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In reply to the discussion: "Resting his eyes.... RESTING HIS EYES!!???!!???? [View all]ShazzieB
(16,726 posts)22. You really think he LIKES being made fun of?
Last edited Tue Apr 16, 2024, 02:37 PM - Edit history (1)
I don't think so.
I don't believe every single thing he does is done purely for effect. He does a lot of things for effect, but deliberately playing sleepy in court would be a very odd choice. Besides attracting ridicule, it makes him look weak, which is a cardinal sin to him.
More likely, he's just a tired old coot who's been under a lot of stress and probably hasn't gotten much sleep lately.
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I get it. The bone spur's connected to the foot bone. The foot bone's connected to the...
Buns_of_Fire
Apr 16
#37
Come down out of the trees. He is showing contempt, and putting all the attention on him.
Srkdqltr
Apr 16
#5
He didn't attend any of his other offspring's graduations so this is another lame excuse.
catbyte
Apr 16
#20
I'm hoping that the Judge springs a trick question on him, and asks what school Barron is graduating from?
TheRickles
Apr 16
#27
Yeah, that's what my grandad always used to say when Grandma would catch him napping.
catbyte
Apr 16
#19
I disagree. He was clearly in deep meditation, in prayerful communion with, well, maybe not the Divine,
TheRickles
Apr 16
#28