Will Knit Socks for Lobster

hollydolly said:
I know what a Lobster is.:rolleyes:.I live on an Island we are surrounded by fish and fisherman.... I dont understand why anyone would be knitting socks for a Lobster..I thought it was the name of a society or something
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I figured she was getting paid in lobsters, which is very fine with me.
 

hollydolly said:
I know what a Lobster is.:rolleyes:.I live on an Island we are surrounded by fish and fisherman.... I dont understand why anyone would be knitting socks for a Lobster..I thought it was the name of a society or something
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I thought you should be familiar with it. But when you first asked it wasn't clear what you didn't understand. I also figured that people would enjoy the video.
 

OldFeller said:
I thought you should be familiar with it. But when you first asked it wasn't clear what you didn't understand. I also figured that people would enjoy the video.
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I didn't watch the video..I was stopped in my tracks at the idea that someone would think a person wouldn't know what a lobster was...
 
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Back on topic of knitting socks…….yes, I really enjoy knitting socks. I never thought about asking for lobster (or any other gift ) for knitting socks, I just enjoy making them for my family, along with slippers.
My English mother-in-law taught me how to knit back when I was first married (in the early 60’s), and once I learned that, she showed me how to use 4 needles and make socks. It is mostly the only thing I make except for the little throw rugs that I crochet with yarn and plastic grocery bags.


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hollydolly said:
I live on a Northern European Island..where the waters arre cold... where are people getting the idea that I wouldn't know about Lobsters?

Lobster fishing is a big thing here as it is in all of European oceans
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Well, since you are not an American, I will clue you in.

Lobsters get cold feet. Ergo, they need socks (actually footed leggings is what they prefer us to call these).
 
WheatenLover said:
The nervous system has to be developed enough for the living being to be able to feel pain.
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Okay, but remember people sometimes make convenient decisions about which they know nothing.
As subjective as pain is, I don't see how we can know for sure.
My son was circumcised immediately after birth. He screamed piteously. The doctor said my son couldn't feel it. I called him a damn fool.
 
gruntlabor said:
Okay, but remember people sometimes make convenient decisions about which they know nothing.
As subjective as pain is, I don't see how we can know for sure.
My son was circumcised immediately after birth. He screamed piteously. The doctor said my son couldn't feel it. I called him a damn fool.
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I read an article in Good Housekeeping magazine when I was quite young. It was about how babies were operated on without anesthesia because it was thought that fetuses and newborns did not feel pain. This did not change until 1987. I was horrified. I can't find that article online, but I did find this.

Doctors Started Anesthetizing Babies More Recently Than You Might Think

On December 17, 1987 there was an opinion piece in the New York Times, but I can't access it since I am not a subscriber. It is called

Why Infant Surgery Without Anesthesia Went Unchallenged​

 
OldFeller said:
I was wondering why you wouldn't know a lobster. It was blowing my mind. But even more mind blowing was the idea that you thought someone was knitting something for lobsters to wear. LOL
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On the contrary ..I didn't think that at all... that's the whole point..I asked if LOBSTER was a name for some instutution or other, that she might be knitting for, knowing no one in their right mind would be knitting for a shellfish...... but no she said she knitting for lobster legs
 

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