Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop
Thursday, January 29th, 2009With different types of shoes making world headlines, you wait with baited breath to see where and when the next shoe will fall.
In Saddam’s home town,Tikrit, Iraq, a fiberglass and copper shoe, the size of a lounge suite and standing three metres high, with a plant growing out of it, was the creation of Iraqi artist, Laith al-Ameri. The statue was erected in honour of the man who threw his size 10 shoe at President George W. Bush. Bush got more than he bargained for on his surprise visit to Iraq when an irate journalist shouted “This is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq.” He hurled the shoe after calling the president “a dog”. Bush joked about the incident afterwards, particularly as he had managed to successfully duck out of the line of fire.
Inscribed on the statue is a poem honouring Muntadhar al-Zaidi, the 29 year old Iraqi shoe throwing journalist. In a world where showing someone even the sole of your shoe is a sign of contempt, throwing the whole shoe is the ultimate insult (next to shooting them).
Iranian students were quick to see the once in lifetime opportunity and organized a live shoe-throwing contest on their campus. Arabs around the world applauded the act , while quick thinking IT programmers produced a series of online games. Participants are able to succeed where the journalist failed to connect.
The shoe company, which is said to have manufactured and sold the now famous shoe, also saw this as a once in life time opportunity. Their sales have skyrocketed.
However, it now seems the other shoe has already dropped for the shoe statue. The govenor of the Salaheddin province ordered the shoe be removed. If the journalist, Zaidi, is convicted for aggression against a foreign head of state, he faces up to 15 years imprisonment. The question remains, what will become of the shoe? Will it be auctioned on eBay, eBay’s best alternative Bonanzle?
Sarah Palin, mother of five and grandmother of one and the ex-running mate for the recently failed McCain presidential election campaign, was noted for being an avid follower of fashion. The flashy red, 10 cm high sexy heels, Mussa by Apepazza, which Sarah wore in a family photograph, were recently sold on eBay for $2,025, by her quick thinking niece.
“I was given the shoes from Aunt Sarah after mentioning that I really liked them. They weren’t a good fit for me, so I decided to let someone else enjoy them. These are the exact heels that made headlines,” said Palin’s niece.
The shoes are not autographed, but the buyer has that option, said the eBay ad. ‘The buyer will receive: Authentic Red Naughty Monkey Heels, size 7.5 worn/owned by Sarah Palin and an autographed picture of her in the heels.’
One can only wonder where the next famous shoe will come from. Will it be the shoe worn by the miracle girl, Sunday Rose, Nicole Kidman’s daughter, when she takes her first step, or the shoe Kate Middleton throws at Prince William as she finally leaves the royal courts, after having been courted by the prince for five long roller-coaster years?
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