You ought to try going into a store or a restaurant with your socks showing and your hair fixed the same way that you have it in that picture, and see if you get treated any differently than you do when you have no holes in your socks (or you don't show them) and your hair is neatly combed.
Dude, take a break. Have some days of and enjoy them. Get a rest, get a spa and relax a little.
The world will continue during those days, and you'll come back relaxed and have power to hit it harder.
And you'll be shaved. Screw the socks, you live in FL and it's summer anyway. You got some more months before you need socks.
Angel, well, I do go out to nice restaurants and usually dress with a black shirt, black shorts, and black sneakers with red shoelaces, and on the inside, I dare them to treat me any differently. Glad you liked the Oreos!
NYCWD, yeah, but we all know that you're a hobo!
Sheila, oh I see how it is!
Dave, I actually buy Gold Toe socks online, and they're supposed to be stronger, but my toenails can cut through tempered steel.
Geeky, I don't abide by smelly feet.
Tori, I think it's a male thing.
Erica, are you refreshed?
Kal, well, actually, the headshot is from three months ago - the sock pictures are current. I'm getting weekly shaves and haircuts now.
Franky, I don't believe in wearing sandals or anything like that. If I wear footwear, I wear socks.
Denise, with the girly bodywash, facial moisturizer, shampoo, and hand lotion that I use, I'd be the best smelling hobo on the planet.
Mr. Fabulous, that, and pubic hair.
Kyra, are you volunteering to paint them? :)
Tracy, ooh, good idea. I should have added a third option.
Bri, toes don't make you hungry?
Mike, exactly!
Mistress Yoda, no basements in Florida. And if I am just a bum, Britt's going to have a big surprise moving here!
GIVE ME MY SOCKS BACK! Hay steals those socks from me all the time. But mine don't have holes in them. Not that I actually mind, because I'm pretty sure I have about 200 pairs of socks.
You are a rich hobo. The world's CEO. If you ever have clients visiting (which, I understand, isn't likely) you might want to consider tricking one of your employees into buying you some new socks.
I have tried going places looking so-so, and then dressing up and going into the same place a few days later. The service is almost always different, and then I let them know that I will no longer be shopping or eating there, and why. I don't think that the level of service or the way you get treated should be different for people based on the way they dress or look.
Different ways to look at it. You're either a regular guy who calls himself a CEO because though technically true it really doesn't mean much and just sounds big - or you're so wealthy you wouldn't give a shit if people looked at it that way.
Tug, thank you for voicing my thoughts on socks in Florida. I always thought it was odd that he wears them, especially considering he very rarely wears pants...
lmao! that mangled pinkie toenail is probably to blame for that GIGANTIC hole. All I'm saying is you could use a pedi, avi...and a shave too! I can't see your mouth!
I am aware of the benefits of socks, hence my 200 pairs. My feet always smell wonderful. Not that I try to smell them... I honestly do hate feet with a bit of a passion.
Actually, Tug, if it were Friday I'd be screwed (in the bad way, if there is such a thing) because my house isn't clean and I'm going with Hay to a concert tomorrow night then my parents magically appear on my doorstep Saturday. Must put on façade that I keep my house cleanish! But I'll take a martini! Helps the cleaning go easier.
And, Avi, if you don't mind scooching over, I'd like to tell Tug that this one time when I was in college I lived with two couples and we were supposed to be spring cleaning our apartment. One of the sets of couples and I went out for cleaning supplies while the other set stayed behind, got SEVERELY drunk on Vodka, and were having very loud sex in their bathroom when we returned with the bleach and sponges. We knocked on the door before we realized what was going on and they didn't say anything to us, just kept on screwing.
I can only imagine. I would just throw them away and get new ones. My son, only 11, somehow thinks it is OK to wear holey clothes. No, it is not. Oh– your socks look like they have not been washed in weeks....
I am begging you: THROW THE FUCKING THINGS AWAY. Then go to your store of choice and pick up a few weeks worth of underware and socks. OR better yet order the damn things online.... It's not like you have to try them on.....
TMP, nope. That's what all of my socks look like. I walk around outside in them a lot, so they get dirty.
Annie, if my wife sees them, she throws them away. I don't like to use bleach because of the fact that I typically wash all of my clothes at once - darks and whites.
Regarding your comment to Annie: YOU ARE SUCH A BOY. I had to teach Hay how to separate my clothes. He still sometimes makes my white stuff pink and then I get miffed and then he says, "you can do your own laundry!" and then I stop talking. :D
I'm with Avi on the socks thing... I live right on the Alabama, Florida, and Georgia borders, and I wear socks all the time in the house. I only wear sandals when I am going out.
However, I do think that a pedicure is in order, and none of my socks have holes in them.
I'm sure they've seen worse, Avi. I begged my husband to go get one, and he wouldn't do it. It must be a guy thing. In the end, I did what I thought was best. I hired someone to come to my home and do it for him.
Avi, I know you don't do Amy's laundry. I was telling you *my* story. Crying out loud, just because it's your blog doesn't mean everything is about you!
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You ought to try going into a store or a restaurant with your socks showing and your hair fixed the same way that you have it in that picture, and see if you get treated any differently than you do when you have no holes in your socks (or you don't show them) and your hair is neatly combed.
Comments by Angel
BTW, I got some Strawberry Milkshake Oreos and they are AWESOME!!
Comments by Angel
CEO of Hobbo Inc?
I really can't say anything... I have jeans that look the same way.
Comments by NYC Watchdog
Yeah, I never believed that CEO thing anyhow. I figured you're a single guy living in your parent's basement...
Comments by Sheila
A CEO who doesn't know where to buy socks?
Comments by Dave2
Whew! I'm glad you didn't include smell in this post.
Comments by Geeky Tai-Tai
i never understood why people keep holey socks/underwear...
they're not comfy!!!
Comments by Tori
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!
Comments by Erica AP
Holy christ. What happened to that nice barber you were going to? His weed-whacker run out of string?
You're in danger of entering Howard Hughes territory.
Comments by Kal Jones
Oh... and dude: that's one homely little toe...
Comments by Kal Jones
Dude, take a break. Have some days of and enjoy them. Get a rest, get a spa and relax a little.
The world will continue during those days, and you'll come back relaxed and have power to hit it harder.
And you'll be shaved. Screw the socks, you live in FL and it's summer anyway. You got some more months before you need socks.
Comments by franky
You look like you'd smell like a hobo. Other than that...typical man...doesn't know when to part with old clothes.
Comments by Denise
That nail on your little toe looks like it has been chewed. Is that how you get your roughage?
Comments by Mr. Fabulous
You know, a little bright colored nailpolish and no one would notice the socks.
Comments by Kyra
Why isn't Bigfoot one of the options?
Comments by Tracy Lynn
I was just starting to get hungry for breakfast, too. bleh.
Comments by Bri
Well, if Paul Wolfowitz can do it, why couldn't you?
Comments by Mike
I'm starting to wonder if you just think you are a CEO but you actually live in your mother's basement.
Comments by Mistress Yoda
Angel, well, I do go out to nice restaurants and usually dress with a black shirt, black shorts, and black sneakers with red shoelaces, and on the inside, I dare them to treat me any differently. Glad you liked the Oreos!
NYCWD, yeah, but we all know that you're a hobo!
Sheila, oh I see how it is!
Dave, I actually buy Gold Toe socks online, and they're supposed to be stronger, but my toenails can cut through tempered steel.
Geeky, I don't abide by smelly feet.
Tori, I think it's a male thing.
Erica, are you refreshed?
Kal, well, actually, the headshot is from three months ago - the sock pictures are current. I'm getting weekly shaves and haircuts now.
Franky, I don't believe in wearing sandals or anything like that. If I wear footwear, I wear socks.
Denise, with the girly bodywash, facial moisturizer, shampoo, and hand lotion that I use, I'd be the best smelling hobo on the planet.
Mr. Fabulous, that, and pubic hair.
Kyra, are you volunteering to paint them? :)
Tracy, ooh, good idea. I should have added a third option.
Bri, toes don't make you hungry?
Mike, exactly!
Mistress Yoda, no basements in Florida. And if I am just a bum, Britt's going to have a big surprise moving here!
Comments by Avitable
Hmmm... do I get to pick the color?
Comments by Kyra
GIVE ME MY SOCKS BACK! Hay steals those socks from me all the time. But mine don't have holes in them. Not that I actually mind, because I'm pretty sure I have about 200 pairs of socks.
You are a rich hobo. The world's CEO. If you ever have clients visiting (which, I understand, isn't likely) you might want to consider tricking one of your employees into buying you some new socks.
Comments by Poppy
Kyra, sure. Pink, blue, whatever.
Poppy, I wear my socks until they rip in half when I try to take them off. Then Amy makes me throw them away.
Comments by Avitable
Who said you couldn't be both? I think the world needs more CEOs with holes in their socks!
Comments by Paz y Amor
Is it a hobo? Is is a CEO? Who knows! But it's definitely an Avitable!
Comments by erratic scribbler
I have tried going places looking so-so, and then dressing up and going into the same place a few days later. The service is almost always different, and then I let them know that I will no longer be shopping or eating there, and why. I don't think that the level of service or the way you get treated should be different for people based on the way they dress or look.
Comments by Angel
You're a CEO that obviously need an assistant to keep him in proper socks and a decent haircut. A pedicure wouldn't hurt either.
How much do you pay and is there a health plan?
Comments by Dragon
I'm glad I read the comments because I was going to make note that furry picture was a few months old.
Now, with Raul in your life there's no reason to expect you to be eating in a soup kitchen with spinach stuck in your beard.
Comments by Clown
I like furry Adam. What's wrong with him when he's furry?
Comments by Poppy
Do you bite your toenails or pay someone to do that for you?
If you bite them, I'll go with hobo. If you pay someone, I'll go with CEO.
Comments by Mist 1
Different ways to look at it. You're either a regular guy who calls himself a CEO because though technically true it really doesn't mean much and just sounds big - or you're so wealthy you wouldn't give a shit if people looked at it that way.
The question is... which one is true?
Comments by RW
That beard picture don't count no more
ITS OLD
Comments by Jordie
Seriously...socks? In FLORIDA? No need.
Cheap Eccentric Oddity works for me.
Comments by Tug
I guess...Hobo.
What do I win?
Comments by Miss Britt
Tug, thank you for voicing my thoughts on socks in Florida. I always thought it was odd that he wears them, especially considering he very rarely wears pants...
Comments by Poppy
Comments by Poppy
lmao! that mangled pinkie toenail is probably to blame for that GIGANTIC hole. All I'm saying is you could use a pedi, avi...and a shave too! I can't see your mouth!
Comments by Webmiztris
Throw the damn socks away!
Comments by themuttprincess
Paz y Amor, I do, too. It would make them more humble.
Erratic Scribbler, ding ding! You win!
Angel, I've never had that problem, but that's usually because my wife looks nice even if I look like a bum.
Dragon, I pay in cookies. No health plan - just more cookies.
Clown, what if I want spinach in my beard?
Poppy, birds try to nest.
Mist, what if I just let the dog do it?
RW, can I be the former who wishes he was the latter?
Jordie, maybe I've grown it back since you saw me last.
Tug, why does everyone think that people in Florida just walk around barefoot all day? I don't even own a pair of sandals.
There's Nothing to Fear but Fear Brittself, you win a job taking care of said hobo!
Poppy, socks are important. They keep your feet cleaner, more odor-free, and they are necessary if I wear my sneakers!
Dawn, my other toenails are sharp as razors, too.
TMP, I can't! It seems like blasphemy.
Comments by Avitable
Nope, I'm still on the 'no socks in Florida' wagon here. Buy some damn sandals, you'll save on socks.
And yeah, get a pedi.
Comments by Tug
I say hobo. Not like that's bad or anything.
Comments by Joefish
kind of hobo, but in a GOOD way
Comments by Crys
...but you knew that...RIGHT?!
Comments by Crys
Tug, sandals make feet stinky. I hate smelly feet.
Joefish, so it's the good kind of hobo?
Crystal, of course I did!
Comments by Avitable
I am aware of the benefits of socks, hence my 200 pairs. My feet always smell wonderful. Not that I try to smell them... I honestly do hate feet with a bit of a passion.
Comments by Poppy
ok, no more camping trips for me. I'll be right down to Florida and you and I are going shopping for socks and getting pedicures at a spa.
Comments by jenny
wanna smell?
Comments by Tug
Hmmmm... time for new socks?
Wait... it's freaking HOT there... WHY are you even wearing socks?
Comments by Amy
Poppy, me too.
Jenny, ok, sounds good to me!
Tug, no. Ew!
Amy, what's with the fascination of the temperature having anything to do with socks? What else am I going to wear on my feet?
Comments by Avitable
What about wearing Bambi bento boxes? You could tie them on with string! (Is it Friday yet?)
Comments by Poppy
If you can't I can assume your wife can. Shit. What is it with men and sock with a hole in them?
Comments by themuttprincess
smell THIS.
I'm with you Poppy...IS it Friday yet? Sure seems like one.......
Comments by Tug
Actually, Tug, if it were Friday I'd be screwed (in the bad way, if there is such a thing) because my house isn't clean and I'm going with Hay to a concert tomorrow night then my parents magically appear on my doorstep Saturday. Must put on façade that I keep my house cleanish! But I'll take a martini! Helps the cleaning go easier.
And, Avi, if you don't mind scooching over, I'd like to tell Tug that this one time when I was in college I lived with two couples and we were supposed to be spring cleaning our apartment. One of the sets of couples and I went out for cleaning supplies while the other set stayed behind, got SEVERELY drunk on Vodka, and were having very loud sex in their bathroom when we returned with the bleach and sponges. We knocked on the door before we realized what was going on and they didn't say anything to us, just kept on screwing.
I miss college sex.
Comments by Poppy
Poppy, I'll come clean for you if you provide a hot young college guy!!
I miss sex.
that's all.
Comments by Tug
*eyebrows raised*
I actually know many hot young college guys. No lie. And I'm not doing anything with them. Take your pick, sweetie, all yours.
(And you took all the good smilies, but I ditto them.)
Comments by Poppy
Comments by Tug
I actually live in a college town...too bad I'm not a true perv.
Comments by Tug
I'm sure you can entertain her in the box or alley way that you really live in.
Comments by Mistress Yoda
Poppy, ok, clearly, somebody needs a nap!
TMP, yeah, she's horrified when she sees my socks. And underwear. All holes.
Mistress Yoda, yeah. We can panhandle together.
Comments by Avitable
Now that's a fun Friday night.
Comments by Mistress Yoda
Tug, I cannot believe what I just got in my email!!!!~!!@#@!!~!@ And, would you like to compare college kids just in case?
Avi, yes you do. And because you put this here for me:
Comments by Poppy
Ummm, how about nothing, Super Nekkie?
Comments by Amy
Poppy - Comparing is always a good thing...until I'm married.
Or dead.
which will probably come first.
Comments by Tug
Tugbug - I feel devious.
Why would you ever want to stop comparing??
Comments by Poppy
Good point, well taken!
Comments by Tug
Mistress Yoda, yeah, it's my usual weekend.
Amy, well, duh. It's not like I'm parading around the house in socks, unless I'm going somewhere.
Comments by Avitable
Don't to collect some cans while you're at it.
Comments by Mistress Yoda
I can only imagine. I would just throw them away and get new ones. My son, only 11, somehow thinks it is OK to wear holey clothes. No, it is not. Oh– your socks look like they have not been washed in weeks....
I am begging you: THROW THE FUCKING THINGS AWAY. Then go to your store of choice and pick up a few weeks worth of underware and socks. OR better yet order the damn things online.... It's not like you have to try them on.....
Comments by themuttprincess
Mistress Yoda, we don't get deposits in Florida.
TMP, those were actually clean socks right out of the bureau! They had just been washed and dried.
Comments by Avitable
Does your pinky toe make you go Owie?
Comments by Nessa
OH.MY.GOD.
Please say you are kidding.
Comments by themuttprincess
Who the Hell ALLOWS those socks in your wardrobe, anyway? I regularly throw out my husbands clothes when he's not looking.
And a little bleach doesn't hurt in the mean time. You can gargle with it, too.
Comments by annie
Nessa, no, why?
TMP, nope. That's what all of my socks look like. I walk around outside in them a lot, so they get dirty.
Annie, if my wife sees them, she throws them away. I don't like to use bleach because of the fact that I typically wash all of my clothes at once - darks and whites.
Comments by Avitable
Regarding your comment to Annie: YOU ARE SUCH A BOY. I had to teach Hay how to separate my clothes. He still sometimes makes my white stuff pink and then I get miffed and then he says, "you can do your own laundry!" and then I stop talking. :D
Comments by Poppy
Oh, well then there would be no reason to collect cans.
Comments by Mistress Yoda
Oh, Jesus, BIG mistake. I do not let my husband NEAR the washer. He would ruin my clothes.
Comments by annie
I'm with Avi on the socks thing... I live right on the Alabama, Florida, and Georgia borders, and I wear socks all the time in the house. I only wear sandals when I am going out.
However, I do think that a pedicure is in order, and none of my socks have holes in them.
Comments by Angel
So a nice pair comfy socks, I have to hide mine or they disappear, I suspect the wife (mine).
Comments by Michael
Poppy, I don't do my wife's laundry. She does all of it, or I do my own.
Mistress Yoda, unless I wanted to make a really cool network of phones that are just cans and string.
Annie, yeah, I would never dare. Most of my wife's clothes are dry clean or hand wash only.
Angel, for a pedi, they'd need an electric sander and a chainsaw.
Michael, I don't understand. Is that a sentence?
Comments by Avitable
I'm sure they've seen worse, Avi. I begged my husband to go get one, and he wouldn't do it. It must be a guy thing. In the end, I did what I thought was best. I hired someone to come to my home and do it for him.
Comments by Angel
*bleh* That's icky
My toes are pretty and painted slut red.
I do however have a really really hard time throwing out socks. holes or not.
But if something bad happens while I wear them, I don't EVER wear that pair again.
I have a drawer full of "bad sock" rejects.
Pee ess: White socks suck.
Comments by bluepaintred
hai where go'd mah comment?
nawt gud nuff for you?
Spam folder?
Comments by bluepaintred
Angel, a roving pedicurist? Interesting.
BPR, I rescued your comment. Apparently, you're spam. And white socks are the only type that are any good!
Comments by Avitable
Sorry, I was commenting on how they look like a nice pair of comfortable socks. Just like mine.
My wife throws mine away when she comes across them too because they look like your socks.
Comments by Michael
Ah - that makes much more sense!
Comments by Avitable
Avi, I know you don't do Amy's laundry. I was telling you *my* story. Crying out loud, just because it's your blog doesn't mean everything is about you!
Comments by Poppy
pictures of hobo socks: 86 comments (and counting)
"sage advice": 68 comments
stick to what you're good at.
Comments by liquid
I know! I should just be a hobo.
Comments by Avitable
apparently you win the internet(s) for being a hobo. ghey.
Comments by liquid