Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast. I'm Bale of Jesse Thorn. This week, John

Nordr. Rachel Files. It's a challenging pun. Rachel is a stretch. Rachel Files suit against

her parents Rex and Patty. Rex insists that Patty pronounced certain words with a proper Philadelphia

accent. Patty goes along with it. Rachel thinks this needs to stop, especially since Patty

is originally from New Jersey. 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.

When I was a kid, I challenged our dog Philly's third baseman Mike Schmidt to a hog eating contest.

That's his full title. Philly's third baseman Mike Schmidt. Or it was, guess who won the contest?

I did. He hardly ate any of his. He had like a quarter of one hoagie. He must not have liked the

ballona. Bale of Jesse Thorn. Please swear the litigants in. Rachel and Rex and Patty, 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, I do. Do you swear to abide by Judge John Hodgman's ruling?

Despite the fact that he probably never even saw that training sequence from Creed, where

Creed is running through the streets of Philadelphia and all the ATVs are behind him and they're all

criss-crossing and he's doing his shadow boxing and much less cry-datted in the theater like I did.

I guess. Judge Hodgman, you may proceed. It's true, Jesse. I have not seen Creed.

And I accept. It's all so hard. I accept your judgment and my punishment. Or my reward, I will see

Creed. I apologize for that. For that missing piece of culture in my reference. But now Patty, Rex

and Rachel, three litigants, three litigants in a recording studio in the 215 Baker Sound Studios

in Philadelphia, three enter one leaves, unprecedented battle of the litigants here in Philadelphia.

You may all be seated for an immediate summary judgment. And one party's favor can either

any of you name, but piece of culture that I reference designed to the courtroom.

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