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Judge John Hodgman

Lodging: A Complaint

Judge John Hodgman

Jesse Thorn

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4.87.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2017

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Katie brings the case against her husband, Briton. Briton doesn’t like spending the night at Katie’s parents’ house when they visit. But she likes staying there, especially over Christmas. Who's right? Who's wrong? Thank you to Chris Hemedinger for suggesting this week's title! 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.

0:05.8

I'm Baylif Jesse Thorn.

0:07.6

This week, lodging, colon, a complaint.

0:12.4

Katie brings the case against her husband, Britain.

0:15.2

Britain doesn't like spending the night at Katie's parents' house when they visit.

0:19.4

Who's right?

0:20.4

Who's wrong?

0:21.4

Only one man can decide.

0:22.8

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

0:27.8

reference.

0:29.4

When they answered the bell on that wild winter night, there was no unexpected and no one

0:33.9

in sight.

0:35.5

Then they saw something standing on top of an urn, whose peculiar appearance gave them

0:40.7

quite a turn.

0:42.6

At once it let down and ran into the hall where it chose to remain with its nose to the

0:47.4

wall.

0:48.4

It was seemingly deaf to whatever they said, so at last they stopped screaming and went

0:52.9

off to bed.

0:54.7

It came seventeen years ago, and to this day it has shown

0:59.4

no intention of swearing the man.

1:02.2

Please swear the man, Baylif Jesse Thorn.

1:04.2

Please rise and raise your right hands.

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