sock elves

[lotta]

Admittedly, I know that going shopping instead of doing laundry is not the most brilliant solution when talking long-term, sustainable, economically viable strategic planning. However, I do think that in the case of socks, it is at least an acceptable short-term solution. Especially in my case, where I am convinced that my apartment is infested by

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[sproket_dk]

This is what is happening Charlotte:
http://www.datanet.dk/sockburglar.jpg

[noodlefan]

LOL

The sock can be expressed mathematically as a wave function of position and time (Y(x,t)).

[kimbis]

Here is the explanation:

http://hogranch.com/mayer/qtl.html

[empressmonique]

Nah, I can't take you up on your dare, as I too believe in the existence of sock elves. However, they take only Tobias's socks. They don't dare mess with me. =P

[reebert]

In our home, even if the elves are here, they are most likely starving since our dog, Maggie, beats them to every single sock she can find. haha

[kenatent]

I was thinking that there are times when you should buy more socks instead of just washing the ones you have. Clothes depreciate over time (1)because they lose their stylistic value and (2)because wear and tear accumulates. Socks generally hold little stylistic value, so their depreciation is primarily a function of the wash and wear cycle. Accordingly, the rate at which each pair will depreciate is inversely related to the number of pairs you own (e.g. if you own 100 pairs of socks, each pair will depreciate 90% slower than if you owned only 10 pairs). Because you incur costs when you do laundry, more specifically, you give up your own time, you may be much better off with an extraordinarily large number of socks.

Just a thought.

[lotta]

Thank you. My point exactly.

However, your argument is based on the premise that upon obtaining ownership of said socks one shall retain ownership of one's property. Is there any legal recourse against sock elves who ingest one's property?

[kenatent]

There are two avenues of legal recourse available to you.

(1)You may report your continued losses to the local authorities. What the elf is doing constitutes burglary, a crime which generally provokes heavy penalties. This assumes that the local authorities care enough about your loss to track down the little bugger and prosecute him.

(2)You may also bring a civil suit against the elf for conversion. Conversion is the taking of another's property and is the common law civil equivalent to theft. Unlike a criminal prosecution, the conversion claim will allow you to recover damages against the elf -- in this case, damages will be the replacement value of all of the socks he/she has stolen to date. This assumes that the court in which you bring your claim has jurisdiction over the elf and that he/she has assets against which you may levy your judgment.