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come to think about it â if i was to use my own slang in comics probably it would never be syndicated. Not even my family comprehends what I say (when Iâm sober, and so they are)
There is absolutely no reason why you canât use your regionalisms. And you should use them! It helps us all be multi-dialectal. (PS âtennis shoesâ is also used in the South, so I was familiar with that. From that I could figure out âtennie runnersâ.)
Truth be told most of us born Canadians (left Barrie decades ago) still do call our âtennis shoesâ or âsneakersâ runners. Even if we only walk in them.
I bought some sneakers for our trip to Disney. What a mistake! My feet hurt so much from wearing them as we walked around the park that I threw them into the garbage bin! I should have worn my sandals!
As this one stumped me, I had to refer my querry to my âanswer botâ Alexa. She told me it was adapted back in the early 1900âs by the Adidas brand to set them apart from other brands as they were to be worn specifically for the sport of tennis. They also could be worn on a variety of tennis surfaces. Whether thatâs correct is anyoneâs guess.
Also remember âtennie runnersâ as a name, probably less for the ones I wore to play tennis (double socks). in but maybe for ones for goofing off in⊠also Texas and would have been â70âs or â80âs
Speaking from the same region, Iâm fully on board with tennis shoes, as well as tennis; not sur if Iâve ever heard tennis runners though. But I am 1-2 generations older than you.
DirkTheDaring Premium Member 3 months ago
I havenât heard tennie runners in years. And Iâm from nowhere near the Dakotas.
i_am_the_jam 3 months ago
I last heard the term in 1982 in Texas.
seanfear 3 months ago
come to think about it â if i was to use my own slang in comics probably it would never be syndicated. Not even my family comprehends what I say (when Iâm sober, and so they are)
sergioandrade Premium Member 3 months ago
The British strips call sneakers âtrainersâ.
Huckleberry Hiroshima Premium Member 3 months ago
Iâve been calling âem âkicksâ ever since I heard a guy in L.A. use that term.
w*st Premium Member 3 months ago
There is absolutely no reason why you canât use your regionalisms. And you should use them! It helps us all be multi-dialectal. (PS âtennis shoesâ is also used in the South, so I was familiar with that. From that I could figure out âtennie runnersâ.)
PaintTheDust 3 months ago
Hilarious! A true upper-midwest regionalism. Last heard in the Milwaukee airport TSA line in 2003.
And from the vague hint as to the brand on the packaging (no âproduct placementâ in this strip), I heartily approve that, too.
Teto85 Premium Member 3 months ago
âSneaksâ
Huckleberry Hiroshima Premium Member 3 months ago
Truth be told most of us born Canadians (left Barrie decades ago) still do call our âtennis shoesâ or âsneakersâ runners. Even if we only walk in them.
DeaconJohnGiglioJr 3 months ago
I bought some sneakers for our trip to Disney. What a mistake! My feet hurt so much from wearing them as we walked around the park that I threw them into the garbage bin! I should have worn my sandals!
CeceliaWD Premium Member 3 months ago
We called them gym shoes.
Rotifer FREE BEER & BATH MATS ON FEB. 31st Thalweg Premium Member 3 months ago
If youâre to aspire to Garey McKee-level shoe cartooning youâve got to take them out of the box!
BJIllistrated Premium Member 3 months ago
As this one stumped me, I had to refer my querry to my âanswer botâ Alexa. She told me it was adapted back in the early 1900âs by the Adidas brand to set them apart from other brands as they were to be worn specifically for the sport of tennis. They also could be worn on a variety of tennis surfaces. Whether thatâs correct is anyoneâs guess.
LJZ Premium Member 3 months ago
As my feet get older and wider⊠Kicks just keep getting harder to find!
willie_mctell 3 months ago
I remember âtenniesâ as current around 1960.
Laurie Stoker Premium Member 3 months ago
I still call them tennis shoes here in the San Francisco Bay Area. No one has ever questioned as to what I was referring to.
crazeekatlady 3 months ago
I wear tennies, ninees are too small and elevenees are too big.
FunnyReader - 2022 Premium Member 3 months ago
Also remember âtennie runnersâ as a name, probably less for the ones I wore to play tennis (double socks). in but maybe for ones for goofing off in⊠also Texas and would have been â70âs or â80âs
Purple-Stater Premium Member 3 months ago
Speaking from the same region, Iâm fully on board with tennis shoes, as well as tennis; not sur if Iâve ever heard tennis runners though. But I am 1-2 generations older than you.