Originally Posted by
Ruby2 
Mr. Ruby says he's very tired which is why he's sounding like he's been drinking. No. When he's been drinking he always ends his sentences with "ya know what I mean?". He doesn't know he does it but I do. Sad, really.
I always said "I'm just tired" to mask my drinking when someone asked. Always. I never even say "I'm just tired" when I really am just tired.
Looking back, it may have been a stand-in for, "Of course I've been drinking! And I don't want to talk about it!"
Clever, I am.