Overstock Socks

Sometimes you need to buy socks, but you don't have enough money to buy socks. In that case, you could buy overstock socks. These deals are not easily found, so you need to stalk overstock sock deals. When you do snag a deal, they will bundled your overstock socks in to a large packing box.

Sometimes the box is so big, you'll be shocked. You'll be shocked at the quantity of overstock socks. You might wonder if they mistakenly sent you a refrigerator instead of socks. You tear into it eagerly, only to find the socks stuffed with excessive amounts of packing paper—so much that it feels like you've adopted an entire recycling project.


As you pull out the socks, you realize they aren't just regular socks. These are "mismatched specials," socks that couldn't quite find their partner in life. Stripes, polka dots, neon colors, and even a pair with tiny sharks chasing after tacos. It's as if the sock gods have decided to throw a chaotic fashion parade just for your feet.


But hey, mismatched socks are a statement now, right? You're on the cutting edge of foot fashion without even trying.


Of course, there's the possibility that some of these socks might be too big, too small, or strangely shaped—socks that may have once belonged to some giant who misjudged his shoe size, or a gnome who needed something extra warm. And with overstock socks, there's no return policy. So, you either make it work or donate them to someone with unusually large or tiny feet.


The overstock sock life is not for the faint-hearted, but for those brave enough to venture into its unknown territory.  You will be able to proudly say, "Give me life, give me liberty, but first give me overstock socks."


(This whimsy is donated to the public domain.)



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Phil Shapiro, pshapiro@his.com

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"Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates
"Learning happens thru gentleness."
"We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from real options."  David Suzuki

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