In the grand tradition of philosophical inquiry, we must confront the fundamental question: what makes a sock, a sock? Is it the fabric that binds it, the color that distinguishes it, or the very notion that it has a partner in the drawer? The Sock Puppet Theory posits that a sock is only a sock when paired with another. A lone sock, much like the existentialist's concept of 'being' without a 'non-being', is an oxymoron.
Consider the humble sock drawer, where the lone sock is cast aside, rejected, and forgotten. But what if we were to pair it with a sock of similar hue, but differing texture? Ah ha! The Sock Puppet Theory is born!