Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast. I'm bailiff, Jesse Thorne. This week, Exposition is nine-tenths of Gaffa. Holly brings the case against her mother, Joelle. Joel can't tell a story about her day-to-day life without cracking herself up. When she's giggling, no one can understand what she's saying.

Joelle says talking to her daughters makes her so happy. She feels relaxed enough to let it

all hang out. Giggles in all. But Holly says, stop laughing. She just wants to know what her mom

is talking about. Who's right? who's wrong, only one can decide.

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

Look, Valiant, we got a reliable tip off.

The rabbit was here.

It was corrugated by several others.

So cut the bull stick.

Bail of Jesse Thorne, please swear the litigants in.

Joelle, Holly, 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?

Yes. Yes.

Do you swear to abide by Judge John Hodgman's ruling, despite the fact that he doesn't tell stories about his day-to-day? Yes. Yes. Do you swear to abide by Judge John Hodgman's ruling despite the fact that he doesn't tell stories about his day to day?

Yes.

Judge Hodgman, you may proceed.

I never tell a story about my day to day.

You know why?

Mystery is power.

Oh, this is like a lost type thing.

This is like an executive training course.

I'm trying to help people reach their full potential.

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