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MOofficial Wed Nov 10, 2010 11:50pm

Vaseline on shoes?
 
I had someone tell me to put Vaseline on my shoes to give it a little more shine.

If anyone has tried this please tell me how well it works.

Thansk

Texas Aggie Thu Nov 11, 2010 12:09am

Just remember that foreign substances are not allowed, so make sure the Vaseline is made in America!!

Sorry. Old Oakland Raiders joke.

chseagle Thu Nov 11, 2010 12:34am

So if no foreign substances are allowed, then that means the entire officials' uniform has to be made in America??

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Originally Posted by Texas Aggie (Post 700481)
Just remember that foreign substances are not allowed, so make sure the Vaseline is made in America!!

Sorry. Old Oakland Raiders joke.


Scuba_ref Thu Nov 11, 2010 03:13pm

Ouch
 
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Originally Posted by MOofficial (Post 700471)
I had someone tell me to put Vaseline on my shoes to give it a little more shine.

If anyone has tried this please tell me how well it works.

Thansk

I tried it last night and Vaseline on the bottom of my shoes didn't really ehance my ability to call a game or stay standing.:D

Scratch85 Thu Nov 11, 2010 04:14pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by MOofficial (Post 700471)
I had someone tell me to put Vaseline on my shoes to give it a little more shine.

If anyone has tried this please tell me how well it works.

Thansk

I can't imagine putting Vaseline on my shoes when those silicone sponge things are so cheap and easy to use.

Camron Rust Thu Nov 11, 2010 04:37pm

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Originally Posted by Scuba_ref (Post 700622)
I tried it last night and Vaseline on the bottom of my shoes didn't really ehance my ability to call a game or stay standing.:D

That was probalby due to lingering nitrogen narcosis.

Scuba_ref Thu Nov 11, 2010 05:18pm

Amen to That
 
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Originally Posted by Camron Rust (Post 700649)
That was probalby due to lingering nitrogen narcosis.

I narced pretty good during my advanced open water certification...I get that same sense of euphoria when officiating and twice I swear I saw a turtle swim by during the game. I have only seen sharks or the sideline though - usually circling on either side of the scorer's table.:eek:

Camron Rust Thu Nov 11, 2010 08:31pm

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Originally Posted by Scuba_ref (Post 700656)
I narced pretty good during my advanced open water certification...I get that same sense of euphoria when officiating and twice I swear I saw a turtle swim by during the game. I have only seen sharks or the sideline though - usually circling on either side of the scorer's table.:eek:

That turtle event must have been during a half-court set.....they just don't come out for fastbreaks.

I was diving once and thought I saw a guy in a suit/tie with a clipboard decending past me wearing concrete fins. I didn't think Apollo made their biofin in that material, DUI made drysuits resembling a sport suit, and there were dive slates that big with rectangles and cirlcles predrawn on them. I thought I had to be narc'd. When I surfaced, there were a bunch of guys in stripes standing on the pier. Didn't think anything of it at the time....now you make me wonder.

JRutledge Thu Nov 11, 2010 08:40pm

I have known people do do this along with shoe polish to add to a shine. I have also seen people use baby oil as well. I even used a little baby oil with one of those shining pads and it works. What ever works I guess.

Peace

mbyron Fri Nov 12, 2010 07:27am

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Originally Posted by Camron Rust (Post 700678)
That turtle event must have been during a half-court set.....they just don't come out for fastbreaks.

I was diving once and thought I saw a guy in a suit/tie with a clipboard decending past me wearing concrete fins. I didn't think Apollo made their biofin in that material, DUI made drysuits resembling a sport suit, and there were dive slates that big with rectangles and cirlcles predrawn on them. I thought I had to be narc'd. When I surfaced, there were a bunch of guys in stripes standing on the pier. Didn't think anything of it at the time....now you make me wonder.

I find this post perfectly suited to a thread entitled "Vaseline on shoes?"

Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. Fri Nov 12, 2010 07:35am

Quote:

Originally Posted by MOofficial (Post 700471)
I had someone tell me to put Vaseline on my shoes to give it a little more shine.

If anyone has tried this please tell me how well it works.

Thansk



Buffing a thin layer of Vaseline onto shoes that are made of Corfam or patent leather will give one a temporary shine, but Vaseline is sticky and will collect dust and there goes the shine you wanted.

note: Corfam is a patent leather like material, that members of the police and military wear, that do not need shining. Anybody who is in the military wouldn't be wearing dress uniform shoes made from Corfam until he is out of bootcamp because one needs to learn how to spit shine shoes so that one can see his reflection in the shoe. ;)

MTD, Sr.

Camron Rust Fri Nov 12, 2010 02:33pm

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Originally Posted by mbyron (Post 700722)
I find this post perfectly suited to a thread entitled "Vaseline on shoes?"

Surely I'm allowed one tangent out of every 1000 posts. ;)

mbyron Fri Nov 12, 2010 04:27pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Camron Rust (Post 700783)
Surely I'm allowed one tangent out of every 1000 posts. ;)

And an impressive, (to me) unintelligible tangent it was!

Far be it from me to permit or forbid anyone posting anything, but I do reserve the right to comment. ;)

Jurassic Referee Fri Nov 12, 2010 04:34pm

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Originally Posted by mbyron (Post 700806)
Far be it from me to permit or forbid anyone posting anything, but I do reserve the right to comment.

Nope.

Shut up.

Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. Sat Nov 13, 2010 07:29am

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbyron (Post 700806)
And an impressive, (to me) unintelligible tangent it was!

Far be it from me to permit or forbid anyone posting anything, but I do reserve the right to comment. ;)



MByron:

Stop it! You are making us NE Ohio Boys look bad, :D!

MTD, Sr.


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