Lost Socks

Happywanderer · The Master

Lost Socks

Jack Mac · Senior Member

I think I've worked out what happens to lost socks. I don't know where they are but I'm pretty sure they go on holidays with tupperware lids.

Loki · Senior Member

I heard they get traded on the New York Sock Exchange

Rip and Rosie · Guru

I only buy black socks- doesn't matter if one wanders off.

bill12 · Guru

They seem to be breeding at my place. I am running a sock matching service to try to match lost single socks. Black ones , single , seem to be the most popular. Bill

Rip and Rosie · Guru

Can imagine your advertisments Bill..... lonely sock, recently divorced, non smoker, social drinker, seeks same view permanent relationship.

bill12 · Guru

That way all the lonely, folorn , single socks at my place can meet , and lead fullfilling lives, though my smelly feet might scare them off. And the fact that I only own 3 pairs of shoes........Bill

the rocket · Guru

We lose small items off the line occasionally. its the birds. I watched a bird take a blue chux rag off the line. At the time we were missing all sorts of small items. guess their little chicks had lovely comfy nests. We now dry all small items inside or in the dryer.

Esmeralda · Guru

Don't mean toi boast - but for some unknown reason, I haven't lost a sock for ages. Could be because I live alone and all the socks in the wash belong to me .... but they seem to pair up OK.

Bill, what do you mean 3 pairs of shoes!!!!!!!!!! I have many multiples of 3 - but I'm no Imelda Marcos - could not survive with three pairs of shoes

bill12 · Guru

I live an island beachcombers life in the tropics, and don,t need them.The simple life for me(hopefully). Bill

beiffe · Guru

Socks are good for protecting your drinking glass so I am told.

Find if you don,t have any then they don,t get lost HA HA.

I do have some somewhere as I have to wear them where I am required to wear shoes/boots when at some sites I go. All mine are black as well so it is easy to make a pair. Spares get thrown in the draw awaiting the other one to appear.

Most times I am bare foot as it is cheaper and have been that way since a wittle boy. Spent 20 years at sea fishing and never wore foot wear except when sorting the catch so we did not want to walk on nasties.

Often been told off by campers for not wearing shoes but I find they hurt my feet so prefer to go my way.

Regards
Brian

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

this is a sure way to find a lost sock, get the one you have and throw it in the dustbin, wait for the dustman to pick up your bin, wave goodbye to that sock and within an hour you will find the other one.

Rip and Rosie · Guru

_wombat_ wrote:
this is a sure way to find a lost sock, get the one you have and throw it in the dustbin, wait for the dustman to pick up your bin, wave goodbye to that sock and within an hour you will find the other one.

Where do you love Wombat, that you have a "dustman" ? Are you revealing a pommy background?

Here where I live we have

Garbage collector
Garbageman
Garbo
Garbologist

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Hi RnR, I love down my hole biggrin biggrin I also love in WA biggrin yes to pommy background been aussie for over 45 years, not sure how cos I'm only 28 years old biggrin

Our dustman only takes dust biggrin

Rip and Rosie · Guru

lol, wombat- can take the boy out of pommyland, but cant take the pommy out of the boy.

I am reasured that you live and love in the same place :) saves complications, as I'm sure Mrs Wombat argrees............ or maybe not

Beth54 · Guru

I wear those diabetic socks, not because I'm diabetic but because they don't cut off the circulation around my chubby ankle. biggrin And yes, they're all black so if one gets lost, it doesn't matter so much.

They're for wearing in the winter, and I also have a few pairs of those little short ones for if I really have to wear socks in the summer with my walking shoes,,,if I go walking! biggrin They're all white for the same reason.

Re: Bill only having 3 pair of shoes...isn't that the case with most men? Isn't it only women who need to have lots of shoes for lots of different occassions? wink

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

I also only have 3 pairs of shoes, one pair for indoors, one pair for outdoors

and one pair for when I die.

Rip and Rosie · Guru

_wombat_ wrote:
I also only have 3 pairs of shoes, one pair for indoors, one pair for outdoors
and one pair for when I die.

Does your need for shoes in heaven come from the negro spiritual song Wombat?

I got shoes, you got shoes,
All God's children got shoes.
When I get to Heav'n gonna put in my shoes,
Gonna walk all over God's Heav'n, Heav'n, Heav'n
Everybody talkin' æbout Heav'n ain't going there,
Heav'n, Heav'n, Heav'n.
Gonna shout all over God's Heav'n.

I got a robe, you got a robe,
All God's children got a robe.
When I get to Heav'n gonna put in my robe,
Gonna shout all over God's Heav'n, Heav'n, Heav'n
Everybody talkin' æbout Heav'n ain't going there,
Heav'n, Heav'n, Heav'n.
Gonna shout all over God's Heav'n.

I got a harp, you got a harp,
All God's children got a harp.
When I get to Heav'n gonna play on my harp,
Gonna play all over God's Heav'n, Heav'n, Heav'n
Everybody talkin' æbout Heav'n ain't going there,
Heav'n, Heav'n, Heav'n.
Gonna shout all over God's Heav'n.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

No, it just means that I'd like to have my shoes on when I die in case I need to come back here again, don't want to come back here with nothing on biggrin

milo · Guru

Ben the bc dog used to hide them from me, find them in the long grass when I did the lawns

or id find them under his pillow where he'd sleep next to me at night next to my bed..,, struth i miss him...

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Rip and Rosie wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:
this is a sure way to find a lost sock, get the one you have and throw it in the dustbin, wait for the dustman to pick up your bin, wave goodbye to that sock and within an hour you will find the other one.
Where do you love Wombat, that you have a "dustman" ? Are you revealing a pommy background?
Here where I live we have
Garbage collector
Garbageman
Garbo
Garbologist

We have a steering wheel attendant in a truck operating a mechanical arm.

Dougwe · Chief one feather

It's the roof gremlins, they take the socks, one by one.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Dougwe wrote:
It's the roof gremlins, they take the socks, one by one.

what have the roof gremlins got to do with lost socks?

oh, Doug, did you hear your doorbell ring?

DON'T answer it, there could be some guys in white coats waiting for you to open the door, and if you do they will grab you and throw you into the back of their van, and we will never hear from you again, oh bugga, go and answer your front door NOW. biggrin biggrin

Dougwe · Chief one feather

I didn't like the place they took me too last time wombat so I am not going to answer the door.

The reason for odd socks missing is the roof gremlins, they sneak down at night and pinch one at a time. I thought that made sense actually. There was talk about missing socks above.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Dougwe wrote:
I didn't like the place they took me too last time wombat so I am not going to answer the door.

The reason for odd socks missing is the roof gremlins, they sneak down at night and pinch one at a time. I thought that made sense actually. There was talk about missing socks above.

They will not take you to the same place twice, as you got out of the last place, they will take you somewhere you will be unable to get out biggrin biggrin

Dougwe · Chief one feather

When I put my Lycra suit on I can do anything wombat.

-- Edited by Dougwe on Sunday 29th of April 2012 06:24:15 PM

Beth54 · Guru

Dougwe wrote:
When I put my Lycra suit on I can do anything wombat.

-- Edited by Dougwe on Sunday 29th of April 2012 06:24:15 PM

Noooo! Too late, I'm scarred! doh biggrin

Rip and Rosie · Guru

Beth54 wrote:
Dougwe wrote:
When I put my Lycra suit on I can do anything wombat.

-- Edited by Dougwe on Sunday 29th of April 2012 06:24:15 PM
Noooo! Too late, I'm scarred!

You might be scarred Beth, but I've been scared.

I reckon wombat is a health hazard. Maybe we can get compo.

What do you reckon?

Beth54 · Guru

Rip and Rosie wrote:
Beth54 wrote:
Dougwe wrote:
When I put my Lycra suit on I can do anything wombat.

-- Edited by Dougwe on Sunday 29th of April 2012 06:24:15 PM
Noooo! Too late, I'm scarred!
You might be scarred Beth, but I've been scared.
I reckon wombat is a health hazard. Maybe we can get compo.
What do you reckon?

Sure thing Rosie!

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Hey you guys, I'm a super hero. I like my Lycra outfit. I can't be recognised in it and I'm not into scaring people just saving them from possible scaring.