"Socks" drabbles by Neville Hunt
Fashion statements
Socks #2
There’s no point wearing port and starboard socks if nobody sees them. They won’t realise their significance and my nod towards boating holidays. You don’t wear port and starboard socks not to be noticed.
Yesterday, eight friends were coming for lunch. An appropriate outing for the new socks. Dilemma though, do I wear my cool dude tight trousers that cover my ankles or a pair that fly at half mast, making me look a complete twat?
I decided against looking a twat, so nobody noticed the socks, or commented. Or maybe they noticed and still thought I looked a twat!
OCD
Socks #1
I think maybe I’m OCD. It concerns my socks. I have this thing about only having one of each pair, so no two pairs of socks are the same. You see it helps pair them up after the wash. Sensible.
Before my current system, I bought batches of similar socks. I used to thread little bits of coloured wool in the top to differentiate them by age. People thought me strange. Now though, every pair is different.
My wife recently gave me port and starboard socks, one red and one green... but for some reason she bought me two pairs.
