The Sockman and Me: Encounters With a Friendly Neighborhood Fetishist

Recently, my sister forwarded me a picture taken of me in the summer of 1986. I'm standing in front of my parents' pool, holding out a fish I had caught earlier that day. I have one hand on my hip and I'm leaning to the side so as to keep the fish up. What most struck me about the picture were my socks. They cover my…
Surgery Reveals Dumbass Great Dane Ate 43.5 Socks
In February, a veterinarian in Portland performed surgery on a three-year-old, 140-pound Great Dane to remove a mysterious blockage from its stomach. It didn't take long for the doctor to determine the source of the obstruction: 43 and a half undigested socks lodged in the dog's belly.
Kids Forced to Watch Eliot Spitzer Suck His Topless Girlfriend's Toes
Eliot Spitzer and his girlfriend, the newly unemployed Lis Smith, put on quite the afternoon sex show for the families staying at the Montego Bay resort in Jamaica this week. And according to onlookers, it was gross.
US Customs Bust Man Smuggling $128,547 in His Socks From Mexico
A 51-year-old California man was arrested in June for attempting to smuggle $128,547 in his socks as he returned to the U.S. after a brief trip to Mexico.
Chicago Woman Attacked With 'Sock Full of Poop'
Everyone has a subway horror story. In addition to the day-to-day awfulness of crowded rush hour commutes, there are occasional subway parties, flashers, seats filled with mysterious liquids and, sometimes, there's even poo on the floor. But all of that pales in comparison to life on Chicago's Blue Line, where the poo…
Eliot Spitzer's Former Madame Loses in Brazil Election
Andreia Schwartz, the woman who ran Eliot "Socks" Spitzer's favorite hooker hangout, the Emperors Club VIP, failed yesterday in her bid for a local-level Legislative Assembly post in Brazil. She received 476 votes. Well, CNN has a vacancy. [NYDN]
Eliot Spitzer's Best Interview Yet: Dispelling the "Socks" Rumor
As previously noted, a huge, awesome interview with The Original LovGuv Eliot Spitzer went up on TED-like website Big Think, and in it, Spitzer gets candid on a number of subjects. Via NYDN, though, the best? The socks-during-sex question.
