No prizes for guessing who the 'certain Mudcatter' is, Sandra. John's 'matching' of socks is so bizarre that I have come to the conclusion that it is not accidental - he is being rebellious and making a statement.

Most of his socks are either brown or black, but they are so different in size, thickness and shades of black/brown that it's really obvious (to me anyway) when they don't match. He has a bunch of brown ones that he calls grey, and for some reason, two of them are about twice as long as all the others. There is another medium length pair, and a couple of short pairs which actually are interchangeable. But he thinks nothing of wearing a short one with a long one. I try to tune out and not notice for my sanity.