Save the Croc!

Just after I learn of the extreme comfort of crocs, a hospital in Pittsburgh bans crocs for safety reasons.

Hospital officials cite the possibility that a dropped syringe could jab someone's foot through the holes on the top of the shoes.

Finally, we have a shoe that is comfortable enough to carry a nurse through a 12-hour shift or a New Yorker to the subway. And bam! the inevitable backlash. First, just the fashionistas complained, but now the much-maligned shoes are attacked from the safety angle.

Here's a solution: jibbitz, cute little thingamajigs that cover the holes. How can the safety-Nazis argue against croc holes filled with jibbitzes? Well, the fashionistas still can.