Running Gag Order

Judge John Hodgman

Jesse Thorn

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4.8 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Chris loves to tell the same joke to his group of friends. But his friend, Colton, is TIRED OF IT.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast.
0:04.4	I'm your humble, autumnal guest bay leaf peeper, Monty, sitting in for Jesse Thorne.
0:09.9	This week, Running Gag Order.
0:12.6	Have you heard the one about Colton?
0:14.6	Colton brings the case against their friend Chris.
0:17.7	These two guys walk into a bar, and Chris loves to tell the same joke over and over to his
0:23.2	group of friends. Orange, you glad I didn't say that same joke again? Colton says Chris's joke puts the
0:29.6	yuck in yuck it up. He says this gag comes up so much that it makes him want to gag with anxiety.
0:36.9	Take my anxiety, please!
0:39.7	He knows the joke is coming, and he doesn't want to hear it get to the other side.
0:43.9	But Chris says the joke is hilarious and everyone else in his life agrees with him.
0:49.4	Who's right?
0:50.6	Who's wrong?
0:51.7	Who's on first?
0:53.2	Only one can decide. Knock knock. Who's there? It's on first? Only one can decide.
0:55.1	Knock, knock.
0:55.8	Who's there?
0:56.6	It's Judge John Hodgman.
0:58.5	Please rise as his honor enters the courtroom and presents an obscure cultural reference.
1:03.4	Well, Colton and Chris, thank you so much.
1:05.0	We're out of time.
1:06.1	Thank you, Monty.
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