Anyone familiar with the term "crocodile tears"?

[eppur_se_muova]

Crocodile tears (or superficial sympathy) are a false or insincere display of emotion such as a hypocrite crying fake tears of grief. The expression comes from an ancient anecdote that crocodiles weep in order to lure their prey, or that they cry for the victims they are eating. This tale was first spread widely in the stories of the travels of Sir John Mandeville in the 14th century.<1>





CARTOONISTS ALERT ... what we got here is a weepy orange crocodile.




edit to add: Science comes down on the side of real crocodile tears -- http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071003151131.htm
"Shaner, who co-authored the research paper*, was investigating a relatively rare syndrome associated with human facial palsy that causes sufferers to cry while eating. For a presentation he planned to give at a conference of clinical neurologists, he wanted to know if physicians’ general term for the syndrome, crocodile tears, had any basis in biological fact."

Is there a similar syndrome that causes sufferers to cry while lying?




http://www.cafepress.com/+crocodile-tears+coasters

Crocodile Tears Drink Recipe
Ingredients to use:
1 oz Gin
1 dash Orange juice
1 dash Strawberry juice
1 oz sweet Vermouth
1 dash Maraschino

Directions: Add all into a shaker with ice. Pour into a highball glass. Sweet and smooth, good for relaxing.
http://www.idrink.com/v.html?id=35262

[Bluerthanblue]

1. not so sure- the choking up and obvious struggle to control his

emotions, make me think more of emotional lability-

His outrageous shouting and anger and his inappropriate or excessive weeping would fit this.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-emotional-lability.htm

:shrug:

[Raine]

2. The way he was working his face looked like

he was on a totally drunken crying binge. :cry: :hangover:

THANKS for that recipe! :hi: