All Episodes Talk: All Rise

[basiltherat]

. . . for all the hoopties on blocks on said rental property!

[bad things are bad]

Quote

My guess . . . he was making license plates.

You mean...he was INCARCERATED?!?!?

Am clutching pearls. 

[funky-rat]

On ‎6‎/‎11‎/‎2017 at 11:11 AM, Florinaldo said:

One solution for that: funeral pre-arrangements. I have already signed all the papers for exactly what I want with our local funeral cooperative (I do not know if such entities exist down in the US) and it's reflected in my will and is known to all. My estate could certainly afford paying for all the fancy doodahs and services in those ads, but I think funeral ceremonies in general are a total waste of money that could be spent more usefully elsewhere (so absolutely no ceremony or event in my case; straight to the crematorium). I find particulary ridiculous the idea of publishing slick glossy magazine-style "memorial brochures" about the deceased to be distributed among those attending the funeral, which is being pushed in some of those ads.

There is such a societal fixation on the idea of a "proper funeral" as the litigants said in the case discussed above, that it is sadly not very surprising that in this as in other aspects of their lives, some people on TV court shows are ready to spend for services or products they cannot afford, and then find themselves in litigation over the consequences of their silly life decisions

Yep - we have this in the US.  My late beloved Grammy pre-paid her funeral expenses when my Pappy died.  She lived another 15 years, and several of those were in a home after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's.  It was nice that as her home was sold and her life savings dwindled away to pay for her care, we had no worries about her funeral.  And she went very modestly.  Had we not had out of town relatives that traveled over 20 hours, there wouldn't have even been a viewing.

[Cobalt Stargazer]

3 hours ago, bad things are bad said:

You mean...he was INCARCERATED?!?!?

Am clutching pearls. 

You must be new if you haven't realized that being incarcerated is just a fact of life for most of these litigants. That and getting pregnant. It just kind of.....happens.

[AngelaHunter]

2 hours ago, Cobalt Stargazer said:

You must be new if you haven't realized that being incarcerated is just a fact of life for most of these litigants.

I always remember the litigant who, when asked "Have you ever been arrested?" by JJ, gave her a "Are you stupid?" look and said, "Yeah, sure. Of course I've been arrested." Hasn't everyone?

Today's watery-eyed "Wade", a goofy, dumb waste of good oxygen and Charise,  his heavily-made up ex-squeeze, were highly annoying. I think Charise was even worse. She seemed to think she was auditioning for something, with her testimony that sounded rehearsed and her constant head twitches to flick her savagely dyed hair out of her eyes. They were fighting over some old POS car that Wade couldn't buy in his own name, but he had no idea why. Or something like that. Z-Z-Z...

Joanna, who denied she bought a 2800$ "Kia Sportage" from her friend, the plaintiff, for 6K really and truly thought she was just darling and way too cute. Joanna, I hate to break it to you, but you're not cute. Not even one little bit, nor is your witness, the Chinless Giant.

Edited June 13, 2017 by AngelaHunter

[Jamoche]

How. High. Is. This. Idiot?

Y'know how we were talking about Byrd not going after litigants that often? OMG but he did in the rerun. Fairly simple unpaid rent case: first we have several rounds of JJ asking def a question, him mumbling/saying he doesn't know, and her turning to plaintiff who supplies answers that aren't even close to the mumbling: "When did you move in?" "I dunno, August." Turns to plaintiff: "March". Then when she's questioning plaintiff, he starts interjecting. JJ: "Don't interrupt. I'll ask you questions when I think you know the answer." Tone is so very "and that'll be when pigs fly."

 

But this doesn't deter him, he's making snarky sounds when plaintiff calls up her boyfriend as witness, mumbling, waving his arms in the air like he just don't care. And that's when Byrd, unprompted, goes over to tell him to STFU. And when the case is over, Byrd zips over to him - we cut just at that point, alas.

[Guest]

I got a rerun featuring the Plaintiff who wore, what appeared to be, a black cape but looked more like she wore something inappropriate to court and the producers handed her a blanket and a piece of rope and said, "Do the best you can to cover up." 

[AngelaHunter]

3 hours ago, Giant Misfit said:

I got a rerun featuring the Plaintiff who wore, what appeared to be, a black cape but looked more like she wore something inappropriate to court and the producers handed her a blanket and a piece of rope and said, "Do the best you can to cover up." 

Heee! I would pay to watch that. In fact there should be a "The Fashions of Judge Judy"special, where we get to see the staff pull cheap, terminally creased cardboard shirts out of K-Mart bags for dim-witted goofs in dirty teeshirts with vulgar sayings on them, fling ugly green hoodies at 20-year old single mothers of four, to wear over the strapless gold lame prom dresses, and cover up tats with everything from large gauze bandages to black electrical tape.

As for the person mentioned - with her dramatic cape/blanket, shaved head and long, seemingly steel fingernails - I though she appeared to have either come from a Star Trek convention or was heading to one after the show. Oh, the place in which she lived was SO dirty, so "unsafety, so run-down and uninhabitable she decided that sure, she'd keep living there but not pay rent and just squat. After all her dramatic blabbling, ranting, quoting of laws and talking over JJ, def was awarded over 1000$. I love when that happens.

[SRTouch]

45 minutes ago, AngelaHunter said:

Heee! I would pay to watch that. In fact there should be a "The Fashions of Judge Judy"special, where we get to see the staff pull cheap, terminally creased cardboard shirts out of K-Mart bags for dim-witted goofs in dirty teeshirts with vulgar sayings on them, fling ugly green hoodies at 20-year old single mothers of four, to wear over the strapless gold lame prom dresses, and cover up tats with everything from large gauze bandages to black electrical tape.

As for the person mentioned - with her dramatic cape/blanket, shaved head and long, seemingly steel fingernails - I though she appeared to have either come from a Star Trek convention or was heading to one after the show. Oh, the place in which she lived was SO dirty, so "unsafety, so run-down and uninhabitable she decided that sure, she'd keep living there but not pay rent and just squat. After all her dramatic blabbling, ranting, quoting of laws and talking over JJ, def was awarded over 1000$. I love when that happens.

What, no mention of defendant's witness and her comment in hallterview about plaintiff's naked dancing?

Really, I was surprised JJ didn't have Byrd toss the girl out.

[SuburbanHangSuite]

So I just caught up on the ep with both defendants being trifling, argumentative heifers.  I couldn't believe that JJ allowed the first one to be so continuously lippy.  She paid 1800.00 for 4 plastic chairs.....riiiiight.  She couldn't even keep her own story straight.  And who "chops up kitchen counters??" Disgusting.

The best the 2nd one could offer was dogs tipping the trash?  No shame whatsoever.  I wanted JJ to award the 5 grand to both.

[Spunkygal]

2 hours ago, SRTouch said:

What, no mention of defendant's witness and her comment in hallterview about plaintiff's naked dancing?

Really, I was surprised JJ didn't have Byrd toss the girl out.

Well, she's a bottle server, so at least she works! ?

[Brattinella]

48 minutes ago, Spunkygal said:

Well, she's a bottle server, so at least she works! ?

https://www.instagram.com/tiararkelly/

[Spunkygal]

2 minutes ago, Brattinella said:

https://www.instagram.com/tiararkelly/

I stand corrected. She's a "healer." 

[Guest]

26 minutes ago, Brattinella said:

https://www.instagram.com/tiararkelly/

Good find! She's a pretty girl with a nice body. Too bad she ruins it when she opens her mouth. 

[Cobalt Stargazer]

11 hours ago, Giant Misfit said:

I got a rerun featuring the Plaintiff who wore, what appeared to be, a black cape but looked more like she wore something inappropriate to court and the producers handed her a blanket and a piece of rope and said, "Do the best you can to cover up." 

Was she the bald girl who was suing Mr. Tansy, who was I think he ex-landlord?

Oh, yeah, that's her. What's a bottle server?

[Spunkygal]

13 minutes ago, Cobalt Stargazer said:

Was she the bald girl who was suing Mr. Tansy, who was I think he ex-landlord?

Oh, yeah, that's her. What's a bottle server?

From what I understand, it's a very attractive young lady who works in a night club and brings bottles of champagne and premium liquor to your table and pours for you. She flirts and is hospitable. You generously tip her. I've never had bottle service because my clubbing days are over. So I hope others will jump in to add to my description.

[shksabelle]

The bald bottle sever was suing her landlord, but his name was not Tanzi. David Tanzi was the beyond odious, finger-tatted "entrepreneur" who sold the Plaintiffs a car encumbered with a title loan. 

Seriously, if you Google piece of sh*t, this guy's photo would pop up. 

OMG, I forgot the BEST part: JJ making him button not one, but two buttons on his half-opened shirt. 

[Spunkygal]

Here's an article on bottle servers from the NY Post. Yep, some pretty big tips! 

http://nypost.com/2013/07/11/confessions-of-the-bottle-service-girls/

[Brattinella]

5 minutes ago, shksabelle said:

The bald bottle sever was suing her landlord, but his name was not Tanzi. David Tanzi was the beyond odious, finger-tatted "entrepreneur" who sold the Plaintiffs a car encumbered with a title loan. 

Seriously, if you Google piece of sh*t, this guy's photo would pop up. 

OMG, I forgot the BEST part: JJ making him button not one, but two buttons on his half-opened shirt. 

SERIOUSLY odious man!  I was creeped out just looking at him!  Leering at the judge thinking that would help his case!  HA! 

[AZChristian]

1 minute ago, Brattinella said:

SERIOUSLY odious man!  I was creeped out just looking at him!  Leering at the judge thinking that would help his case!  HA! 

I looked him up on FB.  He lives in Scottsdale . . . his FB shows he rents out Air B&B places, is a mixologist (fancy word for bartender), and is an entrepreneur.

Yep.  Unemployed.

[AngelaHunter]

4 hours ago, Brattinella said:

https://www.instagram.com/tiararkelly/

O.M.G. A "Brand Ambassador" too. Even a shot of the super-long fake talons. Wow. Landlord must have been overcome with relief when this person left.

10 minutes ago, shksabelle said:

OMG, I forgot the BEST part: JJ making him button not one, but two buttons on his half-opened shirt. 

 

11 minutes ago, shksabelle said:

OMG, I forgot the BEST part: JJ making him button not one, but two buttons on his half-opened shirt. 

Thank you, JJ! It wasn't bad enough we had to look at this shrimpy creep with his little robot voice, but he thought the sight of his tiny little narrow chest would dazzle JJ to the point where she'd rule in his favour. Her raining insults on him had no impact. He's a sexy hunk til he dies!

[SRTouch]

15 hours ago, shksabelle said:

David Tanzi was the beyond odious, finger-tatted "entrepreneur" who sold the Plaintiffs a car encumbered with a title loan. 

Seriously, if you Google piece of sh*t, this guy's photo would pop up. 

OMG, I forgot the BEST part: JJ making him button not one, but two buttons on his half-opened shirt. 

Ah, yes, the entrepreneur who deals vacation rentals and needs a title loan on his Prius - but still has numerous bouncing checks and his bank takes the down payment and applies it to his negative balance account. 

You're right, JJ stops him and tells him to button his shirt - no, don't speak yet - now button the next button.

Then there's the other recent car seller, the disabled tow truck driver who takes money from his neighbor to buy a full sized dually at auction. Poor carpenter wanted a work truck to tow a trailer to his work sites, accepted a Ford Ranger as collateral when disabled dude - who it turns out no longer works as a tow driver - drags his feet buying the truck and ends up using the advance money for the truck for something else. Again, IIRC, Ranger ended up having a title loan. JJ decides to pay off the title loan and give the truck to the carpenter. Would have been better to give the Ranger back to the disabled dude and let him worry about the title loan, cause that thing is a far cry from a dually capable of towing his trailer like he wanted - but better than nothing and maybe his wife can use it since her car had been wrecked recently. Another case where JJ heard "truck" and ruled without knowing there are trucks, and then there are TRUCKS.

And, the best part of THAT case, is when we find out that the plaintiff's witness was someone else who was scammed by the tow driver... hey, at least now he found him to serve papers for HIS claim.

Edited June 16, 2017 by SRTouch

[ItsHelloPattiagain]

Quote

Heee! I would pay to watch that. In fact there should be a "The Fashions of Judge Judy"special, where we get to see the staff pull cheap, terminally creased cardboard shirts out of K-Mart bags for dim-witted goofs in dirty teeshirts with vulgar sayings on them, fling ugly green hoodies at 20-year old single mothers of four, to wear over the strapless gold lame prom dresses, and cover up tats with everything from large gauze bandages to black electrical tape.

They could also use the bandages and electrical tape to tame the wild nipples on some of the lady (and come to think of it, some of the male) litigants. I really don't need to see your salad plate sized areolae peeking through those cheap tube tops they bought at Forever 21 (where the motto is "if you think you wear a XL, just buy the M and squeeeze dem puppies in dere") 

I saw a guy at church on Xmas eve a few years back (one of my jobs is church organist) and the guy is praying away with tears running down his face and a T-shirt with the F-word on it. Too bad we didn't have the cardboard shirts in the lobby. 

[Guest]

11 hours ago, AZChristian said:

I looked him up on FB.

I found him on Twitter. Doesn't post much and follows ladies who do porn. Sounds about right. 

Gonna set a Google alert for him. Pretty sure one day he'll wind up in prison for murder.

[Silver Raven]

Woman is suing her cousin because plaintiff loaned defendant $3000 to get def's husband out of jail for failure to pay child support for the child who is not his wife's.  Defendant thinks that her cousin should just give her the money because she won a big legal settlement.  Husband doesn't work because he's "disabled" but still can make babies.  Plaintiff said that her cousin told her that defendant's husband was going to sell the rims of his car and the husband looked shocked and said, "No way."  JJ asked him where the car is now, and he said it's sitting because it doesn't run.  JJ asks why don't they sell the car to pay off the plaintiff, and the defendant said, "No way, my father and brother and somebody else caught a murder case over that car and they're now in jail, and that car means something to me."  Er, wha?

[AZChristian]

2 hours ago, Silver Raven said:

Woman is suing her cousin because plaintiff loaned defendant $3000 to get def's husband out of jail for failure to pay child support for the child who is not his wife's.  Defendant thinks that her cousin should just give her the money because she won a big legal settlement.  Husband doesn't work because he's "disabled" but still can make babies.  Plaintiff said that her cousin told her that defendant's husband was going to sell the rims of his car and the husband looked shocked and said, "No way."  JJ asked him where the car is now, and he said it's sitting because it doesn't run.  JJ asks why don't they sell the car to pay off the plaintiff, and the defendant said, "No way, my father and brother and somebody else caught a murder case over that car and they're now in jail, and that car means something to me."  Er, wha?

We were scratching our heads at that one, too.  Apparently her father and brother are in prison for a murder which was connected to the car.  Yep.  No accounting for what's gonna cause sentimental attachments.

[Brattinella]

3 hours ago, Silver Raven said:

my father and brother and somebody else caught a murder case

I have always laughed at this delusional statement; like, you are walking down the street, minding your own business and a MURDER CASE just flies into you like a swarm of mosquitoes!  Like you have no control over "catching" a murder case!

[AZChristian]

12 minutes ago, Brattinella said:

I have always laughed at this delusional statement; like, you are walking down the street, minding your own business and a MURDER CASE just flies into you like a swarm of mosquitoes!  Like you have no control over "catching" a murder case!

Almost as good as "I found myself pregnant."  What???? How did that happen?????

[SRTouch]

6 minutes ago, AZChristian said:

Almost as good as "I found myself pregnant."  What???? How did that happen?????

It happens when you conversate with someone of the opposite sex - don't have to date or be intimate or none of that old fashioned stuff.

[Cobalt Stargazer]

JJ sure does say 'just a second' a lot. Some woman is suing another woman in a dog breeding case, and its pretty clear she has no earthly clue of what she was doing. The plaintiff is wearing the most unbecoming purple coat I've ever seen, and JJ has to keep interrupting her to say 'Just a second' because she's pretty much trying to distract her with nonsense, but this isn't the first time I've heard Her Honor say it over and over again.

[Brattinella]

I see absolutely nothing wrong with getting pet vaccines at the feed store, if they are used correctly.  THIS lady, though!  No, I didn't take the momma to the vet, no, I didn't take the puppies to the vet, but I DID sell them before they were legally old enough.  And two of them were injured by the momma dog!  And just WHAT was she suing for?  She made money from those poor puppies.  Glad she didn't get a nickel.

[ITALIA]

1 hour ago, Brattinella said:

I see absolutely nothing wrong with getting pet vaccines at the feed store, if they are used correctly.  THIS lady, though!  No, I didn't take the momma to the vet, no, I didn't take the puppies to the vet, but I DID sell them before they were legally old enough.  And two of them were injured by the momma dog!  And just WHAT was she suing for?  She made money from those poor puppies.  Glad she didn't get a nickel.

That pathetic piece of trash should NEVER own dogs. What a clueless idiot! She should be ashamed of herself for not taking care of the mother and the puppies.

[AngelaHunter]

I just watched Mr. Reimerschnitzel (or whatever, who is a gray-haired "student" living on loans, etc) suing his former girlfriend, the extra-pale Clara Bow for rent and all kinds of nonesense. H has no idea when any of the events he's griping about occured.  It was just the usual stupidity, but what got me was that Clara had no idea what the words "cancelled check from the bank" mean. She doesn't know! Well, of course not. She's only 32. Stop asking her tough questions. Ask her something she does know, like what's the name of her lipstick.  Cancelled checks? What are they? Pffft!

I love landlord/tenant cases! I wish they could replace all the boyfriend/girlfriend/baby daddy/bail/unemployed/"I found out I was pregnant"/"I had came" BS cases. The tenant suing her landlords because they kept most of her security deposit was great. Tenant was articulate, intelligent and had all her evidence of the way she left the place. Def landlord claimed it cost him nearly 2K to fix "all her problems" which seemed to consist of things like a minor rust stain under the sink, and of course painting and carpet cleaning because he expects former tentants to foot the bill to ready his place for the next tenant. He's gotten away with ripping off people this way for 30 years, but not today. Tenant gets back all her money. A most satisfying case.

[configdotsys]

On 6/15/2017 at 0:43 PM, SuburbanHangSuite said:

So I just caught up on the ep with both defendants being trifling, argumentative heifers.  I couldn't believe that JJ allowed the first one to be so continuously lippy.  She paid 1800.00 for 4 plastic chairs.....riiiiight.  She couldn't even keep her own story straight.  And who "chops up kitchen counters??" Disgusting.

The best the 2nd one could offer was dogs tipping the trash?  No shame whatsoever.  I wanted JJ to award the 5 grand to both.

I don't know why, but I just could not figure out what the hell was going on with that case. Chopped up the kitchen counter? What does that even mean? Used knives to cut foods without a cutting board? Wouldn't you say "scratched up" then? Very odd. There was a picture that confused me too, it looked like a seriously damaged floor in which someone tried to fix it but bought tiles or laminate pieces that did not match. But that looked chopped up and did not look like a countertop. I feel for mom and pop landlords that are decent people. I've had a few assholes in my time that provided little to no heat and seemed offended if we reported something was not working, but most people just want to generate an income from themselves and are very fair. This guy was making a nice $1800/mo for this apartment but my goodness, what he had to deal with for that money. I just don't think I could do it. 

On 6/16/2017 at 6:09 PM, AZChristian said:

We were scratching our heads at that one, too.  Apparently her father and brother are in prison for a murder which was connected to the car.  Yep.  No accounting for what's gonna cause sentimental attachments.

This reminded me of the first episode of Parking Wars (which I love!) when this lady says "My baby." and starts crying as her old, 2-years-on-the-street-not-running car is being booted and towed. It sounds like her boyfriend calls her "poop" at one time. It definitely was not "boo." He says, "It's all right, poop," and then shows the tow crew that the white Benz across the street is her "vehicle" and that they are "fortunate." As they are getting ready to take the beater away, the tow guy and another dude are talking and both agree that she wants to keep the junker for "sentimental" reasons. As they are getting ready to go, boyfriend says, "She did a lot of work in this car so that's why she's sad." Hmm. 

[ItsHelloPattiagain]

Quote

I see absolutely nothing wrong with getting pet vaccines at the feed store, if they are used correctly.  THIS lady, though!  No, I didn't take the momma to the vet, no, I didn't take the puppies to the vet, but I DID sell them before they were legally old enough.  And two of them were injured by the momma dog!  And just WHAT was she suing for?  She made money from those poor puppies.  Glad she didn't get a nickel

My best friend had a lot of rescue cats at one time - I think she had something like 13 cats and 8 dogs (she's the kind of person that would pick up those random dogs by the side of the road). She used to get vaccines at a local vet and her husband who was in the medical field would vaccinate all the animals. She's down to probably 5 dogs now and most of the cats have been adopted or passed to the Big Ole Cat Ranch in the Sky. 

That plaintiff was so crazy looking. (the best part of reruns is reliving the "wow, were they as crazy/odd/ creepy as I remember?"). She looked just like one of the ghosts that lives in the Haunted Mansion at Disney World. 

12 hours ago, configdotsys said:

This reminded me of the first episode of Parking Wars

My spirit Animal! I love Parking Wars so much! I wish there were new episodes. My favorite was the "little person" lady who lost her sh&t over her car being booted and she got in and tried to drive away, tearing a good portion of her front driver's wheel well and assorted mechanical parts clean off the vehicle. It was one of the first episodes I saw. I was hooked. 

[configdotsys]

1 hour ago, ItsHelloPattiagain said:

My spirit Animal! I love Parking Wars so much! I wish there were new episodes. My favorite was the "little person" lady who lost her sh&t over her car being booted and she got in and tried to drive away, tearing a good portion of her front driver's wheel well and assorted mechanical parts clean off the vehicle. It was one of the first episodes I saw. I was hooked. 

Yes! I loved her! "Get my keys, Oveda!" 

I needed a pick me up tonight so I just watched the Baby Boy episode. Again.

[howiveaddict]

On 6/18/2017 at 6:52 PM, ItsHelloPattiagain said:

That plaintiff was so crazy looking. (the best part of reruns is reliving the "wow, were they as crazy/odd/ creepy as I remember?"). She looked just like one of the ghosts that lives in the Haunted Mansion at Disney World. 

I thought she looked like Marla Hooch from A League of Their Own.

[Mondrianyone]

Yesterday's rerun of Bare v. Pyles deserves to be added to the Case Names Hall of Fame, I think.

[AngelaHunter]

Did no one see the deranged, violent psycho yesterday, who terrorizes his elderly mother and doesn't know how many times he's been arrested for assault? He was suing his mom for having him falsely arrested after he punched his sister in the face when she tried to stop him from stealing mom's TV.  He denies the theft and the punch but we know he did it. He first told JJ to dismiss the case when he didn't want to discuss his crimes, but then changed his mind. He needn't have bothered. JJ said very little to him and dismissed the case a second time. He was so filled with rage his face was contorting and I thought he might bite his own hand.  I truly think if Byrd hadn't been there, he might have lunged at JJ. Scary freak.

[badhaggis]

10 minutes ago, AngelaHunter said:

Did no one see the deranged, violent psycho yesterday, who terrorizes his elderly mother and doesn't know how many times he's been arrested for assault? He was suing his mom for having him falsely arrested after he punched his sister in the face when she tried to stop him from stealing mom's TV.  He denies the theft and the punch but we know he did it. He first told JJ to dismiss the case when he didn't want to discuss his crimes, but then changed his mind. He needn't have bothered. JJ said very little to him and dismissed the case a second time. He was so filled with rage his face was contorting and I thought he might bite his own hand.  I truly think if Byrd hadn't been there, he might have lunged at JJ. Scary freak.

He really was scary. The mother crying in the hallterview was heartbreaking.

[Silver Raven]

How does one even go about contacting a marshal and getting them to come with you to get your stuff?

God, a woman in this morning's rerun was claiming that her boyfriend threw "a soap bottle" (which I always thought was plastic, not metal or glass) and slashed her face, but she had no proof that there was even an injury, then in the hallterview she says, "I'm a girl, girls can't live with scars on their faces."  Ugh.

[AZChristian]

1 hour ago, Silver Raven said:

How does one even go about contacting a marshal and getting them to come with you to get your stuff?

JJ always says she's preparing an order; the courts could probably advise on how to contact a marshal to help.  

[Quof]

Quote

Did no one see the deranged, violent psycho yesterday, who terrorizes his elderly mother and doesn't know how many times he's been arrested for assault?

And he hadn't talked to her in months (maybe years?) but just stopped by her house to use the bathroom. 

[Florinaldo]

Regarding today's repeat: is it a mistaken impression on my part or aren't most of the cheapskate homeowners on court TV who try to go back on their agreement with a repairman and not pay him, under the flimsiest of pretenses, women of a certain age who like to put on airs of moral superiority? "He showed my daughter his bullet scar: the horror, the horror! Now her honour has been irremediably compromised and she won't be able to show her face at the next cotillion!".

[Silver Raven]

It's texts, dammit, not Texas!

[Cobalt Stargazer]

"She told me, 'Mom, he lifted his shirt and showed me his gunshot scars.'"

Okay, but that was after she showed him the scar from her knee surgery, so dial it back a notch. lady.

[Brattinella]

"Quit looking at me with those big eyes like that!  It's not working!"

[AngelaHunter]

1 hour ago, Florinaldo said:

"He showed my daughter his bullet scar: the horror, the horror! Now her honour has been irremediably compromised and she won't be able to show her face at the next cotillion!".

And the thing is, her daughter is probably 35 at least, but I was picturing her falling upon her swooning couch at the sight of a man lifting his shirt! Oh, god, the trauma. I guess she didn't recover enough to come to court and back up her lying mommy. That owl-eyed woman (ex-military - guess integrity wasn't on her "to-do"list) was such a low-down, petty liar who lies to everyone - the def, Home Depot and JJ and who knows who else? JJ practically had to water board her to get a simple, honest answer.

"Does your daughter have a scar on her knee?"

"Why, no!"

"Did your daughter have SURGERY on her knee?"

*Blink blink* "Well, yes, but there's no scar."

 

Good repeats. Doncha love "Harold Maxwell III"? He looks and sounds like some 1960s sit-com character, maybe Mr. Drysdale's nerdy assistant on "The Beverly Hillbillies" who gets made a fool of by Jethro. Of course in real life Harold has to bunk in with his mommy and can't even sign a lease. I had forgotten about this case, with the plaintiff wanting money for the pillow her mom died on. She admits she can't put a price on it but wants compensation anyway. Oh, also for her towels left in the dryer. I just bet H. Maxwell III took them!

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Florinaldo said:

Regarding today's repeat: is it a mistaken impression on my part or aren't most of the cheapskate homeowners on court TV who try to go back on their agreement with a repairman and not pay him, under the flimsiest of pretenses, women of a certain age who like to put on airs of moral superiority? "He showed my daughter his bullet scar: the horror, the horror! Now her honour has been irremediably compromised and she won't be able to show her face at the next cotillion!".

That was Cynthia Martinelli who was a prime, grade-A lying c-word! I just finished watching this (yes, it a rerun) and I think by the end, there were flames shooting out of my head. Man, JJ had her number from the second she opened her mouth. Kudos to the director who, after JJ said, "I see you didn't bring any of your 12 expert witnesses," immediately cut to the empty chairs to the right of the Cynthia C-word. What a duplicitous, sanctimonious TWAT.  I felt really bad for that poor guy who was turning his life around -- and her she comes with her "Oh, I'm just an innocent old woman" routine who within two seconds turns into a lying, fucking viper. 

And yet ANOTHER goddamned Facebook keyboard warrior! "Oh, I immediately went to FB and posted about him!" Ooo...good for you! You must be so proud of yourself! I only wished he had sued her for more money. 

1 hour ago, Silver Raven said:

It's texts, dammit, not Texas!

SERIOULSY. Jesus. There are two Ts in the word! It's not that difficult.

Flames, people. Flames. 

42 minutes ago, Cobalt Stargazer said:

"She told me, 'Mom, he lifted his shirt and showed me his gunshot scars.'"

Okay, but that was after she showed him the scar from her knee surgery, so dial it back a notch. lady.

She also didn't alert her mother to her case of the vapors over his statement until much later. Clearly, he said it in context of the conversation -- and not as some sleazy pick up line. 

[AngelaHunter]

3 minutes ago, Giant Misfit said:

"I see you didn't bring any of your 12 expert witnesses," immediately cut to the empty chairs to the right of the Cynthia C-word.

I've mentioned before how great are the camera operators on this show. They, along with the announcer and the caption writers, never disappoint.

Cynthia, with her wide-eyed innocent look and soft voice truly is a viper. You're right about that. She's worse than Patricia Bean, who at least is upfront about being a nasty harridan. I really wish the daughter had appeared though. I wanted to see this (probably) middleaged woman who ran to momma to squeal on the handyman and how "uncomfortable" he made her. I mean, it's not as though he whipped out his willy but even if he had, that's hardly something to make a grown woman clutch her pearls in shock.