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While sitting for a deposition in a defamation lawsuit that she filed, Laura Loomer was asked to explain under oath what she meant by the phrase "Arby's in her pants" (which she earlier penned in a tweet).

Transcript:

Q  Can you explain to me what it means to say to her that "the Arby's in her pants"?
A  Well, Arby's --
    MR. KLAYMAN:  Objection.  Relevancy.
BY MS. BOLGER:
Q Answer the question.
A  Arby's sells roast beef.
Q  Right.  Can you tell me what -- why you were talking about "the Arby's in her pants"?
A  Well, it's just a -- an expression.
Q  What is the expression trying to convey?
A  It conveys the reason why she got a divorce by her own admission.
Q  Because she had roast beef in her pants?
A  Yeah.
Q  She'd put roast beef in her pants; that's what you're trying to say there?  You're literally saying she put Arby's in her pants?
A  I'm saying she literally -- it's so ridiculous.  I'm saying she literally put Arby's in her pants.  Yes.
    MR. KLAYMAN:  Objection.  Relevancy.
BY MS. BOLGER:
Q  You're not making a slur about her?
A  No.
Q  You're literally saying she put an Arby's sandwich in her pants; is that right?
A  Yes.  That's correct.  That's correct.
Q  Why are you laughing?
A  Because I just think it's so funny.
Q  What is your basis for saying she put Arby's in her pants?
A  I just think it's so funny.  I just think it's so funny.
Q  What is your basis for saying she put Arby's in her pants?
A  She carries roast beef in her pockets.
Q  What is your basis for saying she puts roast beef in her pockets and in her pants?
    MR. KLAYMAN:  Objection. Relevancy. Harassment.
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[–] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 90 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Q Because she had roast beef in her pants?

A Yeah.

Q She'd put roast beef in her pants; that's what you're trying to say there? You're literally saying she put Arby's in her pants?

A I'm saying she literally -- it's so ridiculous. I'm saying she literally put Arby's in her pants. Yes.

No she's not.

https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/beef-curtains/

And remember - for conservatives, it's always projection.

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 37 points 4 months ago

No. No she's not. But proving that, from a legal perspective, is... Challenging.

At least as long as she sticks to her story.

[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 13 points 4 months ago

I knew what she meant, but I could not for the life of me remember the actual slang phrase.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 50 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Does this count as perjury?

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 38 points 4 months ago (2 children)

There's no legal rule that says you can't be an idiot.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

The way the US is going it's more likely they'll outlaw intelligence, not idiocy.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You can be an idiot, but it's perjury to be a lying idiot.

[–] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 months ago

Only if they can prove you're lying and not in fact, just a bigger idiot.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes, but.

Perjury is a serious crime that must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. It's expensive and time consuming to make that kind of case. And a US attorney needs to decide to prosecute.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Perjury is a serious crime

Yeah right... I lost count of how many people, specially cops, continuously lie under oath and nobody does anything in the good old USA

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago

Crimes are what us poors commit. The others are just doing their jobs.

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 49 points 4 months ago (3 children)

sigh

Why do we still try to make women feel about their labia. Particularly bad that its coming from another woman. Loomer also knows about body issues given her plastic surgery.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 4 months ago

She's projecting her own core fears.

[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Everyone I know likes outies better

[–] Rachelhazideas@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Because pedophiles will cling to any justification for their attraction towards underdeveloped genitals.

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 42 points 4 months ago

I am dumber for having read this

[–] sudo@programming.dev 13 points 4 months ago

Posting Loomer should be considered cheating on this comm.

[–] ZMonster@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Hmm, interesting

represented by Larry Klayman

Oh, thanks I don't need to read the rest. ❌