11.   She did not limit herself to using her sock puppets to persuade children that they ought to learn an instrument.

12.   So what happened to the sock puppet?

13.   The endearing Pets.com sock puppet is a fitting mascot for the demise of the dot-com mania.

14.   The online pet store famous for its singing sock puppet shut down in November, just eight months after its initial public offering.

15.   The sock puppet is roadkill.

16.   The sock puppet was one of many guests asked to pay tribute.

17.   Their big winners included Autotrader.com, the cat herders for EDS information systems, and the singing sock puppet for pets.com.

18.   Things go better for Lamb Chop, the saccharine little sock puppet whose creator, Shari Lewis, died earlier this month.

19.   Whether the sock puppet and its product progeny will drive people to the Web site long-term remains to be seen.

20.   With the way things are going in the stock market, you might find more value in a Pets.com sock puppet or a William Shatner CD.