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Judge John Hodgman

Forced Arbor-tration

Judge John Hodgman

Jesse Thorn

Judge, Information, Show, Comedy, Justice, Kids & Family, Society & Culture, John Hodgman, Pc, Relationships, Jesse Thorn, John Hodgeman, More, Knowledge, Mac, World

4.87.9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2019

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Richard brings the case against his husband, Chris. They have a Japanese Maple tree in their yard and Richard loves it. But, Chris thinks it’s an eyesore! Thank you to Anna Oakley for naming this week's case! To suggest a title for a future episode, like Judge John Hodgman on Facebook. We regularly put out a call for submissions. It's the second week of the MaxFunDrive! Your monthly contributions make it possible for us to keeping making this show. Visit MaximumFun.org/donate to become a member or to upgrade your current membership! Thank you to all of our new and continuing members for your contributions. We cannot provide Internet Justice without you!

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast.

0:04.2

I'm Bill of Jesse Thorn.

0:05.8

It's the second week of Max Fund Drive.

0:07.7

The only time that we ask our audience for their support.

0:10.2

We'll talk about the Max Fund Drive later on in the episode, but make sure to visit maximumfund.org

0:15.0

slash donate and check out all the cool prizes you can get and all the contribution levels

0:19.3

and become a member of Max Fund.

0:22.1

This week, forced arbitration, Richard brings the case against his husband, Chris.

0:27.6

They have a Japanese maple tree in their yard and Richard loves it.

0:31.5

But Chris thinks it's an eye sore.

0:33.8

Who's right?

0:34.8

Who's wrong?

0:35.8

Only one man can decide.

0:37.0

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

0:42.0

reference.

0:44.5

Orange Dream Red Leader

0:46.6

Burgundy Lace

0:48.2

Little Princess

0:49.7

Blood Good

0:51.0

Skeeter's Broome

0:52.8

Jerry Schwartz

0:54.4

Golden Pond

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