When my partner reached the grand old age of 43, I bought him some slippers to let him know he's (exactly 3 months) older than me :
What I didn't realise was that they came with a detatchable black and white hairy/growly thing - our 18 month old Jack Russell. The damned dog just loves grabbing any slippered foot passing, then clings on like a demon until shaken off or bashed on a door frame. He's not exactly gnawing to the bone, but he's determined

Anyway, are slippers an old man thing?
Go ahead, admit your slipper wearing secrets