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Judge John Hodgman

Across State Felines

Judge John Hodgman

Jesse Thorn

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4.87.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2018

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Adrienne brings the case against her boyfriend, David. They are going to be attending graduate school in different states and cannot agree on how to handle custody of their two cats. Adrienne says it's more practical for David to take care of them but David thinks Adrienne will miss them too much. Who's right, who's wrong? Thank you to Charles Louis Richter for suggesting this week's title! To suggest a title for a future episode, like Judge John Hodgman on Facebook. We regularly put out a call for submissions.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast.

0:04.4

I'm Baylif Jesse Thorn.

0:05.9

This week, across state felines, Adrian brings the case against her boyfriend, David.

0:11.6

They're both going to be attending graduate school in different states and can't agree

0:16.1

on how to handle custody of their two cats.

0:19.1

Adrian says it's more practical for David to take care of them.

0:22.7

David thinks Adrian will miss them too much.

0:25.9

Who's right?

0:26.9

Who's wrong?

0:27.9

Only one man can decide.

0:29.4

Please rise as Judge John Hodgman enters the courtroom and presents an obscure cultural

0:34.4

reference.

0:35.6

I fear the man who drinks water and so remembers this morning what the rest of us said last

0:41.0

night.

0:42.0

Baylif Jesse Thorn, swear them in.

0:44.8

Please rise and raise your right hand.

0:46.7

Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help

0:51.0

you God or whatever?

0:53.1

I do.

0:54.1

I do.

0:55.1

Do you swear to abide by Judge John Hodgman's ruling despite the fact that he hasn't had

0:58.8

a sip of water in over 22 years, preferring instead to drink gin?

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