34 thoughts on “Thanks, Richard (I think)!”

        1. And these are boots for people, no? So, I suppose such a creature would have to be a “human centipede”, no?

  1. …and is it more or fewer than Imelda had stashed away? I just bet she had ostrich, too.

  2. I’ve always been a bit leery of folks who don’t collect, or want to collect, something.
    I collect antique medicine bottles. I just love the smell of old glass in the morning!

    1. A new colleague once told me, โ€œI collect Japanese swords.โ€ย 

      โ€œOh, how many do you have?โ€ย I asked.

      โ€œOne.โ€

      Hmmโ€ฆ

      Well I suppose all collections have to start somewhereโ€ฆย 

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      1. My skull collection is growing – slowly. I started with a sheep when I was about 10… Very jealous of a friend who came back from Morrocco with a camel skull! My most recent ones were puffin & porpoise.

        1. Oh sooooo cool! I am jealous. I started a smallish comparative collection years ago, whole skeletons, even before I started out as an archaeology student. Mine never got farther than small farm animals and the occasional dead forest critter I found. I would prepare the skeletons myself, an unusual hobby for a 15-year-old, I have to admit.

        2. I collect scalps. You collect skulls. Maybe we should co-ordinate efforts? (Suddenly WEIT begins to feel like Facebook.)

          1. oops try again:

            ….tries to tiptoe backwards quietly as to not be noticed….

      2. Japanese swords can be fabulously expensive–so expensive, in fact, that owning even one is notable.

      3. When collecting Japanese swords, the question is not “how many?”, the question is “where?” โ€” even one can be more than enough.

  3. Will you reprimand RD for calling your site a “bl*g”?

    I have wondered how many pairs of boots you have?

    1. Were jac to Tweet, it would be at the expense of this website, so I’m glad he doesn’t.

      1. You don’t know that…maybe Jerry could give up other things like friends and family ๐Ÿ˜€ Besides, he won’t see my humorous reply tweet to Richard Dawkins.

  4. How about a pair of custom boots with stitching of a cat on one and a cheeseburger on the other? Or maybe a cat EATING a cheeseburger!

  5. As a subscriber to this site, I find it pleasing to have my choice validated by one of my greatest heroes.

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