Post by showcase on Mar 23, 2005 8:57:50 GMT -5
From Yahoo's News of the Weird:
When your kicks smell so bad that a dog is driven to rub itself all over them to catch a bit of their funk, you know you've got a winner.
Nielsen, 10, beat six other contestants from around the country in the 30th annual national rotten sneaker contest.
The secret of his success? "No socks, ever."
"The stank was from rubbing my toes back and forth and making them sweaty," said Nielsen, with his trophy in hand and two golden sneakers hanging from his neck.
Nielsen said he also played soccer and baseball in the three-year-old Adidas patched together with duck tape. The wide gaps in the shoes revealed grimy toes and emitted a pungent odor that drove one judge to gag, another to take a step back and a dog to roll on top of the sneakers.
The secret of his success? "No socks, ever."
"The stank was from rubbing my toes back and forth and making them sweaty," said Nielsen, with his trophy in hand and two golden sneakers hanging from his neck.
Nielsen said he also played soccer and baseball in the three-year-old Adidas patched together with duck tape. The wide gaps in the shoes revealed grimy toes and emitted a pungent odor that drove one judge to gag, another to take a step back and a dog to roll on top of the sneakers.
When your kicks smell so bad that a dog is driven to rub itself all over them to catch a bit of their funk, you know you've got a winner.