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Judge John Hodgman

Numerical Order in the Court

Judge John Hodgman

Jesse Thorn

World, Show, Complete, Hodgeman, Comedy, Pc, Daily, Hodgman, Mac, More, Expertise, Knowledge, Information

4.87.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Sabine thinks she can count to one million. Her husband, Cameron, says there's no way she can do it! Who's right? Who's wrong?

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast. I'm bail of Jesse Thorn. This week, numerical

0:07.7

order in the court. Sabina brings the case against her husband, Cameron. Sabina says

0:13.7

she can count to one million if she tried. But Cameron doesn't think she could do it.

0:20.4

Who's right? Who's wrong? Only one can decide. Please rise. Judge John Hodgman enters

0:25.3

the court room and presents an obscure cultural reference. It's kind of funny. You know, this

0:32.7

whole time I felt like I've been in a power position. And it sounds kind of crazy, but

0:36.8

I've always known kind of what to say or what to do. But at that moment, I just kind of

0:41.6

lost all control. And then, you know, I said the number. And then it was like a big bubble

0:48.4

just kind of popping on me. At one time, I just said it and went with it. You know, it's

0:54.2

a weird emotion. bail of Jesse Thorn, please swear them in. Sabina, Cameron, please rise

1:01.1

and raise your right hand. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but

1:05.1

the truth, so help you God or whatever. I do. Yeah. Do you swear to abide by Judge

1:12.7

John Hodgman's ruling despite the fact that he's already counted to all the numbers he

1:16.5

wanted to? Yes. Yes. Judge Hodgman, you may proceed. 39, my eternal age.

1:24.2

That's correct. That's where I stopped counting just like Jack Benning, which shows that I

1:29.3

am much older than 39. Sabina, Cameron, you may be seated for an immediate summary of

1:33.1

the New Yorkers' favors. Can I have your name? The piece of culture that I referenced as

1:37.9

I entered this fake internet courtroom. Cameron, you guess first, please.

1:45.0

The only thing I can think of that was a sudden expression of a number was maybe the first

1:54.0

book in the Disc World series. First book in the Disc World series, the first in 1 million

2:01.2

volumes, correct? In the Disc World series? Approximately 1 million books in that. I've never

2:06.2

read a Disc World, so it would be weird if that were the answer, but I'm putting it down

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