Oh - were you going to use this yarn for something?
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I’ve never lost a sock in the washing machine yet. I count them in and count them out again.
It’s finding where the kids have lost them is my issue. I wouldn’t mind but they’re adults now, and still can’t get the socks off their feet and into the laundry basket without losing one 
Lorraine
Can anyone remember where a variant of this phrase was famously used?
For a bonus where was the person when they said it?
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Counting the socks doesn’t help me with the fact that I usually end up with 9, 13, or 17. I know where they go, though I don’t know why they go there-- the back of the closet floor, up my husband’s shirt sleeve or in a pajama leg. 
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One day in 2005, the Lord came to Noah — now living in the U.S. — and said:
“Once again, the world has become wicked and overpopulated. The end is near. Build another Ark and save two of every living creature, along with a few good humans. You have six months before the rain begins — 40 days and 40 nights!”
Six months later, God looked down and saw Noah sitting in his backyard… no Ark in sight, just Noah weeping under a half-finished shed.
“Noah!” the Lord thundered. “Where’s the Ark? I’m about to start the rain!”
Noah sighed and said,
“Lord, times have changed. I needed a building permit. The city says I’m violating zoning laws, the neighbors filed complaints, and the development board is still reviewing my appeal.”
“The Department of Transportation wants me to post a bond to cover moving power lines when I haul the Ark to the sea — I told them the sea would come to us, but they won’t listen.”
“Then there’s the lumber — can’t cut trees anymore, the environmentalists are worried about the spotted owl. I tried to explain that the Ark is for saving the owls too, but no luck.”
“When I started gathering animals, the animal rights activists sued me for unlawful captivity. I now need 834 licenses just to house them.”
“The EPA banned the waterproof pitch I’m supposed to use, saying it’s harmful to the environment. OSHA shut down my scaffolding. The unions say I can’t hire my sons because they’re not certified Ark-builders. The Human Rights Commission is investigating my hiring process, and Immigration is checking everyone’s paperwork.”
“And finally, the IRS froze my bank accounts, accusing me of trying to smuggle endangered species out of the country!”
Noah looked up, exhausted:
“Lord, I’m afraid it’ll take at least 100 years to finish the Ark.”
Suddenly, the skies cleared, the sun came out, and a rainbow stretched across the sky.
Noah asked, “Lord, does this mean you’re not going to destroy the world?”
And the Lord replied,
“No need, Noah. The government already did.”
— Some things never change!
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Tee hee 
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love it 
