World’s Longest Socks?
well, it finally came, the official response from Guinness to my querie…
Dear Ms Natosi
Thank you for sending us the details of your recent record proposal for ‘longest socks’. I am afraid to say that we are unable to accept this as a Guinness World Record. We receive over 65,000 enquiries a year from which a small proportion are approved by our experienced researchers to establish new categories. These are not ‘made up’ to suit an individual proposal, but rather ‘evolve’ as a result of international competition in a field, which naturally accommodates superlatives of the sort that we are interested in. We think you will appreciate that we are bound to favor those that reflect the greatest interest. I appreciate that this may be disappointing to you, but I hope that this does not deter you from trying again. We are always keen to hear from people who wish to set a Guinness World Record. If you should need any advice regarding breaking an existing record or setting a new Guinness World Record please contact us again through our website or directly quoting the above membership number. Once again thank you for contacting Guinness World Records. We wish you every success with any future record-breaking endeavors. Please do not reply to this email, as this inbox is not monitored. If you have any queries regarding your claim, please contact us through our website, www.guinnessworldrecords.com, quoting the above membership id.
Yours sincerely,
Leanne Ooi
Records Research Services
it doesn’t answer my question though, what I really wanted to know was how long the longest sock was or is. I believe it to be at least 10 feet from what little I’ve been able to google out of the www.
Shhhh….
don’t tell anyone, but I have 6 pairs of 200 inch socks on order…
that’s 16 feet 8 inches!!!
