Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast. I'm your judge, John Hodgman. This episode was recorded live at the Neptune Theatre in Seattle, Washington.

It was the second stop on our Frontier Justice Tour of the West. So let's go to the stage at the Neptune Theatre.

Seattle, you've come to us desperate for justice and we're here at the Neptune Theatre to deliver it. Let's bring out our first set of litigants. Please welcome to the stage Sam and Angela.

Tonight's case, Possible Deniability. Sam brings the case against his girlfriend, Angela. Angela and Sam used to watch a popular food reaction video series together. One day, Sam discovered Angela watching a new episode without him.

He says they had an unspoken agreement to always wait to watch new episodes together, but Angela says she did nothing wrong.

Who's right? Who's wrong? Only one can decide. Please welcome Judge John Hodgman as he enters the courtroom and delivers an obscure cultural reference.

I have a surprise for you. It's a mouthful of spiders.

Bill, if Jesse Thorn, please swear the men. Sam, Angela, 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? We do. Do you swear to abide by Judge John Hodgman's ruling?

Despite the fact that when we were in Port Townsend last night, we made a local reference to the Spoon Man from the Song Spoon Man by Soundgarden, and he was not familiar with the Song Spoon Man by Soundgarden.

We do. Judge Hodgman, you may proceed. I know, I know, but I certainly know what debtless shrimp is. That's a small card in Holland.

100%, that's a Jo Kee pitch. Angela and Sammy, maybe see it for an immediate summary judgment in one of your favors. Can you name the piece of culture that I quoted as I entered this courtroom? I'll repeat it for you because it was a little short.

I have a surprise for you. It's a mouthful of spiders. Sam, what's your guess?

Sounds like the goonies. Sounds like the goonies. How dare you, Sam? Make a reference to Cannon Beach! In Washington State, you're all out of order. You're all out of order.

Angela, I do my best to get out of all these local references. I do my best. Angela, what's your guess? I was going to go even further because I found it sounded very whimsical, like something by Wal-Dal.

Wal-Dal? That no connection to Washington State, I could think of whatsoever. No. What could be more whimsical than a mouthful of spiders?

I'll give you another hint. Here's another quote from the same person. I like Neck O'Waifers because it reminds me of chewing on bones. Any last guesses? Yes? No, maybe so.

Is this one of Washington State's famous serial killers?

Bosh!

That's possible. I didn't think we'd get more problematic than Wal-Dal.

But not far off in a certain way. I've got a hint for them. Please. This is a very close friend of mine, Daddy's.

Oh. All guesses are wrong. Let the record show they are out of guesses and out of words. Of course, this case revolves around a YouTube channel that you like to watch.

Not long ago, it was actually about five weeks ago, I had the flu and then pneumonia and then gout and then COVID.

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