What happens to exposed socks?

The BBQ Pit
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This may not be the best forum, but since trolls can only be called out in the pit and socks are mostly trolls, here it is.

In a GQ thread, the OP was asked if he was a sock. I looked at that and found a sock for that sock. I went back to check on the thread to see what happened and it had disappeared. Wouldn’t something like that just get locked?

His previous threads as different socks are still there, so happened to this one?

FTR, it was unbrok3npp’s thread about being taller. Though it seems like his wimpy wrist thread is gone as well.

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Sock threads generally get unravelled.

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Generally, since socks and trolls are looking for attention, the staff makes their posts disappear when they’re found out. Sort of like painting over graffiti, if you do it often enough, and quickly enough, the desire to tag your building goes away. It’s just not worth it to put the effort in, small as it may be, when the post won’t be there in the morning.

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That’s not much fun, but it makes sense. I can’t be the only one who likes to see a good troll bashing, right? But, I guess even negative attention is attention which of course is troll food. Thanks for the replies.

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Oh, and Mods? If you feel this thread is bringing undue attention to the sock in question - delete at your discretion.

[sub]that’s kinda got a catchy beat to it[/sub]

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But you haven’t linked to the thread, since you can’t link to a deleted thread, and you haven’t named the sock, so I can’t see how you are bringing any sort of attention to the sock.

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The sock was named in the OP’s last line.

Socks are usually fed to a very hungry dryer.

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They’re shredded and used for litter for the hamsters.

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If they’re dirty they usually smell bad.

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Those are the ones my cat prefers.

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QED’s cat’s breath smells of dirty socks.

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Your cat’s breath smells like troll sox*?

  • Sounds like a baseball team:
    At the end of six
    Chicago Moderators 5
    Baltimore Troll Sox 0
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If they’re black socks being worn with short pants then the Fashion Police are empowered to carry out summary executions.

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That’s right, no summaries here. You gotta fully explain yourself.

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*What happens to a sock exposed?

Does it dry up-- like a raisin in the sun?
Or post to one last thread-- and then run?
Does it burrow into the ground like a mole?
Or crawl under a bridge-- like a common troll?

Maybe it earns a Pit thread full of snark and gibes.*

Or does it resubscribe?

–attributed to famous sock poet Longand_Huge

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As I keep telling the kids at the daycare, exposed socks get dirty, they get wet, and occasionally are nibbled on by the invisible floor weasels. So they really need to wear their slippers indoors at all times. You should, too. </teacher mode>

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They become porn stars (link unsafe for workplace).

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Does that involve a nice floral pattern?

Oh wait, that would be a summery execution :smack: :smack:

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Historically, what happened was if a sock was irregular, or or a left foot when what was wanted was a right, they would take the sock out to a traditionally designated place and abandon it there. Some socks were adopted or sold into slavery by passing strangers, but many of them perished of exposure or were torn apart by wild dogs.

One wonders what it must have been like for the ancients, passing these exposed socks, seeing he fabric bleach in the sunlight and become stiff from the wind and rain. Had they no pity?

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**Terrifel–**Pretty!