9 Gift Sock Scenarios

I recently forwarded a pair of hand knit socks to a friend, and for some as yet unknown reason I have not heard anything about how these have been received, except that the post office at least has done its part.  This leaves me with no reasonable option but to list the scenarios which have been running through my mind, namely:

1. Socks received, hated them on sight.

2. Socks received but feet have been abducted by aliens and socks don't fit the stumps.

3. Feet so precious now, married as they are, that hand knit socks from the past too embarrassing to own.

4. Socks have been wickedly 'short sheeted' so recipient can't get them on.

5. Sock recipient in a daze from recent pie eating event, can no longer find feet, so socks now irrelevant.

6. Socks immediately re-gifted (to the postman?) and original recipient too ashamed to own up to this.

7. Advancing age has made sock recipient forget that the postman brought a package, or where it was placed; possibly also forgot what socks are for?

8. Wearing socks on hands, so don't have to acknowledge socks, but will get around to saying something about the wonky mitts one of these days, working up to it.

9. Oh, those were socks? From you? Thought it was junk mail so put it in the blue box.  All gone now.