So I am sitting here, pairing socks, as I have a HUGE pile of unloved socks, cleaned and ready to be paired. This also indicates that there are no socks in the sock drawer ( I was also informed by a sockless man-beast) that there are "no socks" in the drawer. If the man-beast is so excited by socks, then why does the man-beast not process them himself? Perhaps, it is the disappearance of unfortunate socks that disturbs him? I thought I had better explain this process to other man-beasts out there. So here goes. When doing the laundry, every launderer's problem (by problem I mean absolute bane) is the suicide of socks. I have come to the conclusion that the elves that power the washing machine, like to devour them or pass them on to the monster maker. I can't place the blame entirely on the Elves, as I am aware too of the tumble dryer leprechauns.
To overcome these theivsome beasties I have been using sock-pegs (a brilliant invention) but when living in a house share, it's extremly tedious to have to peg socks when it's my turn to do the laundry, especially when the socks out populate the pegs about 7:1.
I found out about sock-keeper-togetherer-pegs when I worked in the northern lands for an extremly neurotic employer, (I have lost an eyebrow to my hairline thinking about it) they are a brilliant idea, I just wish I had more. By the way, (incase my former employer reads this) it's quite alright to put socks pegged or un-pegged in the tumble dryer, if you have such luxury.
Going back to the washing machine elves or tumble dryer leprechauns devouring a particular sock if they take a fancy to it. I know this happens, because I only ever wash socks in pairs. I have even lost one sock from a pegged pair! Anyway, this thought prompted me to type "the sock monster" in to the magical seacher on the ultimate web of doom. It spewed this onto my screen, http://www.sock-monsters.co.uk/ which I think is brilliant. I want to shake the monter maker's hand/claw. I wonder if they are supplied by the washing machine elves? Hmmm. I hate pairing socks, up to the point where I refuse to buy black socks. Thankfully the man-beast prefers brightly coloured socks. It always seems to be the black ones that disappear.
Anyway I will leave you with that for now, and I'm going to pair more socks, before the man-beast returns.
brilliant sockmonsterlink.
ReplyDeleteI have also observed that brightly colored socks, and thosa that are either ridiculously long or with special patterns are less likely to get popular on the elves menu. Toe-socks especially.