Come on PFers, I need your shoe size

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around participants sharing their shoe sizes for a statistics project, with some providing additional personal details such as gender and age. The scope includes informal exchanges and humorous commentary related to the topic.

Discussion Character

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  • Meta-discussion

Main Points Raised

  • Participants are asked to share their shoe sizes, with a focus on US sizing and gender identification.
  • Some participants express uncertainty about their shoe sizes or mention not having checked them in years.
  • Several participants humorously discuss the implications of shoe size, including potential correlations with other attributes.
  • There are playful exchanges regarding the significance of shoe size and personal anecdotes related to footwear.
  • Some participants suggest that the age spread might influence the statistics, although the original poster indicates that age is not necessary for the data collection.
  • Multiple participants share their shoe sizes, with a range from size 5 to size 14, and some express surprise at the sizes reported.
  • Humor is prevalent, with jokes about foot odor and playful innuendos regarding shoe size.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree to share their shoe sizes, but there is no consensus on the significance of the data or any correlations suggested. The discussion remains light-hearted and informal, with various opinions and jokes shared.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express uncertainty about their shoe sizes, and there are references to personal experiences that may not align with typical sizing conventions. The discussion includes informal humor that may not contribute to the statistical analysis.

Who May Find This Useful

This discussion may be of interest to those studying statistics, particularly in informal settings, as well as individuals curious about the social dynamics of sharing personal information in a light-hearted context.

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Hey. Just doing a little diddy for math class. Just tell me your shoe size. Just some statistics stuff, if you're wondering.

Paden Roder
 
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8US, i don't know about UK size
i'm a guy
 
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Yes, good point. In US sizes. State if you are a male or a woman also.

Paden Roder
 
I'm male and my shoe size is 13 c.
 
8.5 Male U.S.
 
Male 10 US
 
Male 10.5

Do you need ages also? Seems like the age spread will make a difference in your statistics...
 
That's funny. :smile:
Male, 12.5 US, 24yrs old

Hey guys, what's your :rolleyes: forget it :biggrin:
 
enigma said:Do you need ages also? Seems like the age spread will make a difference in your statistics...
Nope. I just need 20 numbers. So keep em comin!

Dealing w/ histograms if you must know.

Paden Roder
 
  • #10
10.5 here too.

- Warren
 
  • #11
male, 12D
 
  • #12
Unable to determine (smell overwhelming).
 
  • #13
female 8 US (my mother always said "if you run around barefoot, you'll get big feet), she was right, she wears a size 6. :frown:

Whew, Boulderhead, I can smell your feet over here, put those shoes back on!
 
  • #14
Male, 9 US. I propose we herewith refer to humanino as "Bigfoot".

(though I'm sure he'd prefer Big#### :wink:)
 
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Evo said:
Whew, Boulderhead, I can smell your feet over here, put those shoes back on!
My appologies *it wasn't my feet*. :smile:
 
  • #16
Gokul43201 said:
Male, 9 US. I propose we herewith refer to humanino as "Bigfoot".
Hey :mad:
selfAdjoint is more ridiculous than me :-p
 
  • #17
humanino said:
Hey :mad:
selfAdjoint is more ridiculous than me :-p

Whoops, missed that but I'd dare not mess with a mentor ! :-p
 
  • #18
Evo said:
female 8 US

Cool, Evo! We can trade! :cool: :biggrin:
I have a date Saturday and I need some strappy black sling-backs. Got anything like that?
 
  • #19
Math Is Hard said:
Cool, Evo! We can trade! :cool: :biggrin:
I have a date Saturday and I need some strappy black sling-backs. Got anything like that?
Yes, I do! They're covered with cat hair, is that ok?
 
  • #20
Male age 19 size 14
 
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You know, I really don't know my shoe size. I went with one pair of boots for about ten years, and since then I've been given a new pair, and the shoe shop person fitted me for some nice leather shoes. Oh, and I have thongs, what you might call flip-flops in the USA. I haven't had to check sizes and such since about 1992. I could go and look at the size on the bottom of my shoes, but that would be too much effort.
 
  • #22
Evo said:
Yes, I do! They're covered with cat hair, is that ok?

Purrrrrfect! If he's allergic to cat hair, then I'll know he's not a keeper!
 
  • #23
Male, 10.5 US
 
  • #24
Math Is Hard said:
Purrrrrfect! If he's allergic to cat hair, then I'll know he's not a keeper!
My sentiments exactly! :approve:
 
  • #25
Adam said:
Oh, and I have thongs, ...

Thong, eh ? :biggrin: You learn something everyday ! :-p
 
  • #26
mine is 39 :-p

ok, write down 8 :wink: I remember I was in the US and went bowling with collegues and didn't have a clue what my size was, so I just picked the same size as the girl next to me.. she was a size 5! :rolleyes: :smile: had to go back and get a somewhat bigger shoe :-p
 
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Thongs being a slab of rubber under the foot, held in place by a Y-shaped rubber strap across the front of the foot and between the first and second toes.
 
  • #28
Adam said:
Oh, and I have thongs, what you might call flip-flops in the USA.

I like to call them slippers.
 
  • #29
Male, 10 US.

I still remember that Paul McCartney song from the early 1970s, where he sang "I can smell your feet a mile away..."
 
  • #30
Male, size 11.

While we're on the topic of smelly feet lyrics, how bout some Lou Reed:

Yesterday Daisy May and Biff
Were groovin' on the street
And just like in a movie,
Her hands became her feet
Her belly button was her mouth
Which meant she tasted what she'd speak, woooh!
But the funny thing is what happened to her nose, oooh
It grew until it reached all of her toes, oooh
Now when people say her feet smell, they mean her nose
 

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