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...the guy who was interviewing me was wearing Birkenstocks, he sported a really long beard and was wearing nipple rings.

Birkenstock make shoes, as well as sandals.

You'll probably think they can't possibly be comfortable when you first try them. I mean, where's the soft padding and the foam insole? But give it a try and you'll be converted.

I've got a GREAT idea, lets create an online training shoe store and then instead of targetting sporty people with our ads, use a bunch of nerds dressed up in trackies to advertise them. No-one will want to look like the guys in the ad so no-one will come to buy anything. But all the venture capital money will be in the bank and we can sell the idea before it goes down the pan! What? 2004 you say... I've been in a coma for how long?

btw - for comfy footwear I'd also recommend Birkenstock but only if you don't mind looking like a total and utter geekboy.

Surprise, surprise, God owns stock in Birkenstock

You just can't pray for a celebrity endorsement like that..

This actually worked for me in a similar situation. I, and the rest of the Engineering Dept, entered a straight-faced suggestion that we all wear jumpsuits and caps with lots of pockets and the company logo. I, for one, would have been glad to so simplify laundry day, but that caused enough of an uproar that the issue was dropped. I approached the issue like it was a new system roll-out with vendors and pricing and cost of implementation even if the employees paid for their own uniforms. (Silk-screening setup, shipping, inventory etc...)

So that's one. I agree with an earlier post that if you can point to the irrelevance of the dress code in terms of the bottom-line as opposed to cost of implementation that will be your strongest argument. There is a legitimate study out there somewhere on health risks of restricting blood-flow with ties. good luck and may Birkenstock smile upon you.

Birkenstocks are made in Germany (although heavily distributed in and through the US).

Interesting choice of the world's two most economically valuable products, though.

Mother of god, a trillion electron volts thru a pair of sport sandals? That can't be good for my feet!

While I'm sure it kicks the ass of the tree-hugging Birkatron, I have to believe that something like the Nikatron will eventually replace it due to reduced, off-shore labour costs.

... Birkenstocks in a twist. I was KIDDING.

Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): kidded; kidding
Etymology: probably from 1kid
Date: 1902
transitive senses
1 : to deceive as a joke wouldn't kid you> 2 : to make fun of
intransitive senses : to engage in good-humored
fooling or horseplay -- often used with around
- kidder noun
- kiddingly /'ki-di[ng]-lE/ adverb


And yes, I am only a few steps to the right of Atilla the Hun, but at least I revel in the fact that the Right are decidedly not that, and accept that hypocrisy is a fact, not an insult. Left wing individuals begin foaming at the mouth the moment you question any of their ethics.