Has any one got my hubbies other sock?

Question

Why is that when ever i do laundery i am always left with at least one odd sock this time i have two? is there a sock burgeler out there,and why is it always mens sock that go walk abouts, Does this happen to any one else?

Answer 1

it used to happen to me a lot when i was younger, one day i decided to wash every single item of clothin i could find and alas i was left with 17 odd socks so from that day on i only ever buy black socks so now at any one time i only have one odd sock.

I found this poem by shane ward :

Where do all the odds socks go?
It drives me to despair.
No matter how I wash the things
One goes to, who knows where?

Ten socks inside a pillowcase
And all of them are mine.
I pull them out once they are washed
To count them. Yep. There's nine!

What is it with these wash machines?
I wish that it would stop.
So many socks I've lost in there
I could have filled a shop.

And why just socks for heaven sake?
It simply goes too far
I never lose a shirt, or vest,
nor underpants or bra.

Could the thing be eating them?
No. Somehow I think not.
Nor is it some strange payment
Like a laundermat type slot.

I wonder what would happen
If so sad a day will come
That in the wash machine I put
Not two socks - only one?

And if I sit by that machine
And Guard it like a sentry
Would I be surprised to find
The metal barrel empty?

Oh where do all the odd socks go?
I'll never understand
The only way I'll keep them all
Is wash the things by hand!

Answer 2

I happen to be one of the world's best sock detective.

I have found the socks of people ranging from hobo's to the Queen of England.

I will find the sock for you, but require my payment up front....I have listed fees below.

1. 200 - looking fee
2. 100 - Nasal insurance cover fee (smell insurance against nasal damage)
3. 50 - Travel around the house fee
4. 1,000 finders fee
5. 300 - Proffessional colour matching service to ensure correct sock.
6. 30 - Food, smokes etc fee.

The above prices are in GBP.

I do not get alot of work, as I have found that the crafty sock manufacturers have put prices down and therefore people tend to go for buying a new pair.

Still, let me know.

Answer 3

The sock burglar is related to the drink dragon. You know the one - he breaks into your room, glues your hair so it sticks up and will not lie down neatly, throws your clothes all over the room, does disgusting things in your mouth and steals all your money!

However, I know from experience that men are very bad at putting both socks in the washing basket - mind you, children are the same! I just make sure all my husband's socks are the same design so it does not matter if one goes missing - you can still make a pair! - but try checking under the bed/in the bed/under the pillows/behind the sofa/in the dog's basket/in the fridge or freezer (!) - anywhere you would not expect a sock to be as they can run away and hide anywhere!

Unfortunately the case of the missing sock is one of life's unsolvable mysteries!

Answer 4

It's the dryer.... All dryers a carnivorous and prefer the taste of socks... Dryers however are picky eaters and never have two of the same sock they prefer variety.. They prefer mens socks to womens due to the aromatic essence mens socks always seem to contain..

Things to do with that one odd sock....

Make a sock puppet

Put 2-3 tennis balls in the sock tie the end shut and you have a massager

Ask your husband to do a "Red Hot Chili Peppers" imitation

Cut into strips and make a braided Barbi sized rug

Slip over your hand and use as a dust rag

Tie a knot in the middle and give it to the dog for a chew toy

Fill with potpourri tie the end shut and hang in the closet as a sachet.

Answer 5

Actually I know where they go. I've seen them disappear. You know the rubber ring around the door, well there's a gap between the ring and the metal barrel where the washing goes in. Because a sock is the smallest item that's usually in a wash load, they get stuck on the rubber ring when the rest of the wash is still going round and they just sit there. Until the wash goes onto the spin cycle and there's just enough vibration to wiggle the sock loose. But it often doesn't make it back into the barrel but it slips between the small gap and ends up in the bottom of the washing machine. Forever lost.

Answer 6

After years of this happening to me, I one day decided to do an in-depth analysis of this very serious situation. Conclusion? It's a mega-sales con by the sock manufacturers ..... they always make one sock of a pair bio-degradable and after two or three washes, that little bugger simply explodes into a million socklet bubbles and disappears, right up the proverbial waste-pipe ..... no trace ...... never to be seen again. This results in a massive increase in socklet orphans and you simply have to go out and buy another pair ..... hence massive continuing sales. You mark my words ... in a few years, we will see Sockworld, Socks-R-Us, Sock Hypermarkets, Sockdom, Tesco Socksonline ..... all mushroom to fill our out of town shopping centres. Socks will be the future blue chip investments alongside bricks and mortar ......... take this warning very, very seriously .......

Answer 7

LMAO - Yes it does all the time - I believe that it is a conspiracy by the sock manufacturers of the world all over. They are worried that once every one has a pair of socks they are out of a job. So they employee a gang of Ner-do-wells that make it their business to rob people one sock at a time. Keep up the demand for new complete pairs.

Answer 8

When my dryer stopped drying efficiently, I went out to buy a new one. When I took the air vent off the back of the old one, I noticed something weird. I looked into the vent and it was somewhat blocked. I pushed a wire through it and found my thief. There were about 10 missing socks stuck in there!!!

Answer 9

There is a rumor that missing socks have turned into dust bunnies under the bed. I have my doubts, but always buy socks that match so that the loss of one does not necessarily kill an entire pair.

Answer 10

I normally buy several identical pairs of socks. The loss of one sock is no longer a tragedy as there are still several similar socks remaining.