I recently scored these designer sandals at a boutique called Walmart here in California, where there are unfortunately no Waffle Houses. Of course I want to show them off.
My question is about wearing them when I’m sporting one of my Lions t-shirts. Normally fashion dictates that you project a cohesive image or message, and I fear in the context of my Lions t-shirts that my Waffle House sandals may constitute an endorsement of the Jaguars who notably celebrated their playoff victory at a Waffle House. I do not endorse the Jaguars. I know that this is a first world problem, but I don’t want to ■■■■ up in the season of our first Super Bowl victory.
Any fashion advice? What are the rules for wearing Lions gear?
As if the threads about Taylor swift or giant swarms of locusts didn’t signal that this was the dog days of summer. Here we have definitive proof that football needs to start.
Seriously though. I dig em. Never been to a waffle house but with all the southern guys on our team I think it fits just fine.
#1 rule of fashion → be yourself
Yup…that’s right…■■■■’em! Some are gonna love you & some will hate ya…the #1 most important thing is that YOU love ya, cuz you gotta BE ya! Sooo…Waffle House + Lions it is! Go for it holmes! We love ya!
#2 rule of fashion → Err on the side of a shaved had. I know Fox iS the asterisk here, but shaved head doth a handsome man make. You be you WITH a shaved head → pure irresistibility to human kind. Men will look up to you, women will be horny for you, children will want to learn from you. Strangers will smile upon you! etc, etc, etc.
You’re getting a whole lot right, my man! Keep it up!
I have to tell this story. Cardi B (female rapper for those who don’t know who she is) bought matching Lamborghini’s for her husband and herself and posted it on social media. Some people said she leased them and didn’t buy them. To prove them wrong she posted a portion of her bank transactions showing the withdrawal she made to pay “cash” for the cars, along with the sales receipt.
What always made me giggle is the bank transactions at that time were Waffle House…huge Lamborghini purchase…day spa.
LOL - that’s a good route to go → just make light of it, instead of trying to validate yourself to a bunch of insignificant strangers that are just focusing on the negative in life. Don’t need their validation. Miserable ppl will always lean into their pattern of misery. They’ll show up in a wet diaper and blame you for their pissy-pants. Don’t take on their energy, because the second you do, you have validated their story to some degree.
It’s like if someone calls you racist…do you say "I am not…I do ____, or I have dated 2 black girls, or …whatever.
The correct response is, “So interesting that you feel that way, though I dont’ understand how”
Another situation, perhaps even more hyperbole →
A 5 year old boy says to his mom…“I hate you, mommy,” when he doesn’t get his own way.
Mom then goes into, “oooohhh, honey, you don’t hate your mamma”…then starts explaining (if a man were to do it, would it be “mansplaining”? ).
The correct response is to smile, joke about it, say something like “awwwww…you sure say some silly things when you’re mad”. Stuff like that.
the SECOND you buy in, you have validated their story and treated it like something serious…the second you start explaining why it isn’t that way…like providing receipts. Enabling their pattern by taking them serious and giving them the attention they were after in the first place.
That’s what drama triangle is all about → enmeshment…dragging your feelings into theirs and creating an energetically co-dependent situation between you and them. If you buy in, you fuel the narcissistic habit. If you remain in your own energy and dont’ get influenced by they…you win by being you, instead of getting sucked into their reality.
Kardy-B got sucked into their reality by giving a shit about their validation/invalidation
Damn, $64 at a waffle house, that is impressive.
I haven’t been to one in 15yrs. Love the eggs, hash browns and toast.
First thing to do when walking into a Waffle House is check the rating on the wall, if above 70, you are probably ok, the extra protein in the food isn’t necessarily a bad thing. IE, keep a positve @BigNatty type outlook.
Yes, the toenails are special, but I have no shame. I’m addressing them beauties, it’s a long process. If I was barefoot, the dorsal bunions would distract from the toenails, I guarantee it.
This is all about owning yourself. I do it all the time. I’ll throw on a wrestling shirt and zero people on the planet have any idea what my shirt means. Do I care? No.
As for Waffle House, it was a big part of my childhood upbringing and young adult life. If you’ve never been it’s just tough to describe. If you know, you know.
Went to see my best friend of almost 30 years a couple of years back where I grew up. Very decisively informed her that I don’t care which morning she picked or which evening she picked, we were doing one of each at the Waffle House.
Still great prices then too. They could build one in my town and charge double and you’d still always know where to find me at eatin’ time.
This, sir, shows that you are in the top percentage of NFL knowledge. Most people would not even know to connect those things.
If they do know, they are more likely to chat you up on Ben Johnson’s career prospects, or perhaps the draft scenario of Brian Calhoun. In other words, a fellow crazy person / football lover. Like those if us who frequent football forums in early July…
Since you asked for advice, I would say… Be yourself. You seem like an awesome dude, and obviously a loyal Lion fan. Rock the sandals, and hopefully it is a great conversation starter!
It’s July and I created an excuse to show off my Waffle House sandals (along with my rehabbing toenails.) Freak dressing hasn’t been a problem since I started line dancing. Cowboy boots never fit me right but I had some thrift shop I-talian loafers in purple and orange which slid on the floor just right. A lot of people liked them, so I started adding all sorts of thrift shop treasures. And, um, it’s gotten way out of control, especially as I transitioned to the modern line dance scene. So whatever it is now, it’s identifiably me. When I decide to stink it up at least.
People won’t remember what you say (or what you wear), but they’ll remember how you made them feel, so you might as well freak.
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