Can anybody plz explain to me why my socks always go missing when i put my clothes through a washing cycle?

A strange question i know, but the mystery is baffling me! and why is it always socks and not other small items like boxer shorts i am talking about during the whole process from gathering the clothes, to washing them, to hanging them up to ironing them, to getting them back to my room - they always come back with less socks.
Answer
Yes i can.at the back of your washing machine, and indeed all washing machines is a small portal to another world.when you put a load in, the magnetic force from the mother-ship in the sock dimension, pulls a sock from each pair.this is totally usual and happens to everyone. the government have been secretly working with nasa and it is rumoured a portal has been wedged open in spacial-time somewhere in south dorking.one day, anybody will wage war with sock world and return our missing footwear. until then friend, asda 5 pairs of black socks for £1.99.