tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post5593700002603336740..comments2024-02-26T00:38:41.733-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: Sepia Saturday: On a Wingtip and a PrayerWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-86523797122128022162014-08-06T03:07:06.181-04:002014-08-06T03:07:06.181-04:00What a fun post Wendy! That wingtip shoe was a pre...What a fun post Wendy! That wingtip shoe was a pretty stylish mouse-killing device. :)Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-39964795304141011702014-08-05T19:23:03.267-04:002014-08-05T19:23:03.267-04:00Well, look at me being educational!Well, look at me being educational!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-15176823529424188592014-08-05T00:09:37.179-04:002014-08-05T00:09:37.179-04:00I had no idea what wingtips were, had to go and go...I had no idea what wingtips were, had to go and google them after reading your post, and then see if my husband has any, but no, not unless they are what he's presently wearing at work.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-16494281565244940312014-08-04T16:13:08.614-04:002014-08-04T16:13:08.614-04:00Right! Maybe a simple "shoo" would be b...Right! Maybe a simple "shoo" would be better than "shoe."Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-9035985154001605572014-08-04T00:29:13.232-04:002014-08-04T00:29:13.232-04:00Let's hope that the fellow with the shoe hadn&...Let's hope that the fellow with the shoe hadn't just said, "Hold still, there's a hornet on your back."Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-91400762942718515562014-08-03T20:40:22.338-04:002014-08-03T20:40:22.338-04:00Ha -- never heard of cockroach stompers but a poin...Ha -- never heard of cockroach stompers but a pointed shoe does fit well in a corner.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-17246421520194820592014-08-03T20:39:37.903-04:002014-08-03T20:39:37.903-04:00Thanks. Yes, they are substantial and make quite ...Thanks. Yes, they are substantial and make quite a noise if you drop them on the floor.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-90412786555322938762014-08-03T20:38:48.661-04:002014-08-03T20:38:48.661-04:00Now that's a fun challenge, but I'm sure y...Now that's a fun challenge, but I'm sure you would never have worn a wingtip since they are strictly men's fashion. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-13149688447412010452014-08-03T20:37:52.820-04:002014-08-03T20:37:52.820-04:00You're the second to say this. I don't se...You're the second to say this. I don't see it.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-27066727895552721422014-08-03T20:37:31.678-04:002014-08-03T20:37:31.678-04:00Thanks - I was glad to be able to stretch the stor...Thanks - I was glad to be able to stretch the story a bit since there wasn't really much to say about either one.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-9810711928089263222014-08-03T20:36:56.437-04:002014-08-03T20:36:56.437-04:00There's a fly?? Really? Where? I don't ...There's a fly?? Really? Where? I don't see it. <br />Yes, we're proud of the skill it took to kill a mouse with a shoe. Of course, there were black marks on my bedroom wall forever. We still refer to the wingtip whenever we need to kill something.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-55618383435095100272014-08-03T20:34:52.400-04:002014-08-03T20:34:52.400-04:00Oh my gosh -- I don't think I could have staye...Oh my gosh -- I don't think I could have stayed in that apartment.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-14961634768045818432014-08-03T20:33:43.700-04:002014-08-03T20:33:43.700-04:00Daddy was house trained so ....Daddy was house trained so ....Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-12634315968840237722014-08-03T20:32:59.067-04:002014-08-03T20:32:59.067-04:00They are, they really are.They are, they really are.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-74599717614576430202014-08-03T13:40:05.681-04:002014-08-03T13:40:05.681-04:00I have had wingtips in my life, probably my dad ha...I have had wingtips in my life, probably my dad had a pair, for when he couldn't wear his cowboy boots, and I know my ex did too, for wearing the proper business attire. Then there were really pointed-toe ones, called cockroach stompers, so the toe would fit into corners to kill cockroaches...that's what my ex called them anyway.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-62670041626787898712014-08-03T12:27:00.276-04:002014-08-03T12:27:00.276-04:00Great set of photos and an amusing story. Wingtip...Great set of photos and an amusing story. Wingtips are certainly no joke!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-54104262802221789882014-08-03T09:49:35.965-04:002014-08-03T09:49:35.965-04:00I had never heard of "Wingtips" but they...I had never heard of "Wingtips" but they are a good looking shoe and I do consider myself a shoe expert having successfully participated in a fun work challenge during July, where a few of us successfully wore a different pair of shoes every day of the month......and have photos to prove it!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-2628838904515616422014-08-03T09:47:01.724-04:002014-08-03T09:47:01.724-04:00That was my thought too. Reminded me of my father...That was my thought too. Reminded me of my father, who always wore Brylcreem in his hair on work days.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-57202918584316661832014-08-03T04:57:15.226-04:002014-08-03T04:57:15.226-04:00Shoes are a great weapon for getting rid of unwant...Shoes are a great weapon for getting rid of unwanted pests - of all types. But I wonder whether in that first picture there is a fly or some other insect crawling on your Dad's back. Whatever the story behind the photo it's a great one.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-68059011216897906822014-08-03T03:48:40.018-04:002014-08-03T03:48:40.018-04:00Your posts are always so much fun. I love how you ...Your posts are always so much fun. I love how you turned it into all about shoes. Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991552526356988301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-23177101588830737872014-08-03T01:02:33.960-04:002014-08-03T01:02:33.960-04:00Wendy, in the first photo you know your father'...Wendy, in the first photo you know your father's friend is trying to kill the fly on your dad's head, right? Less than a shoe would have done it but the friend grabbed the handiest thing. I'm impressed that your dad was able to kill a mouse with a shoe. Mice are usually too fast.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-53902114959252175372014-08-02T20:44:45.036-04:002014-08-02T20:44:45.036-04:00We had a similar experience in the wee small hours...We had a similar experience in the wee small hours when staying with our son in London in 1993 - but it was rat that had been disturbed by the excavators next door. He couldn't catch it. He finally put the cat in and shut the door, and slept on the couch down stairs. He did catch it the next day - and put it outside - couldn't bring himself to kill it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-24391042520135373522014-08-02T15:08:24.533-04:002014-08-02T15:08:24.533-04:00What a fun post. Our cat is an excellent mouser an...What a fun post. Our cat is an excellent mouser and so there's no shoe throwing around here. Whenever he (the cat) starts pacing in front of our garage door, we know there's a mouse trying to take up residence and we let him go in and start the eviction process. Which is pretty darn serious. <br />Your father was very handsome. And studious. Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-26693789654583818092014-08-02T11:22:30.288-04:002014-08-02T11:22:30.288-04:00Mice are revolting!! Great post.Mice are revolting!! Great post.Jackie McGuinnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-54580592861775078822014-08-02T08:22:26.192-04:002014-08-02T08:22:26.192-04:00I hope nobody hit him with a shoe.I hope nobody hit him with a shoe.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com