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espresso21

I just discovered this thread tonight and have been chuckling my way though it. Thank you so much for all your contributions which make me realise that I am not abnormal in not loving housework! My friends are all neat-freaks who spend several hours a night every night after coming home from work and their houses always look immaculate. I am ashamed to have them come round to mine. It's not a dump but it's not great either! I leave home just before 7am and get home usually around 8:30pm. I don't have the time or inclination to spend my limited free time on cleaning.
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mcculloch29

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blackandwhitebunny

Sally_A wrote: »

My odd sock bag is 3x the size of my matched socks in drawers.

How does that happen?

Over the years I have come to discover several facts about socks:

1. They are not inanimate objects they are in fact a different life form.
2. when you buy socks you get a matched pair, one male and one female sock.
3. After a while they mate and reproduce, this results in a sock unlike any others in your house, that you know you have never purchased
4. After mating the female sock eats the male sock (like praying mantises) meaning one sock disappears never to be seen again.

I have also found out about Tupperware lids having cannibalistic tendencies but will keep that for another day:D

Emm-in-a-pickle

DundeeDoll, I love your entropy theory. I have just called DGD (13) out of her bedroom (to which your theory applies perfectly) to come and read it. She loves it too, and feels it applies equally to her bedroom at her mum`s as well.

Emm-in-a-pickle

blackandwhitebunny - I have a similar theory about how we get odd socks. When taken off a stinky pair of feet, they cannot bear the smell of each other and creep off to opposite corners of the house, thus explaining how they turn up in the weirdest places.
Evidence to support this theory - OH doesn`t have smelly feet, and he never has odd socks. (What a Paragon, eh?) DS has very stinky feet, and he holds the record in this family for odd socks.

Catmom

Ive just realised that a silver sparkly garland I have draped on my back door is actually a Christmas decoration. I put it up in December 2011.......
And I have 2 Baubles on my kitchen counter - they live in the Slow Cooker when its not in use - from Dec 2012...... I think I belong here friends!!

espresso21

Thanks for the welcome, Mcculloch. I gave myself a nasty bruise doing housework yesterday - I think I should avoid any future attempts for the sake of my wellbeing. Well at least that's my excuse...

This_Year

blackandwhitebunny wrote: »

Over the years I have come to discover several facts about socks:

1. They are not inanimate objects they are in fact a different life form.
2. when you buy socks you get a matched pair, one male and one female sock.
3. After a while they mate and reproduce, this results in a sock unlike any others in your house, that you know you have never purchased
4. After mating the female sock eats the male sock (like praying mantises) meaning one sock disappears never to be seen again.

I have also found out about Tupperware lids having cannibalistic tendencies but will keep that for another day:D

THAT explains a lot. Any odd socks I find I rehome into my wardrobe bottom drawer, Just In Case. (There's probably around 90 socks in there.) So why I have baby socks in there, and the ankle sock with the gingham trim, the ankle sock with lace, the sock with Thursday on it... I'm half expecting to see one in there with Bay City Rollers on it. :eek:

meames_2

blackandwhitebunny wrote: »

I have also found out about Tupperware lids having cannibalistic tendencies but will keep that for another day:D

No, they are just on. Holiday swap, my Tupperware lids must be at your house, and your tubs have come to mine!

savingqueen

Loving this thread! On the subject of socks, I sorted out my bag of odds lately and have matched all non holey socks and made "odd sock pairs"! Most of mine and DH's are black with various patterns so we will wearing them mismatched, no-one will notice.