Hey, Bill, here's one for Coppertop

stormraiser · #1 Postby **stormraiser** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 12:21 pm

10-year-old wins Rotten Sneaker Contest

3/17/2004

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- Daegan Goodman may have had the shortest distance to travel to the rotten sneaker contest, but you couldn't tell that by smelling his shoes.

The 10-year-old from Montpelier took the crown in the annual event, which had eight other finalists from across the country.

Smell is not the only quality on which the shoes are judged. Appearance, overall condition, heels and soles also count.

Regular use and abuse seemed the treatment of choice for competitors in Tuesday's contest, which is sponsored by Odor-Eaters. Daegan explained his simple recipe for winning the coveted golden sneaker.

"I just wear 'em, sweat in 'em, play sports -- I just try," he said.

The annual contest began in 1975 as a way to help a local sporting goods store sell shoes. In 1988, Odor-Eaters, maker of anti-foot-odor insoles, sprays and powder, assumed sponsorship of the event.

As the winner, Daegan gets a $500 savings bond, $100 to buy a new pair of sneakers, the golden sneaker and Odor-Eater products

#2 Postby **streetsoldier** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 4:27 pm

Coppertop is MAD that they didn't advertise this contest sooner...he'd have been a "shoe-in"!

(Noting coppertop GLARING at me from behind me as I type... :eek:

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stormraiser · #3 Postby **stormraiser** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 4:35 pm

Cheer up boy, there's always next year.

#4 Postby **Pburgh** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 4:37 pm

No, No Bill --- If he's glaring at you, he may try do get even by taking those shoes off!!!!!!!! :eek:

#5 Postby **coriolis** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 5:59 pm

Maybe there'd be extra points for dog-chew damage.

#6 Postby **streetsoldier** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 4:36 am

Annabelle (she be a ho') doesn't chew shoes...she hides her uneaten SNACKS in them. :eek:

Does that count? :roll:

Hey, Bill, here's one for Coppertop

Hey, Bill, here's one for Coppertop

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