sock it to

The living room alone features a lavender Plycraft chair and a Sputnik chandelier as well as a Weltron Space Ball Retro stereo boasting an Earth, Wind & Fire 8-Track and a “Sock It To Me” squished beer ashtray.

Part of that unusual formula included the show’s array of guest stars – including a bewildered Richard Nixon uttering the catchphrase “sock it to me” – and in 1970, a drummer named Ringo Starr.

Now don’t ask me why it’s called “Sock It to Me” cake; some say it’s because when waitresses asked customers if they wanted a slice of cake, they’d respond, “Sock it to me!”

Burns’ Sock It to Me cake was by far my favorite.

Operation Nightwatch, a faith-based organization in Seattle that provides housing, free meals and street outreach, is hosting its annual “Sock it to Homelessness” sock drive from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.