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Me by Me: The Pets.com Sock Puppet Book

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When I heard about this book, I was expecting an elaborate autobiography detailing the Sock Puppet's mysterious past. Unfortunately, I discovered too late that it was only a 64-page paperback w/ witty photos and equally witty captions written by the Sock Puppet for each photo.

Don't get me wrong - the book is hilarious. But I guess I was expecting much more. This is an extremely fun book to read at a bookstore if you're there with nothing better to do, but only die-hard Sock Puppet fans should make a purchase.

The Pets.com TV advertising campaign was hilarious. The commercials with the Sock Puppet standing in as the witty Pets.com 'Spokes-puppet' were pure marketing genious (although sadly not enough to stop their recent demise).... The book however, is only moderately amusing, and doesn't really capture the humor that was found in the TV commercials. A collection of pictures accompanied by some handwritten captions made for a fairly average read. I'd highly recommend purchasing the actual 'Sock Puppet' from Amazon.com...since I think for the extra few bucks it's more fun to entertain kids or co-workers with the charming little terry-cloth sock, than spending money on this book. Only diehard 'Sock Puppet' fans should spend their money here. I don't mean to be cutting, but I guess I was expecting a little more.

It looks slick, maybe even gimmicky. But it was worth the price to find this thin shiny book that completely hit the mark in capturing the fun of the Sock Puppet. The photos and writing were excellent -- they caught the quirky humor of the commercials, and managed to stay brilliant by keeping it short and to the point. (Although short, as the Sock Puppet says in the introduction, is a relative term when you measure time in dog years.) Now, if only they would add some audio...

This book is very funny....Mad magazine and Saturday Night Live type humor. It's impossible not to love this sock puppet.... should have his own t.v. show. Love the pet cemetary and chess photos.

This book is hilarious.... reminds me of the humor in Mad Magazine or in a Saturday Night Live skit! A great gift for anyone that appreciates tongue and cheek humor!

There was a problem with shipping but they went above and beyond to correct everything!!!!

A breathtaking journey into the very soul of a sock puppet. I laughed. I cried. I licked myself.
I truly had no idea the pure joy one could receive from manually stimulating a canine's backdoor. Thank you Pets.com!