Nein Tense of the Law

Judge John Hodgman

Jesse Thorn

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4.8 • 7.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2018

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Colleen brings the case against her husband, Kevin. They send their kids to a German language immersion school. Kevin has begun taking German language classes and wants to practice speaking it with the kids at home. But Colleen thinks that his terrible pronunciation will have adverse effects on the kids' learning. With Guest Bailiff Maeve Higgins! Thank you to Rob Waters for suggesting 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.
0:05.2	I'm Baylev Maeve Higgins, I'm filling in for Jesse Thorn.
0:09.0	This week, 9th 10th of the law, Colleen brings the case against her husband, Kevin.
0:15.0	They send their children to a German language immersion school.
0:18.5	Kevin has begun taking German language classes and wants to practice speaking it with the kids at home.
0:24.0	But Colleen thinks that his terrible pronunciation will have adverse effects on the children's learning.
0:30.0	Whose right? Whose wrong? Only one man can decide.
0:34.5	Please rise as Judge John Hodgman enters the court room and presents an obscure cultural reference.
0:59.5	The boss is a woman.
1:01.5	Is what I say and her and her?
1:05.5	The boss does not seem to be a world, where the world is.
1:09.5	There is a tazah, the evil and the evil who are the evil.
1:18.5	How can I be? That I am there.
1:22.5	But I will not be there.
1:25.5	And daz, ain malik, d'or ik bin, nikt meh er, d'or ik bin, sin verd.
1:33.5	Guess Baylev Maeve Higgins, please swear the men.
1:36.5	Colleen and Kevin, please rise and raise your right hand.
1:40.5	Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God or whatever?
1:46.5	I do. I do.
1:48.5	Do you swear to abide by Judge John Hodgman's ruling, despite the fact that his knowledge of German pronunciation comes from Alan Rickman's character in diehard?
1:58.5	I do.
2:01.5	Judge Hodgman, you may proceed.
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