I had to go shoe shopping today. I hate shopping for shoes! It’s a royal pain because I have one foot longer than the other. So, I have to buy shoes that are snug for one foot and tight on the other. It all works out in the end.
After scribing a few pieces of corner moulding this morning, I headed down to the local shoe shop. I was looking for hiking boots. It took me a while to find some that I was happy with. So, a man in his mid twenties came over and asked if he could be of any help.
“Can I help you, sir?”
“No, thank you.”
“You’ve been back here for a while, so I just wanted to make sure that you didn’t need any help”, he said whilst sorting the inventory of shoe boxes.
“Ah well, you can just call me Oedipus”, I laughingly announced.
“Edipuss?”
“Oedipus, the king. A play written by Sophocles. Anyway, Oedipus means swollen foot.”
“Huh?”
“I have one foot bigger than they other”, I muttered, as the young man looked even more perplexed.
“Oh…….Cool!”
Anyhow, I talked to him about college. He said that he’d think about going back to school. I told him that with education comes freedom to go where one wishes to go and accomplish what one wants to accomplish.
I had to read Oedipus the King in 8th grade, I believe. At college, I did an in-depth paper on Oedipus. I don’t understand why any kid over the age of 10 doesn’t know about Sophocles.
Now, I’m trampling around in a steel toed size 10(EU44) boot! Don’t mess with Davis. 
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Bloody hell you’re a brave bloke . .Oedipus might mean swollen foot but he’s better known for being in love with his MOTHER! You’re lucky the guy hadn’t heard of him or you might have been in strife! In other news, three more sleeps till you know who arrives! Now he’s the epitome of freedom, and accomplishing what one wants to accomplish. Bless his cotton sox and he’s not yet even finished his education. Hope you managed to book into your courses! Don’t leave it too late this time! Cheers
That dumb ass didn’t know who the hell Oedipus was, so what would it of mattered. I bet that I could walk up to one hundred people on the streets and only ten would know who Oedipus was. He was a bastard, but I think we all know that!
Yes…Yes…yes, we are all aware of “Cotton Sox” being the king of the world!
Jealous much?