March 03, 2005It's a Sock Mandate!After running the poll for a little less than a week, things have finally started to slow down, so I'm recording today's numbers as the final tally. The results are: Out of 197 voters: Since our President won by an even smaller margin... 
Looks to me like a sock mandate!I know you're humming "Hail to the Sock" in your head right now. For the record, Moxie actually voted against my sock, on my computer! He was fair about it, and asked to see the sock again to properly appraise its virtues (or lack thereof) prior to casting his ballot. Because I like to be familiar with my constituency whether they vote for my sock or not, I asked Moxie a few hard-hitting questions in order to fully understand his position. Since I needed a baseline for evaluating his sock tastes, I asked him what he thought of my Crusoe sock, which I think has greater mass appeal. (Not a better sock mind you - the masses don't always know what they're talking about.) 
Here's Crusoe for comparison. I rather like them together.Moxie: "You mean to wear?" Me: "Well, not for you - for me." Silence. Me: "Not with shorts or anything. (You wouldn't catch me outside of the gym in shorts anyway!) You, konw, with jeans. You'd just see them peeking out a little..." Moxie: "Oh! You should have said that. For non-viewing socks they're great!" (Looks self-satisfied because he thinks he's said something nice about the sock.) I am still laughing, and that was several days ago. I have tested my sock pal however, and short of saying "I've finished one sock and it is yellow" and giving myself away, I have done everything in my power to make sure that she does not have any strong feelings against socks such as the ones she is receiving. She seems like a fun, colorful woman, if not a tacky one (which, honestly, folks, is what most of us really need in a knitted sock pal), and I think that she will appreciate these socks in the way that I and 60% of you (tacky and non-tacky alike) do. Plus, now she'll have socks that are famous. Who can beat that? Posted by Julia at March 3, 2005 06:19 PMIn crusoe socks | just plain silly | little shell socks | main | moments with moxie | sockapalooza
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Gosh, I quite like the socks. Thoreau pointed out once that "a government in which the majority rule in all cases cannot be based on justice," so maybe you should not necessarily go with what the majority decides, but what is fashionably just. If the yellow socks offend, overthrow them in the interest of good taste. The oppressed feet of the world will thank you. P.S. I cannot have a reliable opinion on the socks in question because I cannot trust the appearance of the color on my computer screen. They look great to me, but what do I know?! Posted by: rachel at March 5, 2005 05:45 PMHe's too much, but at least he tried to be nice. I can't believe he said "to wear?". Like, no, to hang on the wall :) Posted by: Vicki at March 5, 2005 05:25 PMMy grandmother (who sadly died when I was only 1 year old) adored making argyle socks. The story goes that when my aunt got engaged, she asked her future son in law what colors he would like for main and contrast colors of the pair of argyle socks she would make him. My uncle-to-be replied, black, with black and black. That conversation is all too familiar. We have those all the time. And even in my husband's conservative opinion, socks are one place where it's okay to have bright variegated colors, because the field is small. I agree. I think the socks are awesome, and if it we can't have fun knitting socks then what the hell are we doing this for? Lb Posted by: larissa at March 4, 2005 01:15 PMHahaha, Moxie! What a card. ;-) Posted by: jenny at March 4, 2005 11:54 AMHow could she resist after the vote is in. Can't wait to see her 'reaction'! Posted by: margene at March 4, 2005 11:45 AMvery funny! lovely socks. Posted by: froggy at March 4, 2005 04:50 AMOh, my gosh, your Moxie comments always make me laugh. Now, what kind of socks would make good viewing socks? Just wondering! If I had the ability to turn out socks suchthat I could be in a sock swap, I would be honored to receive lovely yellow socks. I'm sure she'll love them! Posted by: abby at March 3, 2005 08:33 PMSounds like your Moxie and my John have similar colored sock feelings. I could have had the exact same converation with John. That's why I have a very large stash of very grey sock yarn... Posted by: Theresa at March 3, 2005 08:00 PMIf you knew how happy your underhanded jabs at the president make me... well, let's just say I had a great chuckle. I have to say, their are a fine couple of socks if not a pair they be. |