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Sounder sent me a funny meme…basically Vans are the Gen-x / Millennials New Balance…

Posted by haighter <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=haighter' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 12, 2026, 21:13:51

Peak dad-core.

I’ve gotten a few variations of this and at first it was, indeed a mind fuck…but like I’m middle aged. I’m a dad. I generally wear vans unless I’m
In work boots.

What say yall?

Sounderjack…two weeks in and I’m definitely a Danner / Chelsea as work boot convert…

Posted by haighter <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=haighter' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 17:49:44, in reply to "Sounder sent me a funny meme…basically Vans are the Gen-x / Millennials New Balance…"

These flipping things are so comfortable…

20-something’s are wearing both Vans and New Balance now so they’re for everyone I guess *

Posted by MC <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=MC' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 12:15:22, in reply to "Sounder sent me a funny meme…basically Vans are the Gen-x / Millennials New Balance…"

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Hello, is this President Clinton? Good! I figured if anyone knew where to get some Tang, it'd be you.

New balance got a reclaimed a couple years ago

Posted by digs <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=digs' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 12:17:51, in reply to "20-something’s are wearing both Vans and New Balance now so they’re for everyone I guess *"

Then they got bold and went after flagg

And produced the most dookie sig shoe….

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

Posted by TarheelIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=TarheelIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 13:13:17, in reply to "New balance got a reclaimed a couple years ago "

And not the good kind

Recrudescence

they'll always remind me of my HS band director. always velcro NB

Posted by IlliniSax05 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=IlliniSax05' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 14:16:14, in reply to "Maybe it’s just me, but New Balance look like ass"

and for that reason I will never buy them

Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

Dotz

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 14:27:00, in reply to "they'll always remind me of my HS band director. always velcro NB"

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and for that reason I will never buy them

LOL...saw my first few Instagram Reels saying this this weekend.

Posted by KingTalkyTiki <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=KingTalkyTiki' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 10:27:21, in reply to "Sounder sent me a funny meme…basically Vans are the Gen-x / Millennials New Balance…"

I also crush someone's spirit when I informed them that the unstructured '47 hats are now simply referred to as "Dad Hats" now.

"You must own the honor of being the whitest, military vet, fat, multiple state property owner but most of all the one who hates their own country the most in our country."

Oh, and I still have a pair of checkerboard ones.

Posted by KingTalkyTiki <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=KingTalkyTiki' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 10:28:38, in reply to "LOL...saw my first few Instagram Reels saying this this weekend."

Currently wearing a pair of Air Max 90s tho

"You must own the honor of being the whitest, military vet, fat, multiple state property owner but most of all the one who hates their own country the most in our country."

Sure. Got my first pair of Vans last fall.

Posted by EffinIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=EffinIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 9:21:13, in reply to "Sounder sent me a funny meme…basically Vans are the Gen-x / Millennials New Balance…"

Saw a few Dads in Vans at a college graduation last Saturday.

Edit: None of the dads were in checkerboard (including me). Did see one of my daughter's friends in multicolored checkerboard Vans at the graduation party.

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I have never ever owned a pair*

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 14:21:55, in reply to "Sure. Got my first pair of Vans last fall."

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Saw a few Dads in Vans at a college graduation last Saturday. Edit: None of the dads were in checkerboard (including me). Did see one of my daughter's friends in multicolored checkerboard Vans at the graduation party.

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around here, Jordan 1 Low Tops seem to be the dad sneaker of choice*

Posted by Gene Parmesan <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Gene+Parmesan' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 8:57:56, in reply to "Sounder sent me a funny meme…basically Vans are the Gen-x / Millennials New Balance…"

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Lots of the similarly looking Nike dunks too *

Posted by MC <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=MC' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 12:17:31, in reply to "around here, Jordan 1 Low Tops seem to be the dad sneaker of choice*"

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Hello, is this President Clinton? Good! I figured if anyone knew where to get some Tang, it'd be you.

Nike Dunk Panda*

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 14:22:16, in reply to "Lots of the similarly looking Nike dunks too *"

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Yep…. HOWEVA

Posted by SurfTheBoneyard <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=SurfTheBoneyard' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 14:12:26, in reply to "Lots of the similarly looking Nike dunks too *"

I wore stuff like this when I was younger so IDGAF.

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Sky Marshal of the Luftwaffle

“Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie

My 2026 shoe collection is eerily similar to my 1992 sneaker collection*

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 14:22:46, in reply to "Yep…. HOWEVA"

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I wore stuff like this when I was younger so IDGAF.

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yep*

Posted by Gene Parmesan <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Gene+Parmesan' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 13:23:21, in reply to "Lots of the similarly looking Nike dunks too *"

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No comment on the meme, I’m in the last month of the boomer generation

Posted by TarheelIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=TarheelIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 8:26:33, in reply to "Sounder sent me a funny meme…basically Vans are the Gen-x / Millennials New Balance…"

I only had one pair of Vans….original checker board ones. I generally don’t like their look.

I love Chucks and Adidas old school styles.

Recrudescence

Chucks are straight up garbage

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 14:23:24, in reply to "No comment on the meme, I’m in the last month of the boomer generation "

Gazelle has always been a go to look for me.

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I only had one pair of Vans….original checker board ones. I generally don’t like their look.

I love Chucks and Adidas old school styles.

They suck if you’re on your feet for long periods, I agree

Posted by TarheelIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=TarheelIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 17:18:26, in reply to "Chucks are straight up garbage"

But I’ve worn them since 2nd grade and they look awesome.

I’m a Samba man, myself. I also do the Superstar and am eyeing a pair of Sam Smiths for my summer shoe.

What I really want I cannot afford.

Original Onitsuka Tigers

Recrudescence

Just own it, man

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 8:23:02, in reply to "Sounder sent me a funny meme…basically Vans are the Gen-x / Millennials New Balance…"

Mickey Drexler believes a guy should have “a uniform” (look) and you definitely have that.

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who TF is micky drexler?*

Posted by VIV <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=VIV' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 10:09:15, in reply to "Just own it, man"

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Mickey Drexler believes a guy should have “a uniform” (look) and you definitely have that.

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"the alchemy of the tartar sauce and cheese with the fish combined with the buttery steamed bun is so good." - Sounder re: a Filet O Fish

Mickey Drexler was the CEO of Gap Inc. and later J. Crew

If there's a Mount Rushmore of retailers, he's for sure on there.

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Mickey Drexler believes a guy should have “a uniform” (look) and you definitely have that.

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well, if Mickey Drexler says so...

Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

Mickey the Glickey*

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 9:09:31, in reply to "well, if Mickey Drexler says so..."

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

The uniform is khakis and polos made with sweatshop labor and sold at 10000% markup

Posted by doubledown <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=doubledown' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 8:58:13, in reply to "well, if Mickey Drexler says so..."

to men who wish they owned a bigger boat.

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I am literally owning it! *

Posted by haighter <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=haighter' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 8:32:31, in reply to "Just own it, man"

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Mickey Drexler believes a guy should have “a uniform” (look) and you definitely have that.

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I would definitely say Dreamclouds are that. Vans aren’t nearly popular enough*

Posted by CoronaTheirAss <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=CoronaTheirAss' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 6:24:07, in reply to "Sounder sent me a funny meme…basically Vans are the Gen-x / Millennials New Balance…"

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This blows my mind...must be geographic...Vans are everywhere in AZ and CA*

Posted by Desert <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Desert' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 14:03:07, in reply to "I would definitely say Dreamclouds are that. Vans aren’t nearly popular enough*"

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I do very much think that Vans are a West Coast thing*

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 17:19:37, in reply to "This blows my mind...must be geographic...Vans are everywhere in AZ and CA*"

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Clouds. Brooks. Hokas

Posted by digs <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=digs' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 12:12:35, in reply to "I would definitely say Dreamclouds are that. Vans aren’t nearly popular enough*"

In that order is standard dadbot uniform

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Agreed*

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In that order is standard dadbot uniform

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What are Dreamclouds? Google image search keeps showing me Lane Bryant shoes.

Posted by EffinIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=EffinIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 9:24:54, in reply to "I would definitely say Dreamclouds are that. Vans aren’t nearly popular enough*"

Thinking that's not it.

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Sorry. On Clouds. Brain fart*

Posted by CoronaTheirAss <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=CoronaTheirAss' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 10:19:17, in reply to "What are Dreamclouds? Google image search keeps showing me Lane Bryant shoes."

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Thinking that's not it.

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I'm not sure why but I just associate those with geriatrics. *

Posted by haighter <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=haighter' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 11:11:57, in reply to "Sorry. On Clouds. Brain fart*"

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Thinking that's not it.

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IMO, Hokas are for the olds and On Cloud is for the guy

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 13, 2026, 14:20:45, in reply to "I'm not sure why but I just associate those with geriatrics. *"

who wears golf shirts and quarter zips all the time.

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Thinking that's not it.

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