# Another Clueless Question From Me

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-clueless-question-from-me/111771>\
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**Created:** [May 31, 2002, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-clueless-question-from-me/111771 "2002-05-31T19:16:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![LolaBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2002, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-clueless-question-from-me/111771/1 "2002-05-31T19:16:58Z")

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I’ve heard the term “troll” throughtout my illustrious message board career (All of a year and three months!) but I’ve never heard “sock”.

What is a BBS “sock”?

(I know it isn’t the thing you wear on your foot)

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**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2002, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-clueless-question-from-me/111771/2 "2002-05-31T19:50:28Z")

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Short for “sock puppet” – it indicates someone who has multiple usernames and uses them to post as different identities.

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2002, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-clueless-question-from-me/111771/3 "2002-05-31T19:55:55Z")

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[see here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=109852)