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[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People|Sockman, Ira]] | ||
{{ | [[Category:Characters|Sockman, Ira]] | ||
{{Character Bio | | |||
name = Ira Sockman| | |||
picture = File:Irasockman.jpg| | |||
First appearance = [[Record Setters with a Z]]| | |||
person = [[Justin Robert Young]]}} | |||
'''Ira Sockman''' is the acting Legal Counsel from [[TWiT_Netcast_Network|TWiT]] overseeing the [[NSFW]]show. It practices Sharia Law with its Muslim Brothers. It also worked for TechTV. | |||
[[File:Bonnie_sockman_art.jpg|thumb|Sockman painting by [[Bonnie]]]] | |||
==Shtick== | |||
* Advises against using certain phrases to avoid litigation. Example: I'm gonna need you to say "[[Tub Treats]]" instead of "bath salts". | |||
* Tells the story of the time somebody threw a brick through a Prius window. | |||
* Advises against talking about certain people in a negative light- "they're a very litigious estate". | |||
==Catch Phrase== | |||
* "Pretend I'm not here" | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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** #106 [[FreeTNT]] | ** #106 [[FreeTNT]] | ||
** #109 [[The 2011 GTFO Awards]] ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfBIjPwBB64&t=55m21s 55:21]) | ** #109 [[The 2011 GTFO Awards]] ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfBIjPwBB64&t=55m21s 55:21]) | ||
** #125 [[Tomception]] | ** #125 [[Tomception]] ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwSbCbvbeQI&t=3m55s 3:55]) | ||
** #133 [[Tub Treats]] | |||
** #216 [[Hacking the Plebeians]] | |||
** #218 [[Night of 1000 Announcements]] | |||
==Fun Facts== | ==Fun Facts== | ||
* Ira Sockman got lost on | * Ira Sockman got lost on its way back from [[SXSW]] 2012, and finally found its way back to [[Justin]] a month later. | ||
* Contrary to popular belief, Ira is Muslim, not Jewish. | |||
* According to its "handler", [[Justin Robert Young]], Ira is neither a man nor a woman... it's a sock. | |||
* He has a class ring from Colorado State University that has the words "Fuck the police" engraved on it. | |||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [http://twitter.com/ | * [http://twitter.com/Ira_Sockman Twitter - @Ira_Sockman] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:55, 10 April 2015
| Ira Sockman | |
| |
| First Appearance | Record Setters with a Z |
| Portrayed By | Justin Robert Young |
Ira Sockman is the acting Legal Counsel from TWiT overseeing the NSFWshow. It practices Sharia Law with its Muslim Brothers. It also worked for TechTV.
Sockman painting by Bonnie
Shtick
- Advises against using certain phrases to avoid litigation. Example: I'm gonna need you to say "Tub Treats" instead of "bath salts".
- Tells the story of the time somebody threw a brick through a Prius window.
- Advises against talking about certain people in a negative light- "they're a very litigious estate".
Catch Phrase
- "Pretend I'm not here"
Appearances
- NSFW
- #105 Record Setters with a Z
- #106 FreeTNT
- #109 The 2011 GTFO Awards (55:21)
- #125 Tomception (3:55)
- #133 Tub Treats
- #216 Hacking the Plebeians
- #218 Night of 1000 Announcements
Fun Facts
- Ira Sockman got lost on its way back from SXSW 2012, and finally found its way back to Justin a month later.
- Contrary to popular belief, Ira is Muslim, not Jewish.
- According to its "handler", Justin Robert Young, Ira is neither a man nor a woman... it's a sock.
- He has a class ring from Colorado State University that has the words "Fuck the police" engraved on it.