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They blur the line between personal and professional attire with a confidence that seems to jest at our conformity: Didn’t you sheeple know the rules are made up?

People often joke that their favorite snack is “like crack” or call themselves “chocoholics” in jest.

The commission said Monguia’s shooting remarks “fostered an atmosphere of intimidation in the courtroom and, even if made in jest, were undignified and discourteous.”

It did, however, tell the BBC that the underwear appeared to have been "moved in jest, without any thought given for the upset this could cause to the owner".

Mateer released a statement Tuesday indicating that he had written those words in jest.