The People's Court - General Discussion

[AngelaHunter]

Glad to see our resident Psycho Clown!

9 minutes ago, PsychoKlown said:

Didn't you just love how her shirt was clearly two sizes too small and straining to cover her ample, perky, breasts? 

I was cowering in fear that the buttons were going to explode over the massive mammaries, maybe with such force Douglas might lose an eye. I breathed a sigh of relief when realizing the too-small blouse was probably held together with steel safety pins. But yeah, the sad tale of the star-crossed lovers was very touching. Only the sound of mournful violins was missing. 

13 minutes ago, PsychoKlown said:

The best part of this was when Burly Shirley asked JM "Which one is my wife?"

Her name is Shirley? That's the part I missed. I also usually skip the hallterviews although I know that's often a mistake.  I cannot take one more "It is what it is" and "Don't' trust no one!", something usually said by a reprobate who stiffed someone.

[Florinaldo]

With only two cases overextended to fill up the whole hour, todays' episode felt like so many of the bosoms litigants display on these court shows: padded.

[Broderbits]

1 minute ago, Florinaldo said:

With only two cases overextended to fill up the whole hour, todays' episode felt like so many of the bosoms litigants display on these court shows: padded.

Does that make Levin the trashy tattoo on the padded bosom of our court shows?

[Pepper the Cat]

When did my beloved People’s Court turn into Jerry Springer??

[zillabreeze]

My takeaway from the Dueling Lovers is to be ever so glad that I am getting old.  With any luck I'll be dead by the time the crotch fruits of the likes of these are running the world.   The birthrate is way down with the more intelligent, but these types seem to breed with reckless abandon.

The Failed Porn Queen thought she was being so coy and cute evading the paternity question.  I wish MM would have nutted up and said "well, maybe you can narrow it down later".

[AngelaHunter]

2 hours ago, Florinaldo said:

todays' episode felt like so many of the bosoms litigants display on these court shows: padded.

I wish they were padded, so we wouldn't be subjected to the sight of their hanging, half-revealed (usually tatted) udders sagging down to their waists. The most astonishing part is that they got dressed especially for their big TeeVee debut and these outfits are what they chose, what they thought looked hot. Jesus...

42 minutes ago, zillabreeze said:

With any luck I'll be dead by the time the crotch fruits

Oh, stellar! 🤣

42 minutes ago, zillabreeze said:

I wish MM would have nutted up and said "well, maybe you can narrow it down later".

The thing is, that skank would have taken that as a compliment on her ability to attract so many suitors. I wonder if she's expecting child support from Douchebag Romeo, or whatever other sperm donors she spread for.

Edited June 21, 2019 by AngelaHunter

[DoctorK]

18 minutes ago, AngelaHunter said:

or whatever other sperm donors she spread for.

You know, she may have the basis for a reverse class action suit - one plaintiff, many defendants.

Edited June 21, 2019 by DoctorK

[zillabreeze]

18 minutes ago, AngelaHunter said:

The thing is, that skank would have taken that as a compliment on her ability to attract so many suitors

I tots hate wasting sarcasm on dumbasses.   She really was smirking and preening like she was some kind of prize. 

Apparently, no one has had the heart to tell her that the dudes yanking at the sight of her mamilla aren't a real discerning crowd.

[AngelaHunter]

First case is man suing a woman he met on a bus coming back from a gambling excursion. He's married yet after getting home they talk on the phone and she starts telling him about her financial woes because she's an amoral grifter. He lends her 200$ but writes a contract saying that if she doesn't pay him back on time, another 300$ will be added to the tab. She's a gambling addict who can't pay her own bills, yet he thought she'd give him the 200$ back? Anyway, it seems he followed her when she had to go the hospital for something or other, then they decided to take another gambling trip. She promises him his money when they meet at the bus, then promises to give it to him ON the bus, then after they get off when she goes to an ATM. And he believes all this. Guess what? She vanishes. Oh, but then he "disrespects" her, so he's not getting his money. Yeah, as if she hasn't gambled it all away. She claims he offered to forget the debt if she would have sex with him in the hotel. Like all addicts, she'll say and do anything to not do what she should. She has money to gamble constantly and buy things like luxuriant wigs, but not to pay her debts. Plaintiff deliberately did not say that the extra 300$ was interest but a penalty, therefore JM says it's not usury, but perfectly legal and awards him the whole 500$. She is disgusted with the def. Well, if my husband went gambling alone, met a woman, started giving her money, went to the hospital with her and wanted to take another trip with her, I would not be happy, but each to his own.

Treehouse kerfuffle: Plaintiffs' young kids did well in school so Mom and Dad think that merits a 15,000$ tree house for them (which they would probably use a couple of times til the novelty wore off). I was trying to remember what reward I got at that age for getting good grades, and oh, yeah - that would be nothing. Times change. Anyway, I didn't agree with JM on the verdict, but maybe she's biased because of her family's contracting history. I don't think the plaintiffs breached the contract. They hired def early in the summer and by the middle of August he had done nothing.  I had a landscaping contractor who pulled the same shit and made all kinds of BS excuses. This def was full of them - he can't come because he doesn't feel well, he's at a funeral, he totaled his truck, he's taking a week's vacation instead of doing what he was paid a lot of money to do, blah blah - and I thought plaintiffs were within their rights to want their money back.  I wouldn't trust him either. Apparently husband plaintiff called slacker def and threatened to send "Vinny and Rocko" to his house, presumably to break his legs or something. Not a smart move. Hubby claims he has no memory of doing this but doesn't really deny it.  JM awards plaintiffs only 1500$ of the 7500$ they paid Mr. Treehouse hipster. I thought that was unfair, but I'm not a judge. 

I forgot about yet another heart-warming family tale from a bunch of repulsive, nasty-looking lowlifes. I can't even remember what Yogi Bear plaintiff wanted from the very sleepy-looking/drugged def. niece and who the hell cares? The only thing I recall is that 86-year old grandma was left with no food all day until the creepy family showed up around 11:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving and niece told Yogi he should have died in the hospital and this started an "altercation".  Gross.

[zillabreeze]

58 minutes ago, AngelaHunter said:

She's a gambling addict who can't pay her own bills, yet he thought she'd give him the 200$ back?

I deduced they both had gambling issues.  Those Friday afternoon casino buses are the Brokeass Express and it sounds like it was a weekly jaunt for both parties.

I worked with a "gambler" that would absolutely panic if our project started looking like it might run late on a Friday afternoon.  The dude would literally start shaking if he thought he might miss that one and only 4:45 pick up.

Same dude thought the casino was giving him such a sweet deal with the free bus and comped room.  He never connected that the "generosity" cost him every. single. paycheck.   Paid on Friday, no money for lunch on Monday.  Week after week.  Sad.

59 minutes ago, AngelaHunter said:

I was trying to remember what reward I got at that age for getting good grades, 

I got to leave my room for the period until next report card!!!!

[Pepper the Cat]

$15,000 for a TREE HOUSE?!???!! Holy crap. 

I think I got $5 for getting good marks. Of course, that was about a million years ago but still.

[Florinaldo]

18 hours ago, Pepper the Cat said:

$15,000 for a TREE HOUSE?!???!! Holy crap. 

I believe that the parents came to the same conclusion and realised this was an extravagant expense just for the kids getting good grades, so they pounced on the first pretext to cancel the work.

In any construction project, you can expect delays, big or small, because of all sorts of unforeseen occurrences, like materials being out of stock, weather or family emergencies. I admit there were several of these in this case, but stuff does happen. The parents said they canceled because it was already late in the summer and the kids would not have it soon enough. But going to another contractor would only delay the work even further, probably to the following year. I bet they never have it built now.

The guy did work, like drawing up plans, taking all the measurements, ordering materials, going to the site, telling them what they had to do like talking to the neighbours and what permits were needed, etc. It's not like he was deserting them. He did commit the unspeakable crime of not responding to their messages within 5 minutes.

JM's verdict was correct on the whole, although I missed if she dealt with the custom-built material that was mentioned at one point. I am not sure to what extent he can reuse those in a future project.

In the family car-keying case, was the mother really left without food for a whole day? Or was she complaining simply because her routine was changed while he was in the hospital and she had to eat by herself and perhaps (the horror!) had to feed herself? Did the plaintiff admit he made no provisions for her while he had to stay in the hospital or did the niece make up part of the story by adding to the old lady's hearsay complaining?

Edited June 22, 2019 by Florinaldo

[Florinaldo]

Todays's tow case may have been a repeat but I had not seen it previously. The plaintiff was really piling on the sob stories: he's handicapped, he has cancer, he was tired because of his condition. I was expecting him to say "and I am a single mother of four" (with an implicit "sainted", of course).

[KittyMom4]

On 6/21/2019 at 6:56 PM, zillabreeze said:

Same dude thought the casino was giving him such a sweet deal with the free bus and comped room.  He never connected that the "generosity" cost him every. single. paycheck.   Paid on Friday, no money for lunch on Monday.  Week after week.  Sad.

My ex-husband and his wife are of the same mindset: 

Ex:  "We got a sweet deal! Free room, comped drinks!"

me: "How much did you win?"

Ex: "$500!!"

me: "How much did you spend?"

Ex: angry glare, conversation ends

My daughters told me once that he and the wife spent over $2,000 in one night, and won very little. How is that fun?

[AngelaHunter]

2 hours ago, Florinaldo said:

Todays's tow case may have been a repeat but I had not seen it previously.

I think I enjoyed this, even more, this time than I did the first time. Oh, what a tangled web we weave! Poor Larry is very ill and handicapped and just wanted to go to his favorite restaurant for some nourishing chicken soup. He parks in the handicapped spot then finds, alas, the place is shut down.

It was cold! It was raining! So what does frail Larry do? Does he get back in his warm car and go home, or go to a restaurant this IS open (and it seems there are several right there)? No, he does not. Ill, handicapped and greatly fatigued Larry thinks his best course of action is to hobble away in the cold rain over to JCPenney to buy an umbrella for...? I mean, he just got wetter going there.  Why did it need it when his car was right there? Were the umbrellas such a good deal?  On what planet would this make sense? Oh, wait. He lets slip that it was Black Friday so he knew he'd never get a parking spot for the store he wanted to go to. But that had nothing to do with his decision, I'm sure. He just really wants soup and an umbrella.  He tells the tow driver to bring his car back. They do so, but he must pay for it. Now he wants every cent back for the original tow, plus the fee to return the car. He deserves that because the lot was empty? Because he has a cane? I dunno. JM is usually so on the side of old people, but not in this case and she gave Larry the spanking he deserved for wasting everyone's time. "That was rough(or tough)", Larry says after the judgment. Doug in the Hall has no sympathy.

I do love a good tow case with plaintiffs who think they can park wherever they like because it was raining, or they're old, or they've always parked illegally or they were going to CHURCH or "I had CHILDREN with me!" and blah blah blah.  

[CrazyInAlabama]

I remember that tow case.   It's only second dumbest litigant in a tow case, but it's still entertaining.

The most disgusting tow case was the loser who wanted diet snapple or something, parked in a handicapped spot, and was towed.   He lost his case too, and was lucky the audience didn't team up with Douglas to beat him up, and Doug in the hall hated him too.  

[AngelaHunter]

1 minute ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

The most disgusting tow case was the loser who wanted diet snapple or something

Oh, yes - now you mention it, I vaguely remember him. Some sort of dreary snowflake hipster who needed some special tea this store had.  He needed it right then and there so why are people picking on him?

I wasn't fast enough with my "mute" button today and caught Shortass saying (in the deck case) "What a deck!" Oh, Harvey! Your biting and relevant wit never fail to set me off into gales of laughter and admiration.

[AngelaHunter]

Maybe just me, but I so enjoyed the repeat of Cap'n Clueless and his Motor-mouthpiece. The cap'n never smoked in the unit, except sometimes. He had a turnstile for a bunch of other slob skippers to come and go and use and abuse the place as they liked. The hurricane put all that filth on the sofas! The son's suitcase made the whole place reek of smoke! I'm picturing the suitcase being opened and clouds of black smoke exploding from it.  I guess the plaintiff learned not to let total strangers live in the home. Strangers will never treat your property the way you do. Why should they? They didn't pay for it.

[aemom]

On 6/17/2019 at 7:14 PM, AngelaHunter said:

Today's Momma suing on behalf of her giant daughter, for a return of rent, was disturbing. Mom wanted her daughter, a 25-year-old woman, to experience being on her own, so found the idiot def. - another person who can't pay her mortgage so brings in anonymous characters on CL to live with her - and moved daughter in with her. Daughter is a student taking courses in massage therapy and has an "anxiety condition" which apparently compels her to eat every cookie in sight and makes her unable to clean her own shit off the toilet seat or to throw out rotting food in her room. Def. landlady gave her notice to leave when she couldn't stand the mess and stink anymore.  Daughter has until the end of Nov to find a new place, but moves back in with Mommy in the middle of Oct so Mom wants the rent back . JM gives it to her. 

I've caught up to the last week of the new episodes!  I was thrilled because every single litigant today was well spoken.  It's a rare day on TPC when that happens.

I did not catch what she was studying, but my God, that room was disgusting.  I can certainly be messy at times, but dirty with rotten food?  Never.

The pool case was interesting in that I listened to Levin afterwards to see if the pool guys did actually show up to fix everything.  They did and the guys are actually friends again.  You don't see that happen too often.

The dog incident surprised me.  The D's dog had attacked another dog at the dog park and it's leg was broken.  D had promised to pay half of the bill, but was unemployed and couldn't keep up with $100/week payments.  P says that D's dog has attacked other dogs before, but his proof is unsigned letters from - whoever.  No animal control report and no police report.  Yet another case of not having the proof you need to win your case.  If P could show that D's dog had attacked before, then she would be liable.  Since he can't, it's "use the park at your own risk," and he collects nothing.  I figured that since she had agreed to pay half and had paid a bit, that she would be on the hook for a "verbal contract."  But MM seems to flip-flop with the whole verbal contract thing lately.

[AngelaHunter]

18 minutes ago, aemom said:

I did not catch what she was studying

Massage therapy.🤨

[DoctorK]

3 minutes ago, AngelaHunter said:

Massage therap

Path to the stars!

[aemom]

11 hours ago, AngelaHunter said:

Massage therapy.🤨

Wow.  That is a physically challenging job (based on the effort my therapist uses on me).  She is a rather.... large girl.  I can't see how she would have the stamina to stand on her feet for an hour at a time and expend the necessary effort to give a massage.  I see that job going nowhere.

[AngelaHunter]

On 7/2/2019 at 9:36 AM, aemom said:

  I can't see how she would have the stamina to stand on her feet for an hour at a time and expend the necessary effort to give a massage.

She doesn't even have the stamina or the decency to dump her trash in the garbage can or clean her toilet seat.  I wouldn't want her putting her hands on me.

[DoctorK]

Reruns again today, but we saw some really ugly litigants and I am not talking about appearances. Sexual harassment claim used for blackmail, a vicious dog owner (the dog, not the owner) who is so painfully clueless and callous (to say nothing of dishonest) that it hurt a little to even listen to her.

[AngelaHunter]

We must be getting different reruns. I got the sad-eyed, lying, manipulative plaintiff suing the def. landlord. She's so ingenuous and trusting she deals only in handshakes on rental agreements. It's old-school Italian (although landlord is not Italian). Her daddy passed away! She built this salon from the ground up! She has a crucifix dangling from her wrist! She is terrified of the def! Even during the case she is terrified. She doesn't believe in leases, since that is not old-school Italian, yet bitches when def raises her rent. The ceiling collapsed and def refused to fix it so she hires her hubby to do it. She paid him 575$ and she has proof. She thinks JM is so stupid or taken by her tale of woe that she'll accept a photo of the front of the check.  She had to flee the salon in the middle of the night, in fear of her life, just like Anne Frank. JM bluntly informs her, "I don't feel sorry for you." She was also not impressed at the display of cleavage from this frightened, bullied victim.

Def's son is an oily, smart-mouthed, dumb-assed lawyer who knows nothing about the law yet takes it upon himself to educate JM about such. "In New York we aren't obliged to make rental agreements in writing." Clarence Darrow, he is not.  After he got a spanking from JM for his stupidity, he proclaims to Doug in the Hall that JM "knows what she's doing." I'm sure she was thrilled with his seal of approval.

I couldn't rewatch the teacher who has no morals, self-respect or common sense who let stupid plaintiff come over at 3:00 a.m. to get his rocks off on her, while she has a small child with her. JM was grossed out.

[DoctorK]

1 hour ago, AngelaHunter said:

We must be getting different reruns.

Looks like it. My first case involved the the health care worker who claimed (I use that word only after listening to the rest of the case where she repeatedly exaggerated and lied) that her patient, an elderly man confined to a wheelchair sexually harassed her. Unfortunately for her, she sent the defendant text messages threatening him with a harassment complaint if he didn't sign her fraudulent time sheet so she would get paid for days that by her own testimony she didn't work.

Edited July 5, 2019 by DoctorK
grammar and clarity

[AngelaHunter]

2 hours ago, DoctorK said:

My first case involved the the health care worker

I don't believe I ever saw (or "seen" if you're a litigant) that one. I hope JM gave her a flogging.

[AngelaHunter]

Can't stop laughing, because if I do I'm afraid I might start crying. 

Super-dumb millennial girl, who takes the time to do her hair and makeup perfectly, just can't be bothered or can't afford to insure her 20-year old car. She lends that car to her buddy, the whining, douchebag-haired millennial Botox Boy to spare him the terrible hardship and trauma of taking a *gasp* BUS to work. Why does she do that? "Well, like, like, like..." She's just a nice, compassionate and generous person. "No", JM clarifies. "Feeding the homeless on Saturdays is generous. You're STUPID."

Botox Boy sees no reason not to park where he shouldn't and racks up over 1K in tickets and gets the beater impounded. JM really wants to hear his defense.

He states that the car-loaning was not done "professional" - him being all about professionalism -  and proceeds to clarify that opinion:

"Well, just, like, the whole, like... we really, like, the whole situation, like, like, like." He's articulate as well as responsible. He owned up to his mistakes! He never had any intention of paying for them. Owning up to them is enough. Why should he pay for her lack of professionalism? And they shall inherit the earth. 

Edited July 12, 2019 by AngelaHunter

[Cobalt Stargazer]

1 hour ago, AngelaHunter said:

"Well, just, like, the whole, like... we really, like, the whole situation, like, like, like." He's articulate as well as responsible. He owned up to his mistakes! He never had any intention of paying for them. Owning up to them is enough. Why should he pay for her lack of professionalism? And they shall inherit the earth. 

Also, Millennial Moron said that the girl's boyfriend was calling him saying he was going to beat him up, only he never actually beat him up (more's the pity) and was talking shit about him on social media.

[zillabreeze]

1 hour ago, AngelaHunter said:

Botox Boy sees no reason not to park where he shouldn't and racks up over 1K in tickets and gets the beater impounded. JM really wants to hear his defense.

I was begging JM to ask how much he paid for those ridic microbladed and probably tattooed eyebrows.  That shit ain't cheap.

He certainly wasn't any kind of "model" with that fat gut and old woman butt he was toting.

[AngelaHunter]

1 hour ago, zillabreeze said:

He certainly wasn't any kind of "model" with that fat gut and old woman butt he was toting.

Did he say he was a model? 🤣 A model for what? KFC?  I missed that and assumed his brilliant career was stocking shelves at the Dollarama or something like that.

1 hour ago, zillabreeze said:

That shit ain't cheap.

For sure the botox isn't cheap either and he appeared to have so much his face was, like, basely, I mean, y'know - immobile.

He also has a great knowledge of the law: "I mean, like, you don't get your car just towed. Like, I mean, it needs to, like, get booted first." 

[zillabreeze]

6 minutes ago, AngelaHunter said:

Did he say he was a model? 🤣 A model for what? KFC?  I missed that and assumed his brilliant career was stocking shelves at the Dollarama or something like that.

Nah. Like, he never said it, and JM didn't axt.  I was just, like, guessing that his high opinion of hisself was headed, like, that way.  

Given his vast knowledge of law, I'm sure he was just taking a break from his full ride at Harvard.

[AngelaHunter]

I never saw today's first case. It must have been raining that day or there was another mass shooting or something. I thought it was merely another illegal apartment whining with tenant now wanting back every cent he paid, although he lived there all those months. He did withdraw his claim for all the rent back when JM explained to him that was not happening. Turns out landlord def was one of the vilest, lying, smirking, slimy creeps ever seen here. She has a broker to rent out rooms in her decrepit, infested, filthy, uninhabitable basement. She has no idea who the plaintiff is. The pics he showed of the squalor were someone else's revolting crib. She never knew he lived there, although he paid the rent to her and exchanged many texts.  Even JM telling her, "You're DESPICABLE" failed to wipe the smirk from her face. She continued her BS with Doug in the Hall, but he wasn't buying it either. 

The other two cases I remembered - parasitic baby momma collecting all kinds of welfare and double child support and who rolled her eyes at JM and got slapped for it.

And who didn't love this guy? Yeah, I'd believe anything he told me. 🤣

[AngelaHunter]

I know today was reruns (which I had forgotten, of course) but I didn't remember JM ferreting out the definitions of "relationship" vs "non-relationship" so we no longer need wonder. 

"We were cool/dealing/talking/messin' around" do not mean relationship. They mean, "We were having casual sex with no protection, and if a baby results from that (who would think?), so be it." *shrug* I was only surprised that when baby momma said she never wanted child support that JM didn't give her a reaming and explain that child support is for the KID, who deserves it, and not for her. If momma didn't want it, she should put it away and save it for the kid. But, she never bothered finding out who the baby daddy is. She preferred to wait until the kid, who presumably was told his daddy is "unknown", gets old enough to start resembling one of the guys she was screwing. 

We also learned that someone named "Bobby" would never imagine that official mail sent to "Robert" could possibly mean him, because "my other brother, Robert." He's "Bobby"!

[iwasish]

I loved Marilyn’s  lecture about allowing a simple problem to continue to escalate and grow bigger just by ignoring it. The litigants were arguing about damages caused by an unlicensed driver having an accident in her friend’s car. The friend gets a summons in the mail for allowing an unlicensed driver to drive her car. That unlicensed driver wasn’t totally at fault for the accident but gives a false name to cover for not having a license. The name she gives turns out to be a real person who ALSO is unlicensed. The owner of the car gets the summons for allowing an unlicensed operator, but decided to ignore it cause the accident wasnt her friend’s fault. NOW THE FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR THE  SUMMONS becomes a warrant!! And she has to duck the cops. A simple thing becomes all dramatic with lawsuits over emotional stress.. All because she doesn’t take care of the initial problem. 

[CrazyInAlabama]

They had the rerun of the $15,000 tree house episode.   I really do believe the contractor talked to the neighbor, and was warned about the plaintiffs.    And that was pathetic to bring their little kids to court, and Judge M ask the contractor if he'd build a tree house for them.    The contractor said he would gladly build on for the kids, but not for the parents.      

[PrincessPurrsALot]

On 7/16/2019 at 2:12 PM, AngelaHunter said:

I know today was reruns (which I had forgotten, of course) but I didn't remember JM ferreting out the definitions of "relationship" vs "non-relationship" so we no longer need wonder. 

"We were cool/dealing/talking/messin' around" do not mean relationship. They mean, "We were having casual sex with no protection, and if a baby results from that (who would think?), so be it." *shrug* I was only surprised that when baby momma said she never wanted child support that JM didn't give her a reaming and explain that child support is for the KID, who deserves it, and not for her. If momma didn't want it, she should put it away and save it for the kid. But, she never bothered finding out who the baby daddy is. She preferred to wait until the kid, who presumably was told his daddy is "unknown", gets old enough to start resembling one of the guys she was screwing. 

We also learned that someone named "Bobby" would never imagine that official mail sent to "Robert" could possibly mean him, because "my other brother, Robert." He's "Bobby"!

So Robert "Bobby " has a brother named Robert. Is this similar to having a brother Darryl and another brother Darryl?

[DoctorK]

2 minutes ago, PrincessPurrsALot said:

Is this similar to having a brother Darryl and another brother Darryl?

Similar but not nearly as entertaining as the Darryl brothers.

[AZChristian]

17 minutes ago, PrincessPurrsALot said:

So Robert "Bobby " has a brother named Robert. Is this similar to having a brother Darryl and another brother Darryl?

George Foreman named all five of his sons "George."  One of his daughters was named Georgetta.

[AngelaHunter]

Hey, you guys! I'm getting married and you're all invited! Yes, it's true my groom-to-be already has a wife, but never mind that. I'm sure it will be okay. I really want to wear a wedding gown and neither of us can bother to wait until he's divorced. What could go wrong? Then I'll tell the dressmaker who is making a dozen or so dresses for 895$(!) and has to use enough material to make two dozen, to just show up whenever she happens to feel like it on the day of the non-wedding. I won't call her since I'm too stressed out over my married groom.  Even if she shows up two hours late, it won't really matter since there's that little problem of - oops! - bigamy so we'll just skip that pesky ceremony and go straight to the party. Everyone out of the church! 

Seriously, I've never been one to be meticulous with planning, but my husband and I did make sure he was actually divorced before we started planning the wedding. Sheesh.

[zillabreeze]

1 hour ago, AngelaHunter said:

I did make sure he was actually divorced before we started planning the wedding. Sheesh.

There you go getting all picky and OCD.  

Have you learned Nothing from our court shows?  You should just ignore little legal details.  Apparently, after time they will resolve themselves.

[AngelaHunter]

1 hour ago, zillabreeze said:

Have you learned Nothing from our court shows?  You should just ignore little legal details. 

I know. I guess I was just afraid of the minister asking if there was anyone with a reason why this man and this woman, etc, there could have a been a major brawl in the church.

What got me, in this case, was the def fake-crying and blaming the dressmaker for ruining her big day. Um, I think the fact that her intended was already married might have done that, even if the wedding party hadn't busted out of their dresses. I guess this was a repeat but I never saw it. At least it was some nice, light fare.

Yesterday's case of Steve the Lawnmower Man appalled me even more than it did the first time. JM completely discounted the testimony of the plaintiff's husband who vividly described how the poor little aged def's "fiancee", a big, brutal-looking person wearing a gnarly wig hat, grabbed Steve, punched him in the neck, threw him in the house and then lifted her skirt to display her bare ass and mooned the husband. I believed every single word he said. JM seemed to find something funny about this sordid tale and basically ignored it, merely asking with a smile "Did you do that?" Of course, the beast said she didn't. Oh, yes, she did. Steve has a hard time talking to customers because he has "anxiety." I'm pretty sure I know the source of his anxiety. After all this, JM tells Steve that his betrothed is a "keeper." Seriously, wtf, JM???

[zillabreeze]

30 minutes ago, AngelaHunter said:

What got me, in this case, was the def fake-crying and blaming the dressmaker for ruining her big day. Um, I think the fact that her intended was already married might have done that, even if the wedding party hadn't busted out of their dresses. I guess this was a repeat but I never saw it. At least it was some nice, light fare.

K.  Just now getting to this case.  I keep having to back up because I'm missing testimony.  I am so distracted by the over ample boobage on defendants side.  Day-um.  My back's killing me just seeing those bazooms.

First case with the Italian Greyhound.  Unfortunately, MM had to rule like she did, but holy shit dude defendant was dispicable.  What an ass.  Just thrilled he'll be a cop one day.  Let's all try not to be surprised when he kills an unarmed teenager.  

Who? Just who? Looks in the mirror and thinks "yeah! That's it! I should cut my hair just like Hitler!"

Edited July 20, 2019 by zillabreeze

[CrazyInAlabama]

I had to laugh at the wedding case.   Fiance was still married, and probably always will be to another woman.    They had a slew of dresses for that amount of money, and wanted them in such a short time.  And those who insist their dress should be hideously tight should realize that the dress is going to rip wide open, especially when they chow down at the reception. 

[DoctorK]

10 hours ago, zillabreeze said:

Just thrilled he'll be a cop one day.

I find it hard to believe that (as he stated) that he plans to go form his current $120,000 per year job (really?) to being a cop for maybe $45,00 starting pay, especially since I don't think he could get in to a major and professional department. I would love to know the circumstances of his departure from the USMC, I have worked with a lot of Marines and seen a range of personalities, but nothing like this bullying, bragging threatening toward an emotionally fragile young woman.

9 hours ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

And those who insist their dress should be hideously tight should realize that the dress is going to rip wide open, especially when they chow down at the reception. 

It seens to be a thing with litigants, that the larger the woman wanting the dress, the tighter she wants it to fit. If that is what you really want, insist that the fabric be kevlar, preferably reinforced with ballistic plates. However, if that dress gives out in a crowd, look out for collateral damage.

[AngelaHunter]

3 hours ago, DoctorK said:

the larger the woman wanting the dress, the tighter she wants it to fit. If that is what you really want, insist that the fabric be kevlar, preferably reinforced with ballistic plates.

 

🤣🤣 With the way things are going, this may be the next step in wedding-wear.  Not to mention it's quite possible they gained 20+lbs between the initial fitting and the Big Day.

[Florinaldo]

15 hours ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

And those who insist their dress should be hideously tight should realize that the dress is going to rip wide open, especially when they chow down at the reception. 

Did I hear correctly; didn't JM blame the dressmaker for that ripping mishap, saying she should have made it stronger?

There are some bulges that no fabric or stitch can be made resistant to, no matter how good the seamstress.

Edited July 20, 2019 by Florinaldo

[aemom]

On 6/21/2019 at 5:47 PM, AngelaHunter said:

Treehouse kerfuffle: Plaintiffs' young kids did well in school so Mom and Dad think that merits a 15,000$ tree house for them (which they would probably use a couple of times til the novelty wore off). I was trying to remember what reward I got at that age for getting good grades, and oh, yeah - that would be nothing. Times change. Anyway, I didn't agree with JM on the verdict, but maybe she's biased because of her family's contracting history. I don't think the plaintiffs breached the contract. They hired def early in the summer and by the middle of August he had done nothing. 

Finally all caught up with the new episodes.  I'm only a month behind! ☺

I got dinner at the local Chinese restaurant at the end of the school year as my reward.

My son just graduated from junior college with the highest average in his program, and we gave him $200. These were elementary school kids and that family must have more money than brains. High school graduation will probably merit a fancy car or something. 

I too was surprised at the verdict.  I've seen her rule the other way when the contractor took too long. I totally believe that Mr. Rich Guy threatened the D.

The sleasy couple were just so disgusting.  The videos also showed that their place was a disaster with shit everywhere.  How do people live like that?

The gambling case was hilarious and MM was taking no prisoners with her verdict.

Starving grandma with her sad sack family members was sad, but very indicative of so many families we see on this show.

No new shows until after Labour Day. 😢

Edited July 23, 2019 by aemom
Typo

[AngelaHunter]

On 7/20/2019 at 10:53 AM, Florinaldo said:

Did I hear correctly; didn't JM blame the dressmaker for that ripping mishap, saying she should have made it stronger?

Are there industrial type zippers that are strong enough to contain this kind of force being exerted on them? I don't sew, so don't know the answer. 

I really shouldn't watch repeats as they make me even angrier than the case did the first time. I'm referring to Ms. Washington, the histrionic, quintessential self-righteous entitled Sec8 renter. JM, for reasons known only to her, allowed this person to spew out her rehearsed monologue about what a horrible, awful, terrible, ripoff artist her landlord, the def., is and seemed to find this irrelevant slander amusing.  Meanwhile, Byrd is paying for her and her kids (and probably the boyfriend) to live in this "high-end" apartment so she could save up and with God's goodness (shouldn't she be thanking Byrd?) buy her own place. Ms. Washington is here looking for a 5K lottery but does end up getting around 1K back from her security deposit.  Ms. Washington claims the air conditioner, which contained ice, was allowed to "thraw" out and ruin the floors. What the a/c was doing in the middle of the room was not made clear. 

Edited July 22, 2019 by AngelaHunter

[NYGirl]

OMG today's rerun.  I only saw the first case but it was a doozy.  Bitchface to beat all bitchfaces dog owner who let the dog out and the dog wouldn't listen to them.  The dog attacked the neighbor's cat tearing off the pad under the cat's foot.

JM told the Def they need to control their dog and the bitchface told her YOU TRAIN YOUR DOG!!  or something to that effect.  She kept yelling at JM but JM was loathe to chase her as she was physically disabled.