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03-07-2005, 02:37 PM

Maggie wrote:
>
> Diablo Scott wrote:

<snippage>

>> Cecil Adams's straight dope on the one shoe thing:
>> http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_124b.html
>>
>>
>> Well, actually it's mostly conjecture with no satisfactory
> conclusion,
>> but a fun read.
>
> That was a fabulous read. I loved it. Thanks for sharing. I could never
> understand the one shoe thing and now I realize that many people are
> confused. Makes me feel much better. Now tell me about the lost sock in
> the washing machine. You know a pair goes in....why does only one come
> back? ;-) I DO NEED A LIFE!!
> Thanks for sharing that..
> All good things
> Maggie...still laughing.

What Cecil's explanation overlooks, and, despite not being a conspiracy
theorist, is what is really going on in Area 51, is that they are
responsible for all kinds of phenomena like this. The activity at Area 51
is not about UFO's or military weapons, but about creating mysteries that we
will all wonder about. The reason it's all footware-related is that the
leaders of Area 51 like things that stink. When it gets to the point that
they have too many half-pairs of socks or half-pairs of shoes, they do
things with them that create dazzling lights in the sky.

BTW, they have discovered at Area 51 that platinum is not really made of
atoms, but actually made of very tightly woven miniature nylon socks.

Austin
--
I'm pedaling as fast as I durn well please!
There are no X characters in my address

03-07-2005, 02:37 PM	#30 (permalink)
AustinMN Guest Posts: n/a	Re: one of the joys of cycling... Maggie wrote: > > Diablo Scott wrote: <snippage> >> Cecil Adams's straight dope on the one shoe thing: >> http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_124b.html >> >> >> Well, actually it's mostly conjecture with no satisfactory > conclusion, >> but a fun read. > > That was a fabulous read. I loved it. Thanks for sharing. I could never > understand the one shoe thing and now I realize that many people are > confused. Makes me feel much better. Now tell me about the lost sock in > the washing machine. You know a pair goes in....why does only one come > back? ;-) I DO NEED A LIFE!! > Thanks for sharing that.. > All good things > Maggie...still laughing. What Cecil's explanation overlooks, and, despite not being a conspiracy theorist, is what is really going on in Area 51, is that they are responsible for all kinds of phenomena like this. The activity at Area 51 is not about UFO's or military weapons, but about creating mysteries that we will all wonder about. The reason it's all footware-related is that the leaders of Area 51 like things that stink. When it gets to the point that they have too many half-pairs of socks or half-pairs of shoes, they do things with them that create dazzling lights in the sky. BTW, they have discovered at Area 51 that platinum is not really made of atoms, but actually made of very tightly woven miniature nylon socks. Austin -- I'm pedaling as fast as I durn well please! There are no X characters in my address