tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post7024827911422362028..comments2024-03-20T14:31:49.238-07:00Comments on mole: The SockiadDalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-66075699718563549122011-11-15T22:40:40.001-08:002011-11-15T22:40:40.001-08:00Udge, how nice to see you! I think I was partly in...Udge, how nice to see you! I think I was partly inspired by your too-many-toothpastes screed, here :-)Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-24156357085062233812011-11-15T10:41:24.238-08:002011-11-15T10:41:24.238-08:00Oh, wonderful! I laughed and cringed (in recogniti...Oh, wonderful! I laughed and cringed (in recognition) all the way. And for what it's worth, you are dead-on right about buying socks. I think I was in my late twenties before I first bought a pair. In those far-off days they were properly made (i.e. sized in the same way as shoes).Udgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949287559886228889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-56307015093007034112011-11-12T16:15:32.747-08:002011-11-12T16:15:32.747-08:00So much for Hamlet.So much for Hamlet.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-12389526314959475112011-11-12T11:24:57.522-08:002011-11-12T11:24:57.522-08:00Thanks, all! I just want to go on record: there ar...Thanks, all! I just want to go on record: there are no tights in my future, not so far as I know. There's enough sadness in the world, without that.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-9903157798415080272011-11-11T07:51:37.613-08:002011-11-11T07:51:37.613-08:00I love this saga of sock innocence.I love this saga of sock innocence.Dickhttp://patteran.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-14869772408407582572011-11-11T07:29:36.884-08:002011-11-11T07:29:36.884-08:00I heard giggling from the direction of the compute...I heard giggling from the direction of the computer. What in heavens name can Lucy be finding so amusing? Another giggle! So I discovered your blog, and a hilarious find it was.<br /> I don't buy socks so cannot identify with this experience. I just poke around my sock drawer to discover those little wonders from time to time. Now buying trousers, that's the thing. In France they seem to be designed for 3 metre tall people whose bodies are no fatter than that which would fit into a 6 - 12½ sock. As they do not have hems or turn-ups, one simply cuts off the surplus and sells them as windsocks.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-31072026599430626702011-11-11T05:52:18.345-08:002011-11-11T05:52:18.345-08:00Love The Sockiad. Such a fun read (I was giggling ...Love The Sockiad. Such a fun read (I was giggling on the bus -- didn't care the looks I got). <br /><br />(Confession: I wear those old ladies socks since I do not have delicate ankles and need their non-grip caress.)Debhttp://stoneymoss.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-2978366024542229572011-11-11T04:17:03.016-08:002011-11-11T04:17:03.016-08:00Yes, my feet are too small for the continental fem...Yes, my feet are too small for the continental female size range 39-41 which seems to be the only one in existence <br /><br />I'm a little intrigued by Murr's comment about 'just you wait till you have to buy tights'; does she know something about your future that others don't? In fact I bought some tights that are really way too big, and observed on the wrapper (which I had torn off thereby precluding the possibility of returning them) a remarkable chart with one's weight on one axis and one's height on the other, and the blocked-in areas shaded to indicate what size you'd need, so presumably the tights are able to stretch limitlessly in either direction, and a 4'6" woman of large girth could, in principle, wear the same size as an etiolated six-footer. <br /><br />Still, as I can never remember my height in metres and centimetres it was no help, and anyway, the feet, which were shaped, would still be too long.<br /><br />You may find that Scholl's support mesh, although an unfortunate turn-off for Martha, is very helpful for chilly calf muscles during winter cycling. Good luck!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-18917965129458625822011-11-10T22:06:04.426-08:002011-11-10T22:06:04.426-08:00Just you wait until you have to buy tights. Tights...Just you wait until you have to buy tights. Tights come in three sizes, and you are guaranteed to be on the cusp of two of them. Worse, the third one is called "turbo," and you'd rather think of yourself as more of a two-stroke.<br /><br />And one of my least favorite things is making a joke with a store clerk and getting a blank look in response. One of you will feel really stupid, and it won't be the right one.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-78581545793032311852011-11-10T18:16:08.567-08:002011-11-10T18:16:08.567-08:00So funny.
The other alternative is to get some ...So funny. <br /><br />The other alternative is to get some soft slippers, or slipper socks to put on when you take your shoes off. Hiking socks are also better fitting, stretchier, and still colorful. <br /><br />D didn't get when I got upset when my socks got lost in the wash. Until he went with me to replace them. Women's socks are not as cheap as mens white tube socks in packs of a dozen or more. The light went on, and I lost far fewer socks.Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-20790113376800620352011-11-10T18:06:35.224-08:002011-11-10T18:06:35.224-08:00May I suggest that you learn to knit? If you are ...May I suggest that you learn to knit? If you are detail oriented or an engineer, you will be delighted with the exactitude of sock knitting. Men who knit have a stellar reputation. Many actually make a living at it. Check this out:<br />http://knitting.about.com/od/knittingcommunity/tp/men_knitting.htmDana S. Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07702927918890797596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-63199024114465213302011-11-10T14:15:06.472-08:002011-11-10T14:15:06.472-08:00And... this is why I knit my own socks. They fit m...And... this is why I knit my own socks. They fit me perfectly. <br /><br />Loved this post, Dale.Picahttp://www.magpienest.org/feathersofhope/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-42876414581525790392011-11-10T12:21:56.416-08:002011-11-10T12:21:56.416-08:00Wait till you start washing socks in a washing mac...Wait till you start washing socks in a washing machine, the plot thickens, the mystery unravels and before you know they are gone!<br /><br />Very enjoyable read!Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-61326599797361575092011-11-10T12:11:21.839-08:002011-11-10T12:11:21.839-08:00Oh dear. (but smiling)
J. is at the upper range o...Oh dear. (but smiling)<br /><br />J. is at the upper range of that ridiculous "fits sizes 6 - 12 1/2" and when he puts on a "normal" sock can barely stretch it over his foot and ankle. If it makes you feel any better, women's socks are sized the same way, and we of average feet never give it a thought.Bethhttp://www.cassandrapages.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-79334567344146946122011-11-10T12:05:38.040-08:002011-11-10T12:05:38.040-08:00Oh, Dale, this is a marvelous essay.
(Our house ...Oh, Dale, this is a marvelous essay. <br /><br />(Our house too is shoe-free, generally -- in winter we don't want to track snow and mud in; we've gotten into the habit of just being sock-clad all the time, indoors -- and I am often chagrined to rediscover just how holey my socks tend to be...)rbarenblathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882606147795083729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-42530841902303330582011-11-10T11:46:28.772-08:002011-11-10T11:46:28.772-08:00That was fun to read, and it reminds me of my daug...That was fun to read, and it reminds me of my daughter's comment on Jerry's socks when we were first married and she visited us. "Mother," she said, in a tone of deepest scorn, "Your husband wears white socks."Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04979547096244105508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-20177043938676292922011-11-10T10:16:03.220-08:002011-11-10T10:16:03.220-08:00Love the Sockiad, particularly the nightmare of th...Love the Sockiad, particularly the nightmare of the mysterious, endless sock wall and then you fleeing a second time after the joke... and the humility at the end.marly youmanshttp://www.thepalaceat2.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-43750423634023415932011-11-10T10:00:09.790-08:002011-11-10T10:00:09.790-08:00Now I want some.Now I want some.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559881249054540947noreply@blogger.com