What? No Socks?

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Most of my sock wardrobe is comprised of low-cut or no-show socks.

I wear tube or crew socks as little as possible. They fall down and form doughnuts around my ankles.

[Antisocial_Worker]

I'm reminded of a guy I knew in high school who never, ever wore socks. It was sort of a hallmark of his. He was good-looking and athletic, and had muscular legs that were nice to look at so at to better admire the view of him going about without socks. A year or two later it turned out that we attended the same megachurch, and he'd felt a calling to be a preacher. I remember him standing up there in front of more than a thousand people, the preacher's arm around his shoulder, preacher beaming, him smiling through happy tears at this proud moment, knowing he could change the world for the better...

...and all I could think was, "I wonder if he's wearing socks...?"

[Becks]

hhnc, I wonder if you ever found out the answer to that question.

[CaroPhoenix]

This is why I like my crocs and in the winter, I know they're fugly to look at, but I'm getting the lined crocs. I hate sneakers and other types of shoes. My feet are nekkid until the last minute when I have to put shoes on and go outside.

[Antisocial_Worker]

hhnc, I wonder if you ever found out the answer to that question.

Believe me, I tried to see, but there was a potted plant in the way. Never found out. It haunts me to this day.

[ditchdj]

I've heard that some companies DO treat their interviewees like shit. That's because the economy's going bad and more people are competing for jobs. Some employers start to go on a power trip since they they pretty much have a pick of the litter and can get away with it. However, karma's a bitch and later when the economy improves and they'll be the ones that are screwed while the ones that never forgot how they were treated will get to do this:

I've been in that position before and had one tutoring service call my and offer me a job and I turned them down, one of the reasons was because the "woman" that interviewed me when I needed a job was a nasty bitch to me and I NEVER forgot things like that.

This is something that our members in management should take heed to in case they end up being assigned to employe recruitment for their company. "First Impressions" really DO count, for interviewers as well as for the job seekers themselves.

[trunks2k]

There used to be a guy on my college campus that would not only not wear socks, he wouldn't wear shoes. No matter what the weather -- scalding hot, raining, freezing cold, snowing, etc, he was always barefoot.

He looked a lot like Jesus.

[Pagan]

This is something that our members in management should take heed to in case they end up being assigned to employe recruitment for their company. "First Impressions" really DO count, for interviewers as well as for the job seekers themselves.

Exactly. Your interviewing the company just as much as they're interviewing you.

There used to be a guy on my college campus that would not only not wear socks, he wouldn't wear shoes. No matter what the weather -- scalding hot, raining, freezing cold, snowing, etc, he was always barefoot.

He looked a lot like Jesus.

Did you go to New Mexico State? If you didn't, your guy has a twin that went there!

[Evil Queen]

Did you go to New Mexico State? If you didn't, your guy has a twin that went there!

Hey, there was a guy in Tech at Socorro just like that! I wonder what happened to him?

[RetailWorkhorse]

Hey, there was a guy in Tech at Socorro just like that! I wonder what happened to him?

Didn't you know? He went to play at Trunk's campus!

[Reyneth]

I hate having to wear shoes period! They're the first thing that comes off when I come in the door.

Ditto. Even before my coat - ever since I was little.

To the OP - I'm so glad you OWNED that pompous jerk!

[Becks]

It haunts me to this day.

Now I'm haunted, too.

Let's take a road trip and see if we can find him.

[Difdi]

I too hate wearing shoes. And aside from on the job (workshops tend to frown on open toes, for good reason) I wear sandals year round. It's a family legend, that my Norwegian forefathers moved to Duluth, Minnesota because they liked the nice, mild winters. And I definitely inherited the tolerance for cold.

I remember one time, I was going to go skiing. I had on a t-shirt, bib ski-pants, a light windbreaker tied around my waist, a hat (fedora-like) and my wool socks stuffed in my pocket. I walked into the rental shack, out of a heavy snowfall, in knee-deep snow, wearing my sandals. The woman behind the counter took one look, dashed down the aisle, ran *right* up to me and dropped to her knees right at my feet. She grabbed my feet, I guess checking me for frostbite...she looked up at me, eyes wide with shock (), and gasped: "They're WARM!!!"

[Imogene]

Add me to the "I hate shoes" category. Hell, Barepawing is a pretty familiar term for my particular subset of the universe. I only wear socks in the morning, and only cause the tile in our kitchen always starts out freezing cold. My body needs to wake up before it kicks in its insulation.

[Andara Bledin]

I'm good with or without shoes, but there is no way I'm going to wear shoes without socks unless they are sandles or flip flops.

For those who prefer no socks in shoes in the winter, you need to look into getting better socks. If you have the right socks, your toes will stay nice and toasty, and they won't get all sweaty, either.

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