Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast. I'm Guest Bayliffe, Monty Belmonti,

Morning Host at 939 The River, W-R-S-I, and North Hampton, Massachusetts,

and for Jesse Thorn. This week, the Nominative Case. Jordan, a lifelong comic book fan,

and his friend Charles were discussing the DC Comics villain, Mr. Mixapitalic,

and made a wager. If Jordan's friend could trick him into saying his own name backwards,

he'd owe them $5. Charles says the group succeeded using Jordan's middle name.

But, Jordan refuses to pay up, saying the middle name doesn't count. Who's right?

And what's in a name anyway? Only one man can decide, please rise, as Judge John Hodgman enters

the courtroom. In loudest, dim, or hush profound, my ears hear evil's slightest sound. Let those

who toll out evil's nell, but wear my power. The sound of a gavel. Monty Belmonti,

swear them in please. Jordan and Charles, please rise and raise your right hands.

You swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth justice in the American way,

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

John Hodgman's ruling? I do. I do as well. Thank you, Judge John Hodgman, you may proceed.

Jordan, Charles, hello. Hello. Or an immediate summary judgment. Can either one of you nerds tell

me the specific cultural reference that I paraphrased as I entered the courtroom?

That's Green Lantern's oath. Or the oath revised by Alan Moore to be the, what was it, the G-Sharp Bell?

Exactly. I say Green Lantern's oath. Green Lantern's oath. Who was the first answer?

Hi, Jordan. All right. See you guys later. Summary Judgment and Jordan's favor.

Yes. Wow. Do you know what? I'm not going to give you a summary judgment.

Because, whoa, whoa, it's actually the F-Sharp. Oh, I'm so close.

But, Jordan, since you are clearly superior to Charles,

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