Phillyist: Socks: A Hole in One

Gillian

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 21:02:29 -0500

First off, to Mike and Barry, I'll have you know that my feet are absolutely BABIED. They're far from abnormal and I almost compulsively keep my nails short as possible. Hmph. And cugat, you are my new best friend for picking up the reference. Well done!!

cugat

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 20:53:35 -0500

I don't know about the socks, but that sign is taken from a Father Ted epsiode. Greatest. Show. Ever.

mike

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 15:05:16 -0500

Cut your toenails shorter. Your big toe's nail is rubbing against the fabric (i.e., friction) which eventually causes a hole to form.

Ombilic Des Limbes

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:54:36 -0500

Actually, according to every piece of news and analysis I've read on this subject, Chinese laborers tend to be extraordinarily meticulous. It stems from their cultural terror of (what is usually translated into English as) "losing face." Slip up on the assembly line and the other workers might notice and you'll feel like a failure. Fuck up a sock, and it's a catastrophe. When it comes to this type of labor, they have a superior culture. (Racist conservative douchebags, however, do not have a reputation for being meticulous. Or having anything other than a repugnant---if at its best laughable (and at its worst, demagogically effective (no, rather, at its worst, militarily effective---you may not want to admit it, but in your heart of hearts Hitler is your hero))---culture. That said, I think Dan Savage is hilariously idiotic. Heights for some Santorum-stuffed assholes to aspire to.)

James Goldman

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:49:25 -0500

This is what happens when things are made by Chineese prison labor.

Ombilic Des Limbes

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 23:06:34 -0500

I've danced holes through my shoes and boots several times... I've even danced the soles of good leather shoes to pieces. And my clothes have a tendency to tear. When I'm dancing I sometimes like to spontaneously rip my undershirt in half to show my scars (I have a collection of these torn shirts), and my hurl-my-ass-down-rapidly-to-the-floor-and-leap-back-up maneuver has ripped open many asses and crotches (especially leather). But I can only recall having a hole in my sock (where it shouldn't be, that is...) once. (Unless you count the little claw-pricks and bites my cat gives them (sometimes when they're on my feet... I love to play with her, and I'm not at all shy about a little sharp pain), which don't cause visible tears.) Just how good are the best socks you've gotten? And what do you do in them? (I've playfully tried to hang myself with socks several times. As I first learned from Waiting for Godot it... oh, if you're curious just go do the play again yourself.) (Incidentally: Einstein refused to wear socks. Or underwear.)

Barry P.

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 19:03:30 -0500

I have had no such problems. Abnormally-shaped feet, perhaps?