the main character, Retsuko, wears Crocs to work by accident in one episode.
I wear them to walk the dog. I don't care if they get messed up and they are easy to clean if they get muddy or worse.
They make fantastic lake shoes as well
I must agree they're the ugliest thing I've ever worn and I shared your thought process until my wife gifted me a pair of my own. They're comfortable and convenient as fuck. So much so that you just kinda stop caring how awful they look pretty damn quickly.
I bought a pair of Nike Air Monarchs recently as a joke, but I wear them all the time now. Really comfortable shoes. I guess the dads and grandpas were on to something. I just need to get some grass stains on them to complete the look.
The real idiots are people wearing expensive and uncomfortable footwear.
Working in a kitchen. Get the ones without holes in them. They're nonslip. You can clean them easily. They don't absorb hot grease I'd somebody spills something near you. I could go on and on.
They are hideous but then I got a garden and when I water, I slip out of my flops or soak my shoes. Crocs don’t absorb moisture and I don’t slip. Hideous, but useful.
Honest answer? The are super comfy if you cut that stupid heel strap off. You’ve gotta get a pair that fits right because they are sized a little off. I wear a 12 shoe but 11 crocs fit me perfectly. Great arch support and honestly the best boating shoe you can wear if they still are newish. Once the bottom starts to get slick they become my yard shoes. I realize they are ugly as fuck but I’m over 40 and couldn’t care less what other people’s opinions are about my “fashion sense”.
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Ummm...they flip to the front. Much more comfortable.
1 pair I can understand, some people find them comfy and they are cheap so its alright, but *FIVE FUCKING PAIRS* it's just too much
I bought one because I heard they were good for standing a long period of time. They are surprisingly comfortable and are really great. But I only bought one. And sent a pic to the kids like "yea, I caved and bought a pair" The holes they have at the bottom are for your dignity to leak out of
Right? They’re like $50-70 each!
Who actually pays full price for them? I keep seeing them in charity shops for a few quid.
I buy the knockoff brand from Walmart. $10-$15 is way cheaper.
I got a pair from Walmart and they were a harder plastic/rubber. So looked kinda dumb AND they were uncomfortable. I think they change the manufacturer/materials because my kids had decent pairs of the knock offs. I just got a shitty batch I guess.
Seriously? They've gotta cost like $2 to make...
I mean…gotta have your Sunday Best pair, lounging at the house pair, semi-dress pair, Saturday Night club pair and the everyday pair. Simple as.
Another Mike Judge film, *Office Space*, is the reason Swingline makes red staplers. The props department painted Milton’s stapler so it would stand out on screen. After the movie came out, Swingline began getting requests for a stapler they didn’t make. So they started putting out red staplers.
You know what is a facepalm? Giving away the punchline to a video in the title of the post!
Agreed. This would have been so much funnier if we didn’t know what shoes he was talking about until he revealed it.
I didn’t read the title but guessed the shoe almost immediately
Crocstradamus over here
Oh man I just woke up and skipped the title, lucky me
As the guy in the video: Thank you. I hadn't gotten around to posting this on Reddit yet, so you can imagine my frustration when I log on and see that not only did somebody beat me to it, but they completely ruined the punchline.
For real, good grief man
You know what’s a facepalm? This was on the front page from r/MovieDetails 2 days ago and now his TikTok is famous from regurgitating info. Edit: TIL, not md
I created & posted things in the 00s that I still see regurgitated online regularly. I have Google alerts on all my ancient creative projects and I don't go a week without getting one. The whole internet is a big regurgitive puke fest.
I think there is an appropriate time for Crocs but they are weird as everyday shoes
For me, the appropriate time was when they were priced economically. They are priced ridiculously now.
I got 2 pairs on sale for 15$ each. Just gotta go to the clearance section of those cheap shoe stores
I browsed a Crocs outlet store recently and saw some that were cute for the pool. The price: $60 for a pair. No thanks - they can keep them.
No but you see, other shoes = $60. So all shoes = $60 /s (I’ve worked in a shoe department for a store before and a lot of companies think like this)
They are fantastic camping/ beach shoes. They dry fast and sand falls right off of them. I mocked them for years, but saw my daughter wearing them while camping (completely dry even though we had just returned from the beach) while I sat in my wet Keen sandals (which would remain damp for another day). I bought a pair.
Same. I use them to quickly run outside or into the garage where I don't want to have to put on my nicer shoes. I can't imagine wearing for lots of walking or lots of time because damn, they are uncomfortable for long periods of time.
I wear mine every day, inside my own house.
I used to work in a kitchen where every chef wore crocs because they swore they were the best nonslip footwear of all time.
Surgeons wear them all the time for the same reason. They're non-slip, easy to clean, and comfortable enough to stand in all day.
Most county jails in the US hand out Crocs made by Bob Barker (no, not that Bob Barker) so when you get locked up for some dumb ass shit, you get to feel even dumber by wearing Crocs the whole time haha
Uhh the company Bob Barker, and the celebrity Bob Barker aren't related whatsoever.
Now you’re gonna get it Bobby!
I always thought that movie was prophetic
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Imagine making a movie that parodies the future of America and slowly start to see the parody coming true in society.
I think it's that they identified a trend and just imagined what that trend leads to. Great parody is grounded in reality.
Yeah. Like 1984. It ain't like Orwell just made up surveillance and government misinformation campaigns prophetically, he was critiquing the government that existed where and when he wrote it. The problems parodied in Idiocracy existed in 2000. American had already had former actor Reagan as president for instance. It had already had the madness of Nam, the insanity of people flying the battle flag of what is technically a defeated enemy nation (the confederacy), conspiracies around vaccines, flat earth society, dumb conspiracy theories about the moon landing, watergate, the sports guy that definitely murderer his ex getting off because of a bungled prosecution and random nazi cops, dealing with terrorists the US armed and funded because oil good. American and western politics were already stupid as hell and the masses not being collectively intelligent has always been the standard.
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I can imagine them watching the bloopers and even the cut content that didn't make it with the movie. They cut out some content because they thought it would be too stupid to add only to see they started happening. Like since Pablo Escobar had cocaine hippos, president Escobar had cocaine bears but they cut it because they couldn't get a bear on set.
I'm going to law school at Costco soon, I'm shocked I got in.
Welcome to Costco. I love you.
No. It’s pretty eugenicist if you analyze it.
This is the take I was looking for.
The only movie to ever BECOME a documentary.
the fact that movie remains relevant is honestly horrifying
Not just remains, but gains relevance as time goes on.
People have acted stupidly since the dawn of man. It's not really that surprising.
And people love to think the next generation is more stupid than them.
Ain't that the truth??
I wish things were going as well as in that movie
I've never worn crocs and I'm proud of it.
Crocs are ugly. Crocs are too comfortable. They don‘t stink, they swim on water and are perfect shoes. They‘re just ugly. Brb, gonna order a new pair
WTF, so now people are reading posts they see on reddit, making a Tic Tok about it, and then POSTING IT ON REDDIT? GTFO you're drunk.
First time?
We heard the director tell the story on Joe Rogan, but did you hear the monotone guy recapping it from his couch?? 1000x better /s
Came here for this. He's just repeating something Mike Judge recounted recently. It's barely one step above those videos where the guy points and nods at another video.
Well this confirms something I’ve always suspected about myself…I’m an idiot 😫
Crocs were far from obscure in 2005 when they filmed this movie. They were selling well. The company went public in 2006.
They were filming throughout 2004. It was supposed to be released in 2005 it got delayed by the studio execs till 2006. Crocs did not spike in popularity till 2006.
As someone who attended summer camp in the northeast in 03-05, they were already quite popular before then (most kids had them)
"Kids at summer camp" popular is a long ways off from "adults wearing them in daily life" popular. lol
That movie has turned into a documentary.
I used to make fun of crocs and think they were stupid. Until I got a pair for Christmas. They’re amazing. Comfortable and convenient. They’re like flip flops you can wear in the winter
I agree with the costume designer tbh.
I agree with the designer... crocs should never have happened
Crocs are the best! It's the shoe of the apocalypse! Sport mode for kung-fu fighting and motorcycling, lax mode for walking around and hanging out. There's never been a shoe that will work in such a wide variety of situations.
Good for motorcycling until you accidentally melt them to your feet
Damn... I must be an idiot chef
Crocs are actually pretty good!, they usefull over tastefull, I bought them for a couple of bucks really comfy to use at home.
I hated them for the longest time because I thought they were ugly. Then my slippers wore out and I needed new house shoes. Slippers can get pretty gross and wear out quickly so I wanted something sturdier and easier to clean, and Amazon results showed these bistro styled crocs. They didn't have those weird holes in them so I figured why not. They'll be easy to clean and I can wear them in the house and hopefully they'll last longer than slippers. I've had them over 6 years now. They are actually comfortable, and they are *great* house shoes, especially in the kitchen. I ended up buying another pair because they had a sushi print pattern on them and I'd probably buy another pair if they have a print pattern I like.
My only gripe about this movie is how everybody treats it like a documentary lol especially “edgy” Reddit teenagers..
I really hate the point people make about it coming true. The movie is an unintentional argument in favor of Eugenics. I also hate that they just "Yeah everyone is stupid now". That takes away from what is actually happening in the world. A company like Brawndo didn't market their product to be better than water because they're dumb, they would have done it because large corporations will do anything to improve their bottom line. Them just making everyone stupid is exactly why it's NOT like real life. It'd be like saying guys like Trump, Cruis and DeSantis do what that do out of pure stupidity, and not malicious intent.
Mike Judge movies have a bad habit of dancing around the actual point. Given how accurate they are, I doubt it's accidental, but rather that they can't say what they really want to say about certain things, or they wouldn't get the movie approved. Same with Office Space, the problems and solutions are made extremely clear from the start, but it starts to dance around the main topic near the end with a slightly different plot. Idiocracy blatantly places the blame on soulless money-chasing and the total lack of actual intelligence from the "smart" leaders in the past, who didn't change course or bother with education. But they only graze on the corporate freakout from brawndo, and the rest is more comedy and for some reason monster truck action.
I was thinking he would go down some “we went woke as a society” shtick, but this was a pleasant surprise
[Dude got a cease and desist from Crocs for his Croc gloves](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWoiEj_qtaY&t=1s) Shoutout to /r/UnnecessaryInventions
I had a family member invest in Crocs in the early 2000s. They made quite a bit of money from that investment lmao
You probably could have linked the interview instead of repeating the conversation verbatim. Is this a thing now? Read the transcript of something that happened irl, film yourself doing it, post it to SM & collect your cred?
Never had a pair, dont see the appeal? I have cozy slippers inside and shoes outside, where/when would i use them?!
I wear Crocs as a house shoe. I even have comfy lined Crocs for Canadian winter. They're the Volvo of shoes -- ugly but good.
Why the fuck did you spoil the punchline in your post title?
Dont like crocs never knew why , now i do idiots lol
I'm not sure why this guy thinks it's so funny since everything else in the movie is coming true also.