garyrc Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 On the British TV show Repair Shop, they rebuilt an old, wind up, gramophone that had a large horn. They said the acceptable way to make it less loud was to stuff cloth into the horn. They said that was the origin of, "Put a sock in it!" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Kuol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glens Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 If nothing else it sounds plausible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 I can attest to the sock method..... my wife is much more quiet with the sock in verses out.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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