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Judge John Hodgman

Motion to Strike a Pose

Judge John Hodgman

Jesse Thorn

Mac, John Hodgeman, Judge, Knowledge, More, Justice, Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Pc, Relationships, Jesse Thorn, Comedy, World, John Hodgman, Show, Information

4.87.9K Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2016

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Justin files suit against his fiancee, Sarah. They are recently engaged and Sarah would like to take professionally shot engagement photos. Justin thinks engagement photos are silly and he is opposed to the idea. With Guest Bailiffs Dave Shumka and Graham Clark of Stop Podcasting Yourself! Do you live in Portland (Maine), Boston, Turners Falls, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Washington DC or London? Do you have a dispute you'd like to try before Judge John Hodgman LIVE? Submit your case at maximumfun.org/jjho! No case too big or too small! If the show in your city is sold out and you don't have a ticket, don't worry. We will make sure you can get in and see the show!

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast.

0:05.0

We're Bayliffs Dave Shumka and Graham Clark.

0:08.0

This week, motion to strike a pose.

0:11.0

Justin filed suit against his fiance Sarah.

0:14.0

They are recently engaged and Sarah is set on taking professionally shot engagement photos.

0:20.0

Justin thinks engagement photos are silly and he is opposed to the idea.

0:25.0

Who's right? Who's wrong? Only one man can decide.

0:28.0

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

0:34.0

Now, marriage, previous to the Judge John Hodgman podcast, was awful, awful.

0:40.0

There's a cycle like life, birth, excitement, growth, decay, death, now, now.

0:47.0

How about this? Here comes a large dragon teeth, blood dripping, red eyes.

0:54.0

What do I got? Alasso. And I whip it up.

0:58.0

I wrap it around its neck and I wrestle, wrestle, wrestle him into the ground.

1:02.0

I snap up. I say sit, dragon.

1:06.0

Dragon sits. I say stay, dragon stays.

1:10.0

Now it's got a leash on, take it for a walk.

1:13.0

And that's what that's where we're at with it now.

1:16.0

It stays on command.

1:19.0

Next, we're going to teach it to roll over, play dead.

1:23.0

Guest, bailess, Dave, and Graham, swear them in.

1:27.0

Please rise and raise your right hands. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth,

1:31.0

and nothing but the truth, so help you God or whatever?

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