Some critics scoffed at the unorthodox rescue of the hero by the heroine. Critics scoffed at it, citing poor broadband adoption at the turn of the century. Arachne scoffed and wished for a weaving contest, so she could prove her skill. Philip Scala and his colleagues scoffed at the notion a mobster harmed Donaghy in prison. Stacy Keach says George Roy Hill "scoffed at the notion" of the brothers casting. Leopold later turns his attention to killing the colleagues that scoffed at his work. However, some participants scoffed at the idea that what they did qualified as "acting". Many US grocers scoffed at the idea, calling it "Canadian lunacy", Stephens remembers. The pompous and incongrous behaviour of high caste people is scoffed at in Bhavai. "Time" magazine and other publications also scoffed at the allegations. The horse rider scoffed at the father and rode off. Producer Zanuck scoffed at the operation, thinking it was an excuse for a break. Trump scoffed that the audience was made up of "Jeb's special interests and lobbyists". This confident statement by Milburn was scoffed at. Some purported that "The Incredibles" exhibited a right-wing bias, which Bird also scoffed at.