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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: It is all about the shoes #151466 12/03/2005 5:40 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass The term "sneaker" itself was first used in 1916 by the US Rubber Company for the Keds brand, because rubber soles made the shoes less squeaky. (according to <shudder> this wikipedia entry. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted It is all about the shoes Father Steve 12/03/2005 5:35 PM Re: It is all about the shoes tsuwm 12/03/2005 5:40 PM Re: It is all about the shoes TEd Remington 12/03/2005 5:52 PM Re: It is all about the shoes Jackie 12/03/2005 11:33 PM Re: It is all about the shoes - a musing wow 12/05/2005 6:01 PM Re: It is all about the shoes - a musing Owlbow 12/05/2005 6:21 PM Re: ADR and Foley zmjezhd 12/05/2005 7:51 PM Re: ADR and Foley Father Steve 12/05/2005 10:19 PM Re: ADR and Foley zmjezhd 12/05/2005 10:24 PM Re: ADR and Foley Father Steve 12/06/2005 2:41 AM Re: ADR and Foley sjmaxq 12/06/2005 2:42 AM is nothing sacred? tsuwm 12/06/2005 4:27 AM Re: is nothing sacred? maverick 12/06/2005 10:38 AM selcouth inselpeter 12/06/2005 11:35 AM Re: ADR and Foley zmjezhd 12/06/2005 1:58 PM Re: ADR and Foley Father Steve 12/07/2005 12:18 AM Re: ADR and Foley sjmaxq 12/07/2005 12:31 AM Re: ADR and Foley Faldage 12/07/2005 1:21 AM Re: ADR and Foley Father Steve 12/07/2005 3:04 AM Re: ADR and Foley of troy 12/07/2005 3:29 AM Re: ADR and Foley Marianna 12/07/2005 10:42 AM Re: ADR and Foley TEd Remington 12/07/2005 11:50 AM Re: ADR and Foley Jackie 12/07/2005 1:54 PM Re: ADR and Foley inselpeter 12/07/2005 2:02 PM Re: relative maps AnnaStrophic 12/07/2005 2:47 PM Re: relative maps sjmaxq 12/07/2005 7:24 PM Re: relative maps AnnaStrophic 12/07/2005 9:00 PM Re: ADR and Foley tsuwm 12/07/2005 2:56 PM Re: ADR and Foley TEd Remington 12/07/2005 4:06 PM Re: ADR and Foley inselpeter 12/07/2005 6:24 PM Re: pet peeve Jackie 12/07/2005 4:08 PM Re: pet peeve maverick 12/07/2005 4:35 PM Re: pet peeve Logwood 12/07/2005 6:08 PM Re: ADR and Foley sjmaxq 12/07/2005 7:22 PM Re: ADR and Foley sjmaxq 12/07/2005 4:09 AM Re: ADR and Foley Buffalo Shrdlu 12/07/2005 9:53 AM Re: ADR and Foley TEd Remington 12/05/2005 11:08 PM Re: It is all about the shoes - a musing sjmaxq 12/05/2005 8:12 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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