just leave the socks off, then there are no worries :)
i used to live in a shared house years ago on leaving home after a row, and the guy in the downstairs bedroom had socks on his floor that were so sweaty and discusting that the smell seeped under his door and all round the house, it was horrendous! we could see them through his letter box all stiff on the floor!!!
thinking bout it, it probably explains why i hate the term being said unless it is in jest, real bad memories of sweaty discusting stand-up-on-their-own-socks!!!! :o :o