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Judge John Hodgman

Quid Pro Ho Ho Ho

Judge John Hodgman

Jesse Thorn

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4.87.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2019

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Ash-Lei files suit against her brother Josh. Their family does a gift exchange for their Ukrainian Christmas celebration every January. Josh has already opted out of participating in Western Christmas gift giving. He would also like to opt out of the Ukrainian Christmas gift exchange. But Ash-Lei says he should participate. Who's right? Who's wrong? Thank you to Travis Pelham Boozer for naming 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.

0:04.4

I'm Baylor Fjessi Thorn.

0:05.9

This week, Quid Pro Ho Ho Ho.

0:09.0

Ashley Files suit against her brother Josh.

0:11.9

Their family does a gift exchange for their Ukrainian Christmas celebration every January.

0:17.1

Josh has already opted out of participating in English Christmas gift giving.

0:22.1

He would also like to opt out of the Ukrainian Christmas gift exchange.

0:26.8

But Ashley says he should participate.

0:29.6

Who's right?

0:30.6

Who's wrong?

0:31.6

Only one man can decide.

0:32.8

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

0:37.6

reference.

0:38.6

A little swallow flew in and started to Twitter to summon the judge.

0:43.9

Come out, come out, oh judge.

0:46.2

Look at the sheep pen.

0:48.1

There the use have yeened and the lamkins have been born.

0:52.8

Your goods are great.

0:54.8

You will have a lot of money.

0:56.6

Have not money then chaff and you have a dark, eyebrowed, beautiful bailiff.

1:02.7

A little swallow flew.

1:04.5

Swear them in, bail off, just ignore.

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