# Poll: What is your most common colour of sock? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 17, 2004, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-your-most-common-colour-of-sock/269597 "2004-10-17T00:20:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2004, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-your-most-common-colour-of-sock/269597/21 "2004-10-17T12:31:10Z")
98% black, 2% dark blue. It sounds very logical to have only one kind of socks so you never have to worry about finding a mate. I believe my wife would describe this as _achieving sock zen_. Unfortunately, it’s never happened yet. Maybe I should throw out all my socks and just go buy 20 pairs of the same kind. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2004, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-your-most-common-colour-of-sock/269597/22 "2004-10-17T13:45:37Z")
All of my socks are charcoal gray. That is because there ia a black hole in my washing machine…very often, socks disappear and never turn up! So gray is best-that way, they ALL match! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2004, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-your-most-common-colour-of-sock/269597/23 "2004-10-17T14:58:33Z")
50% are black ‘sports’ type, 40% in shades of blue and 10% in various shades of brown and cream ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2004, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-your-most-common-colour-of-sock/269597/24 "2004-10-17T19:58:48Z")
White. Period, end of discussion. If I have to dress up, I usually wear pantyhose. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2004, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-your-most-common-colour-of-sock/269597/25 "2004-10-17T21:14:16Z")
Also learned too late in life, I’m phasing out all my non black ones except for the white footcovers (?) that I wear with my walkers. Now I even will purposely wear a blue sock and a brown sock from the “mateless” drawer (unless wearing shorts). I still have some bright red ones (on now, but only when at home or at Christmas.) Some style cops used to say only cops wore white socks and I did notice that for a while. Mostly true. But wearing black socks with loafers or with shorts garners pejorative barbs in parts of the the Southland that “You must be a Yankee”. But briefly, I have a hint for guys who wear briefs with the vertical fly (and their gals). Try the type that have a horizontal fly, called “Kangaroo” or “pouch” style. Much easier and comfortable to use, in all conditions. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2004, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-your-most-common-colour-of-sock/269597/26 "2004-10-17T22:12:51Z")
I’m the odd one out here. I think I only own two pairs of white socks, left over from when I went to a school with a uniform policy. All the other ones are colored, or striped, or have cats or lamps or something on them. Right now, they’ve got parrots on them. I don’t have a problem with losing socks because we put all our socks in a mesh bag before washing, which seems to stop the black hole effect. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-your-most-common-colour-of-sock/269597/27 "2004-10-18T01:37:35Z")
I have only two colours. Black for work, social events etc. White when I’m wearing sandshoes. ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-your-most-common-colour-of-sock/269597/28 "2004-10-18T01:55:31Z")
60% black cotton, 40% knee-high black and white or black and purple or something striped. I like knee-highs, especially in winter. Couple of pairs of fishnet tights, but I really prefer not to wear tights or pantyhose. Thigh-highs or knee-highs are the way to go! Currently, I am wearing dark gray socks with evil kitties on them. Emily brand. ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-your-most-common-colour-of-sock/269597/29 "2004-10-18T12:12:26Z")
Blue wool socks with white toes and heels closely followed by black wool socks then green wool socks then white socks then my single pair of brown socks ---
**Author:** ![gfloyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d2c977/32.png) [@gfloyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gfloyd)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-your-most-common-colour-of-sock/269597/30 "2004-10-19T03:24:23Z")
Up until recently, all I owned were ankle length, white hanse socks. Then I moved into the dorms and got corrupted by friends with capricious socks, you know ones with maniacal elves or flowers or the Taj Mahl on them. So I have some of those now. Our tagline is, a day with capricious socks is a good day. And I hold that to be true. The day I got my biggest grant, I was wearing blue socks with flowers on them. The day I took my GREs and did well, blackwith silver snowflakes. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-your-most-common-colour-of-sock/269597/31 "2004-10-19T04:17:54Z")
All start white. Most end gray, some black-ish. Are are wholy by the end of the first week “in-service”. I just changed the brake pads on my car today. Todays socks are blackish. (Hint: Always wipe your hands on your socks. Less people see them.) ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-your-most-common-colour-of-sock/269597/32 "2004-10-19T04:53:13Z")
I find it strange that I’ll be the first person to cop to a majority navy blue sock drawer. Black socks have a strong presence, as well. It’s about 60% navy blue socks, 30% black, and a few khaki, burgundy, and forest green socks rounding out the collection. I generally match socks with my pants – except that khaki pants can match with not only khaki socks, but also any of the other sock colors above(provided there’s a match elsewhere in the outfit, normally in the shirt or sweater). ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-your-most-common-colour-of-sock/269597/33 "2004-10-19T07:12:08Z")
Hm. A quick count reveals about 50% ankle-cut or no-show socks, all white. The other half is all pretty/cute patterned girlie socks, mostly mid-calf length. Plus, one pair of plain black socks, and one pair of plain dark blue socks. I’m not counting my boot socks for hiking. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-your-most-common-colour-of-sock/269597/34 "2004-10-19T15:06:20Z")
Charcoal, always. Thick ragg cotton ones from Lands’ End. When I wear shorts, I go with white, to match my untanned legs. ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-your-most-common-colour-of-sock/269597/35 "2004-10-19T15:31:30Z")
I am required to wear black socks with my uniform at work, so that’s pretty much all I own - black socks and black socks, and a few pairs of novelty socks with penguins or ducks on them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-your-most-common-colour-of-sock/269597.md?page=1)