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Turkish shoemaker Ramazan Baydan was shocked when he saw a pair of shoes being flung at President Bush's head. But it wasn't the act that shocked him, it was the shoe. He has been making this style shoe for 10 years now, which before the infamous incident was named the Ducati Model 271. Since reaching fame, the shoe model has now been dubbed "The Bush Shoe" and is now in very high demand.
According to Baydan, a U.S. firm ordered 18,000 pairs and another 15,000 pairs were requested in Iraq, with several firms fighting to be the shoe company's representative in European countries.
Baydan said that he was shocked that the shoes were so aerodynamic, but weighing in at under 11 oz each, he said that the shoe probably wouldn't have done much harm to President Bush (who was apparently an excellent dodgeball player in his youth).
As Baydan prepares to send out thousands of pairs of this shoe, I thought he might consider making some moderations and turn these puppies into some super shoes.
First, 11 oz? Come on now. Those can barely hurt a fly. If these things are going to actually be effective, they need some meat on them. Maybe add a steel toe in there. It would probably help with the aim and if you don't have the time to take them off and throw them, a swift kick to the shin should do the trick.
Secondly, throw in a heat seeking sensor. There probably aren't too many world leaders out there who can dodge like Bush, but it would be a cool feature. No more embarrassing yourself on the world scene by missing your target. If you are going to have to go to jail for attacking someone, you might as well hit them, right?
Next, include a target. If you're planning on hoisting a shoe at someone, you should probably get your practice in. This guy wasn't bad for a first timer, but just think how great his aim would have been if he had practiced ahead of time?
This whole shoe throwing thing could get really big. And since we got rid of women's softball, it could possibly even be an Olympic sport.
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Zonebone
11:56PM 11:56PM Dec 22nd 2008
Spell check buddy...come on, STEAL SHOES? STEAL?
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KD
9:57PM 9:57PM Dec 26th 2008
Steel-toed shoes not steal
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Toria
2:24PM 2:24PM Dec 24th 2008
People are truly stupid. Why would anyone want to buy a shoe simply because that brand was thrown at President Bush? I guess if some woman threw her panties at singer Tom Jones, sales of that particular brand would skyrocket as well.
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DD8V92
12:15AM 12:15AM Dec 25th 2008
And your point is???
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Graydonpow
2:51AM 2:51AM Dec 29th 2008
Tom Jones? Only if they were grannie panties!
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Graydonpow
3:14AM 3:14AM Dec 29th 2008
Tom Jones? Only if they were grannie panties!
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john paul
10:37AM 10:37AM Dec 25th 2008
too bad the shoe didnt have a bomb in it and killed that moron. it would have been great for america if that low life could have come home in a coffin. this so called president of ours is a no good piece of garbage and should be taken out with the ordinary trash
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Kenny
11:26AM 11:26AM Dec 27th 2008
I agree Bush has been a Cancer to humanity, if he had been killed I would have celebrated, words can not describe how much I hate this dispicable administration, all of them deserve to be hog tied and have their throats slit, that goes for all the pigs who voted for this cancer
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anita
11:46PM 11:46PM Dec 28th 2008
I could not have said it any better. I call him the Idiot in the white house. He should do us a favor, and leave tonight, scurry home toTexas, never to be seen or heard from again.
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Ronsonit
1:20AM 1:20AM Dec 27th 2008
Ahhh, the real WMD is coming here
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Mike Dreske
4:24AM 4:24AM Dec 27th 2008
jhon paul is the perfect example of the liberal intelect when I describe liberals to my grandchildren. this intelect is the intelect that will convince society that sodimist getting marital priveledge is good . that killing babies is right. that global warming must be stopped by Americans lowering our economy to the level of Somalia. and that letting mosquitoes continuie as the number one killer of mankind because DDT is bad.
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sharon
9:38AM 9:38AM Dec 28th 2008
Whats next? Drone shoes? hahahahaha But, you gotta admit ole W did dodge that thing pretty good. I bet several secret service people lost their JOBS. I wonder if they can get unemployment benefits?
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Graydonpow
2:50AM 2:50AM Dec 29th 2008
I'm rooting for this shoe! I say give them a second chance!
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brad
12:25PM 12:25PM Dec 29th 2008
I have a few ideas for the shoe 1. Obama could use it for a paperweight.
2. Stick the shoe in Bush's *ss to help combat global warming.
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