Only 80 pair? What a piker. Everyone knows that all real men should have at least 200 pair of socks.
60 pair of white cotton athletic socks
25 pair of black or patterned dress socks
10-20 pair of merino woll hiking and backpacking socks of verying thicknesses
10-20 pair of Pearl Izumi cycling socks
10-20 pair of polypropylene sock liners
4-10 pair of Skiing socks
4-10 pair of snowboarding socks
25 plus pair of assorted thermal socks for hunting and outdoor use.
You should get to the store quickly and get him the socks he needs to be a real man.
Then make sure that you thank him for me for serving our nation.
That’s more like it.
Actually, I only have thick soled white athletic socks from SAM’s
. . . for common use. Probably 40-60 pairs of them. All the same sock. Most bought at near the same time. I hate matching socks up. Now don’t have to.
I have a few pairs of thick wool socks for backpacking etc.
Given my status and job . . . and where I live . . . part time prof, I don’t have to be that concerned about dressing up in my neck of the woods. Not for church, weddings, funerals . . . nothin.’ I like it that way.
I think sometimes in a guy’s life . . . warm socks from a drier are kind of like a warm towel from a drier just after a shower . . . very easy to be fond of.
And, I think athletic socks have a lot of friendly associations for most guys.
In any case, I encourage students and lots of other folks—get a month’s worth of socks and underwear. Why bother matching socks or washing more often. Life’s too short to spend it on such silly tasks.