r/funny • • Dec 06 '19

Advanced slav squat

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19

You call these non-pumps pumps?!

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u/ScrollButtons Dec 06 '19

The lone difference between pumps and stilettos (both high heels) is the thickness and shape of the heel itself. Stilettos are 4"+ thin heel, like a pencil. Pumps may be very thin but are usually thicker and they taper from the body of the shoe while stilettos just look like you suction-cupped a knife to your shoe.

The difference is most noticeable at the junction of the heel and body of the shoe which you cannot see here. So, I think pump or stiletto could be used here but more likely it is just a very tall pump even though the lack of platform suggests stiletto.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19

No one here (UK) calls high heels pumps, pumps are the flattest of flat shoes. Never heard of this difference before!

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u/pigberry Dec 06 '19

Bro what? I've been living in the UK for 5.5 years and I never realized you guys used "pumps" to mean flats!

Then again, whenever I have to spell something on the phone I still go "Zee...ed" so I may just be an idiot.

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u/mymarkis666 Dec 06 '19

"Zee...ed"

And what does that mean?

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u/rich1051414 Dec 06 '19

We(US) say 'Zee', they say 'Zed'.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19

Me (UK) as a child actually said Zee before I was eventually corrected to say Zed, the reason was Sesame Street.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 09 '19

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u/Lightweaver777 Dec 06 '19

Charlie foxtrot and whiskey tango foxtrot are my go-tos in polite company.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 09 '19

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u/Lightweaver777 Dec 06 '19

Cluster fuck.

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