Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast. I'm Baylor F. Jessie Thorn. This week, driving

Miss Drousy Austin brings the case against his good friend Ethan. A year ago, they drove

cross-country from Santa Cruz, California to Brooklyn, New York. Austin says that during

the trip, he experienced car lag, a variant form of jet lag. Ethan says the very idea of car lag

is absurd. The argument has driven a wedge into their friendship. Is car lag real? Only one man

can decide. Please rise as deranged millionaire and celebrated judge John Hodgman enters the courtroom.

Hear ye, hear ye. In the case of a sudden drop in cabin pressure, justice dispensers will drop

from the panel above your seat. Please put your own justice spencer on before helping a child

with his or her justice dispenser. Jessie, you may swear them in. Austin, Ethan, please rise and raise

your right hands. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth,

so help you God or whatever? I do. Do you swear to abide by judge John Hodgman's ruling,

despite the fact that he will be crisscrossing the country on book tour in a helicopter,

piloted by one Mr. Harrison Ford? I do. I do. Very well, Judge Hodgman. First of all, guys,

let me apologize for my airplane themed oye oye there. We are not talking about an airplane flight

our way. We're talking about a car flight, what also is known as a car drive. But jet lag is so called

largely because of the jet that is involved. Is that not so? This was correct. All right. Austin,

you claim that you experienced a variety of jet lag that you were calling car lag? Yes, I did.

And you say that Ethan does not believe you? He does not ride off the bat. He said it does not

exist. Okay, we don't need to use sports metaphors right now. Honk, if you hate sports metaphors,

people outside Austin's window. All right, Austin, you're sitting. This is what, where are you calling

from? My house in Bushwick, Brooklyn. In Bushwick, Brooklyn. It's a lovely autumn day. You're

out on the fire escape. Just talking on a podcast. Tell me about your, tell me about your car lag.

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