Escalators Mangling Crocs-clad Toes?
Oct. 27 2008, Published 7:07 a.m. ET
DEATH PEDDLER! Batali, in Crocs
• Mario brutally: Reports are surfacing about the hazards of Crocs, the shoes of choice for overweight Italian chefs and the children of gentrified neighborhood-dwelling parents. Like some horrible urban legend, it seems they get stuck in escalators. One report of a young man getting sucked under by his Crocs: "His mother managed to yank him free, but the nail on his big toe was almost completely ripped off, causing heavy bleeding."
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- Justin Bieber at Center of New Mental Health Scare as He Posts Video Tribute to Tragic Liam Payne Six Days After Boybander's Death: 'You're Allowed to Cry and Break'
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