Random Question

How did we arrive at "sockpuppet" as the term of derision for a known poster deceptively posting under a different name? Would a marionette be preferable? A ventriloquist dummy?

It seems to me that the ventriloquist dummy would be the more apt comparison, since in that case one is attempting to create the illusion of separate personalities, while the sock puppeteer is usually making no such attempt (though I suppose Lamb Chop would be an exception.

I suppose "sock puppet" rolls off the keyboard easier than "vebtriloquist dummy," and it apparently has caught on, so we're stuck with it.

Wonder how this post would be received on dKos....