"Those guys were giving us a hard time and then pretending like I'm being difficult," he said, in summary.

I know four or five guys living with or supported by their mother, and the guys pretend to genius.

Upstate, older guys in older Jeeps mostly pretended not to notice the upstart, and that in itself may signal its acceptance into the club.

The big guy came by and pretended to drag me off.

"Tim's a nice guy, and there's nothing worse than seeing a nice guy pretend that he's angry."

The guy on the lawn pretended to swerve and evade imaginary tacklers.

The guy in the raincoat was across the street, near the MBTA entrance, pretending to count his change.

"I think that's the show where the guy pretends he's a Muppet," she said.

Those guys pretended not to notice.

This guy was probably pretending to be her friend so he could lure her away from the city and- "Thanks, Radinka."