Sock Monkey Slippers
I have this thing about sock monkeys. They scare me. I don't know the reason but they freak me out! The red lips and red butt makes me shiver from my head to my elbows. My reaction to viewing these slippers doesn't require a martini. Maybe because it's a knitted garment. What's a phobia of sock monkeys called? Sock monkey phobia?
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2 comments:
I didn't even click on the link, where I imagined horrible sock monkeys waiting for me. I think there is something not-so-subtly racist about them, like Little Black Sambo, or something. And, it is our genetic predisposition to be terrified by bloody mouths and rearends. And that, folks, is your friendly neighborhood anthropologist speaking. Say no to sock monkeys....
kiki
I wholeheartedly agree. I was thinking the same thing in the back of my mind, but I couldn't bring it into perspective. Say no to sock monkeys!
Thanks KIKI!
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