Has anyone figured where their odd socks disappear to?

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Just out of the shower and hunting for my socks, I have six odd socks! I just can't understand where they go, this happens all the bloody time. I am sure we have a bloody sock thief hiding somewhere! It's really doing my head in now. I have made my mind up, I am only getting plain Black from now on.
 
E\/eryone should know by now that washing powder/liquid creates the abominable sock monster:D and unless you get in there with the wash, show it who's boss and fight it to it's death...................well you don't stand a chance:banana:
 
Some socks are soluble.
 
Have to say I dont think Ive ever lost socks in the washing process. Sometimes Im one short but inevitably it turns up after the next wash. Maybe Im just wierd. STOP!
 
It is a truly weird phenomenon. Almost enough to make me believe in the supernatural. WHERE do they go. They must be in the house somewhere and there's only so many places a sock can hide.
 
It is a mystery indeed. A now my 3 year old's socks have also started going missing and he is not happy if I can't find the other angry birds orange sock. Very odd!
 
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I don't even have a close enough match I was thinking of just wearing the two grey socks. Yes one has a black heel and toe, but that won't be seen when wearing my shoes, just one is a darker grey. But good news, I found a new bundle of socks never worn hiding right at the back of the cupboard. Just don't want to bin these odd socks, coz I know as soon as I do, the missing ones will turn up!
 
I have them.
I have them all.
And unless your agree to my demands I shall begin killing one per hour........... :sneaky::sneaky::sneaky:
 
PatrickO said:
It is a truly weird phenomenon. Almost enough to make me believe in the supernatural. WHERE do they go. They must be in the house somewhere and there's only so many places a sock can hide.
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They must all be hiding together in the same hiding place, just wonder where that could be? Must be the same place all my other stuff disappears to :thinking:
 
jonbeeza said:
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Wondering if this photo will be a nominee in this months "Staff Soc(k) of the month"?

I don't even have a close enough match I was thinking of just wearing the two grey socks. Yes one has a black heel and toe, but that won't be seen when wearing my shoes, . just one is a darker grey
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Quality. :D

But good news, I found a new bundle of socks never worn hiding right at the back of the cupboard. Just don't want to bin these odd socks, coz I know as soon as I do, the missing ones will turn up!
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Ah so you admit it sock felon! The odd ones do turn up!
 
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crofter said:
All I know is, some bloke in a parallel universe has half my socks and three of my screwdrivers and it's a one way street, nothing ever comes this way.
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Yeah but that bloke in that universe thinks you have half of his socks and 3 of his screwdrivers!
 
Cat only likes dirty socks, ideally with bits that bleed inside them! I've got loads of "identical" socks but they do fade and shrink differently so need pairing carefully. Often end up with odds and singles left over but they all seem to end up paired with a very good (if not perfect!) match. Good enough for anything other than sandals with socks though!
 
My collection is up to 46 individual odd socks and still growing!

I think that much of the problem comes from the women I live with. They borrow my socks every winter and never take proper care of them!

Meanwhile, I borrow their knickers just once and there's hell to pay!! :exit:
 
Yves Geza said:
My collection is up to 46 individual odd socks and still growing!

I think that much of the problem comes from the women I live with. They borrow my socks every winter and never take proper care of them!

Meanwhile, I borrow their knickers just once and there's hell to pay!! :exit:
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I think we would be worried if the missus Knickers went missing, we would be worried somebody was letting themselves in somehow :eek:
 
Yves Geza said:
My collection is up to 46 individual odd socks and still growing!

I think that much of the problem comes from the women I live with. They borrow my socks every winter and never take proper care of them!

Meanwhile, I borrow their knickers just once and there's hell to pay!! :exit:
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I have no idea. When I moved house a few years ago I emptied my sock drawer and found twenty six socks out of which I couldn't make a single pair!


Steve.
 
Steve Smith said:
I have no idea. When I moved house a few years ago I emptied my sock drawer and found twenty six socks out of which I couldn't make a single pair!
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Ah but if you have 3 pairs of socks of different colour in a drawer and its dark, how many socks do you have to take to ensure you have at least one matching pair? Eh? Ah!
 
Steve Smith said:
I have no idea. When I moved house a few years ago I emptied my sock drawer and found twenty six socks out of which I couldn't make a single pair!


Steve.
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So counting your matched pairs, you must have thirty odd pairs of socks ? ( I mean thirty odd as in about, not single odd socks ! ) so many socks, and not a single match. Sod it, plain socks for me from now on :)
 
DorsetDude said:
Ah but if you have 3 pairs of socks of different colour in a drawer and its dark, how many socks do you have to take to ensure you have at least one matching pair? Eh? Ah!
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I reckon it's gotta be four !
 
We had this discussion last week in the pub.
The most plausible theory was delivered by a scientist friend who informed us that it is usually the drier that's to blame. Washing machine/driers are in fact low powered teleport machines and as such will move socks a short distance but because of their low power can't do the job properly. This process will transmute the sock/socks into a metal and dump them round the house, so that loose change down the back of your sofa? Yes, you guessed it, ex socks.
 
But if you don't have a drier ?

That's that idea out of consideration
 
I sorted the family socks out after washing recently and had 27 odd socks. This was after everything had been washed. No idea where they are but I guarantee if I throw them away the missing ones will turn up :)

Cheers.
 
Hi

Also talking as a washing machine engineer (retired) now it is the machine that eats them, they get sucked down between the drum lip and door seal and once inside they get ripped to shreds by the inside of the drum which resembles a cheese grater where every hole is punched. Each hole is smooth where the clothes go but the other side they are sharp and easily shred a sock, most of the time, unless it has rolled into a ball, then it can jam the drum solid.

Ladies frillies on the other hand always make their way into the pump filter almost intact for some odd reason.

Paul
 
Paul-H said:
Hi

Also talking as a washing machine engineer (retired) now it is the machine that eats them, they get sucked down between the drum lip and door seal and once inside they get ripped to shreds by the inside of the drum which resembles a cheese grater where every hole is punched. Each hole is smooth where the clothes go but the other side they are sharp and easily shred a sock, most of the time, unless it has rolled into a ball, then it can jam the drum solid.

Ladies frillies on the other hand always make their way into the pump filter almost intact for some odd reason.

Paul
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We don't want any rational explanations thank you very much.
 
Sorry no I don't go with the drier being the culprit !

  • I put socks away in the cupboard as pairs tucked into pairs, but when I go back to pick my socks at a later date, some have become single.
  • When I put socks in the wash basket again tucked into pairs, when they are taken out for the wash, some have become single socks, with no sign of the other anywhere.
  • When I put my socks in the drier, all come out and non go missing.
 
Quite simple logical explanation. Sock monster. Nothing more needs to be said.
 
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