You can put a sock puppet next to Bush and I would vote for it." At Kerry headquarters in Washington, no one's calling it the "sock puppet" theory, but it's pretty much the one they are operating on.

Running time: 45 minutes Web site: harveyfinklestein.com When you go to see a show called Harvey Finklestein's Sock Puppet Showgirls, you probably have some idea of what you're in for.

The Pets.com dog sock puppet was everywhere at the turn of the century. He's now the mascot for a bygone era of the San Francisco tech industry.

It was the Pets.com sock puppet, of course, that carried the brand and became a small pop culture phenomenon. But the company is winding down anyway. So what will become of the puppet?