Holding Court; and I don't mean in a legal sense, presided over by a judge.
Definition: a person that is the center of attention, surrounded by an audience of others that listen with great interest to every word.
"Jim is in the conference room holding court again."
It happens a lot at the firehouse. Every time I see it starting, I bolt. The worst offender is someone that grates on just about everyone in the department, yet when he starts they sit there listening to old repeated stories. It's like they're afraid to get up and walk out.
So prompting tonight's post was Halloween standby and Trick Or Treat at the firehouse. Sure enough, you know who was here and holding court down the hall. He was so loud I had to close the door to the TV room because he was drowning out the TV. Trick Or Treat ended at 9 PM, so the last hour will be nice and quiet.
I worked at the same shop, for over 35 years, with many of the same people for much of that time. So after all that time, we all heard the same stories from each other a million times. And I understand exactly what you are saying.
ReplyDeleteIt seems that certain people feel like what they have to say is like stone tablets from Mt. Olympus coming down to the mere mortals, who should be seated at their feet just waiting to be enthralled at the words.