The Hammer of Distraction

Judge John Hodgman

Jesse Thorn

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🗓️ 1 April 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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It's time again to clear the docket! Judge John Hodgman and Bailiff Jesse Thorn are in chambers to discuss cases about wearing headphones to sleep, John Wick spoilers, peanut shell disposal, eating burgers with a knife and fork, and beverages in the bathroom. Plus a letter from a listener about asking "What did you do today?" instead of "How are you?"

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast. I'm Bayliffe Jesse Thorn, where in chambers,
0:09.0	multiple chambers this week. Even more metaphorically than before. Ready to clear the
0:17.0	docket. Hi, Jesse. Hi, John. I hope you're doing okay. I'm fine. I'm here in my home office
0:25.0	in a very, very quiet Brooklyn, New York. Of course, this is not unusual for me. This is where I normally
0:31.0	do my recording, but you are, of course, are for the moment not at maximum fun HQ, but in your own
0:38.0	home, where it all began. Yeah. I'm in Mount Washington, Los Angeles in my home office.
0:44.0	I've got my closet door open to help dampen sound. Gotta keep the bathroom door closed and the
0:49.0	closet door open. That's the secret of all recording. That's how they recorded Thriller.
0:54.0	Speaking of thrills, are Coco and Cissy gonna come in and do a cameo? Yeah, we'll see if my
1:00.0	dogs or children make an appearance. All of them are home and all of them are distinctly noisy.
1:07.0	Well, I hope that you are bearing up okay in your isolation as I hope all of our listeners
1:13.0	are as well. Obviously, we're going to continue to keep your scrubbed hands and untouched faces
1:20.0	company throughout this ordeal. And we hope that will not last too long, but we urge you
1:26.0	obviously to stay home, stay safe and stay healthy for yourself and others. And now let's begin the
1:33.0	distraction. How about some justice? Indeed. Let the hammer of distraction fall.
1:39.0	Yeah. Here's something from Ren. They say my husband Vincent uses headphones to
1:46.0	listen to podcasts as he falls asleep. This has damaged many pairs of headphones, some of
1:51.0	which were relatively expensive. We easily go through 10 plus pairs of headphones per year. Wow.
1:57.0	I'm also concerned this is a safety issue. On more than one occasion, I've woken up to have his
2:04.0	headphone cords wrapped around my arm or I see them tangled around his own limbs and even his neck.
2:11.0	I voiced my concern. He remains unconcerned. He's refused my offer to use a Bluetooth speaker
2:18.0	instead. I'd like Judge Sean Hodgman to order that Vincent can no longer sleep with headphones in
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