1.   Among them, only Shari Lewis, with her Lamb Chop sock puppet, seemed capable of self-renewal.

2.   And the sock puppet might resurface, because Pets.com is trying to raise money by selling licensing rights to the mascot.

3.   Before the sock puppet, IPOs and Webvan, the Internet was a heady place.

4.   For months, commercials with a sock puppet singing the glory of Pets.com seemed to be on every channel every five minutes.

5.   If he had any more problems, he would be making sock puppets right now.

6.   In fact, the sock puppet has become such a popular hit that an entire line of merchandise is being built around it.

7.   Lewis turned her sock puppets into a cottage industry that spawned books, videos and, of course, a television show.

8.   Now Pets.com has gone out of business, though the sock puppet may have a contract with other retailers in its future.

9.   Ross makes a persuasive enough case that corporate higher-ups at Disney played no part in her attraction to the sock puppet.

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