# Sock-Sock-Shoe-Shoe or Sock-Shoe-Sock-Shoe? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 3, 2008, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-sock-shoe-shoe-or-sock-shoe-sock-shoe/475562 "2008-12-03T20:43:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Sunrazor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunrazor)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-sock-shoe-shoe-or-sock-shoe-sock-shoe/475562/61 "2008-12-05T06:33:36Z")
Sock-sock, shoe-shoe. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-sock-shoe-shoe-or-sock-shoe-sock-shoe/475562/62 "2008-12-05T15:57:49Z")
> [@Mariemarie](#): > > Sock-sock-sock-sock-sock-sock-shoe-shoe. > > (Left sock 1, right sock 1. Left sock 2, right sock 2. Left sock 3, right sock 3. Left shoe, right shoe. Many layers of socks.) I thought you had 6 legs or somethin! šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-sock-shoe-shoe-or-sock-shoe-sock-shoe/475562/63 "2008-12-05T17:05:38Z")
> [@Mariemarie](#): > > Sock-sock-sock-sock-sock-sock-shoe-shoe. > > (Left sock 1, right sock 1. Left sock 2, right sock 2. Left sock 3, right sock 3. Left shoe, right shoe. Many layers of socks.) Do tellā€¦Tennesse doesnā€™t seem that cold?? šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Mood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@Blue\_Mood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Mood)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-sock-shoe-shoe-or-sock-shoe-sock-shoe/475562/64 "2008-12-07T01:21:34Z")
left sock, left shoe, right sock, right shoe (unless my feet are cold and I put on socks to wear around the house) ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-sock-shoe-shoe-or-sock-shoe-sock-shoe/475562/65 "2008-12-07T02:09:20Z")
sock sock -pause period- shoe shoe. Shoes are easy for me to put on as theyā€™re so worn and old i can slide into them w/o having to lace them or anything, so itā€™s shoe shoe and right out the door. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-sock-shoe-shoe-or-sock-shoe-sock-shoe/475562/66 "2008-12-07T03:13:53Z")
Obviously sock-sock-shoe-shoe. When the air-raid siren sounds you definitely want to have equal weight on both feet for balance when running for your life. Yes, Iā€™ve thought about this. Donā€™t laugh. ---
**Author:** ![1010011010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ea666f/32.png) [@1010011010](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1010011010)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-sock-shoe-shoe-or-sock-shoe-sock-shoe/475562/67 "2008-12-07T03:40:52Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > One of my very early memories is pointing out to my parents that my fatherā€™s sock-shoe, sock-shoe method of shoeing me was superior to my motherā€™s sock-sock, shoe-shoe, even though I otherwise preferred her parenting style in nearly everything. Ahā€¦ putting shoes on children. Sock sockā€¦ five minutes of running around sliding on the wood floorsā€¦ shoe shoe. Iā€™m going to give the sockandashoeandasockandashoe thing a try. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-sock-shoe-shoe-or-sock-shoe-sock-shoe/475562/68 "2008-12-07T04:55:05Z")
sock sock pants brush hair do make up pack lunch check e-mail realize Iā€™ve got 2 minutes before Iā€™m late shoe shoe ---
**Author:** ![Duhkecco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8491ac/32.png) [@Duhkecco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duhkecco)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-sock-shoe-shoe-or-sock-shoe-sock-shoe/475562/69 "2008-12-07T05:36:33Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Frank Gilbert would be proud. Or [Frank Gilbreth](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Bunker_Gilbreth). Sock sock, shoe shoe. ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-sock-shoe-shoe-or-sock-shoe-sock-shoe/475562/70 "2008-12-07T13:37:06Z")
> [@Telperien](#): > > You could start from the bottom up, which I recommend if you tend to dress in a sleepy haze and end up with an extra button because you misaligned the halves of your shirt. Yes, but itā€™s a travesty against nature to do so. Proper shirt-buttoning etiquette involves buttoning the between-nipple button first, moving down, then finishing the top from the buttoned portion upwards. ---
**Author:** ![bubba\_jr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@bubba\_jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubba_jr)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-sock-shoe-shoe-or-sock-shoe-sock-shoe/475562/71 "2008-12-08T02:54:51Z")
I freaked my friend out the other day, came out of my room and said ā€œI wish I wore skirtsā€. He was quite flabbergasted and looked like he was ready to run, until I explained. After that thread several years ago, Iā€™ve always made sure to mix up the sock/shoe routine, even including the pants and underwear, which of course always have to come before the shoes/boots no matter what, which limits the combinations. However with a skirt/dress, I could go, left sock-left shoe-underwear-right sock-skirt-right shoe. or right sock-underwear-left sock-right shoe-skirt-left shoe. The increase in dressing possibilities seems almost worth it, though I donā€™t think Iā€™m ready to go there, though I do splurge in the summer sometimes when wearing stretchy shorts and just sneakers instead of jeans and boots. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-sock-shoe-shoe-or-sock-shoe-sock-shoe/475562/72 "2008-12-08T17:31:59Z")
> [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](#): > > Yes, but itā€™s a travesty against nature to do so. Proper shirt-buttoning etiquette involves buttoning the between-nipple button first, moving down, then finishing the top from the buttoned portion upwards. I always start from the bottom to prevent misalignment. This is know as the Cecil Method. Well, it is _now_. ---
**Author:** ![RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RancidYakButterTeaParty)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-sock-shoe-shoe-or-sock-shoe-sock-shoe/475562/73 "2008-12-08T17:59:55Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > sock > sock > pants > brush hair > do make up > pack lunch > check e-mail > realize Iā€™ve got 2 minutes before Iā€™m late > shoe > shoe I like the fact that you are brave enough to go to work topless. ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-sock-shoe-shoe-or-sock-shoe-sock-shoe/475562/74 "2008-12-10T16:48:21Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > I always start from the bottom to prevent misalignment. This is know as the Cecil Method. > Well, it is _now_. Your shirts obviously donā€™t have that extra button on the bottom that always foils any attempts at your ā€˜Cecilā€™ method. Between the nipples and down, my son. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-sock-shoe-shoe-or-sock-shoe-sock-shoe/475562/75 "2008-12-10T17:57:38Z")
Sock, sock, go to bathroom, get feet wet, remove sock, remove sock, new sock, new sock, shoe, where the heck is my other shoe? huh, itā€™s under the bed, I really need to just leave my shoes by the door, shoe. Every. _Single_. Day. I swear. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-sock-shoe-shoe-or-sock-shoe-sock-shoe/475562/76 "2008-12-10T18:03:41Z")
> [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](#): > > Between the nipples and down, my son. In your dreams. The extra buttons, (or Zottis) are not a problem since they are obvious and easily avoided. Trust me, the Cecil Method is the ONE true way. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-sock-shoe-shoe-or-sock-shoe-sock-shoe/475562.md?page=3)