I have a sock puppet named Footsy (as in a puppet literally made from a sock: drawn out eyes and a cut out mouth). People not wearing socks is the same as spitting on the Bible to him…on that note, I haven’t worn socks in years.
Some people can pull of going without socks, some can’t. Some kids like wearing socks, some definitely don’t. As soon as the weather allows, mine stay off. All of my shoes are breathable, so the air cools my feet.
I’ve been following Frazz since 2007, even met the animator briefly when he ran a race in western Maryland around 2010 or 2011. Not the first time this topic came up. Frazz goes through running shoes every two months so they are retired before the sweat and odor can do anything.
I wear wool socks year round, thick in the winter, lighter weight in the summer. Can’t stand a bare foot inside a shoe, and wool is so much more comfortable than cotton or (ugh) nylon/polyester.
Roku channel has a 1949 Batman Saturday movie house serial. All the bad guys wear hats. If they get knocked off they pick them up and put them back on and continue the fight.
I cannot stand the feeling of wearing shoes without socks. Even with dress shoes, I have to have pantyhose or tights, or I will go nuts! The one exception was when I was pregnant during a long Louisiana summer. It’s the only time I’ve ever worn sandals.
When I was working I only wore socks while at work. I retired 4 years ago and have only worn socks on two occasions – both funerals.To keep the odors under control, have a couple of pairs of shoes and give them a day or two rest between wearings. A quick spritz of antibacterial/disinfectant spray now & then helps too.
My socks always match. Every year, I buy a dozen expensive and deliciously soft socks, all white; and donate last year’s dozen. Because my shoes are even more expensive, I try to buy them on eBay when I find my brand and size; and I try to wear one pair every other day, but they’re stored together… so sometimes, my shoes don’t match.
Jerry Seinfeld, I think, set it in motion. He wondered out loud about the point of a business suit, what it was that said, “Whoa, we’d better listen to this guy; his coat matches his pants,” and in what seemed a very short time some of the nation’s most powerful businessmen were all dressing in the same jeans and black t-shirt every day. You could assign that to Silicon Valley and computer culture, but even on Wall Street, the fleece vest became enough of a uniform that Patagonia is trying to distance itself.
Of course, people in my line of work were out of business suits and into jeans and t-shirts way before Steve Jobs, and I don’t get the impression I’ve missed much. But lately I’ve been pondering why people ever quit wearing hats. I wandered into a tack shop recently, probably just for the smell, and walked out with a hat. They weren’t able to sell me a full-on cowboy hat, for which the world is thankful, but they did sell me a fedora. Not a hipster fedora; more like a here’s-a-guy-who-just-watched-A-River-Runs-Through-It-and-is-trying-a-little-too-hard fedora. And it is just the best thing. Make no mistake, it’s bigger than anything I’ve worn on my head that didn’t have a hard shell and a chinstrap with a buckle, and I am totally self-conscious whenever I walk around in it. Which is as much as I possibly can. It is so comfortable under so many conditions. And I’ve owned it through three weeks of a Michigan spring and a weekend in Florida, so I’ve worn it under a lot of conditions. In that much time, I’ve gone to wondering why men quit wearing hats like they did in the ‘50s. I’m even getting less self-conscious in mine.
Which means I can’t go into a tack shop ever again, lest I do get talked into a Stetson. Forget that I’m not a cowboy, nor high nor wide nor handsome. I don’t think you can wear one of those if you don’t wear boots, let alone don’t wear socks.
GreasyOldTam over 5 years ago
Frazz, don’t ask about underwear.
garcoa over 5 years ago
Wearing different socks when you pants are too long is a freedom you have to tell people about.
TwilightFaze over 5 years ago
I have a sock puppet named Footsy (as in a puppet literally made from a sock: drawn out eyes and a cut out mouth). People not wearing socks is the same as spitting on the Bible to him…on that note, I haven’t worn socks in years.
whahoppened over 5 years ago
Mine always match (except for the number of holes).
SonicFan91 over 5 years ago
They wore ties (or as i call it, dressed up) EVERYWHERE! I bet they didnt do it when you were a plumber like Mario
asrialfeeple over 5 years ago
Some people can pull of going without socks, some can’t. Some kids like wearing socks, some definitely don’t. As soon as the weather allows, mine stay off. All of my shoes are breathable, so the air cools my feet.
jbrobo Premium Member over 5 years ago
I always thought it was cool when men wore hats with those suits. But I guess you have to watch an old movie to see much of that.
Ceeg22 Premium Member over 5 years ago
I wear socks with my sneakers and boots, not with my sandals
LadyPeterW over 5 years ago
It’s “smelly” in that context. And, shoes get smelly less fast, if you wear socks on your feet.
Shirl Summ Premium Member over 5 years ago
The kid’s right.
Ignatz Premium Member over 5 years ago
All of my socks are the same color. Solves that problem.
magicwalnut over 5 years ago
I wear socks with my sandals, too. And I strongly believe that “Life is too short to wear matching socks”.
Anselm the Seeker Premium Member over 5 years ago
I’ve been following Frazz since 2007, even met the animator briefly when he ran a race in western Maryland around 2010 or 2011. Not the first time this topic came up. Frazz goes through running shoes every two months so they are retired before the sweat and odor can do anything.
jessegooddog over 5 years ago
I wear wool socks year round, thick in the winter, lighter weight in the summer. Can’t stand a bare foot inside a shoe, and wool is so much more comfortable than cotton or (ugh) nylon/polyester.
lagoulou over 5 years ago
I usually wear socks….if I don’t, I pull the lining out of my shoes..
Richard S Russell Premium Member over 5 years ago
Given the steady increase in global warming, in 50 years socks won’t the only thing that people have stopped wearing.
Flatlander, purveyor of fine covfefe over 5 years ago
Roku channel has a 1949 Batman Saturday movie house serial. All the bad guys wear hats. If they get knocked off they pick them up and put them back on and continue the fight.
notinksanymore over 5 years ago
I cannot stand the feeling of wearing shoes without socks. Even with dress shoes, I have to have pantyhose or tights, or I will go nuts! The one exception was when I was pregnant during a long Louisiana summer. It’s the only time I’ve ever worn sandals.
TonysSon over 5 years ago
When I was working I only wore socks while at work. I retired 4 years ago and have only worn socks on two occasions – both funerals.To keep the odors under control, have a couple of pairs of shoes and give them a day or two rest between wearings. A quick spritz of antibacterial/disinfectant spray now & then helps too.
Concretionist over 5 years ago
My socks always match. Every year, I buy a dozen expensive and deliciously soft socks, all white; and donate last year’s dozen. Because my shoes are even more expensive, I try to buy them on eBay when I find my brand and size; and I try to wear one pair every other day, but they’re stored together… so sometimes, my shoes don’t match.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 5 years ago
Frazz12 hrs ·
Jerry Seinfeld, I think, set it in motion. He wondered out loud about the point of a business suit, what it was that said, “Whoa, we’d better listen to this guy; his coat matches his pants,” and in what seemed a very short time some of the nation’s most powerful businessmen were all dressing in the same jeans and black t-shirt every day. You could assign that to Silicon Valley and computer culture, but even on Wall Street, the fleece vest became enough of a uniform that Patagonia is trying to distance itself.
Of course, people in my line of work were out of business suits and into jeans and t-shirts way before Steve Jobs, and I don’t get the impression I’ve missed much. But lately I’ve been pondering why people ever quit wearing hats. I wandered into a tack shop recently, probably just for the smell, and walked out with a hat. They weren’t able to sell me a full-on cowboy hat, for which the world is thankful, but they did sell me a fedora. Not a hipster fedora; more like a here’s-a-guy-who-just-watched-A-River-Runs-Through-It-and-is-trying-a-little-too-hard fedora. And it is just the best thing. Make no mistake, it’s bigger than anything I’ve worn on my head that didn’t have a hard shell and a chinstrap with a buckle, and I am totally self-conscious whenever I walk around in it. Which is as much as I possibly can. It is so comfortable under so many conditions. And I’ve owned it through three weeks of a Michigan spring and a weekend in Florida, so I’ve worn it under a lot of conditions. In that much time, I’ve gone to wondering why men quit wearing hats like they did in the ‘50s. I’m even getting less self-conscious in mine.
Which means I can’t go into a tack shop ever again, lest I do get talked into a Stetson. Forget that I’m not a cowboy, nor high nor wide nor handsome. I don’t think you can wear one of those if you don’t wear boots, let alone don’t wear socks.