Rate my Socks
So yesterday at work, someone was sitting next to me and he noticed that I had a baby blue sock on. So what, I got it for Christmas, no sweat. Second thing he noticed was that my other sock was dark blue (almost black). This made him flip. “You’re wearing mismatched socks?!”
Why was this so shocking? Later, he went inside to where everyone else (we have a small company) was meeting and informed about my mismatched socks. Everyone else was equally shocked. I didn’t realize I had done something out of the ordinary or weird. This is me, I don’t care about socks because no one, well usually, no one notices them. As long as I have something to keep my feet warm, so what, right?
WRONG!
So, after everyone managed to be shocked and dropped their jaws in crazed looks, I took a survey. On a scale of 1-10, 10 being Supah Freaky, how weird was it that I wasn’t wearing matched socks. Someone said a 5 would be putting a slice of American cheese in between your PB&J (an awesome combo). The average grade I was given was 8, on the lower end I got a 5 and on the higher end I got a 9.
When I presented the question to my friends whom I spend most of my time with, they graded that a 2 and 3. It’s not that weird at all, it turns out. I honestly don’t think it’s that weird, but a lot has to do with how you were raised. It turns out my dad rarely matches his socks too. So, like father like son!
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its weirder when my socks match than when they don’t.
And for the record PBJ+Cheese = Not Cool. That’s like adding cheese to the Sistine Chapel, which for the record, is not cool either.
Not having your socks match = 8
Not realizing that it’s bizarre = 9
So it’s about a 17.
The cheese thing is just criminal. Don’t do that.
Mismatching socks = not weird
NeverNude = weird
Anna -
You are my hero.
If you think they give you looks when you wear mismatched socks, try wearing two lovely, pristine, totally matching white socks with black shoes and black pants. (Over, of course, your finest pair of cutoffs.)The looks I get! The looks!
It’s not weird at all. I’ve done it before on accident. Doing it intentionally, that would be weird. Don’t sweat it. They’re just overreacting.
dhaval, i’m afraid i’m with the others’ re: your s/w choice. the pbj with cheese must stop immediately.
as for your mismatched socks, i think they fit more on the quirky scale, 1 being somewhat quirky (mismatched socks), 5 being annoyingly quirky (suspenders and bowties), and 10 being cuckoo for coco puffs (bjork in that duck outfit at whatever awards show that was). i suggest, however, not going above 1.
For the record: PB & J was another person in the office - he actually was the person who called me weird for my socks combo. I have not done a pb&j combo, but I probably wouldn’t be opposed to it.
I love you all for your strong support of quirkiness.