Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast. I'm bailiff, Jesse Thorne. This week, the fight to remain

silent. Eileen brings the case against her friend Walter. Eileen says Walter talks too much. Recently,

she asked him to remain silent for three minutes.

But after one minute passed, Walter made mouth noises to capture Eileen's attention.

Eileen says that he failed her challenge.

Walter says that because he didn't speak, he technically passed the test.

Who's right, who's wrong, only one can decide, please rise as Judge John Hodgman enters the

courtroom and presents the obscure cultural reference.

Everywhere that you go, no matter where you are at, I said you talk about this and you talk about

that. When the cat took your tongue, I say you took it right back. Your mouth is so big,

one bite will kill a big Mac. May Ile of Jesse Thorne, please swear the litigants in.

Walter Eileen, 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? Yes. I do.

Do you swear to abide by Judge John Hachman's ruling, despite the fact that he intends to talk

and make mouth noises through the duration of this recording? Yes. Yes, I do.

Judge Hodgman, you may proceed.

I mean, I'm going to eat a whole lot of fruit leather just to really thrill the misophonics in the audience.

But before I do, Walter and Eileen, you may be metaphorically seated for an immediate summary judgment in one of yours favors.

Can either of you name the piece of culture that I referenced as I entered this courtroom? Eileen, you're bringing the case against Walter. Why don't you go first? What's your guess? I'm going to write it down on this

piece of paper that I have right here. It could be Dr. Seuss except I don't think they had big

Max when he was around. Interesting question.

They did.

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