Comments on: Tell Me a Story About…

By: Pop Culture Nerd

Pop Culture Nerd — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:16:20 +0000

I’ll let you off the hook this time but when we play it next, you’ll have to join in!

By: Julien

Julien — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:02:03 +0000

Great game and great stories, thank you guys!
The only sock story that comes to my mind is long and not hilarious, plus I’m running out of time!
But I’ll try to play next time!
And I think I will use the idea with my friends for long fireside nights!

By: Shell Sherree

Shell Sherree — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:14:38 +0000

Bed socks just cover your foot ~ nothing comes up the ankle at all. Eccentric little thingos ~ or at least, that’s the particular design with which I’m familiar!

Sure, I’m happy to play along whenever you want to do this free association ~ thanks, PCN.

By: Pop Culture Nerd

Pop Culture Nerd — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:42:53 +0000

I’ve never heard of electric socks, either, and want some of those, too! I don’t mind a little cooked flesh if they’ll keep my feet warm.

I’m learning so much with this exercise.

By: Pop Culture Nerd

Pop Culture Nerd — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:18:02 +0000

Wow, thanks for sharing such a painful and personal story. I’m sorry you felt necessary to sock other kids (I probably would’ve been one of them if you’d known me back then!) and sorry you then got hit later on.

I hope everything’s been sorted out and there’s no more socking in your life.

By: Pop Culture Nerd

Pop Culture Nerd — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:46:33 +0000

I’ve never heard of bed socks but now I want some! What’s the difference between them and shoe socks?

Thanks for providing that graphic image of toenails. Lenore was lucky to have failed in her mission.

I’m glad you like this! Will you do it again with another word?

By: Pop Culture Nerd

Pop Culture Nerd — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:42:59 +0000

You’re absolutely right. It’s a great way to get to know people better. Hubby knows about my past, of course, but there’s no way one can know every detail about everything. This was one he hadn’t before.

Please feel free to ramble here anytime. I really enjoy your contributions to these discussions.

By: Eddy

Eddy — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:07:18 +0000

For some reason, the word “socks” reminds me of going hunting with my dad when I was a kid. We would need to get up early and be in place in the woods before the sun came up. It was cold. One winter we both got electric socks for Christmas. If you don’t know what those are, they are wool socks with little wires in them and a battery pack attached to the elastic. Back then they used two “D” batteries and so they were a little cumbersome. The problem with them is that they worked too well. They kept your feet warm to the point where they were TOO warm and your feet began to sweat and you have to turn the socks off. Once your feet sweat and the cold sets back in, the electric socks aren’t strong enough to warm them back up again, so you end up worse off than if you had just used regular socks. I think that we each tried using them only once.

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:58:57 +0000

P.S. Eirego – good for you, acknowledging and taking responsibility for your actions. Not an easy thing to put out there about yourself.

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:28:52 +0000

Yes, in a lot of ways, our home is already child-proofed since we have to keep the cats from knocking stuff off and around. When we had our first cat, we had to close him out of the bedroom at night because he thought it was fun to knock the phone off the hook and then sit up there on the dresser and watch us until one of us got up to replace it! What a pistol. Although, at that time in the night we might have used a few stronger names. 😉