one of my socks has gone missing...
where do they go to. Is there a sock world out there.
Started: 15th Sep 2012 at 16:47
I tie a string to them (both pairs), similarly with my mittens which are threaded through my anorak sleeves.
Replied: 15th Sep 2012 at 16:49
will give that a try dostaf if I can find some string.
Replied: 15th Sep 2012 at 16:54
i think i've got the other halves...
Replied: 15th Sep 2012 at 16:54
i think i've got the other halves...
Replied: 15th Sep 2012 at 16:55
a stutter
Replied: 15th Sep 2012 at 16:58
I-spy, be careful that you don't use hairy string It tends to chafe.
Unless it's during a time of atonement.
Replied: 15th Sep 2012 at 17:02
Also make sure you give yourself enough slack.
I tried to tell Groucho Marx that once.
But would he listen!
Replied: 15th Sep 2012 at 17:09
Last edited by dostaf: 15th Sep 2012 at 17:10:16
I thought then for a minute you typed 'one of my threads has gone missing' - but then I looked again to see who had started the thread and realised it wasn't Dostaf.
Replied: 15th Sep 2012 at 17:29
darren may have a hand in this phenomenon
Replied: 15th Sep 2012 at 17:31
See Mac's 'Sockpuppetry' mention.
Anyroad:
Jerry Lewis was another who wouldn't listen
Replied: 15th Sep 2012 at 17:38
September Explanation:
Supposedly, Jerry Lewis often adopted that stance to make him appear smaller (a lesser man) than Dean Martin.
They were both the same height (Or near enough)
Replied: 15th Sep 2012 at 17:43
Jerry Lewis was always having his hosiery go amis.
Happy now?
Replied: 15th Sep 2012 at 18:01
Apparently, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis were lovers.
Replied: 15th Sep 2012 at 18:07
Ah, you'd lost me then, Veg Grower.
That's Amore!
I wonder what became of I-spy's lost sock?
Many of ours hop it, I-spy. All very ... odd.
Replied: 15th Sep 2012 at 18:36
Last edited by jo anne: 15th Sep 2012 at 22:43:42
I always thought there was a little dash over the A or the O for some reason - but I can't seem to find anything - its bugging me now.
Replied: 15th Sep 2012 at 19:05
It reminds me of an episode of "the young ones" when (i think it was Nigel)took his washing to the launderette.As he was shoving it into the drum one of his socks shot through the door and set off down the street.
Replied: 18th Sep 2012 at 14:59
I washed my socks in Blackpool years ago,then tied them to my radiator fan to spin dry them, they promptly flew across the prom
Replied: 18th Sep 2012 at 16:19
Notreet!
Long way to go to do your laundry.
Replied: 18th Sep 2012 at 16:27
Quick fix suspect 4,500 rpm was too much
Replied: 18th Sep 2012 at 16:34
Did you end up wearing a pair of fanbelts instead?
Replied: 18th Sep 2012 at 16:35
no washed them againand dried them dangling in front of the radiator with a gentle engine speed
Replied: 18th Sep 2012 at 16:38
no they were fine
If you need any more advice ring me at High tech answers on 00.........etc
Replied: 18th Sep 2012 at 16:49
See, Mache, I'm intrigued now. Why all the bother?
Were you there for the week? Why not go barefoot? Surely nobody would have noticed, thanks to your wellies.
Replied: 18th Sep 2012 at 16:55
I decided to have a good sup and sleep in me car, it was a hot day
Replied: 18th Sep 2012 at 16:58
So why worry about the socks?
Had you soiled them.? If so, you should have binned them. If they were just a bit grubby you should have put them in the glove compartment.
You're allowed to put things other than gloves in there, you know.
Replied: 18th Sep 2012 at 17:01
me feet were literally steaming and I was in blackpool not stilton
Replied: 18th Sep 2012 at 17:03
I've got to ask:
Was it in?
This drivel doesn't write itself you know.
Replied: 18th Sep 2012 at 17:10
Yes and windy
Replied: 18th Sep 2012 at 17:13
youtube merseyside sock robbers
Replied: 18th Sep 2012 at 17:22
When you come out of the water at Blackpool, any clothing that has got wet stinks. I was told once that it was the Seaweed, but I have my own ideas.
Replied: 18th Sep 2012 at 17:44
I've also been through the motion
Replied: 18th Sep 2012 at 17:49
Last edited by mache: 18th Sep 2012 at 17:58:48
I was told once that it was the Seaweed, but I have my own ideas
Mache has already admitted it.
Replied: 18th Sep 2012 at 17:51
Yes. One of the Blackpool pumping station.
Replied: 18th Sep 2012 at 18:02
A little trick of Blackpool socks.
Replied: 18th Sep 2012 at 22:10
Last edited by jo anne: 18th Sep 2012 at 22:12:42
two years ago approx i threw out 23 odd socks,i laid them to one side hoping the other 23 would make an appearance after 12months they went in the bin.this month i have just counted ,16 odd socks all waiting for the other foot to appear,so far no sign.my wife said wash the bloody things your self then,i do wash my own gear and they are all pairs,until she takes em out and they bloody disappear.when i chastised her about such ,she disappeared.
unfortunately like a certain movie star ,she will be back
Replied: 20th Sep 2012 at 19:02
I can't believe you have that many socks. Is it a man thing?
Or are they all the ones you have gleaned over the years from Christmas and Birthdays and Father's Day?
Replied: 20th Sep 2012 at 19:08
Not a shoe girl - no interest in shopping this one, apart from online of course.
Replied: 20th Sep 2012 at 19:19
i'm always buying socks as she's always losing em,veggie bet you have more shoes than i have socks
Replied: 21st Sep 2012 at 14:52
You know how one or two folk on here suspect the local press borrow stuff?
It's gone national!
Replied: 23rd Sep 2012 at 18:24
Socks in the press. I never iron mine! There are strange things afoot.
Is there a sock world out there?
There's many a sock whirled in our washine machine, I-spy, only for me to find ...
'You spin some, you lose some.'
Replied: 23rd Sep 2012 at 18:36
Last edited by jo anne: 23rd Sep 2012 at 18:37:42
Image consultant Angela Marshall said: ‘People can avoid odd socks by just keeping them in pairs in their drawers.’
'Image consultant'
So that's where Mac gets his image advice from?
Replied: 23rd Sep 2012 at 18:49
'national' The story does deserve more coverage - just like our feet.
Replied: 23rd Sep 2012 at 18:53
Last edited by jo anne: 23rd Sep 2012 at 18:57:59
I've worn odd shoes, but never (to my knowledge) odd socks.
Replied: 23rd Sep 2012 at 19:07
Dostaf - I wish I could say there are no odd socks in our house ... but I find that is an elusive feat for my family.
Replied: 23rd Sep 2012 at 19:18
I remember my socks stickiing to a wall.
No, they weren't nasty, it was the wall. I bet it would have veen handy for removing dead skin from your feet, it was that rough.
Butlin's chalets had a Tyrolean effect inside and out.
Replied: 23rd Sep 2012 at 21:05
you can buy packs of odd socks but i've only seen them for girls. i got some for my grandaughter - 7 socks in similar patterns and colours
Replied: 30th Sep 2012 at 09:54
look what I found
Seems the Aussies are good for something
Replied: 1st Oct 2012 at 18:12
Just found 5 odd socks in a draw that I was clearing out. Don't know how long they have been there, should I throw them?.
Replied: 1st Oct 2012 at 20:10
If you buy all the same socks you will never have any odd ones. Just a thought
Replied: 1st Oct 2012 at 20:14
You found me out, EQ.
All black, all exactly the same.
Replied: 1st Oct 2012 at 20:36
Scoop maybe darren could use those odd socks
Replied: 1st Oct 2012 at 21:01
i-spy, its just come out of my washer, sad thing is, now one of mine is missing, check your washer,please, it may be in yours
Replied: 2nd Oct 2012 at 11:58
I've just found one hiding in the hoover.Don't know where the matching one is though.
Replied: 2nd Oct 2012 at 16:24
don't think my hover would suck one up
Replied: 2nd Oct 2012 at 18:35
My Hoover would be no match for an odd sock either, Piccyme123.
Though its sock-shun is pretty good.
Replied: 3rd Oct 2012 at 10:00
Have you looked on next doors line there may be an odd sock thief on a night prowling
Replied: 24th Nov 2022 at 13:27
You all now join the one sock club, I have a garden cane to root behind the raiators
Replied: 18th Dec 2022 at 12:23
I have also had things materialise: I now possess an oversize white T-shirt, fronted with promotional print for Lafarge plasterboard. (Record breaking hanging of plasterboard) Lafarge changed their name in 2012, so God knows how that found it's way into my wardrobe!
Replied: 18th Dec 2022 at 15:34
I am just in the midst of trying to sort my missus's socks out. Like shoes she never had enough socks. Found a large bag full up to press just scratching the surface, once they are all collected then the mammoth task will be to pair them up even though 90% will probably end up in a charity bin. I also have started to sort her tights out any which she as used will be thrown out any unopened packs will go to a charity shop. If any one is wondering the missus is very much alive but due to her disabilities (stroke) she only has a limited use of her right arm/leg so really struggles with tights and even socks are hard work to get on. We decided to get rid of things she cannot use on a daily bases
Replied: 19th Dec 2022 at 06:30
Robbers collect old tights I don't know if it's the smell or hide their fizzogs,
Replied: 3rd Aug 2023 at 14:15
I have been sorting socks out which belong to the wife. I must have found at least 100 socks and i have saved two baggy pairs and given 4 new pairs away the rest I bagged up and put in a charity skip The wife struggled to get socks on even when I was putting them on her feet for her. No flexibility with her right foot so it was very hard to get socks on her
Replied: 29th Aug 2023 at 08:37
Buy 3
Replied: 28th Dec 2023 at 13:55
Buy 5 pairs the same colour and then if some get lost or holes in them you will still have a pair Once found a sock in the impellor pump for draining the water out of the washing m/c
Replied: 1st Jan 2024 at 08:59
Why are you all so averse to wearing odd socks, especially if only colour is different?
Should anyone criticise my choice of odd socks, I tell them, "They are not that uncommon, I have another pair just like them at home".
Replied: 1st Jan 2024 at 15:53