# I Made a Sock Monkey

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sock-monkey/283495>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 7, 2005, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sock-monkey/283495 "2005-01-07T01:32:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2005, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sock-monkey/283495/41 "2005-01-10T16:08:50Z")

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Hey, mods! Isn’t making a sock monkey a bannable offense???

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**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2005, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sock-monkey/283495/42 "2005-01-10T16:12:44Z")

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> [@Indygrrl](#):
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> I love making sock monkeys. I didn’t know people thought they were creepy.
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> I made my daughter one three or four years ago and she still loves that thing.
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> Now I want to make another one.

I think they’re funny looking but also sort of creepy. I can see how they could really creep people out. I think it’s the big red lips, they look like they are either wearing those wax big red lips or had too much collagen injected and both those things are a bit creepy to me.

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**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sock-monkey/283495/43 "2005-01-13T00:25:09Z")

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My friend told me they were racist. ☹

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**Author:** ![ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c77e96/32.png) [@ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sock-monkey/283495/44 "2005-01-13T01:45:01Z")

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> [@Wile E](#):
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> I think they’re funny looking but also sort of creepy. I can see how they could really creep people out. I think it’s the big red lips, they look like they are either wearing those wax big red lips or had too much collagen injected and both those things are a bit creepy to me.

I’m more scared of the big red butt.

I’m about ready to make another one too. I took Gomer to work and now he’s our mascot. When writing documentation, we are going to use Gomer as a benchmark…if he can follow the instructions then they are simple enough.

My next one will have a straighter smile and less stiff arms. I can’t wait to start him.

L

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