A barrage of voices broke out among the judges, voices that were laced with sarcasm and mockery; not the whispering-behind-your-back type of mockery, but the right-in-your-face type. It was sarcasm done in the rawest and most blatant of ways.

Under normal circumstances, the audience below the stage would think that something underhanded or shady must be going on. But now, they all thought that the panel's reaction was completely natural and justified.

Seriously, ...