{"id":313,"date":"2011-10-05T21:08:02","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T04:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boopidy.com\/aj\/blog\/?p=313"},"modified":"2011-10-06T13:32:18","modified_gmt":"2011-10-06T20:32:18","slug":"socks-retrospective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boopidy.com\/aj\/blog\/2011\/10\/05\/socks-retrospective\/","title":{"rendered":"Socks retrospective"},"content":{"rendered":"

About two years ago, I donated all my old socks and bought 24 pairs of identical black Adidas socks. Yep, it sounds crazy, but for whatever reason, I am compelled to wear matching socks, and with the random pairs and stragglers that you accumulate over time, matching two socks becomes a major challenge.<\/p>\n

So I simplified, and life became very easy. All<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0my socks were the same. I just had to grab any two and I was good to go!<\/p>\n

On the whole, it’s been a huge success. I would recommend the identi-socks approach to any mildly compulsive person.<\/p>\n

However, there have been two problems.<\/p>\n

The first: I mistakenly meted out the socks a few at a time, instead of releasing all 24 pairs into the wild. As a result, some pairs wore down faster than others. And because I am insane, I now try to “match” socks of equal wear. I mean, seriously, could you really wear these two socks together?<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Like, oh em gee, ew, gross!<\/p>\n

So now I have to play the matching game all over again, though I have to admit it’s a much simpler problem than before.<\/p>\n

The other unintended consequence is that if you wear socks that are all exactly the same length and go outside a lot, this happens:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Yes, the world’s most heinous sock tan. My little nephew actually thought I was wearing socks when I was barefoot<\/em>. I sock you not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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