How Many Holes Do You Have?

[Doc Tinker]

In your socks, that is. .



Do you keep wearing your holey socks?

Do you replace them?

Do you make your wife darn them?



It bugs me to wear a holey sock, so I usually replace them. I have been known to repair some though, since I'm too cheap to buy new ones at times. I could never get Mrs Doc to darn my socks.



While we are at it. .



What color socks do you wear?

Do you like thin socks or thick socks?



I'm a grey (no bands of color), thick sock kind of guy.



Why do they call it darn by the way?



Doc

 

[SOOT]

Darn is the nicest way she can say Da*m every time she pokes her finger with the needle:{ LOL

 

[fest3er]

I usually wear thin nylon socks. They never wear out; they just shrink over the years until they're too small. Then I toss 'em. I do have some cotton socks that are starting to wear out. About time to toss 'em.



In winter, though, I'm usually found wearing thick wool socks and Teva sandals. At least I do when it's 20F or colder.



Fest3er

 

[milehiscott]

I just wished that I had listened to my mother and not pulled on the tops of them. (riiip DARN IT!!)

 

[paccool]

When I find a sock with a hole in it, I tie a knot in it. As soon as I do that, our dog knows it's for her! She won't touch one unless there is a knot in it. We get to watch TV and throw a sock for the dog all evening long. She is like the energizer bunny!

Stan

 

[Hummin Cummins]

I usually throw the holey one away and keep the good one to match up with a soon to be holey one. Really keeps the wife hunting for the missing sock on laundry day. :-laf

 

[Papa Joe]

Darn it (get it ), I'm old. I've darned so many socks I don't want to talk about it.



BUT... ... ... ... ... ... .



Bet you guys don't know the tools to darn socks..... do you ???



The sock (DUH), a darning needle, thread, maybe a beer, and what else ???????



Anyone know ??



Papa Joe

 

[paccool]

Patience???



Stan

 

[Papa Joe]

The trick to darning is too draw the material together without making a lump (that will cause a blister on your toe). So you need a tool to enable you to perform this task.



Ask your grandma... ... ... ...



Want a clue ???



Edison..... There you go.



Joe

 

[WDaniels]

a light bulb?

 

[Bill Lins]

Yeah- the thing you put inside the sock while darning it. I can't remember what it's called, darn it!

 

[klenger]

Darn (no pud intended), I thought this was going to be another toilet poll.



In case you might be wondering, we had three in our townhouse, but we moved to an apt. and only have one now.

 

[Papa Joe]

Yup..... a light bulb.

 

[BK]

I use my old holey socks to clean my grease fitting off before and after greasing.

 

[BigDaddy]

Originally posted by Doc Tinker

In your socks, that is. .



Do you make your wife darn them?



Doc

That will be the day



I mentioned darning my socks to the wife once, only once After growing up with nine brothers, I would have a better chance of getting water from a rock than her darning any of my socks