Posted by The Foo in Fascinating or Weird

No matter how much J and I take care and effort in making sure that pairs of socks match before putting it in the washing machine, one side of it always somehow gets lost. I currently have a half dozen one sided socks that don’t have its matching partner. Whatever happens to it?

Here are my theories:

• The socks disappear into another parallel dimension called the Twilight Zone.
• There is an invisible sock burglar that snatches random socks on its way to the dryer.
• The washing machine manufacturers all have a secret pact with sock makers to hide one side so that we keep buying more socks. It is then stored in a hidden compartment behind the washer where it is slowly dissolved through time with acid.
• The washer or dryer has a defect that shrinks random sides of socks down to a small minuscule size i.e. too small for the human eye.
• The socks are mistakenly washed down the drain and there is a huge pile of socks washed up somewhere.
• I am just losing my mind.

8 Responses to “The other side of socks”

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   libragirl said: @ 6:39 am
   November 2nd, 2006 

   
   

   That’s odd. Socks aren’t supposed to get lost if you are doing laundry in your house. I don’t lose socks when I do my own wash, but if I do laundry at my parents, bye bye socks. My sister does laundry at my house, she won’t wash socks since they always get lost.

   It’s a mystery.

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   Mr. Fabulous said: @ 7:05 am
   November 2nd, 2006 

   
   

   I don’t remember Rod Serling ever talking about socks.

   I vote for the whole mind losing thing :)

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   Happy and Blue 2 said: @ 9:36 am
   November 2nd, 2006 

   
   

   Ha,ha..I think socks just run away. And someday explorers will find the lost tribe of socks in a jungle somewhere..

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   Cat said: @ 10:07 am
   November 2nd, 2006 

   
   

   I agree with Happy and Blue 2 with the sock theory. There’s an island with sock divers and sock boats and sock chiefs. I think my toe-socks would make excellent chiefs. They are quite flamboyant!

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   Last minuteLyn said: @ 10:33 am
   November 2nd, 2006 

   
   

   My theory is that the revolutions of the dryer make a very weak black hole that only socks are small enough to be drawn into

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   Jeff said: @ 11:41 am
   November 2nd, 2006 

   
   

   Have you ever seen lone socks on the side of road? I have. I think those are socks that just didn’t make it to the island.

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   kristarella said: @ 6:08 pm
   November 2nd, 2006 

   
   

   I’m baffled. My husband also has many unpaired socks. I suspect there is some uneven washing going on because his are all white but not the same size or softness. I don’t lose mine though and they’re all coloured or patterned.

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   Che - Cardiff said: @ 11:01 am
   November 3rd, 2006 

   
   

   We all wear odd pairs in our house regardless of size, colour, and textile. That’s becuae I have simply given up worrying about them. Also, nobody ever checks your socks ever as it is all hidden in your shoes. So if you tell on your socks, everybody will know. If you don’t then, nobody ever will!

   However, I love the socks theories!

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