# Why do my sock puppets always speak in a French accent? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 20, 2004, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-sock-puppets-always-speak-in-a-french-accent/230171 "2004-02-20T06:40:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-sock-puppets-always-speak-in-a-french-accent/230171/21 "2004-02-22T06:53:30Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > They ALL do! It’s so wierd. Well, they should all sound the same, shouldn’t they? I mean, they’re not really sock puppets so much as they’re outfits for **[Balbo](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=235134)**, correct? ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-sock-puppets-always-speak-in-a-french-accent/230171/22 "2004-02-22T07:54:21Z")
_Merde._ ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-sock-puppets-always-speak-in-a-french-accent/230171/23 "2004-02-22T17:00:23Z")
[**¡Auf anglais solamente, por favor!**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3695705#post3695705) > [@](#): > > The Straight Dope Message Board is owned by a publication based in the USA. The common language of all the moderators of this message board is English. For that reason we ask that all posts on this message board be made in English. The staff members need to be able to read and understand posts made at the message board. Let’s stick to English, folks. Besides, the OP said that all of his socks speak in a French _accent_ . . . not the language itself. **Cajun Man** for the SDMB ---
**Author:** ![BellaDellaItalia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BellaDellaItalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellaDellaItalia)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-sock-puppets-always-speak-in-a-french-accent/230171/24 "2004-02-22T17:06:43Z")
My personal socks are mute, but speak American Sign Language quite well. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-sock-puppets-always-speak-in-a-french-accent/230171/25 "2004-02-23T03:54:26Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > Well, they should all sound the same, shouldn’t they? I mean, they’re not really sock puppets so much as they’re outfits for **[Balbo](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=235134)**, correct? Heh. I wondered if anyone would put two and two together. And to **Cajun Man** : Les jeux sont faits. Translation: the game is up. I t was fun while it lasted. 🙂 P.S. Balbo actually does know French. More than _ **I** _ do! You should hear him speaking Spanish in that French accent. Disturbing. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-sock-puppets-always-speak-in-a-french-accent/230171/26 "2004-02-23T14:47:33Z")
I think that the reason is that the meds you are on are made by a French pharmaceutical company. And the dosage is just a little too high. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-sock-puppets-always-speak-in-a-french-accent/230171.md?page=1)