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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by qyron@sopuli.xyz to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world

I went shopping for shoes with my daughter and we found this pair of pink tennis shoes. Nothing expensive, just something she can break in with no real concern as she is still growing fast.

(I'm getting old...)

So we brought this pair home and after giving it a closer look, I thought if I could fit something to reinforce the shoe laces holes it might make the shoes easier to tie and maybe prevent the material to tear so easily.

I had to dig around a bit to find those "eyes" or whatever they are called. I dislike gold color with all my heart but it was all I had; we talked a bit and my daughter liked the idea and the color.

The pliers to apply those were already in my scrap bucket, covered in rust spots. Fished it out along with the hole puncher and went to work.

Fifteen minutes later the work was done and the shoes just looked... better. And my daughter was happy.

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[-] bedwyr@piefed.ca 3 points 1 week ago

I can knot keep white shoes clean myself. It's not the sole white thing I can't keep white either.

[-] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

You need Jesus. 🙎‍♀️ 🎭

[-] bedwyr@piefed.ca 3 points 1 week ago

I find that comment just laced with vitriol, I need jesus my left foot. I do not toe the religious line.

[-] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

But do you speak in tongues?

[-] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

No vitriol intended at all. It was intended as a jesting reply about the puns you used in your previous comment. I included the "comedy/tragedy masks" emoji to make it clearer that my reply was in jest and appreciation for a good pun.

[-] bedwyr@piefed.ca 2 points 1 week ago

It was just an excuse to use more puns on my part, I ran out of shoe words so used some foot related ones. I am under the gun to come up with some more here as another just punned me back. I can't think of a way to work grommel in there and that's about the last shoe word I know.

this post was submitted on 12 Sep 2026
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