# I Like New Socks

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 7, 2004, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-new-socks/249122 "2004-06-07T17:14:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2004, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-new-socks/249122/5 "2004-06-07T18:01:12Z")

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I wear only black socks (exception: three, maybe four times a year I’ll wear white sneakers, so I put on white socks). The trouble is, black fades in the wash. So I usually have to spend some time find a pair that are faded an identical amount. And that’s before we even _begin_ looking at the elasticity factor.

Let’s just say this: If I hit the lottery, the one wasteful extravgance I would allow myself is a fresh, brand new pair of socks each and every day. 🙂

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