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Posted Jan 23, 2003 by Pheroneous
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  | | Each to his/her own, thats what I say! Actually, I guess what you really mean is toeless socks, like those gloves without fingers. Actually I have seen gloves with no fingers, but an attached mitten like cover to keep fingers warm when not in use. Now that would be useful in cold climates. You could remove the cover, do what you will with your toes, and then re-cover them for cosiness. Alas, such adventures in socks are beyond the life-experience (so far) of this intrepid researcher.
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Posted Jan 29, 2003 by Connie L., Witch, part-time DragQueen, Keeper of Things placed on the top of Other Things (now working on a complex Love spell)
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| | I agree, they are fantastic !
In winter, they keep your toes insulated in their own layer of warm air, and prevent freezing,
in summer and hot, steamy weathers, they are the perfect protection against mycoses and the like, keeping toes separated and dry.
One day, going back home (France, that is), where those toe socks are almost never seen, I was removing my shoes to get into slippers, and my then 7 years old young sister looked at my feet, quite puzzled, then up and asked :"why do you wear you gloves on your feet ???".
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Posted Jan 29, 2003 by Pheroneous
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| | Now I know what you are talking about, I can agree wholeheartedly. They must be very cozy socks indeed. I must say, however, I had thought that these were not 'real' socks, but made as, and bought as, presents. Gifts. Those that I recall were of stripey design.
It is Christmas eve. The shops are closing. Our hero/heroine, a little inebriated, is at the station, about to go home, when he/she realises that he/she is presentless, and likely to be homeless the very next day unless a gift can be found!
"Aha!" A stripey pair of Toe socks are espied. And purchased.
"These will truly show my beloved that I care even for his/her distant extremities."
Next day, under the sparkling tree, lie the toe-socks, roughly wrapped in crumpled paper.
"Here, my love, these are for you" (Fingers crossed tightly behind back)
"And where, exactly, is that promised bottle of perfume/aftershave, those satin pyjamas, that expected biography??? All of which were carefully written on a list, complete with the names and addresses of the shops in which to buy them, given to you some three weeks ago???"
"Ah. Yes. Well. Umm... Shall I leave quietly or do you need to do some violence?"
Socks are usually thought of as bystanders as the tapestry of life unfolds around them. I wonder sometimes if they are not, in fact, part of the plot, or, even, the instigators!
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