Wot, I'm glad I'm not the only one to have done that.
Greyduster that really made me laugh, the thought of all those poor socks forced to walk side by side 
Socks are the bane of my life....mine get stolen...his are odd and ...they are all found in E's bedroom under the bed, when I know that I have dutifully paired and put away....
I'm just wondering how many pairs of socks does one man need for two feet? 
DH buys new socks then they sit in his sock drawer, still with their cardboard and little plastic hanger, for months. He must be keeping them for 'best'.
coolgran my DH still wears black socks even though he retired last year.
As they were never bought from same shop pairing them would send me doolally!
Some were different lengths
Then there were the different elasticated bands ones
To top it all, different shades of black
Since he is retired he sorts his own black socks
So now enough said!
Where do they go, those socks that never come out of the washing machine?
Yes odd socks are trendy, you can actually buy pairs of odd socks if that makes sense. My husband likes ones with cartoon characters, sad or what
My SiL often wears odd socks. He tells me it's fashionable 
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Evening all, hope you are well, and if not, sending every good wish.
Now then, some time ago Mr P bought a pack of 5 pairs of socks, in various shades of brown, from Sainsburys. He then bought another pack of 5 pairs, again in various shades of brown, from somewhere else
You can probably guess where this is going....... we have ended up with a veritable pile of socks, in various shades of brown (even including the dreaded beige) which will NOT make a pair! Some almost do, but as they have possibly been washed separately from their intended mates, it's a bit hit and miss.
I thought I had a bit of a bright idea, which is unusual for me , especially on a Sunday, which is when it happened.
What if he bought some socks that were all the same colour, except for the heels & toes?? Surely they would look ok for work, but be much easier to match up!
We duly set forth to our local Factory Shop, where I showed him a pack of black ones, but with lime green, bright blue, fuschia and orange "hidden" bits. He was delighted, and immediately put them in the basket.
But then came the moment, he said "what about these?" I will admit that they were reasonably priced, cotton rich, and in his size.
However, they were the most luridly striped socks that I have seen in a long time!
Now, Mr P is normally most sober in his dress, he had a bit of a fit of the vapours over a red polo shirt once, so at first I thought he was joking, but no, into the basket they went!
Oh well, I suppose I shouldn't complain, it will make washing sorting easier, but he still has no sense of what goes with what, and will no doubt be wearing the blue/purple/red stripe ones with clay coloured chinos (shudder) when it is obvious that the lime/orange/yellow would be better!
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