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Judge John Hodgman

Juris-diction

Judge John Hodgman

Jesse Thorn

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4.87.9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2018

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Melissa brings the case against her father, Mark. She complains that in classic weird-dad fashion, Mark intentionally mispronounces words and brand names. Mark says his pronunciations aew how he's always said them! Who's right? Who's wrong? Thank you to Justin Dewey 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.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast.

0:04.0

I'm Baylor F. Jessie Thorne.

0:05.2

This week, Juris Diction.

0:07.7

Melissa brings the case against her father Mark.

0:09.8

She complains that in classic weird dad fashion, Mark intentionally mispronounces words

0:14.5

and brand names.

0:16.0

Mark says his pronunciations are simply regional dialects.

0:19.7

Who's right?

0:20.7

Who's wrong?

0:21.7

Only one man can decide.

0:22.9

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

0:28.1

reference.

0:29.1

Chambers of Judge John Hodgman, which is in reality a menagerie for machines.

0:36.3

We're about to discover that sometimes the product of man's talent and genius can walk

0:41.1

amongst us untouched by the normal ravages of time.

0:45.4

This is Judge Hodgman's Robert Baylor.

0:48.8

Jessie built a function as well as artistic perfection.

0:53.3

But in a moment, Judge John Hodgman will discover that perfection is relative, that even

0:58.5

Robert Baylor has to be paid for and very shortly.

1:01.5

We'll be shown exactly what is the bill.

1:04.6

Robert Baylor, Jessie Thorne, please swear them in.

1:07.3

Melissa and Mark, please rise and raise your right hands.

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