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Who Is The Barefoot Winter Jorts Man Of Williamsburg?
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Christopher Robbins
Published Feb 11, 2014
Modified Feb 11, 2014
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He can extinguish a burning cigarillo with his pinkie toe. Hookworms respect him too much to burrow. His sponsorship deal with Dos Equis was ruined after he put his feet up on a desk. He is the Barefoot Winter Jorts Man of Williamsburg. Who is the Barefoot Winter Jorts Man of Williamsburg?
Free Williamsburg reports that the podiatric troubadour was spotted outside Maison Premiere yesterday. A photo shows Barefoot Winter Jorts Man of Williamsburg (BFWJMW) mid-stride, which is the preferred pose for mysterious bipeds (Finding Barefoot ?)
While little is known about BFWJMW, it is safe to say that he has a proclivity for jorts. YouTube user barefootlifestyle has uploaded 12 videos in two years, featuring his feet in various states of perambulation. In the snow, running a marathon, on the Brooklyn Bridge, and on a "foot-loving cat."
We have contacted barefootlifestyle via YouTube message (the lowliest of the messages) in an attempt to get some answers.
Then again, do we ask the Malabar Whistling Thrush why she sings?
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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