Why did Justice Rehnquist put stripes on his sleeves for the Impeachment?

[kid a]

Was it tradition? WTF?

[MissMarple]

1. No, it was hubris.

Just ....an excess of human pride.

[Eric J in MN]

2. He saw an opera with a striped costume in it. (nt0

nt

[barbaraann]

3. Probably compensation.

Competition with the Clenis.

[dsc]

4. If I recall correctly he wanted to look like a famous figure from

a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta.

[Lifelong Protester]

5. Yes, a character from the Mikado....

[JohnLocke]

6. Correct. "Iolanthe," to be precise (nt).

[coffeenap]

8. Yep--it is a running gag in my family (ok, we're weird) nt

[Tace]

7. He Was Insane

Ok, Ok, I just had to say it.

My understanding is that he thought the stripes looked cool. He was fashion conscious, like Superman, or Batman.

[dbt]

9. IIRC, he did it a bit before the Impeachment.

Perhaps Inquisition is a better word, though I was not expecting it.

Remember New Orleans

[NWHarkness]

10. Just to be a shithead

[B Calm]

11. I think he always dreamed of being in the Navy..

[bobbieinok]

12. vague recollection of what he wore...maybe a PhD gown; it has stripes

3 on each arm, I think