When did it all start?

[Dave Monroe]

Marge: Well, everybody's got a fear of something.
Homer: Not everybody.
Marge: [to Homer] Sock puppets!
Homer: Where?!  Where?!  Aah!  Aah!

http://snpp.com/episodes/2F08.html

Them sock puppets is just funnier, is all ...

--- Ya Sam <takoitov at hotmail.com> wrote:

> In general, the etymology is interesting. Why
> 'sock-puppet'? Not simply a puppet, not a
> marionette, not a dummy etc.?

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