TEASER: Members Only Mailbag May 2024

Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast.

I'm Bailiff Jesse Thorne.

With me, Judge John Hodgman, the titular.

Judge John Hodgman.

Oh, Jesse, I've never been more titular.

So titular to be here for this, I believe, our second members-only mailbag.

I like to call it the membo mailbags because it sounds gross, sort of kind of as gross as titular if you think about it.

Judge Hodgman, I hear we've been approaching the titularity.

Repeat offenders is our new segment on the member mailbag.

First up is Sasha.

Sasha is asking for a clarification on a ruling you made in the New York Times magazine.

Oh, okay.

Sasha says, my friend Joe Ellen hosted a pie-themed party.

Awesome.

Joe Ellen ordered a pizza pie.

I brought empanadas.

And Karin brought a coffee cake.

In the New York Times, you ruled in my favor and said Karin's offering was not a pie.

Since then, he's maintained that both Joe Ellen and I did not bring pies either.

Please tell Karin he is wrong.

Let me make sure I understand.

Joe Ellen hosted a pie-themed party.

Yeah.

Which is frankly a terrific first sentence for any short story.

I would read the whole thing.

Yep.

Joe Ellen brought a pizza pie.

Sasha, the author of this letter, brought empanadas, and Karin brought a coffee cake.

This all makes sense to me.

The pieces are

falling together in front of my eyes.

Yes, this is like one of those logic puzzles from grade school.

Joellen brought a pizza pie.

Sasha brought empanadas.

Karin brought a coffee cake.

Which one of these things is not like the other?

I stand by my ruling.

Obviously, it was correct.

Coffee cake is not pie, but now Karin wants revenge.

Is pizza pie pie and are empanadas

pies?

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