Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast. I'm Bale of Jesse Thorn. We're in Chambers

this week to clear the docket. And with me is your neighborhood's Halloween judge,

Judge John Hodgman. That's a judge that loves to put up a lot of Halloween decorations

and turn the garage into a haunted chamber, I guess.

You know, you're in Brooklyn, New York in Park Slope where I live. There's someone who's

got a 12 foot skeleton outside their house, 12 footer, lawn skeleton. It's about two full

size men. It's like two full size humans one on top of the other, but it's all one skeleton.

I want there to be a 12 foot lawn sized version of me out there in a commission spirit Halloween

to make that for next year. The judging judge here in Southern California, it really

doesn't matter where you live on your block. There is a guy who works in special effects

and has made his house far too terrifying for children. Right. Exactly. Yeah.

Well, either someone who's two skilled and special effects or two, I'm not going to, I don't

want to throw any spooky Halloween shade in our friend Dana Gould. I was about to bring

up Dana Gould. If you want to listen to a great Halloween episode, listen to this one.

If you want to listen to a better Halloween episode, listen to the Dana Gould hour. Hey,

this is John Hodgman. I'm the judging judge. I shouldn't, you know what? I'm a judge

of the damned. Let's say that. Oh, that spooky day, spooky night Halloween is coming up.

And we have quite a few disputes concerning that very holiday. I'm the judge of the darned.

I decide when you should throw away your socks. All right. Just get new socks. We'll

see you over there on the Dana Gould hour. This is the show everyone. Bye bye. We have so

much spooky and Halloweeny docket action for you. And we are beginning with the subject

of Halloween costumes. Very, very typical subject for Halloween costume. Marie. My son

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