After hearing that some manufacturers print their names across the bottom of socks for a bit of free advertising, I thought what a cute idea it might be to start a range of mix'n'match word socks, which can be read in different ways depending on which feet they're on, eg;
|I Love| |My Dog|
|It's You| |I Love|
|My Dog| |It Stinks|
|It Stinks| |It's You|
etc
Could end up with some interesting combinations if you're getting dressed in a hurry!
Or for the customer focused executive;
|Your need| |Is my Primary Concern| |A Sound Investment| |Is My Primary Concern|
Just be sure not to mix them with your weekend socks;
|Your Need| |It Stinks| |My Dog| |Is My Primary Concern|
Put your feet up and express yourself!-- Helium, Dec 03 2003 Jesus A Sound Investment http://www.shoesofthefisherman.com/ [calum, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004] "C'mere, there's more" http://www.clubsbon...ures/misc/socks.jpg [calum, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004] can you turn the paperclip off? http://www.geocitie...b_wax/wordsocks.htm [thumbwax, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004] thanks to blissy:
[git your feet] [off the fecking sofa]-- po, Dec 03 2003 Somehow I thought the title was going to be Magnetic Fridge Poetry Socks, but whatever. +-- DrCurry, Dec 03 2003 [+] -- I'm all about this idea ... perhapse I can finally get some socks to appease 'ol [buddha_pest] <snicker>-- Letsbuildafort, Dec 03 2003 Told ya.-- phoenix, Dec 03 2003 pedant sox!-- po, Dec 03 2003 Aww nuts, I missed perhaps again ... I guess I'll take 4 or 5 pair ...-- Letsbuildafort, Dec 03 2003 thought sox was USian - just being POlite!-- po, Dec 03 2003 If your dog wore them, he would have an even wider range of expression, such as:
[I love] [My owner] [Very much][I stink]-- AO, Dec 03 2003 Before you went into the description very far I thought that the socks would be matched by making the phrases make sence. Sort of like a quiz, on your socks. And you could tell how smart a person was by looking at the sides of there socks. But it still is a good idea. You scored a + bravo.-- thelambs, Dec 03 2003 I'm only wearing one sock and it says "run away".-- Captain_Ignorant, Dec 03 2003 |If you can read this| |I'm standing too close|-- Worldgineer, Dec 03 2003 [ Punchline on ] [ third sock ]-- Detly, Dec 03 2003 |trick or treat| |smell my feet|
Can't believe nobody said that yet.
For Christmas: |Dinner was messy, I have to do dishes| |Here are your fucking holiday wishes|
I was about to suggest Word Underwear, but I think this exists already. on both cheeks: |wide| |load| Such potential here. Expand the smart-ass t-shirt phenomenon to everything...it's...Wordwear!-- Eugene, Dec 03 2003 I'd prefer Letter Shoes for spontaneous, random words. When you're standing in line one day, you might just read:
\k/\i/ \s/\s/ \m/\e/
....or something equallly as exciting!
\c/\r/ \o/\i/ \s/\s/ \a/\n/ \t/-- not_only_but_also, Dec 04 2003 After a bit of Wearin' and Tearin':
|Love||Stinks|-- thumbwax, Dec 04 2003 Ask, and thou shalt receive. (Linky)-- thumbwax, Dec 04 2003 Make sure to use the same letter case throughout. +-- waugsqueke, Dec 04 2003 I love this idea! I usually don't wear socks (because rarely wear shoes that require socks- actually, I rarely wear real shoes) but this would be a nice excuse to start wearing socks.-- Pericles, Dec 04 2003 I absolutely love this idea. but soending even 5 seconds thinking of a combination for the day may be a bit too taxing for my little mind! +-- nomadic_wonderer, Dec 04 2003 And the shirt that reads: if you can read my socks I must be doing at LEAST 130mph-- Letsbuildafort, Dec 04 2003 RT, yeah, just be careful on polished floors.-- po, Dec 04 2003 I'm wondering why they have one that says "Washable". Oh wait, is that not a comma?-- krelnik, Dec 04 2003 I don't think the link bakes these, Burns, as the heart of the idea lies in the combinations one gets on the footbottoms when mixing up the socks.-- waugsqueke, Dec 04 2003 But think of the hilarity of wearing the wrong flip-flop to church! [Satan] [loves you]-- Overpanic, Dec 13 2003 halfbakery