Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast. I'm Bale of Jesse Thorne. This week,

grewl and unusual punishment. Aubrey filed suit against her husband, Chris. When Aubrey was growing

up, it was a tradition on Christmas morning to eat cream of wheat for breakfast. Aubrey's mother

would hide an almond in the batch, and it was said that whoever ended up with the almond in their

bowl had good luck for the next year. Aubrey wants to continue this Christmas tradition with her

young family and Chris. But Chris is opposed. He says the tradition puts too much pressure on

the almond recipient to do something special. Who's right? Who's wrong? Well, only one can decide.

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

Hi, I'm peanut butter. This is jelly. We just tried out for a new candy bar, but jelly didn't make it.

Jelly, I won't go without you. But peanut butter, you must, you must go on and become a star.

I'll never forget you, jelly. Never. I'll make them name the candy bar after you.

Bale of Jesse Thorne, please swear them in. Aubrey and Chris, 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?

We do. I do. Do you swear to abide by Judge John Hodgman's ruling, despite the

fact that we're to eat one of those New Orleans cakes, he would probably just swallow the baby Jesus?

I do. I do. Judge Hodgman, you may proceed. I know that was supposed to be a baby Jesus.

It's not just in New Orleans. Many Catholic traditions involve eating a cake with the baby Jesus.

You're talking about the King Cake. The King Cake? I thought, well, I guess that baby is our King,

King Jesus. Yeah. Oh, well. I have a friend who's Guatemalan who was shocked that I don't eat a

baby Jesus cake. I have always considered a baby Jesus cake, a K.A. King cake, to be merely a

choking hazard disguised as a cake. And that's what we're talking about today. But before we go

into your choking hazard, Aubrey and Chris, can either of you name the piece of popular culture,

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