How much is shoe much?

Connecticut resident Doogie Lish Sandtiger 32 has a strange obsessionmdashcollecting Crocs The selfproclaimed lsquoCroc Kingrsquo has collected the iconic rubber shoes since he was 16 years old spending thousands of dollars to amass 2131 pairs of Crocs ldquoTherersquos so many things I could say about themmdashtheyrsquore so stylish theyrsquore fun theyrsquore comfortable and to me itrsquos always like each pair is an empty canvasrdquo he told media According to Sandtiger ldquoEach pair has its own personality and individualityrdquoHe now hopes to impress the folks at Guinness World Records with his assemblageGrowing up in foster care Sandtiger never learned how to tie his shoes so even though he first thought that Crocs ldquowere really ugly and sillyrdquo he was enticed by the slipon ease of the footwear ldquoBy the time I was in high school itrsquos kind of embarrassing to ask lsquoHey do you want to teach me how to tie my shoesrsquo So thatrsquos where Crocs came into the picturerdquo he saidSandtiger was also a shy quiet kid but credits the wild and funky shoes with helping him to embrace the more outgoing parts of his personality ldquoItrsquos weird to say that a pair of footwear or clogs gave me confidence but it kind of didrdquo he confessed ldquoIt helped me break out of my shellrdquoSandtiger wears several pairs a day to make use of most but some of the Crocs are too novel to wear instead he uses them as decor around his house Some of these are rare pieces that are meant to be displayed and not worn like the fried chickenscented KFC Crocs and the limited edition Peanuts Crocs Utilising his large collection and Croc knowledge Sandtiger hopes to open a ldquoCrocseumrdquo one day to display not only the history of the famed footwear but also part of his acquisitions and some Crocs swagBoozy bow wowTwoyearold UK Labrador cross becomes first dog to be treated for alcohol addictionVets in Plymouth UK scrambled to save the life of an alcoholic Labrador retriever that had become addicted to booze because its late owner kept leaving his drinks outside overnight Coco a twoyearold Labrador cross almost lost his life and spent a month in intensive care after becoming addicted to alcohol Staff at the Woodside Animal Welfare Trust in Plymouth Devon rescued Coco and another dog after their owner passed away They were both alcohol addicts having gotten hooked on booze over years of enjoying open bottles that their late owner left out in the yard before going to sleep The addiction was so bad that the other dog passed away during the withdrawal period and Coco had to be sedated for 4 weeksThe dead can now liveDr Pratik Desai a Silicon Valley computer scientist said that a human beingrsquos ldquoconsciousnessrdquo could be uploaded on digital devices by the end of the year Videos voice recordings and photos of the person will be used to create a digital avatar This means that you could have a conversation with them onscreen even after they dieUnlsquobeersquolievableA man from Chinarsquos Anhui province recently went viral after posting a series of videos of himself calmly driving in his car with bees swarming around inside the vehicle The Chinese driver was all smiles and even boasted that he was ldquogoing to be richrdquo referring to the belief that bees visiting onersquos home was an auspicious omenThis smells sweatyWanessa Moura a 29yearold Brazilian model has created a perfume that includes her body sweat The online influencer claims that she was inspired to use her sweat to create her signature fragrance Fresh Goddess after she was told her natural body odour was ldquosexy and excitingrdquoGame of swordsA monopoly match in Belgium turned into a game of swords when the four gamers who were playing the classic strategy game outside on the sidewalk in Forest Brussels at 5 AM were attacked A neighbourrsquos son emerged from his residence with a katana resulting in a tussle that left him and one of the players with serious injuriesNot so AmecableA humanoid robot named Ameca which uses the same technology as OpenAIrsquos ChatGPT bot could potentially render human translators obsolete due to her multifaceted language skills Recently the machine showcased her proficiency in various languages which she uses for conversation and translations