hello everyone. this is pierre. sometime back, my son henry, when visiting me at my house, became somewhat attached to a sock monkey named garvin, an attachment that seems to have given rise to an ever-expanding sock monkey collection. it helps that i've always been pretty accomplished when it comes to inventing amusing voices and personalities for inanimate objects, his various toys being no exceptions...i think i can do almost all of the star wars characters by now, as well as sponge bob, patrick, and an array of more comic voices that work well for things like, well, sock monkeys. henry found pierre on ebay and used some of his allowance to buy him for me as a congratulations gift for my appearances on dinner:impossible. i can't begin to say how touched i was by the gesture. he's a wonderful and very considerate boy and i'm blessed to have him as my son. needless to say, pierre is already developing his own distinct personality and strange high-pitched french accent, laiden with comic condescension and insult, without the rage and irritability that you find so often in other, human french chefs. i've yet to see how his inherent flammability will effect the success of his chosen career. anyway, thank you, buddy, you're the best boy in the world.
