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bongbong

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17. Yes

Reply to jsmirman (Reply #15)

Wed Feb 8, 2012, 12:30 AM

Feb 2012

I attended oral arguments (open to the public if you figure out how to do it) at the SCOTUS a few years ago, and got to see how he does his sleeping. He leans back in his chair as far as it will go, drapes his forearm across his eyes in a pose faintly (VERY faintly) reminiscent of pondering, and saws the logs.

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