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Posted (having appeared in a previous
incarnation as an annotation) at Zeno's
suggestion. So blame Zeno.
I suggest that pairs of socks be linked by a
fluffy rope, in the same manner as
children's mittens. The rope goes up one
trouser leg and down the other.
Advantages:
1) never suffer
from "orphan sock"
syndrome again.
2) potential autoerotic effects if you walk
briskly
3) new potential for laundry industry
(special laundry conditioner to prevent
tangling of sock-strings; special sock-
string cleaners for those "difficult"
stains...)
Drawbacks:
1) Putting trousers on before socks is a
no-no
2) Skirts pose a problem
3) inside leg measurement needed when
buying socks.
On balance:
I still blame Zeno.
Maybe why the votes are so-so
Glove_20Love
Worldgineer's anno Jan 30 2004 [FarmerJohn, Feb 27 2005, last modified Mar 01 2005]
A cousin idea
Shoelace_20Socks
[robinism, Feb 28 2005]
[link]
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See, Zeno? The silent majority has
spoken :-( I am fish-bound, alas. |
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This would be most problematic for the rockstars in tight trousers... |
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A woolly condom in the middle (in Swedish: "mitten") would be comfy. |
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I'd avoid any kind of deliberate
entanglement in that area. A sudden
leg extension (as when leaping tall
buildings in single bounds, etc) could
have catastrophic effects. However, we
could probably arrange faux-fur
covered string for more adventurous
mittensock-wearers. |
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Have a bun for the sheer halfbaked idiocy of this idea. I knew the connected mittens as "Idiot Mittens" which would make these "Idiot Socks". |
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Bun appreciated, Wagster :-) . From the
voting so far, it's obvious that only 50%
of halfbakers suffer from orphan-sock
syndrome... |
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I now buy only black socks as I am incapable of keeping anything more interesting in pairs. If you look closely you will notice that my black socks usually don't match either. |
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It is, in fact, bad luck to wear matching
socks. However, nobody said that the
socks on either end of the cord have to
match. |
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My mother used to force me to wear idiot mittens when I was feral growing up in Canada. |
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Heh, you learn something every day.[-] for making me remember[+] for //autoerotic// |
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I bunned this idea. I'm not sure why. I...I think I...um, *like* this idea. |
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It's nothing to be ashamed of, Mach.
Everyone
who likes this idea should go with their
gut
feeling. Everyone else can come up
with a reason why. |
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When you pull on one idiot mitton the kid will smack himself in the face. |
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