From: Jeff Blake
Subject: Dirtiest soles ever
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 94 17:15:13 -0300

	The absolute dirtiest I had ever gotten was when I was barefoot
for a 1 1/2 hour ferry ride across the Long Island Sound.  It was
summer and it appeared to be clean enough so I didn't hesitate to leave
any footwear in the car. I guess there was a lot of oil/dirt everywhere
that I didn't know about. To combat seasickness I normally do a lot of
roaming around outside of the cabin. From all that walking, the soles
of my feet got just as black as black paint!  From brushing up against
the soles, the rest of my feet got quite a bit of a "dusty" look too.
I didn't know that it was going to be so dirty, but I was prepared to
get extra dirty the next time I was barefoot on the ferry.

	I don't know about safety, but mowing the lawn barefoot will
stain your feet nicely. Walking behind the mower, all the juice oozing
from the freshly cut grass will put a stain that lasts quite a long
time.  I have a large lawn, so my feet get really stained.
	I don't consider a stain like that as having dirty feet: I wash
(scrub) my feet before going in the house to get all the "dirt" and wet
juice off; the green washes off the toes, but from being ground in
juice for over an hour, my soles get deeply stained. The longlasting
stain can be proudly worn.