Sock Monkey

A sock monkey is a toy made from socks fashioned in the likeness of a monkey. These stuffed animals are a mixture of folk art and kitsch in the culture of the United States and the culture of Canada.

Read more about Sock Monkey:  Origins, Sock Monkeys Today

Famous quotes containing the words sock and/or monkey:

    “What did you hit her for?
    I’ll let you in on something, she’s a lush, the lady. After she bends the elbow a few times, she begins to see things. Rats, roaches, snakes, bats, you know. A sock in the kisser’s the only thing that’ll bring her out of it.”
    —Richard Brooks (1912–1992)

    “When there is no tiger on the mountain, the monkey becomes king.”
    —Chinese proverb.