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The Perfect Number of Socks

Now that my desk is tamed (mostly) I've turned to taming my socks. Somehow my socks drawer has swollen to nearly 60 pair. After cutting them in half I'm now trying to pick the perfect number.

Though a trivial question it really is a microcosm for stripping out the crap....any thoughts?

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just to be safe

20 work 10 sports 10 "special" purple, disney, or just polka-dot

and just in case (keep these unwraped) +5 work +5 sports

Now I don't keep track on how many I got now, but as soon as the sock gnomes get me missing some or I just bust/wear out 1 or more I instantly unwrap a fresh pair. The day I use up the +5 stack I buy a some more.

If you are getting ready for ww3 or you just hate to buy socks every 2-4 months get moar then those +5 stacks.

P.S. Just don't get all freaky and buy +500, curl them all in balls and sleep in their multicolored glory ^^

 
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