Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast. I'm Baylor F. Jessie Thorn. We're in chambers

this week clearing the docket. And with me, the Italian stallion, John Hodgman, northern

Italian, very northern Italian, practically Slavic. It's true though. You know, my people,

my father's people come from Udenay, Italy. Oh, that's lovely. I know it's a town in the

very far northeastern corner of Italy. And I visited Venice for the first time last

year. And I realized I was like a 30 minute train ride from Udenay, my father's mother's

ancestral home. And I decided to blow it off. Venice is too wonderful. Venice is great.

I didn't want to get a train ride to look at it down. That doesn't remember me. Go see

Venice before it sinks. Udenay will always be there. That's my travel tip for the week.

Jessie Thorn, how are you? How much injustice do we have set before us today? Oh, we've

got a ton of injustice. And I think we should get right into it. Here's something from

Alex. My fiance and I are getting married in five months. And we haven't decided where

we're going to live. My mother recently gave us the offer of staying with her to start

off our marriage. Well, this proposition appeals to me. My betrothed is very against it.

Jessie says living with my mother and nine-year-old sister will result in us being treated like

children. She also believes the beginning of a marriage is a crucial time to grow together

and solidify independence. Well, I understand and agree with her position. I believe the

financial aspect of this arrangement would be valuable. And getting started off on the

right foot is either of us thinking about this irrationally? No, you're both perfectly

coldly rational about the question of whether you should start your married life at your

mom's house. Yeah, a real couple of sparks over here getting married. Pure logic. Look,

I think I know where you're coming from on this bail of Jesse Thorn. You're voting for no

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