pippen, the sockpuppet

so, r. j. and i were at barnes & noble the other day, and i found this awesome kit of stupid sock creatures that you could make on your own. i am really into those ugly dolls, and when i saw this kit, i figured that i could just make my own ugly dolls. r. j. was pretty resistant to the purchase of this kit, but i wasn't going to leave the store without it. so we can all guess how that ended because of the four photos posted below :)

it all started with a simple pair of socks. ugly socks at that.
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there were of course a few more steps in between the first photo and this one, which included cutting up one of r. j.'s old neckties -- with his permission of course. here is our ugly friend with his new set of eyes, but yet to be stuffed.
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here is our ugly friend **freestanding** on our kitchen table!!! a great success!
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our little friend requested a photojournalistic portrait of himself -- he asked me to touch up some of his imperfections, but i told him that we photojournalists avoid retouching whenever possible. age is beauty, i told him.
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