Short Story

Hook, Line and Sinker

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Written for Gerry C & Sue W’s Weekly Prompts
Wednesday Challenge . The prompt word this
week is “socks” and this is my response.

It was American showman P.T. Barnum who said “There’s a sucker born every minute”. As crass as that may sound, I realized there’s truth in that statement.

It all started when I was looking online for Christmas gift ideas and came across a company called Little Miss Matched – a very clever takeoff on the word “mismatched”. This company sells nothing but socks and undies …. and they’re all mismatched.

“What an incredibly novel and fun idea!” I said to myself. Whoever was behind the notion of selling mismatched socks was a genius; after all, what young girl wouldn’t love making a fashion statement like that?

After checking out the website, I placed an order for 6 pairs of mismatched socks for my granddaughters. I was feeling quite proud of myself for having come up with such a cool and different gift for Christmas! The girls would love them!

Later that day as I was putting away my freshly washed laundry, I groaned at the large basket full of socks, each one waiting to be matched with its mate. What a thankless job! As I stood there sorting through dozens of socks and neatly rolling pair after pair, it suddenly hit me.

What a numbskull I was! Why on earth did I just spend $72 on mismatched socks for my granddaughters when all they had to do was grab any two socks from their drawer? Instant mismatched socks at no extra cost! And guess what. We all have them!

Yep, P.T. Barnum was right!

© Little Miss Matched

NAR©2024

This is “Who’s In The Odd Socks” by Andy and the Odd Socks. The ethos of Andy and the Odd Socks, through their music and in the TV show, is to promote acceptance, tolerance and inclusion.

Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Socks

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29 thoughts on “Hook, Line and Sinker”

  1. We’re still on our Christmas break and haven’t published a challenge since our Ghost challenge on the 14th of December. I logged on today to check that there were no late entries for ‘Ghost’, and I was surprised to find three responses to the Sock Challenge published in August 2023! Now, I’m intrigued as to how you all found it!

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    1. Seriously?? That’s very strange, Sue! I got an email just like I always do when you post a new challenge. If you click on the name of your challenge (located at the top of my page under the title of my story), it should take you right to it.

      This is hilarious; I’m surprised you only got three responses!

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  3. Haha. Does it make me a terrible person that I laughed at this! Pairing up mismatched socks can be a true pain in the neck while sorting out laundry. It’s even worse if one half goes missing!

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