Welcome to Judge John Hodgman. I'm Baylor F. Jessie Thorn. This week's episode recorded

live at San Francisco Sketchfest in San Francisco, California, with the brilliant musical guest,

Sarah Watkins. Let's go to the stage.

Tonight's case, Heronamus Quash, Tierney brings the case against her husband, Zach. Zach's

grandmother made a print that he'd like to hang in their home. Tierney thinks it looks too

dark and unsettling. Who's right? Who's wrong? Only one man can decide. Please rise, but not

literally as Judge John Hodgman enters the courtroom.

Thank you. Greetings, New England. No, all right. Here is the obscure cultural reference.

It's not bad enough to have Friday the 13th. We got to have a full moon too. We keep statistics.

We have more accidents, more robberies, more homicides, more comedy festivals, and more podcasts,

more of everything when there's a full moon. It upsets people. It makes them nuts. Baylor

of Jessie Thorn, swear to the men. Please rise and raise your right hands. Continue to address the

microphones. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help

you God or whatever? Yeah, or whatever. Do you swear to abide by Judge John Hodgman's ruling,

despite the fact that he has a passion for the dark and disturbing? Yes. Wasn't really a joke

just wanted to do that voice. Very well, Judge. Zach and Tierney may be seated for an immediate

summary judgment in one of your favors. Can either of you name the piece of culture that I

paraphrased as I entered the courtroom. Zach, you are the defendant in this case, so you may guess

first or force Tierney to guess first, but you will both get to guess. So what should it be? You

will guess first or she will guess first? I'll guess first. Oh, very bold. What is your guess, sir? I have no idea.

Oh, you must guess, but I'm very excited that you have no idea, because I was, you were,

because you were coming at it hard and I thought you thought you had it down. I thought it was going

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