tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post482257437642394294..comments2023-04-26T03:57:43.775+01:00Comments on The Magpie Files: The Battle with the Ironing Basketalice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-25998877962636957872007-07-31T09:26:00.000+01:002007-07-31T09:26:00.000+01:00We have a sock mountain too, but I usually end up ...We have a sock mountain too, but I usually end up using them to dust if they sit unmatched for too long!<BR/><BR/>Carriecarriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038972194323564240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-11856954772694434822007-07-31T01:42:00.000+01:002007-07-31T01:42:00.000+01:00I love the colored toe ones!I love the colored toe ones!blackbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474831322702380602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-59848737951909890472007-07-29T23:21:00.000+01:002007-07-29T23:21:00.000+01:00you may say that but of course I could not possibl...you may say that but of course I could not possibly comment.<BR/><BR/>I was not aware that they wear socks in Wisconsin. Is this a recent invention ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-30778623127036030702007-07-29T23:15:00.000+01:002007-07-29T23:15:00.000+01:00Hello Anon.Hmmmm...do I have a sneaking suspicion ...Hello Anon.<BR/>Hmmmm...do I have a sneaking suspicion who you are lurking beneath the veil of anonymity?alice chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-11058017543270010152007-07-29T22:58:00.000+01:002007-07-29T22:58:00.000+01:00I really hate to--no, wait--what the usually quite...I really hate to--no, wait--what the usually quite charming and caring (I'm sure he is) MR.M was suggesting was that you wash them more often.<BR/><BR/>Please tell Mr. M, with all due respect of course, that in Wisconsin USA there's a law that states that each and every person in a family unit must have 32 socks in pairs to his and her names. The 32 is for "just in case."<BR/><BR/>When they're Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-91781208325046695892007-07-29T22:47:00.000+01:002007-07-29T22:47:00.000+01:00DottyC and Tracy -Now I have to admit that while i...DottyC and Tracy -<BR/>Now I have to admit that while it might SEEM like a good idea to get MrM matching socks that might mean that I had to do horrible things like negotiate mobile phone contracts etc etc. <BR/><BR/>GMS - our odd sock mountain is a private grief and I suggest that it stays that way.<BR/><BR/>kmkat - I can't do that. I just can't. I just can't.alice chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-12174166032216849592007-07-29T20:59:00.000+01:002007-07-29T20:59:00.000+01:00a slightly more racy sub-title could of course be"...a slightly more racy sub-title could of course be<BR/><BR/>"MrM has socks appeal to MrsM !"<BR/><BR/>or would that be lowering the tone of this blog ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-65678327041552052312007-07-29T18:58:00.000+01:002007-07-29T18:58:00.000+01:00When my husband does the laundry, bless his heart,...When my husband does the laundry, bless his heart, his solution to the odd sock leftover at the end: match them as closely as possible, then bundle them into pairs and Put. Them. Back. Into. Circulation. Like. That. What is an anal person like me to do but surrender myself to sock-inspired homicide?<BR/><BR/>And then I would have to do the laundry all by myself forever.<BR/><BR/>Never mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-23362571156772205832007-07-29T13:07:00.000+01:002007-07-29T13:07:00.000+01:00Do you wish to pool/add an exta generations worth ...Do you wish to pool/add an exta generations worth of odd socks to the mountain?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-8946277542289167932007-07-29T12:25:00.000+01:002007-07-29T12:25:00.000+01:00Goodness...what a thing for Mr. M to say...Dottyco...Goodness...what a thing for Mr. M to say...Dottycookie has that right answer for him! LOL! But where is Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle when we need her?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-78077096026845598742007-07-29T12:22:00.000+01:002007-07-29T12:22:00.000+01:00Frankly I'm surprised Mr M survived a comment like...Frankly I'm surprised Mr M survived a comment like that. In this house it usually results in "Well, do them yourself next time then!" Not that that ever works either ...dottycookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295592896941235130noreply@blogger.com