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shazbat
shazbat
Nov 17, 2008 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

The sock monster cometh

 

The sock monster climbs up the waste pipe

And into your washing machine

He’ll hide up in a corner

To ensure he can’t be seen.

Then when you put you clothes in

And you’ve set the washers clock

He’ll dive into your washing

And select a single sock.

This special prize, he’ll carry off

To his secret hidden lair

And share this tasty morsel

With his monster wife so fair.

— shazbat, Nov 17, 2008

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Region, Country: Norfolk, UK, GBR

Favorite Poets: Kipling, T.S Eliot, Hilaire Belloc, Ogden Nash, Spike Milligan and many more.

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infinite_dwarf

infinite_dwarf

17 years 6 months ago

LOOOLL!!!

Those pesky monsters. Mighty clever them crawling up the exhaust unnoticed. So that's where my sock has been going... ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- - "The term "paranoid" would seem to indicate a lack of preparation.... I prefer to be labled "hypervigilant"
shazbat

shazbat

17 years 6 months ago

Just goes to show, that you

Just goes to show, that you never can tell what goes on in your domestic appliances when your not looking. Gonna put one on tomorrow, its called "the magic box" about a laundry basket. Glad you liked this one. John
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poewriter58

17 years 6 months ago

lol

So after all these years I find the truth lol Your poem brought a smile to my face Chrys
Kailashana

Kailashana

17 years 6 months ago

Sock Monster? Well….all I

Sock Monster? Well....all I want to know is who keeps moving the washing machine? Do you think the underwear gnome and the sock monster are married? Are they happy? Thanks for the much appreciated chuckles and smiles, Jess and John. ~A "I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God." Sufi proverb.
shazbat

shazbat

17 years 6 months ago

There’s probably a whole

There's probably a whole tribe of these little critters in my house, my wife says its me keep losing stuff, but now I'm not so sure. Nice to know it made you smile. John
shazbat

shazbat

17 years 6 months ago

Chrys,Yet another mystery

Chrys, Yet another mystery solved eh? Perhaps we'll tackle Bigfoot or Nessie next. Glad it made you smile. John
Rett

Rett

17 years 6 months ago

Ah yes, I know

him well. We have the underwear gnome, the sock eater and the shirt thief. The laundry room is a hotbed of crime these days. You can't even trust your dryer as the fabric softener hoarder will slip those pesky little sheets into pockets and inside your pants and you have to check every garment to find where they disappear to. Another enjoyable bit of humor here. Thanks for another chuckle John. Respectfully, Rett: "Did you ever notice that the politicians who want to ban gun ownership are the very ones that should be shot anyway?" Rett: 2008
shazbat

shazbat

17 years 6 months ago

Thanks Lonnie, that is

Thanks Lonnie, that is praise indeed. You know, I quite often start out writing deep meaningful stuff, but it nearly always ends up with a punch line or gets totally changed, thanks for reading. John