Two-thirds of them immediately drop out of circulation, into piggy banks or -- as The Times's John Tierney noted five years ago -- behind chair cushions or at the back of sock drawers next to your old tin-foil ball.
He gives some back, and socks it to the man (in this case, Daniel).
Every now and then, when I peel back my socks, I search in vain for that tinge of purple that would have labeled these as the feet of a real winemaker.
Lee Bowyer, then at Leeds United, was a picture of relaxation, too, when he swaggered daily into his own assault and affray trial at Hull seven years back, minus socks for the purposes of convincing the jury that a piece of his personal testimony was valid.
Along the way, Karen Carpenter (played by Libby Baker) swoops in like the fairy godmother to wave her magic drumsticks and sing a solo backed by sock puppets made from feminine hygiene products.
Pink, green, striped, checked -- the diminutive defensive back's socks of all colors turned the heads of HBO producers, who made him a central figure in the show this summer.
I'm taking all of the clothes on my back, extra socks, a spare pair of pants, two wool shirts, a vest, a jacket, a skirt, a cardigan and a sun shirt.
Bundle those memories of Super Saturday back in the sock drawer.
It didn't take me long to find the key, at the back of his sock drawer.
