The ? of life...

Bloodmist · #1 (**permalink**) 11-13-2002, 07:38 AM

Where do your old socks go? You know, the mates to the two diffirent ones you're wearing now... Where do they go? Do the escape, and flee to a better land or what?

Eerhardt · #2 (**permalink**) 11-13-2002, 07:45 AM

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Philosophers have long wondered why socks have this habit of getting lost, and why humans always end up with large collections of unmatched odd socks. One school of thought says that socks are very antisocial creatures, and have a deep sense of rivalry. In particular, two socks of the same design have feelings of loathing towards each other and hence it is nearly impossible to pair them (e.g. a blue sock will usually be found nestling up to a black one, rather than its fellow blue sock).
On the other hand, quantum theorists explain it all by a generalised exclusion principle --- it is impossible for two socks to be in the same eigen-state, and when it's in danger of happening, one of the socks has to vanish. Indeed the Uncertainty Principle also comes in --- the only time you know where a sock is, is when you're wearing it, and hence unable to be sure exactly how fast it's moving. The moment you stop moving and look at your sock, it then starts falling to pieces, changing colour, or otherwise becoming indeterminate. Either way, socks may possess Colour and Strangeness, but they seem to lack Charm.
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Theories about disappearing socks--the two you cited are wrong. It has long been known that the sock is the larval form of the coat hanger.

Kameleon · #3 (**permalink**) 11-13-2002, 07:46 AM

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Theories about disappearing socks--the two you cited are wrong. It has long been known that the sock is the larval form of the coat hanger.

LMAO

That would explain so much...

Bloodmist · #4 (**permalink**) 11-13-2002, 07:48 AM

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Theories about disappearing socks--the two you cited are wrong. It has long been known that the sock is the larval form of the coat hanger.

Actually, i believe it's a lower developed form of a glove or slipper. As the grov into puberty they develop either fingers or hard soles...

Eerhardt · #5 (**permalink**) 11-13-2002, 07:50 AM

LOL@BM

; here's a bit more on the sock/coathanger theory

Beldin · #6 (**permalink**) 11-13-2002, 08:03 AM

ROFLMAO @ both of you....reminds me of the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" ....

No worries,

Beldin

Eerhardt · #7 (**permalink**) 11-13-2002, 08:04 AM

Thanks, mate - tons of "disappearing socks" theories on the net

Bloodmist · #8 (**permalink**) 11-13-2002, 09:56 AM

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Originally posted by Eerhardt
Thanks, mate - tons of "disappearing socks" theories on the net

But wich one is true? I think, maybe, that some green dudes from Mars have got a perverted fascination of lone socks...

fable · #9 (**permalink**) 11-13-2002, 10:02 AM

Where do your old socks go?

Scientists have long speculated about the nature of Saturn's rings. Recently it was discovered that they consist of the following:

1) Excess rubber bands.

2) Bicycle clips.

3) My wife's aunt's brick-heavy fruitcakes, which she mails to her family every Christmas.

4) Lost socks.

Hope that helps.

Kayless · #10 (**permalink**) 11-13-2002, 10:19 AM

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Originally posted by Bloodmist
Actually, i believe it's a lower developed form of a glove or slipper. As the grov into puberty they develop either fingers or hard soles...

I heard that they also like shiny objects and always stealing keys and putting them in their nest. http://www.highwaygames.com/forum/im...ilies/cool.gif

RandomThug · #11 (**permalink**) 11-13-2002, 11:16 AM

Did we or did we not learn anything from television people.

Tssk tssk.

We all know, according the great and almight sir Al Bundy, that dirty used socks are the very fuel that guides the aliens ships that fly above our heads at night. Sure they may do a little probbing here and there on us, but there good folk. Just bored.

Jaesha · #12 (**permalink**) 11-13-2002, 11:22 AM

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Originally posted by Kayless
I heard that they also like shiny objects and always stealing keys and putting them in their nest. http://www.highwaygames.com/forum/im...ilies/cool.gif

It must be a thousand socks working in a thousand nest!

I can only imagine the socks key museum... "Key bred in captivity"
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Eerhardt · #13 (**permalink**) 11-14-2002, 03:11 AM

LOL

- the plot thickens...

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Originally posted by RandomThug
Did we or did we not learn anything from television people.

Tssk tssk.

We all know, according the great and almight sir Al Bundy, that dirty used socks are the very fuel that guides the aliens ships that fly above our heads at night. Sure they may do a little probbing here and there on us, but there good folk. Just bored.

Can't believe I have brought shame to television viewers everywhere

. I do recall that episode, now that you've mentioned it

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Bloodstalker · #14 (**permalink**) 11-14-2002, 11:40 AM

It's very simple....

There is an underground dirty sock slave trade. No, I'm serious. Little gremlins make the rounds of washers and dryers world wide, kidnapping the helpless things and selling them into slavery into the world of Sock Puppet Theatre. And you thought all those hosts for childrens shows were nice people, didn't you? no, they are slavers. In fact, they also run a *gasp* Sock Arena, where the puppets are forced to be worn by belching Hell's Angels and made to thumb wrestle intill their fabric tears