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Her hallterview did her no favors. Before that, she seemed fairly sane to me, and I wasn't sure she was just confused. After the hallterview, I thought she was definitely confused. The jeweler seemed really nice, too. And, yes, she's another one who thinks declaring herself to be religious should make others believe anything she says.

A claim for a not at fault accident with an uninsured driver should not raise your rates, unless you have a crappy carrier or, like what happened to me one time, your carrier incorrectly lists a claim on your clue report as being your fault when it's not. Of course, that can be fixed. JJ is wildly inconsistent in her rulings; Quellac is absolutely right about that. She usually requires litigants to go through their insurance if they have it. You can sue for your deductible, but to sue for the whole thing when you have insurance defeats the purpose of having coverage. I think the reason JJ may have allowed it this time is that she knew the plaintiff had no chance of collecting even her deductible from the defendant. You can't get blood from a stone. So the plaintiff gets the show to pay the whole thing and doesn't have to chase after him for the deductible, which she's never going to see. I'm okay with that, although I also wish JJ were more consistent. I've been poor. My father lost his job when I was in junior high, and we were suddenly receiving government cheese and powdered milk. My parents are also really shitty with money, so even when both worked, we never seemed to have enough. Beginning with a paper route, I've had a job since I was 11 years old, and it ain't because I love working. I had to buy my own school clothes, my shoes, pay my activity fees, pay for my class pictures, field trips, etc. I've also had bad credit, following a divorce that nearly bankrupted me. I have never, ever driven a car without insurance. It's inexcusable to me. When I didn't have enough money for insurance, it meant I didn't have enough money for a car. The cost of insurance should be a factor for anyone who's contemplating getting a car. It's not some option, like leather seats. The defendant in the case we're discussing said he hadn't had insurance for months. Months! This isn't a guy who was a few days late while waiting for his next check. If he admitted to months, it's probably been even longer: maybe years. Driving without insurance is as egregious an offense, to me, as driving intoxicated. You could hit someone and ruin their entire life. I think both offenses should get your car impounded and carry hefty fines. If the repercussions were stiffer, maybe more people would be diligent about having, at the least, some liability coverage. There are too many damn people driving around without insurance, and I have zero sympathy for any of them. Sorry for the rant. As someone who's been hit by two uninsured drivers and had countless clients in the same situation, I'm a little passionate about this issue!

I think the son should have gotten his money back. The mother has apparently burned him before. I hope he won't help her again. He may have been a sloppy mess, but she is a hustla. Next!The u-turn case made me chuckle because I just took a phone call just this morning from a gentleman wanting insurance. I only do commercial lines, but I try to help my personal lines department by getting rid of the types of clients we don't write. They're better served by the General and other carriers that will write you with a lapse, bad driving record, or terrible credit. Anyway, I asked him when he needed coverage, and he said. "yesterday." Because I'm not a full-blown cynic yet, I laughed, thinking he was joking. Nope. Turns out he had an accident yesterday and wants to get a backdated insurance policy to cover him! Yeah, I laughed him off the phone.

Some people go to school and study what they enjoy. There are a lot of employers that just want you to have a degree, regardless of the field of study. I majored in English and was told the only thing I'd be able to do with my degree was teach. I'm glad I didn't listen to the haters.

I'd love a phone call from JJ. We know from some of the blogs we've read written by former litigants that the producers encourage the litigants to be combative. I guess some are stupid enough to do so. I'm an old Army gal, so I'd treat JJ the same way I treated my drill sergeants. Yes, ma'am; no ma'am; and I don't know, ma'am.

Regarding the jackass, bunny-toting magician, I think he has to pay the twins something. The problem with his conduct was that he told them he wouldn't pay them anything. Yes, it sucks for him to get stuck scrambling to find a replacement, but no one works for free. He may have been entitle to keep more than half of the contract price due to the extenuating circumstances, but he has to pay them something. Plus, he was a jerk. For some reason, I'm not so bothered by women referring to each other as "girls," but when a man does it, it grates on my nerves. Was that really James McDaniel? I thought he looked like him, but I wasn't positive.

I've been noticing a lot of that, too. In fact, I think we recently had a case specifically about eyelashes. I'm one of those freaks who has to be picky about glasses because my natural eyelashes are so long they bang against some of them. So the eyelash obsession has never made sense to me. I'm looking for a way to make mine shorter, not longer. When I see women obsess over something like this, I think about something the comedian Chris Porter talks about in his special (it's on Netlifx, and I can't recommend it enough because the whole thing is hilarious.) Anyway, he's talking about how women stress about their physical appearance, particularly shoes. He said that women do that stuff for each other, not for guys. He said something like, "No dude has ever said, that woman is really hot. I'd totally want to have sex with her but her outfit doesn't make sense."

This isn't a specific quote but something I notice in almost every episode. JJ will be giving us the Reader's Digest version of the case she's getting ready to hear. Inevitably, one of the litigants will start interrupting and arguing the facts of the case, when JJ hasn't even started asking questions yet. It really is like they never watch the show before going on it.

I just finished watching this one. That was a well-deserved MM smack down. Seriously, Veronica Pearson comes in the courtroom all decked out in her African garb, referring to herself at one point as a university adviser or something (then later admitting she's actually unemployed). Unbeknownst to her, Mama Ra had the wherewithal to record her lying ass saying horrible, abusive, things when the plaintiff didn't think anyone would know. I love a gotcha moment. There was little the plaintiff could say after that.Veronica put herself out there as a surrogate daughter to the Mama Ra, who she painted as having no one who cared about her, when she herself is nothing more than a common con artist. She thought she hit the mother lode with Mama Ra. Well, Mama Ra had something for her. She whipped out that iPhone and started recording the abuse. Maybe when she first met Mama Ra and, as she described, admired how self-sufficient she was, she should have realized Mama Ra was not a demented, lonely old woman she could prey upon. MM asked Veronica if she was a believer and then pointed out that no higher power would approve of the way she spoke in that video. I'm not even religious, but I had to shout out an Amen! ETA Mama Ra's grammar was absolutely impeccable, and you all know how much I love that. If she ever needs someone to defend her from another con artist, I'd happily offer my services, although she can clearly handle herself. And good for her neighbor, Sherry, who seems to be looking out for her without being too intrusive in her life.

I missed last week's episodes due to a trip to Phoenix as well. To my horror, they air JJ in Phoenix in the early afternoon, so I missed the entire week. At least here in Tucson they have the good sense to air the new JJ episodes at 6 pm so we office drones can see them. Anyway, welcome back. I saw a repeat during my marathon today (still catching up) in which a manager of a fast food place claimed that her employee making $8.75 an hour paid her $1,185 in order to get extra hours at work. It wasn't a loan, your honor; it was a bribe. Talk about making my brain hurt! That goes down as one of the stupidest defenses I've ever heard.

All of this and then some. Good God, that was really depressing and screwed up. They couldn't get CBS to step in and pay the rewards? Wow.

Terry dancing was a thing of beauty. Great episode.

Incredible is the opposite of credible. There's nothing wrong that I can see with how DiMango uses it.

After sifting through a bunch of episodes that were, quite frankly, a snooze fest that made me appreciate Toaster even more, I finally got to Ms. Nasus Largus and her merry band of young, male roommates. Judge Judy did something that ticked me off (what else is new?) by implying that you have to be attractive to be sexually harassed. That's not only a dangerous assumption to make but also categorically untrue. Sexual harassment is rarely about the level of attractiveness. People can become obsessed with you regardless of how much of an ogre you appear to be. I am a fairly attractive woman, if I must say so myself. My sister, who is also my best friend, is gorgeous. She could have easily been a model. She looks a bit like Jasmine Guy looked back in the day. Yet, when we go out, I tend to be the one getting all the unwanted attention of men. Were I to sue one of them for harassing me would JJ point to my sister and say, "I don't believe he harassed you because you're not as good looking as your sister?" I don't believe his story for other reasons, but shame on JJ for making her snide remarks about his looks. Besides, that's our job to do! In the bike versus car case, I completely agreed with JJ. If I were to hit a cyclist with my car, I'd just be thrilled that they were okay and just eat the deductible while thanking my blessings. Then I saw the video. That bicyclist is a freaking moron. He could have gotten killed. What was he thinking? Car v. Bike doesn't usually go well for bike. As someone who enjoys riding a bicycle, you need to follow the same rules of the road the cars do. Otherwise you're not going to be a bicyclist for long. Judging from the rider's hallterview, not much of value would be lost if he'd been seriously injured. What a tool.

I have been told countless times by people, mostly online and in articles, that majoring in English is completely worthless. It's funny to me, because my degree is in English, and it has served me quite well. Also, I don't have a single college buddy (we all have English degrees) who isn't doing just fine. We are working in real jobs for real money. It's amazing how much work you can get if you can simply read and write well. I've been a journalist, a teacher, and an insurance agent. I also make very good money, and I've been quite comfortable for many years. Some colleges are talking about not even offering English as a major. I think that would be a mistake. We are hurtling towards the movie Idiocracy becoming a reality; people of the future will only speak in grunts. I'm recently single and have started dating online. Oh my goodness. Most of these women don't make it past the first conversation with me. I can't believe what passes for English these days and refuse to date anyone who is going to make my ears bleed. When I hear litigants who can barely speak English it doesn't amuse me; it just makes me sad. I guess they don't teach grammar in grammar school anymore. Rant over. I'm finally home, despite the plethora of drivers on I-10 who tried to kill me on the road, and I'm looking forward to catching up on my JJ episodes during what is, for me, a three-day weekend. I hope you all will indulge me this weekend if I choose to post about one of the bon mots I've read here. I can't wait to see some of these cases!

I liked this one, too. I am notoriously bad at relationships, so I could totally relate to the argument that could easily end but instead spirals out of control. And the kids' plot was hilarious. I have a Diane problem too, in which I start off saying the nice thing but then the mean thing comes out afterward. I hope the other kids fixed her back to how she used to be! There isn't anyone in the cast I dislike, which is why this is my favorite new comedy.

Become? She's always been a grumpy old lady. I think that's how she got the job in the first place!

I just called my mother, who is house-sitting for me and told her that, while she's welcome to watch my JJ episodes on my DVR, if she deletes this four-gavel episode I will kill her. She wouldn't ever do it intentionally, but technology is a bit of a challenge for her. Once I explained to her what a four-gavel case was, she understood completely.

I wanna come, and since I'm a fellow Arizonan, I won't have to go too far. My parents did it for their 50th anniversary several years ago. My dad had a stroke last year, so if they get to 60, I'm going to ask them to do it again, on my dime. I measure my relationships in months rather than years, so anyone who makes it that long can renew their vows as often as they like. More power to them!

As always, thank you so, so much. I'm on a business trip for the rest of the week and, therefore, will be unable to view JJ* at my regular viewing times. It doesn't sound like I'm going to miss too much tonight. *I will, however, marathon the hell out of the episodes I miss when I get back to town on Saturday. I'll keep an eye on your recaps so I'll know if there are any four-gavel cases I need to watch first!

I love how the mom mentioned she needed the internet because she's working on her master's degree, as if that would impress JJ. You know what's more impressive? Not ruining your kid's credit, you freaking loser! I don't know. She kept mentioning how much she hates cell phone cases, and we suddenly stopped getting so many of them. If only she felt that way about dog bites...

The fish tank case highlighted one of my JJ pet peeves. Why even have them on the show if you're not going to hear their case? Are we really supposed to believe that JJ has no input on which cases the producers choose to go after? I'm not buying it. I've seen Judge Milian preside over cases for less than the amount in the fish tank case. Why? Because small claims is often just about the principle, not about the money. The mother who screwed up her daughter's credit was the only mildly interesting case to me today. If you can't even get cable in your name, your credit is beyond bad. I am guessing the mother and her boyfriend have both burned the cable company in the past. which is why they can't get an account. By the way, it's 2015. You don't need a cable subscription to have tv. Stick an antenna on the tv, get a Roku and a Netflix and/or Hulu account, and you'll have plenty to watch.

I had never heard of this Armando clown before this episode. Based on the episode, though, he's a slime ball and his company is a scam to separate the naive from their money. His obsession with money is disgusting, right down to his gross trophy girlfriend who wouldn't have said two words to him if he didn't have money. Add me to the list of posters who are upset that CBS would allow this to happen. What's next? A time share selling company? That student was a plant. There's no way a pretty lady like that was eye fucking a guy that looked like he did. She wouldn't have even agreed to lunch. The call center lady got a 20% raise? So she's making 9.60 an hour now? If I were her, I'd take the $20k he gave her, use it for some career training, and get the heck away from Armando. I guarantee you Armando knew they called the call center the ghetto. Hell, he probably was the one who started doing so.

Oh, don't get me wrong; I love the cray cray.

Are you saying it's abnormal to sue a person for your car breaking down on your way to court? That seems perfectly reasonable to me. Yep, no crazy going on there!I'm so happy to be able to work so I can support folks like her. I'm also surprised the seemingly-normal defendants agreed to rent to her in the first place. I understand there's a benefit to renting to someone on Section 8, in that you know you'll get your rent, but they should've sniffed out the crazy on the plaintiff well before agreeing to rent to her.