My hypothesis, which I call the Law of Sock Conservation, is that there are a fixed number of socks in the Universe, and whenever I find only one sock of a pair in my dryer it’s either because its mate has teleported into YOUR dryer or one of yours has teleported into MINE. Supporting this hypothesis is the companion Phenomenon of Sock-Valence Magnetism, which states that socks are attracted only to dryers that already contain other socks of the same size.
I’m seeking funding to investigate these hypotheses more rigorously.
Suppose your sock drawer contains ten pairs of black socks and ten pairs of dark blue socks. How many socks do you have pull out (without looking) to be sure of getting a matching pair?
cracker65 about 2 months ago
The dryer eats the socks.
enigmamz about 2 months ago
I KNEW they had something to do with it!!!
Now to find out who “they” are!
comixbomix about 2 months ago
See “Close to Home”.
rgcviper about 2 months ago
Hint: All the missing socks are in the same place as the vanished Tupperware lids.
PraiseofFolly about 2 months ago
It’s the Soxth Dimension.
The Orange Mailman about 2 months ago
Department of Firearms versus Department of Arms on Fire.
sandpiper about 2 months ago
As it is the boMs, would there be any socks around?
mourdac Premium Member about 2 months ago
Geesh, everyone knows they go through a dimensional rift in the dryer ….
Steverino Premium Member about 2 months ago
We had cat that would sit on the dresser in the bedroom. He was a bureaucat.
Ivan the Terrible about 2 months ago
You must be right, mourdac, I lose them somewhere between dryer and my sock drawer and they appear out of nowhere a week later.
uniquename about 2 months ago
The Bureau of Missing Socks is also the Dresser of Mismatched Feet.
Lee26 Premium Member about 2 months ago
They’re gonna need a bigger Bureau.
Chazz about 2 months ago
How does the Bureau find the sneaky little bas…..
InTraining about 2 months ago
Find one missing person, and you automatically find two missing socks…!
Frank Burns Eats Worms about 2 months ago
That’s quite the motley “crew”.
EMGULS79 about 2 months ago
Logical fallacy! “Missing” socks are NEVER in the bureau.
Richard S Russell Premium Member about 2 months ago
My hypothesis, which I call the Law of Sock Conservation, is that there are a fixed number of socks in the Universe, and whenever I find only one sock of a pair in my dryer it’s either because its mate has teleported into YOUR dryer or one of yours has teleported into MINE. Supporting this hypothesis is the companion Phenomenon of Sock-Valence Magnetism, which states that socks are attracted only to dryers that already contain other socks of the same size.
I’m seeking funding to investigate these hypotheses more rigorously.
nostall about 2 months ago
Remember, missing socks return as tupperware lids that fit Nothing.
The Brooklyn Accent about 2 months ago
They teleport to the same planet that all the missing biros [ballpoint pens] migrate to.
kathleenhicks62 about 2 months ago
I need one of those!
Sïr Sårçåsm SHÅDDÜP about 2 months ago
So if the missing socks are on the sock bureau… How many bodies are in the missing person bureau? Dial 999 (911) now, can’t stand sock robbers!
albzort about 2 months ago
Suppose your sock drawer contains ten pairs of black socks and ten pairs of dark blue socks. How many socks do you have pull out (without looking) to be sure of getting a matching pair?
dbrucepm about 2 months ago
why aren’t their any bodies sticking out of the bureau of missing persons