Curious World
What do you call socks with no feet? I saw some Saturday, when despite my best efforts I was drawn outside to enjoy the lovely weather. I went on constitutional and roamed randomly for an indeterminate amount of time. When I found myself within striking distance of Paperbacks Plus (quite possibly the greatest used books store in the word, not because they have the best selection, but because it has great atmosphere) I knew that my venture into the wider world had quite possibly been fate. I entered that establishment of book vending and procured for myself, for the thrifty sum of $10.00 US, a tome of essential knowledge; Crimea : The Great Crimean War, 1854-1856.
As I queued up to initiate the transaction of legal tender for goods I noticed, in astonishment, that the woman in front of me had socks with no feet. You see the darndest things at Paperbacks Plus, that's one of the reasons I love it so. The reason for wearing socks without feet is a foreign concept to me, I mean I sometimes wear socks with holes for my toes, but my foot as a whole is covered. Besides my holes were not a part of the original design concept for my socks and these socks appeared to have been designed from the ground up to have no feet. I suppose socks without feet aren't really socks, they must be like calf warmers or something. I can only surmise that the young lady wasn't in the mood for pants, but didn't really care for how her skirt left her lower legs exposed. I can see how the socks without feet was a nice compromise though, and I don't think she could have gotten her little slipper shoes on if her socks had, indeed, had feet.
What a wonderful world.