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PlutosHeart

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1. I have 6 lone socks

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Mon Apr 8, 2024, 11:12 AM

Apr 2024

at the moment. I don't know the answer to your question but it is truly baffling.

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Something to Ponder or to use your imagination on-What happens to that missing sock that you put in the dryer? Did it [View all] debm55 Apr 2024 OP

I have 6 lone socks PlutosHeart Apr 2024 #1

Can you bring them together to mate them ? That's something to ponder? debm55 Apr 2024 #3

Crossed my mind PlutosHeart Apr 2024 #37

Ty PlutosHeart, all our socks are the same species. debm55 Apr 2024 #38

Sock divorce. rubbersole Apr 2024 #2

Something for me to ponder --what did you do with the sock left behind???? Sorry rubbersole's sock. debm55 Apr 2024 #5

Well, the remaining one quit smoking rubbersole Apr 2024 #8

Great idea, ty, rubbersole. debm55 Apr 2024 #10

the dog buried it in the back yard. AllaN01Bear Apr 2024 #4

Oh my, What are you going to the one left behind? debm55 Apr 2024 #6

sitting with the rest of its buddies. AllaN01Bear Apr 2024 #20

I have a bag of lost unpaired socks sometimes I find the mate and reunite them kimbutgar Apr 2024 #7

Ty kimbutgar, Very sood suggestion. We do that too. But, what about your socks in the bag with no mate, all alone? debm55 Apr 2024 #9

I keep the lost sheep socks in a separate bag and every now and then find the partner! kimbutgar Apr 2024 #21

Thank you kimbutgar. I am glad you found their partner. But you threw the others away? What can I say? I am at a loss debm55 Apr 2024 #22

I often see a sock that has been run over in a pot-hole or along the side of the road. pandr32 Apr 2024 #11

Oh my, pandra32. Did you stop and offer help? debm55 Apr 2024 #12

There's nothing you can do for them at that point. lastlib Apr 2024 #14

HAHAHA .TY lastlib debm55 Apr 2024 #15

Some of them are pretty holey, pandr32 Apr 2024 #17

Thank you pandr32. Your post makes sense. debm55 Apr 2024 #23

Aliens. lastlib Apr 2024 #13

TY lastlib. I see that you have pondering this for awhile. Perhaps this will occur during the eclipse? debm55 Apr 2024 #18

'... Hung by the chimney with care...' cbabe Apr 2024 #16

HAHAHAHAHAH That's funny debm55 Apr 2024 #29

Here's what happens in my household Niagara Apr 2024 #19

I am going to do that ----buy all the same kind of socks so no one gets lost. Ty Niagara. debm55 Apr 2024 #30

Yw Dearest Debbie. Niagara Apr 2024 #36

I think they may all have made it to the laundry room in my building. surrealAmerican Apr 2024 #24

Ty surrealAmerican. They never leave. They always reappear. debm55 Apr 2024 #31

I put the lone socks into the sock drawer. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2024 #25

Ty JustABozoOnThisBus. I hope they find their mate. debm55 Apr 2024 #32

pin them together when you wash 'em. Chakaconcarne Apr 2024 #26

That's a good idea. TY debm55 Apr 2024 #33

Did you watch "Ren & Stimpy" & "Stranger Things"? CaptainTruth Apr 2024 #27

TY Captain Truth. I will have to watch. sounds like the isle of Misfit Toys. debm55 Apr 2024 #34

Dwarf hats. qwlauren35 Apr 2024 #28

Ty you qwlauren35. I never sthought of that. debm55 Apr 2024 #35

They run off and elope with one the many pencils I've lost in my life, and live happily ever after Brother Buzz Apr 2024 #39

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. TY Brother Buzz and pen, too. debm55 Apr 2024 #42

It's in the Fourth Dimensiona Wicked Blue Apr 2024 #40

Ty Wicked Blue. Perhaps you are right. debm55 Apr 2024 #41

Lily has it. Harker Apr 2024 #43

Thank you Harker. Glad is your source of missing socks. debm55 Apr 2024 #45

I've always thought they slip through a portal into another dimension. Jeebo Apr 2024 #44

Thank you Jeebo, Makes sense. debm55 Apr 2024 #46

Alternate dimension. malthaussen Apr 2024 #47

HAHAHHAHAH Thank you Mal. debm55 Apr 2024 #48