I-I still make bunny ears too. *SHAAAAAME*

I gave up tying my shoes all of the time now, though. I leave them tied and just wedge my feet into them every time I put them on. :(

Don't feel so bad. I tie them the same way! Same reason, too.

Poor Ananth,

But I share his pain. Never got to do the single loop foldover trick properly... T_T

Velcro ftw!

Hehehehe, I just never could figure out how to do it the other way.

I solved this problem with a little thing I like to call "slippers." Now I am just embarrassed that I walk around with my feet in Homer's mouth.

Have a great time at those conventions! I was hopeful that I would get down to SDCC, but between monies and the fact that last year was a gorram madhouse, I am somewhat happy to be avoiding it this year. Maybe next year I'll actually have a table.

::looks at table costs::

...or not.

Huh. I never learned this method of tying shoelaces. Do you tie the laces once, and then make bunny ears and tie THOSE together, or do you just make bunny ears and tie them together twice? If that makes ANY sense...

(I actually tried both ways tying my shoes, and this makes more sense than the way I tie them!)

:D Awww, don't worry, I tie my shoes like that too ('course, I'm 17 whereas you... I dunno how old you are, but obviously older than me, lol). And actually, my current sneakers are velcro, so I haven't had to tie my shoes since January. Go ahead, mock all you wish :3

~Kia

I just wear flip flops wherever I go. One of the benefits of being a resident of Southern California!

Hope to see you both at SDCC! I want to ogle at Yuko and how small she is. Can she be considered a carry on?

I used the bunny method for most of my life, I finally self learned how you're "supposed" to tie a shoe after I worked at shoe store, straightening up the shoe displays.

I have always tied my shoes in that fashion. I was never taught another way.

How to tie one's shoes:
1- Foot in shoe, tighten laces throughout shoe to maximize laces (I like that "snug shoe" feeling on my feet)

2- Make a single tie, and tighten

3- Make the "rabbit ears" and tie again

Tada, you have tied your shoes - make sure to "double tie" the ears so you get a nice double knot that won't be undone.

I thought I was going to be the only one to say that also does that. But well, no shame about it, I'll do it till the end ::looking for shoes with velcro::

I ALWAYS tie my shoes with bunny-ears... I suppose I should learn to tie them differently, but I always tie my shoes with the bunny-ear method because it's the easiest way for me and it keeps them tied the best.
Also, first time commenting! This web comic is wonderful!

I tie my shoes with the bunny ears too. Also, I double knot them like Ben described and never untie them as just sliding my foot in & out of them, like Jude mentioned. ^-^;;

My mom tried to teach me the around the tree and through method, but I just never caught on... then one day, my shoelaces came undone at school and a classmate came up (we were still at the learning to tie shoelaces stage) and simply tied them with the bunny ears. I was amazed and learned instantly. X3 My mom had never seen it and I confused her with suddenly doing it that way.. but she let me continue with that method, since the laces were getting tied.

Whenever I'm tying my shoes and I try to think about it, I can't do it. But when I just don't pay any attention to it, I can do it fine. Weird.

YES!!!! I'm not the ONLY one that still ties their shoes with bunny ears!!!! XD LOL

SERIOUSLY! am in the same boat! My knidergarten teacher was the one that taught me how to tie my shoes with bunny ears...and...Try as I might to learn any other ways, bunny ears are still the easiest and more fun way to do it! XD...though...my current sneakers are lace-less and have velcro! THANK YOU ROCKETDOG FOR YOUR VELCRO CLOSURE SNEAKERS!!LOL XD;;;;

I stopped tying my shoes and just slip em` on.

I say do what ever works for you.

there's another way to tie shoes?

I tie my shoes the same (bunny ear) way. If it works, why bother doing it a different way? What's the point of learning it one way that works, and then learning a new way? It's not like the other method(s) is any easier or faster, from my experience.

So do I~
My Aunt taught me how to tie my shoes~

Yeah, I do the bunny ears. But I tie 'em loose, so I really only have to tie them every few weeks or so when the knot falls apart or if it snags on something. And then, thanks to this lovely Alberta weather, I get to wear sandals and (k)not have to worry about it until November or so or whenever my wife tells me it's silly to wear sandals in the snow.

The "bunny ears" method never worked for me, I just do it. If I have to think about it, I lose the ability to do it all. It was easy to learn to tie my shoes when I was little, but it took me FOREVER to learn to use a zipper. Go figure. =P

...I'm not the only one left who also can't do anything other than bunny ears? Sweetness. I bunny-tie, then double-knot them. Works for me.

I remember being taught a rhyme to tie my shoes back in kindergarten. Unfortunately, 46 years and uncounted beers later, the rhyme is lost in my head (somewhere between APL programming and the location of the Ark of the Covenant).

I DID find this teacher site with many ways of teaching kids (and Ananth) how to tie shoes:
http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1952.html

I especially like the one sung to the tune of "Splish Splash I Was Taking A Bath".

TGFV!

don't feel bad, I have to do the bunny ears to tie my shoes as well, and I am 23 -_-

This webcomic is awesome! (first comment) :)
I, too, used to use the bunny ear method exclusively... I never could get the around the tree and under to work.

Then in high school there was a fad of the really fast lace tying method.. I spent a week practicing it and never looked back! (it literally takes ~1 second)
http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm

i am totally the same way lol, learned in 1st grade to tie bunny ear, never bothered to learn another way :) bunny ear ftw

Thank you for that QC guest comic. It was beautiful and awesome in every way imaginable.