One thing that I will fail to understand is how there is always that one extra sock left after doing laundry. Where do they go? Is there a Neverland for lost socks, or does the machine purposely guzzle the most frustrating item of clothing to lose as a fee for drying? Maybe they just hate being crammed into a dark drawer, awakened rudely, stuffed into shoes, and then stepped on all day. It’s a rough life being a sock, and I can see why they might want to escape.
Even though you’re only missing one sock, somehow every pair of socks you own end up being mismatched and nothing is the same, and you just don’t know what to do with that one extra sock. Should you put it in the drawer and forget about it, should you keep it as some sort of memorial, or should you just throw it away? There’s no good way to fold a single sock.
allmostrelevant 
This made me giggle :) I put them in a different draw with all the odd socks and try and find the pair another day hehe :)
This is a global phenomenon, one of the great mysteries of life. Seriously.
*looks down at paisley sock on left foot and solid black sock on right*
I don’t even have a dryer!
hahahahaah
Forget the runaways, they never loved you. Mismatch them as much as possible and wear them proudly. You set them free and they chose to return to you. Never forget that.
The Great Sock Liberation Movement
LOL lost socks – the bain of modern man’s existence.
Everyone knows its the dryer monster that feeds on your socks! great post. Made me smile :)
haha glad you enjoyed it!
It’s been commented upon already so I’ll be brief: I keep a very small trash can specifically for lone socks. When a mismatched sock is found I throw it in the special trash can in full view of, and this is the important part, my clothes dryer. If time allows I may say a brief prayer as if at a funeral, or I might just eat a chicken leg, as if at a wake. Within a day or two the missing sock turns up, I remove its mate from the trash, and cancel the Amber Alert. Works every time.
majik trix???
I thought you knew. They morph into hangers.
hahaha
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haha! It is the damn Sock Troll! Me n my husband have thought it through, and that is what we figure because we never see anything…….
Because of fugitive socks, I buy, same brand, same colour which leaves me with a majority of same-sock pairs.
I heard about a store–not sure if it is in Florida–which sells colourful, patterned socks but not in pairs. You’re meant to buy mis-matched sets. A friend of mine showed me hers (she’s retired) and I love them.
that’s funny. intentionally selling mismatched socks. i can’t imagine what would happen if pants were no longer sold in pairs
allmostrelevant …….. there is the answer to your stated question, “Where do they go?” All lost singles socks go to Florida! See how simple life really happens to be.
And not to be judgmental but who fold socks anyway?
lol i don’t take the judgement personally. everything here is fictionesque except for the ‘running commentary’ section.
but yes: Florida! a mysterious land full of loot and life choices
:-)
This is why I buy big packs of socks that all look the same. One sock missing? That’s ok, because before long another sock will be gone, and then all socks will be paired again!
but that makes too much sense!!!
So true. But it made me thing of chromosomes as well. My grandson was born with extra one. How to you fold (handle) and extra chromosome?
nice connection
definitely doesn’t need to be about “socks” ;)
I’m wondering why everyone is so concerned about their socks matching. Just pick two and go for it. It’s a great conversation starter.
haha indeed!
I keep the extra sock for one or two more washings, in the hope that the other one might turn up. Then I throw them away.
yeah, there’s not much reason to keep lone socks around, except maybe hope.
however i believe many sitcoms have made jokes about the utility of a single sock
haha this happens to me all the time! I dig and dig through my drawer for matching socks and sometimes when I come up with nothing, I pick two close in color and have to wear them mismatched. I feel silly, but the kids I watch love it!
Love your post, it made me laugh!
haha nice!
it’s funny how often the only time we notice socks is when their mismatched/wrong
I know! And socks are ridiculously expensive (IMO)!
they can be, but it sure beats wrapping your feet in plastic bags!
you are hilarious. When my daughter was about two I went to pick her up from day care after college and a father of one of the other children came up to me and said their child was behaving badly, apparently they wouldn’t leave the house unless they had socks like my daughter. Off course her socks were often ODD socks because of the phenomenon you have described.
haha
maybe the fashion trend will become mainstream (if it isn’t already?????)
It was in 2001 and it did become mainstream hahahahaha
So, true! Still happens and I will soon be 65 y.o. Go figure! I tried puuting them in a separate drawer, so that when the match shows up as a single, I can put it together with its mate. Didn’t work…don’t know why…so disappointed….sorry you have this problem also.
If I had to do it all over again? I would just toss them away. It’s not worth the grief. Oh, I am wearing sandals a lot more now. Very satisfying!
haha! i just read another comment and considered making a separate drawer, but now i won’t even bother.
i think you’re right: sandals are the way to go.
I experience the same sock conundrum. Though whenever I throw away the “lone sock” its partner seems to come back (ironic, isn’t it), so I suppose it’s best just to keep them in case the other is found. Plus you have extras on laundry day :-)
i’m considering making a whole seperate drawer just for lone socks
This line of thought once led to me write a story involving sock-puppets, that claimed “vampire socks” who came and killed/turned the missing members of pairs; to be fair, I was heavily medicated at the time. XD
as long as you aren’t heavily medicated now either, i assume some leeway can be granted haha