Socks, Where Do They Go?

How many odd socks do you own? at the last count I had two hundred and eighty three. Where do they go? Where do they come from? I keep all my odd socks in a special drawer, it’s like a singles club for odd socks, every now and then I check up on them, just to make sure that none of them have paired off, but this never seems to happen. In years gone by I used to throw away all my odd socks, but you could guarantee that within a few days of being thrown away it’s partner would turn up. What an enigma, if you save the odd socks the other half of the pair never shows up, but if you throw the odd sock away the other one always turns up. There have been times in the past, when I have tried to fool the missing sock into returning, I used to do this by taking the remaining sock to a Friends house, or maybe to a relatives, but the missing socks were cunning, no matter how long they had to wait, wait they would, until you had thrown its partner away. Is there a sock goblin lurking somewhere? some mythical being that is somewhat akin to the tooth fairy, but the difference being that the tooth fairy takes away unwanted teeth and leaves a reward, whereas the sock goblin just takes one sock, and leaves frustration in its wake. O r are socks like married couples,after all, pairs of socks do tend to have a lot in common, they tend to have the same colour sense, and they tend to hang out in the same places, like on feet, or in shoes, they even get washed together they also share the same hobbies such as walking, jogging and dancing. They tend to arrive in our lives as couples, usually wrapped in Christmas paper, where they can be found under the same tree, usually with a tag that reads something like Happy Christmas Love From Uncle George and Aunt Maude. If this is true, then like some married couples, they drift apart, and lead separate lives. Imagine the scenario, “Sorry darling I’m leaving you” “Why” “Because you’ve let yourself go, you used to be such a hunk but look at you now” ” What’s wrong with me” “Well your toes are hanging out, and your heel is threadbare” “I’ll try harder, please stay” ” no you’re a mess and besides I’ve met this nice thermal to keep me warm at night now, goodbye.”