# I had to create this sock just to get through...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-to-create-this-sock-just-to-get-through/752842>\
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**Created:** [April 22, 2016, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-to-create-this-sock-just-to-get-through/752842 "2016-04-22T13:23:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-to-create-this-sock-just-to-get-through/752842/53 "2016-04-26T09:06:40Z")

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> [@TokyoBayer](#):
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> Or at least the sock was, as it should rightfully have been.
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> I just tested to see what would happen, and it let me get past the initial screen to enter the user name and password, with the transition screen “Thank you Sock of Christmas Past” for signing in" or whatever it says, only to get screen saying I am denied access because of being banned for being a sock.
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> It makes me wonder how people who get really banned feel.

Aw. Now you made me wish I did create a sock, instead of assuming it would be pointless and wouldn’t work.

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**Author:** ![tonyfop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85f322/32.png) [@tonyfop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tonyfop)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-to-create-this-sock-just-to-get-through/752842/54 "2016-04-26T12:20:37Z")

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Yep, next time you will all learn to fear **tonysock**. If I bother.

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**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-to-create-this-sock-just-to-get-through/752842/55 "2016-04-26T12:45:55Z")

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> [@BigT](#):
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> Aw. Now you made me wish I did create a sock, instead of assuming it would be pointless and wouldn’t work.

In my case it was and it didn’t.

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