The Osprey in Manasquan has mandated Tivas, hackey sack not required

Manasquan night-life staple The Osprey has outlawed flip-flops beginning tonight, according to an APP staff report. I’m pretty sure this is patently absurd because who doesn’t wear flips in the summer?? I’ve only been to Osprey once and aside from the $10 cover and $7 Bud Lights, it was a pretty good time. But, guess what I was wearing – oh yes, FLIP-FLOPS. So was everyone else I was with and probably 98% of the people there.

Apparently some chick was injured and now any shoes worn into the bar must feature some type of strap to include the back of your foot. You could go mid-90s style and wear these:

Angry Osprey patrons have taken to Facebook – the college quad for protestors of the digital age — to show their disappointment and brainstorm a solution to their plight. One creative poster suggested that the ‘Sprey regulars show up in “the most inappropriate foot wear possible. I am going to wear ski boots i suggest soccer cleats motorcycle boots cowboy boots flippers…you get the idea.” Hats off to you, Jamie Annese of Central Jersey, for getting original, but for your own sake please don’t wear ski boots to the bar – ouch! Other posters suggested bunny slippers and rain boots. I love my Rainbows to death but personally, if it was socially acceptable to wear my L.L. Bean slippers out in public, I totally would.

Can you imagine waiting in the line that snakes from the Ospreys door and around the block only to reach the front and be told that your footwear precludes you from entering? Yikes. I’m not terribly well-versed in Manasquan watering holes but I would imagine Leggett’s and The Parker House are about to get much, much busier.