Converse is a brand of basketball shoes. They are canvas shoes with rubber soles. They were made famous by Charles H. Taylor, a basketball player, in 1918. Since then they have become popular with just about everybody at different times. In the '70s and '80s, they were deemed to be the offcial shoe of the National Basketball Association.
Since the '80s, the Converse company went out of business and was purchased by Nike. Nike proceeded to move production of Converse shoes to China in order to reduce production costs.
Today Converses are popular with an entirely new crowd - the 'alternative' or 'artsy' kids who will probably never touch a basketball in their life - in addition to still being popular with the 'jocks' and 'preps.' The artsy kids somehow reason that they deserve Converses more than the preps because Converse shoes have become a symbol of 'individuality' (which is a word that's meaning has become extremely jumbled), when in reality the jocks or preps were the ones who would actually be entitled to the shoes if the system worked that way. This is because of the fact that in 1918, a basketball player popularized these shoes.
In any case, Converse shoes have been around for almost 90 years and are still selling, even though they have hardly changed an inch. Some people claim to have territory over these shoes when, in actuality, they are just canvas and rubber that you stick your smelly feet into.
Since the '80s, the Converse company went out of business and was purchased by Nike. Nike proceeded to move production of Converse shoes to China in order to reduce production costs.
Today Converses are popular with an entirely new crowd - the 'alternative' or 'artsy' kids who will probably never touch a basketball in their life - in addition to still being popular with the 'jocks' and 'preps.' The artsy kids somehow reason that they deserve Converses more than the preps because Converse shoes have become a symbol of 'individuality' (which is a word that's meaning has become extremely jumbled), when in reality the jocks or preps were the ones who would actually be entitled to the shoes if the system worked that way. This is because of the fact that in 1918, a basketball player popularized these shoes.
In any case, Converse shoes have been around for almost 90 years and are still selling, even though they have hardly changed an inch. Some people claim to have territory over these shoes when, in actuality, they are just canvas and rubber that you stick your smelly feet into.
Jock (to jock friend): Check out my new Converses! Sick, right?
Artsy kid (to artsy friend): Ew. He is wearing Converses. How can he do that? Those are my shoes!
Jock (to jock friend): Dude! Check out this band fag who says these shoes are his!
(jock beats the crap out of said band fag)
Stoner: Whoa, man... they're just shoes...
Artsy kid (to artsy friend): Ew. He is wearing Converses. How can he do that? Those are my shoes!
Jock (to jock friend): Dude! Check out this band fag who says these shoes are his!
(jock beats the crap out of said band fag)
Stoner: Whoa, man... they're just shoes...
by jjjoe July 22, 2008
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When two or more people are having a conversation and something is said that when taken out of context makes absolutely no sense, and a seperate person or group hears that particular phrase. This can result in a multitude of reactions from the group that overheard the conversation with the standard "What the hell are you talking about?!" being most common.
Guy 1 talking to his friends: Dude I had the wierdest dream last night, I was naked riding through the supermarket on a unicorn with Justin Bieber.
Guy 2 who overheard them: WTF are you talking about, all I heard was naked with Justin Bieber?!
Guy 1: sorry, it was the conversation transfer effect, I was talking about a dream.
Guy 2 who overheard them: WTF are you talking about, all I heard was naked with Justin Bieber?!
Guy 1: sorry, it was the conversation transfer effect, I was talking about a dream.
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like the show last night
teasing there hair
snake bites
makeup
myspace
or myspace royalty
like the show last night
teasing there hair
snake bites
makeup
myspace
or myspace royalty
This is typical scene kids conversation.
"Yo, nukka, did you go to that show last night!?!?!?, It was insane!!!!!!!"
"yeah man, let me finish teasing this shit before I talk to you"
"O.M.G, jeffree fucking star is naturally a pink head :O :O :O "
"No way!!!"
"I need to tell all 903849438974834734873 of my myspace friends this"
"BRB
"Yo, nukka, did you go to that show last night!?!?!?, It was insane!!!!!!!"
"yeah man, let me finish teasing this shit before I talk to you"
"O.M.G, jeffree fucking star is naturally a pink head :O :O :O "
"No way!!!"
"I need to tell all 903849438974834734873 of my myspace friends this"
"BRB
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To which I replied, "No, you need to _converse_ with me, you dumb shit-eating fuckhead!"
To which I replied, "No, you need to _converse_ with me, you dumb shit-eating fuckhead!"
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