The Deuce: Maybe it’s just me, but New Balance look like ass

Sounder sent me a funny meme…basically Vans are the Gen-x / Millennials New Balance… - haighter May 12, 2026, 21:13:51

Sounderjack…two weeks in and I’m definitely a Danner / Chelsea as work boot convert… - haighter May 13, 2026, 17:49:44
20-something’s are wearing both Vans and New Balance now so they’re for everyone I guess * - MC May 13, 2026, 12:15:22
- New balance got a reclaimed a couple years ago - digs May 13, 2026, 12:17:51
  - Maybe it’s just me, but New Balance look like ass - TarheelIllini May 13, 2026, 13:13:17
LOL...saw my first few Instagram Reels saying this this weekend. - KingTalkyTiki May 13, 2026, 10:27:21
- Oh, and I still have a pair of checkerboard ones. - KingTalkyTiki May 13, 2026, 10:28:38
Sure. Got my first pair of Vans last fall. - EffinIllini May 13, 2026, 9:21:13
- I have never ever owned a pair* - Sounder May 13, 2026, 14:21:55
around here, Jordan 1 Low Tops seem to be the dad sneaker of choice* - Gene Parmesan May 13, 2026, 8:57:56
- Lots of the similarly looking Nike dunks too * - MC May 13, 2026, 12:17:31
  - Nike Dunk Panda* - Sounder May 13, 2026, 14:22:16
  - Yep…. HOWEVA - SurfTheBoneyard May 13, 2026, 14:12:26
    - My 2026 shoe collection is eerily similar to my 1992 sneaker collection* - Sounder May 13, 2026, 14:22:46
  - yep* - Gene Parmesan May 13, 2026, 13:23:21
No comment on the meme, I’m in the last month of the boomer generation - TarheelIllini May 13, 2026, 8:26:33
- Chucks are straight up garbage - Sounder May 13, 2026, 14:23:24
  - They suck if you’re on your feet for long periods, I agree - TarheelIllini May 13, 2026, 17:18:26
Just own it, man - Sounder May 13, 2026, 8:23:02
- who TF is micky drexler?* - VIV May 13, 2026, 10:09:15
  - Mickey Drexler was the CEO of Gap Inc. and later J. Crew - Sounder May 13, 2026, 14:21:28
- well, if Mickey Drexler says so... - IlliniSax05 May 13, 2026, 8:53:12
  - Mickey the Glickey* - Sammich May 13, 2026, 9:09:31
  - The uniform is khakis and polos made with sweatshop labor and sold at 10000% markup - doubledown May 13, 2026, 8:58:13
- I am literally owning it! * - haighter May 13, 2026, 8:32:31
I would definitely say Dreamclouds are that. Vans aren’t nearly popular enough* - CoronaTheirAss May 13, 2026, 6:24:07
- This blows my mind...must be geographic...Vans are everywhere in AZ and CA* - Desert May 13, 2026, 14:03:07
  - I do very much think that Vans are a West Coast thing* - Sounder May 13, 2026, 17:19:37
- Clouds. Brooks. Hokas - digs May 13, 2026, 12:12:35
  - Agreed* - CoronaTheirAss May 13, 2026, 13:03:17
- What are Dreamclouds? Google image search keeps showing me Lane Bryant shoes. - EffinIllini May 13, 2026, 9:24:54
  - Sorry. On Clouds. Brain fart* - CoronaTheirAss May 13, 2026, 10:19:17
    - I'm not sure why but I just associate those with geriatrics. * - haighter May 13, 2026, 11:11:57
      - IMO, Hokas are for the olds and On Cloud is for the guy - Sounder May 13, 2026, 14:20:45

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