Because he had no depth perception.
They ain't private ears. (I don't care if a six year old came to this first thirty years ago, it just came to me.)
Have a pirate cook it...they always add an "arrr"...
Someone bumped his elbow while he was brushing his teeth.
A FSSSSSHHHH
He didn't have any depth perception
A: He's the one with patches over both eyes.
Ah horse apples!