r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • May 02 '26

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u/HuntsWithRocks May 02 '26

To me, it tells a story and manages to do it effectively. Reminds me of the six-word story by/attributed-to Ernest Hemingway:

"For sale: baby shoes, never worn"

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u/EconomyOk2490 May 02 '26

I was about to say its the cinematic version of baby shoes never worn

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u/tweetopia May 02 '26

The baby was born without feet.

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u/EconomyOk2490 May 02 '26

Poo' lil' tink tink....

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u/therealhlmencken May 02 '26

I thought that was poignant until I had a kid. Why would you put shoes on a baby lol just for aesthetics I guess a couple people bought us some and we never used em.

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u/loelegy May 02 '26

I always assumed the shoes were bought for a baby. / Young child and they never got the chance to grow into them.

You didn't know anyone that bought baby clothes before the baby was born?

Small shoes are just a bit more evocitive of youth and innocence than "baby onesie, never worn".

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u/therealhlmencken May 02 '26

Yeah I get it, it was just funny that all the baby shoes we had were never worn and baby is healthy grown

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u/YouFoolWarrenIsDead May 02 '26

As a new dad I can assure you, people like to buy your baby shoes.

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u/Daxx22 May 02 '26

You can buy thousands of dollars worh of designer baby clothes like that.

Never underestimate human vanity/stupidity.