Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast. I'm Bill of Jesse Thorne. This week preliminary

herring. Karina brings the case against her husband Ian. The two of them would like

to get a fish tank for their home. When they agreed on this Karina had a small tank in

mind with one or two fish. But Ian says he will only accept a 35 gallon tank or more.

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

the courtroom and presents an obscure cultural reference.

Schedule four battle drills, one for each shift. Run a series of simulated attacks from

a Cardassian squadron. I want you to conduct the exercises personally. Bill of Jesse Thorne

get it done. Oh, and get that fish out of the ready room. Bill of Jesse Thorne, swear

them in Karina and Ian, please rise and raise your right hands. Do you swear to tell the

truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? So help you God or whatever. I do.

Do you swear to abide by Judge John Hodgman's ruling despite the fact that he did not co-write

Shark Tale 2? That was our friend Scott Ockerman. I do. Judge Hodgman, you may proceed.

Ian and Karina, you may be seated for an immediate summary judgment. One of your favorites

can either of you name the piece of culture that I referenced when I entered this courtroom

Karina. Let's start with you. You have a guess? I have no clue. You put a Cardassian in

there. So I'm assuming something Star Trek, but that might have been purposeful to throw

me off. And I'm not very Star Trek good. Which Cardassian is on Star Trek?

Cardassian. As my friends, Star Trek is a huge nerd blind spot for me. So I'm sure they're

screaming at their devices at the moment. And I don't know. I'm going to say it's the

one that Jesse always talks about with the whales in San Francisco.

Okay. That is an original cast movie. So that is an interesting guess. The only words

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