Socks are Complicated

In Madison there's this homeless guy who if you give him money, he'll tell you a joke. Great guy. He once told me this joke:

HE: Do your socks have holes in them?
ME: Um...no.
HE: Then how'd you get them on?

I didn't laugh, or maybe I laughed politely. I don't remember. Either way, that joke was not funny. Plus I lied. My socks have tons of holes in them.

I imagine two possible variations on this joke.

HE: Do your socks have holes in them?
ME: Yes.
HE: Oh.

Or...

HE: Do your socks have holes in them?
ME: Yeah, tons.
HE: Me too, man.
ME: It's a hard life.
HE: You bet it is.

I would have laughed much more at either of those. Great guy, though.