Has anyone figured where their odd socks disappear to?

jonbeeza said:
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.
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You tuck your socks into pairs waaaay too much.
They ran away!
 
Yep, I too am the victim of the divorced socks syndrome. I'm sure there is a temporal vortex in my washing machine or tumble drier that causes atoms in socks to be displaced and then rematerialise someplace else far, far away. As a result, somewhere at the other end of the galaxy is a cloud of odd socks floating about aimlessly in space.
 
I do apologies for making such a pathetic thread, but it would appear there are a lot of sufferers out there :p
 
Ian D J said:
Yep, I too am the victim of the divorced socks syndrome. I'm sure there is a temporal vortex in my washing machine or tumble drier that causes atoms in socks to be displaced and then rematerialise someplace else far, far away. As a result, somewhere at the other end of the galaxy is a cloud of odd socks floating about aimlessly in space.
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It's all true.
 
When you lose one sock why is it that you're always left with the odd one ? just for once I'd like to be left with a cool one :(
 
I send my washing to the laundry and the lady there has not lost a single sock.
Do you think that is a sufficient reason to ask her to marry me?
 
My socks go AWOL, and I get to work, take off my pullover and a pair of my wife's knickers appear, accompanied by giggles from the female members of staff - WTF is going on?
My socks also go AWOL!!!
 
ChasG said:
I send my washing to the laundry and the lady there has not lost a single sock.
Do you think that is a sufficient reason to ask her to marry me?
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Get in there my son, she is obviously the master of the universe, and when you marry her, she will be able to return all our socks to us.
 
How did you know she is gorgeous?
Just my type - straight hair and curly teeth! But a sock goddess - I was first attracted to her as she rolls my socks into pairs.
Not too difficult as I own 10 pairs - all black.
 
ChasG said:
Not too difficult as I own 10 pairs - all black.
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Now that's the way to do it. :thumbs:
I have several pairs of black socks, and all the same.
Occasionally, I end up with and "odd one"
That but that's just a "spare"
Or maybe even a baby, who knows? its dark in that there sock draw.

Sooner or later, I end up with a complete pair again.
So I'm guessing the the spare (or baby) is quite capable of Mitosis.
 
Just remembered something, a while ago the missus joined a sewing and textiles group at a local college. I do recall at one stage she made animals from stuffed socks, I had a feeling they looked vaguely familiar. I wonder? :wideyed:
 
Oh well I think you just answered your own question then ;)
 
Just had a bath and managed to find a similar pair of socks to put on,they being a similar shade of dark, but one is 3 Inches longer than the other, however this is unimportant as they will be up my trouser legs and hidden from ridicule.
 
crofter said:
Just had a bath and managed to find a similar pair of socks to put on,they being a similar shade of dark, but one is 3 Inches longer than the other, however this is unimportant as they will be up my trouser legs and hidden from ridicule.
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...until you arrive in A&E after an unfortunate accident....:p
 
Wasn't it quite fashionable at one time to deliberately wear odd socks?

I think that was a fashion started by the great sock gobbler TBH.
 
crofter said:
No buses up here so that's one hazard out of the way, could get attacked by a rogue sheep I suppose.
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As long as yer wellies are both the same length :thumbs:

:D
 
jonbeeza said:
Just had to read that word twice :oops: :$
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:D
To my knowledge its only snakes and lizards that have hemipenis, (hemipenes)
But they are only capable of using one at a time :D
 
It is very easy to find the missing ones.
simply throw away the odd ones you have
then an equal number will turn up. when you next look.
 
crofter said:
Oh I tried the all black socks thing, they wash out in various shades of grey/black, result, you still have odd socks.
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While this is true, I managed to mitigate against exactly this issue by realising that I don't care whether someone sees me with slightly odd socks. :)
 
Strappy said:
While this is true, I managed to mitigate against exactly this issue by realising that I don't care whether someone sees me with slightly odd socks. :)
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I suppose I feel this way also, after all nobody looks at me :)
 
jonbeeza said:
It very well may lighten the mood, at a stressful and traumatic time ;)
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I have a small tattoo of Garfield biting into a yellow smiley face on my left buttock and he rarely (these days!) sees the light of day other than at times when certain medical procedures or checks need to be performed. Always gets a chuckle from the person(s) involved in the procedures!
 
Nod said:
I have a small tattoo of Garfield biting into a yellow smiley face on my left buttock and he rarely (these days!) sees the light of day other than at times when certain medical procedures or checks need to be performed. Always gets a chuckle from the person(s) involved in the procedures!
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Prove it!

On second thoughts don't bother.:D
 
Well... Mrs Nod's out and Garfield's not easy to take a selfie of so you'll have to take my word for it. I think Terri (Gumbo) has seen a pic of him, as has Yv. Not even sure that the text is legible these days; the tattoo is about 30 years old and somewhere that gets a lot of wear, so I expect the ink has migrated somewhat.
 
Nod said:
Well... Mrs Nod's out and Garfield's not easy to take a selfie of so you'll have to take my word for it. I think Terri (Gumbo) has seen a pic of him, as has Yv. Not even sure that the text is legible these days; the tattoo is about 30 years old and somewhere that gets a lot of wear, so I expect the ink has migrated somewhat.
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:eek:

Waay, waay too much information!
 
Nod said:
I have a small tattoo of Garfield biting into a yellow smiley face on my left buttock and he rarely (these days!) sees the light of day other than at times when certain medical procedures or checks need to be performed. Always gets a chuckle from the person(s) involved in the procedures!
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How could you hear them chuckling? I'm told they were still guffawing at the odd socks you'd so desperately stuffed into your underwear!
 
How could I hear them? Well, being somewhat younger than yourself, my ears work quite well! No room for socks...
 
:runaway:

After Ruth with the mind bleach, please! :D
 
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