"Michael Cash" <mikecash@buggerallspammers.com> wrote ...
> "Paul Blay" brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:
> 
>>I take size twelves, I would (without foundation) suppose that rather
>>few people over there would actually fit mine.
> 
> My size 29 earth disturbers wouldn't fit many people here, as is
> evidenced by the fact that the largest size most shoe stores carry in
> stock is 27.5.

Gack. Now I'm going to have to translate.

.... Ah, found a conversion chart.
http://www.i18nguy.com/l10n/shoes.html
My size 12 = Japan's size 30.5

(Actually I don't _really_ take size twelves - it's just only 
the ones that long are wide enough.  I should really be 
wearing size ten extra-extra-wide)
 
> There's no way somebody just put mine on by mistake and walked out
> without noticing.

I suppose the _best_ you can hope for is that some student has
one framed over their mantlepiece as a conversation piece.

The worst ... doesn't really bear close examination.