I am pandering to the masses. Somewhat to my surprise, of all the columns that I have written over the past two years, Random Thoughts For 2013™ generated the most comments from my readers — although, to be accurate, the vast majority of those concerned one particular Random Thought (I’ll let you guess which one). And so, back by popular demand, More Random Thoughts™:

• When lawyers say, “With all due respect, Your Honor,” most judges hear, “I’ll feign deference to your idiotic opinion, Your Honor, because you wear the robes.”