h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

well after being annoyed at my husband most of yesterday I decided to move onto a more globally important problem

that's right, I'm talking about the imp that steals socks
why always one sock from each pair
think you've beaten it by buying six of the same pair of socks
think again as eleven of those twelve socks go mysteriously missing only to turn up again when they are all different shades of grey!
you all know what I'm talking about

there is no escaping the sock imp,
I believe his wife is the one that puts ladders in all my best stockings too,

governments and people around the world it is time to stand up and take back our socks! Refuse to go to work wearing odd socks and preying no-one will notice, it is time we fought back against this blight this nuisance this monster that plague all of our homes!

stand and let your voices be herd, we have had enough!!

Anthea,

Ah, you mean the Odd Sock Pixie - you can read about it and other interesting beings at A206759

[B4 wanders through the thread, not much paying attention, and muttering to himself. He's holding what appears to be a phone/PDA in his left hand, all the while touching the screen as if texting. If you look closely, on the back at the bottom, is an almost unnoticeable button, except for the fact it's bright Orange. B4 makes odd course corrections as he ambles on by.]

Oh, you thought you could hide, did you? Not with ~this~ li'l baby on your tail, you won't! Hah! Gads, you just gotta love technology...when it works. And by golly, this li'l homing device is GOOD!

[He suddenly jinks right and picks up his pace.]

Oh, yeah! "One way, or another, I'm gonna find ya; I'm gonna get ya-get ya-get ya-get ya..." Stupid sock imp! You're history...

[His muttering fades away as he passes out of the thread on his hunt.]

B4ishootitstuffitmountitonmystudywalloverthefireplace

draws attention to

http://h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/classic/A87706632

In times of old blah de blah there was a group of radical glove-wearers decided that they were going to get at those sock wearers by whatever means possible

Finding a sympathitic who was prepared to use dark magicks they conjured up what you sock wearers call the sock imp to be the bane of your lifes

Sorry bout that, we don't how how to take it back

The sock imp only returns single socks after you've thrown away the other one.

yeah that sock imp is a mean little guy