Two Thongs Will Not be a Right

Yes, my first thought that hikers were wearing string bikini bottoms. Shucks, just flip-flops.

Hahahahahaha

My first thought also was that they were hiking in their undies which made me do a double take. I realize that when flip-flops were first popular they were called thongs. However, the term thongs has since taken on a whole new meaning. So it's best when referring to footwear to always call them flip fops or sandals - there are thong type sandals that are not flip-flops so it can be confusing.

Yep, the title made me click, too :)

When we were hiking between the Cinque Terre villages, about 10 years ago, we saw some throngs of thong-wearing young folks. Surprisingly none of them seemed to be having a hard time, while I was almost hugging the rocks on some narrow passages (in my sensible hiking shoes). But, at my age, yep, flip flops (as we call them in the South) should be outlawed on those trails. A pair or two of high-wedged sandals we also saw on the trail seemed even riskier.

Those sorts of places are no fun anymore.

First we all learn the Floss then we can't wear thongs. Life is hard.

Made me snigger, Emma

Maybe we need a "boomer to millennial" translation app. We called them thongs too. Flip flop doesn't sound the least bit more classy.

I called those cheap sandals "thongs" until it was obvious that the world had moved on and a "thong" was something that Monica Lewinsky showed Bill Clinton in the guise of a "playful flirtation".

Thanks for laugh Mike. My favorite memory of the CT is my husband's interest in the hundreds, if not thousands, of young women who passed us in their bras, with their shirts tied around their wastes.

I thought Jimmy Buffett defined it.

I blew out my flip flop
Stepped on a pop top
Cut my heel had to cruise on back home

I guess he wasn't hiking in the Cinque Terre.

Mike,

I seen numerous people wearing thongs on those trails over the years, mostly the younger crowd. At the time I thought that looked like a dumb idea, and I gather the authorities in the C.T. have concluded the same thing. Of course the big challenge will be enforcing the new rules and hauling errant tourists up before the Italian courts.

Yeah, just ask someone under the age of 20 what a pop top is...

You don't have to be young to be clueless - I always thought the lyric was 'Stepped on a pop tart'. Turns out I'm not the only idiot, there's even a web page for misheard lyrics from Margeritaville: http://www.amiright.com/misheard/song/margaritaville.shtml

with their shirts tied around their wastes.

Good, that's the last thing anyone wants to step in.