John
You are apparently unaware that in a typical household, sock numbers
decrease at almost exactly the same rate as wire coat hangar numbers
increase . This has led to the theory that men's socks are actually
the pupal stage of wire coat hangers. The theory suggests that
immature hangers pupate in pairs, of which only one is likely to
successfully reach the mature 'wire' state. This explains why single
socks remain from many pairs. Research to confirm the theory
continues and is currently concentrated on discovering the means by
which the newly hatched coat hangers move from the area of washing
machines (the apparent trigger for hatching the 'sock' stage) into
wardrobes, their preferred habitat.
Joe Barr
At 10:29 PM 19/07/2006, John Layton wrote:
Dear Geoffrey
Are you attempting to emulate Ogden Nash? And what the deuce is a vestrel?
Something you wear to vespers while watching crepuscular jackdaws flitting
about the vestry? And what happened to your fourth sock? Mine come in pairs.
Reminds me of the old Rolf Harris song, "Jake the Peg" about a bloke born
with an extra leg.
They should charge admission to this chat group. It's a load of fun and good
local birding fellowship/information.
Regards
John Layton.
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