I never understood why they didn’t just use Spoiled Rich for this scene.

And This is coming from the guy who’s spittaking in a kids face?

@Ardashir  
No need. You’ve already painted enough of a picture for me… #Donotwantoknow

@Peanut Medley  
I once knew a guy who did something far, far worse than that, and I am NOT going into details.

@Ardashir  
Or 50-50 Half tea, half spit or half tea, half hot Griffon piss.

I half expected Gallus to come back with another drink for Cranky. A ‘50-50’. You know, half tea, half cyanide.

The griffon deserved it.

@Background Pony #F841
 
Agreed. No one’s that crappy unless they’re Cotton Hill or Colonel Stinkmeaner.

I’m usually not the kind of person to scream “out of character” at every opportunity, but I think Cranky’s crankiness was taken a little too far this episode.

@laofuzi  
Doubt it, she’s practically the only person he treats nicely.

Woooowww, imagine if he ACTUALLY treats his wife like that back at home!!!!
 
Somebody call in the Assaulted Jennies’ Hotline!!

@Beau Skunky  
The one that still gets me is the guy who was bounced for saying he’d decide based solely on the evidence and nothing else. Isn’t that what a jury member is supposed to do?

@Ardashir  
That reminds me of when Homer Simpson said the best way to get out of jury-duty is to say you’re “prejudice against every race.” (Including your own apparently.)
 
That “Star Wars” one is kinda funny.

@Beau Skunky  
I’m surprised he didn’t end up in jail.
 
Other jury-dodging stories I heard had someone who showed up in their uniform. Their Imperial Moff uniform they wore when appearing with the 501st, that is (the 501st is a Star Wars fan organization that typically ‘does’ Imperial characters). They said that Imperial regulations required them to be in full formals when serving in a legal capacity. They were told their services were not required.
 
Then there was the guy who was asked if he was prejudiced. “Naw, I hate everyone who isn’t white equally.” So he was out.
 
And the last one I heard of was asked by the defense lawyer: “How do you judge a defendant’s guilt?”
 
“The only way possible, by seeing if the physical evidence puts him at the crime scene while it was taking place.”
 
“You can leave.”

I decided to give a new tag a go based on this image - Gallabuse (unless someone has a better variation on that name).  
I think it could catch on. Poor guy can’t seem to catch a break sometimes!

@Ardashir  
That’s kinda hilarious, (maybe I should do that j/k) and you might be right. That would be kinda in-character for Cranky.

@Beau Skunky  
Could be. Or maybe he wanted to make sure he was never asked to do this again.
 
I knew of a guy who permanently escaped jury duty by showing up with a hangman’s noose and saying that if it was a death penalty case, he was ready.

@Ardashir  
I just assume he had a bad day, and just wanted to relax.

I personally like to think that Discord was involved in some way here, like mind control, or this was some illusion he created. I guess I just like Cranky too much to think of him being a total jerk to the kids like this.
 
I also get the idea Gallus is beginning to fondly reminisce about the old days when griffons ate ponies (and presumably donkeys).

@Background Pony #557A  
“Yeah, but it was worth it”

@genervt
 
Poor students.

@CandiCookie  
I think he just had a really bad day.

I thought Matilda would have smoothed his sharp traits a bit…

@SecretTitan  
And then Gallus gets detention for the rest of his life.

@Peanut Medley
 
Seen all three. They were great.