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Author Topic: Bush shoe-fu trivia  (Read 2131 times)
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« on: December 21, 2008, 04:17:40 PM »
This from the NY Times:

‘Bush Shoe’ Gives Firm a Footing in the Market

By SEBNEM ARSU
ISTANBUL — When a pair of black leather oxfords hurled at President Bush in Baghdad produced a gasp heard around the world, a Turkish cobbler had a different reaction: They were his shoes.

“We have been producing that specific style, which I personally designed, for 10 years, so I couldn’t have missed it, no way,” said Ramazan Baydan, a shoemaker in Istanbul. “As a shoemaker, you understand.”

Although his assertion has been impossible to verify — cobblers from Lebanon, China and Iraq have also staked claims to what is quickly becoming some of the most famous footwear in the world — orders for Mr. Baydan’s shoes, formerly known as Ducati Model 271 and since renamed “The Bush Shoe,” have poured in from around the world.
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« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2008, 04:40:02 PM »
grazie michael ... i read the rest of the article ... it gets even funnier.
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« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2008, 04:52:51 PM »
 laughingdp  beautiful

Quote from: johnc on December 21, 2008, 04:40:02 PM
grazie michael ... i read the rest of the article ... it gets even funnier.




jou got a link mang?
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« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2008, 07:55:44 PM »
Ducati...making prudish fundamentalists duck...all over the world.
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« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2008, 11:37:49 PM »
Quote from: Desmostro on December 21, 2008, 04:52:51 PM
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jou got a link mang?

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« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2008, 09:03:38 AM »
Quote from: Desmostro on December 21, 2008, 04:52:51 PM
laughingdp  beautiful

jou got a link mang?

here is my fav part of the story:
But Mr. Baydan insists he recognizes his shoes. Given their light weight, just under 11 ounces each, and clunky design, he said he was amazed by their aerodynamics. Both shoes rocketed squarely at Mr. Bush’s head and missed only because of deft ducks by the president.

here is the link to the story:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/world/middleeast/21shoe.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
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« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2008, 10:33:41 AM »
Quote from: desmoquattro on December 22, 2008, 06:06:08 AM

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That is clearly going to waste my entire day.
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« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2008, 10:54:28 AM »
Quote from: Desmostro on December 22, 2008, 10:33:41 AM
That is clearly going to waste my entire day.

He's pretty nimble! laughingdp
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« Reply #9 on: December 22, 2008, 04:45:55 PM »

Beat this score



Okay I sort of cheated but figure out how  Grin  No photoshopping involved. More of a exploit.
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« Reply #10 on: December 22, 2008, 05:06:46 PM »
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« Reply #11 on: December 22, 2008, 08:24:12 PM »
Wish I knew how to get the screen shot. I made it into the top 5. 10hits, 172,860 points!

Woo-Hoo!!! I guess all the marksmanship training finally paid off for something! HA!
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« Reply #12 on: December 23, 2008, 06:00:12 AM »
Quote from: duckwrench13 on December 22, 2008, 08:24:12 PM
Wish I knew how to get the screen shot. I made it into the top 5. 10hits, 172,860 points!

Woo-Hoo!!! I guess all the marksmanship training finally paid off for something! HA!

Love the irony...you got all that training from the guy you're throwing the shoes at Grin
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