Merry Christmas From a Mess O' Monkeys

It's unclear how Sock Monkey Madness began on the Gold Coast.  Clearly, it was an epidemic that overflowed here, as it certainly did not begin here.

As memory serves, it had something to do with this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRPC1MtBeUg

The good thing is sock monkeys are highly photogenic.  They don't blink and are always smiling.

I should be so lucky.