Art Credit: Socks- Debi Bender
My AP friends think i am too serious.
Some people such as Justbreathe, SECBerm, Mallig, Marigoes and others have said so...
so this is to show "ah do have a silly side..."
Did my laundry the other day, had 15 sweat socks, one with a small hole where a toenail might have been and so i said , fine. After the wash I had 14 socks, still one with a small hole in the toe. Went to put them away and then found I had 15 sweat socks in the drawer...still one with a hole...
So...what happens to socks in the wash?
This happens to me all the time, laundry-mat experiences have been even worse... [for the wealthy and non U.S. people just ignore this laundry-mat business] and how do you fix the hole in the toe?
or just throw it away...then if i do... will the other sock suddenly show up?
So this is the mystery of life that is the theme of this contest
Prompt: what the heck happens to socks gone missing in the laundry....
fifty words or less
imagery and metaphor welcomed
End- Rhyme only if you can really do it well
one week or twenty entries whichever happens first,
feel free to reserve and come back later
and by all means let us have fun with this-
I have brought in an expert on running fun contests to help judge the entries: Marigoes is my co-judge, very talented co-host.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on March 12
- Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 350, Bronze: 200, Honorable mention: 8 people
- Final notes: The Contest Socks… is over, and fun was had by all... I hope.
My thanks to Marigoes for assisting in the judging and keeping it all on the light and fun side.
Our selections for awards are:
Socktuary- Gold Winner
no doubt on this one, crusty feet got it…imagery folks is everything in poetry
and unlike some people I like words… so Gold…very well written, creative, and funny.
What the Heck- Silver Winner
Not my pick, my co-judge picked it because it was witty and funny and well written, and clever…yah –dah –yah- dah… ok Silver
Sock Elves – Bronze Winner
We agree on this one, so clever…sleeping bags for elves…and true too!
Everyone else received an Emerald Cup roughly in the order of profound laughter;
my thanks to everyone who participated and was a good sport with our humorous comments,
everyone got a cup except the judges who each wrote clever and creative poems using poetic device to rather amusing effect really…
Bee good til next time…PK and Marigoes
Contest Winners
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abused by crusty heels, jagged nails, fetid feet, floods and heat• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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So I have this theory That well,• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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Seven Eleven lint guru• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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How tiring it must be, to be stepped on every day!by Lyrical Outburst 11 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 3 11:40 AM. In Humor, Life, My own style
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Where did it go
I don’t know• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [13]
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tired of missing my socks
I want to solve that mystery• Commented on by judge.
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Comments
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It isn't the laundry, my man. Clip your toenails.
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i know its always me, never the sock gremlins, or sock republicans... they have those...!!
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It finally happened! None of my socks match!
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whoa Danna..that is serious...!!!
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The socks are the most adventurous of all the undergarments. But they never make it very far. Think about it, how many times have you walked down the street and seen a stray sock just lying there?
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hmmmm- now you've done it, got me to thinking about stray undergarments...on the streets...;
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Well, the reason they take such risks is because they are alwasy stuck inside of shoes. They can be worn all day and still never experience the world for themselves.
We have to cut down on runaway sock tragedies!
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oh my god, i hate the sock thing
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It is a crisis and we need answers!
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but me thinks we will never get them
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and yes trust me, as soon as you throw the one away, the other one shows up, it happens EVERY damn time. trust me i am an expert or the biggest victim of the disappearing socks
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I'm laughing, I've just been writing about missing socks....did you know Albert Einstein, when he discovered that toenails caused holes in socks, gave up wearing socks? A simple and brilliant solution....another is to wear unmatching socks, and do away with hours - days over a lifetime - of matching, and worrying, and looking for pairs...
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un matched... Einstein... hey, it pays to have smart friends... this is fun! i think I can follow in Einstein's footsteps... thank you!...PK
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'Tis easy to mend a sock. You need a needle and thread, the same color as the sock. Put an orange in the sock, or something else round, and then you sew the hole shut. First you run some little stitches around the hole, in and out, and after you do that, you sew back and forth, doing a weaving stitch. It's best to turn the sock wrong side out to do this, if you want the sock to look best on the outside. No matter though... the hole will be closed and your sock will last at least until it is lost during the next laundry cycle.
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ok so whats this thing you call a needle...and thread hmmm lessee google ...ok really makes perfect sense, now lets see if we can get them all in the same drawer at the same time...pk
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lol, I can relate...Humor is not my forte
but I shall come back to read these entries
If I can reach in somewhere and pull something comical from my muse by some miracle, I will LOL cause I hate to miss one of your contests 
but you and Mari have fun with this!
Lynda
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oh it doesn't matter at all, this is a fun contest... i think anything we can say about these sock gremlins will make us smile... glad you know you are welcome to join in....PK
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who knows...lol I may even find something romantic about unmatched socks
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lololol
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Looks good!
And you namita, get your entry here!!!
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Lookee lookee, lots of entries already! Great! I love rhyming but I suck at it so I'm out. Doesn't look like you need my presence though, tons of folk here...lets hope they are funny though!
Have fun with the contest.
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This was fun! Thanks for agreeing with this contest and playing along
Congrats to everyone
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Congratulations to all. I think it is so great when the judges enter their own contests. YAY ~Pamela
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Thank you soooo much for the honor of Gold in this socksational contest! And congrats to all the other winners and fellow theorists!
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