Can someone please tell me...

[cynsaun]

Why a detective is sometimes called a "Gumshoe?"

 

[monkeyboy]

turns out that the original "gumshoes" of the late 1800's were shoes or boots made of gum rubber, the soft-soled precursors of our modern sneakers... At the turn of the century "to gumshoe" meant to sneak around quietly as if wearing gumshoes, either in order to rob or, conversely, to catch thieves. "Gumshoe man" was originally slang for a thief, but by about 1908 "gumshoe" usually meant a police detective, as it has ever since.

 

[jrydberg]

From ask.yahoo.com:

It turns out that the original "gumshoes" of the late 1800's were shoes or boots made of gum rubber, the soft-soled precursors of our modern sneakers... At the turn of the century "to gumshoe" meant to sneak around quietly as if wearing gumshoes, either in order to rob or, conversely, to catch thieves. "Gumshoe man" was originally slang for a thief, but by about 1908 "gumshoe" usually meant a police detective, as it has ever since.

By the way, 4 out of 5 gumshoes surveyed prefer Krispy Kreme

 

[gr8tpanther]

lol, looks like MB and jrydberg search the same areas.

 

[cynsaun]

Thanks, guys! Apparently you two have the same "source!"

BTW, gumshoes clearly prefer Dunkin Donuts, otherwise they would be to greasy, slip and fall, and never catch the thief!

 

[Bob Slydell]

Originally posted by gr8tpanther
lol, looks like MB and jrydberg search the same areas.

Or they're the same person?

 

[cynsaun]

Originally posted by Bob Slydell
Or they're the same person?

 

[monkeyboy]

Maybe it true

 

[jrydberg]

Originally posted by Bob Slydell
Or they're the same person?

Well, if you believe in evolution...

BTW, cyn, saw this yesterday and I just gotta share:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6307384/