kitchen table math, the sequel: your tax dollars at work

Monday, October 1, 2007

your tax dollars at work

So.

Jury duty.

I am called.

It is 8:56 pm; I am, possibly, supposed to be at Ground Zero tomorrow morning, 8:30 am, to report for duty. Which would mean taking the 7:15 am train.

I say "possibly," because I don't know whether I personally am to report to duty tomorrow morning or not. To find out, I am to call this number:

212.805.0159

Try it.

Right now. 8:57 est

See what you get.

I feel a big, fat case of hooky coming on.

14 comments:

Catherine Johnson said...

Have I mentioned I don't like cool people?

Karen A said...

Well, just for fun, I did dial that number. What's with the voice? Does it sound funky like that because it's automated?

Karen A said...

That's assuming, of course, that it was automated. For the record, I called at 10:18 cst, and still got the message to check back later for updates. What is up with that??

Anonymous said...

Bring a book with with a big picture of Ann Coulter on it to read. Trust me. It works every time.

Anonymous said...

Tell them you're related to lawyers. Tell them you're married to one.

Tell them you're an officer in the military. That one worked for my dad his whole life, although he was annoyed about it.

Catherine Johnson said...

Bring a book with with a big picture of Ann Coulter on it to read. Trust me. It works every time.

OH MY GOD

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU SAID THAT

Catherine Johnson said...

What's with the voice?

What's with the voice is that the justice system chose to have an a*****e record the message in a tone of heavy downtown irony.

At least, I think it's heavy downtown irony.

I wouldn't know.

I dislike cool people, as I say.

Catherine Johnson said...

My sister said, "You have to go; you'll be in contempt of court."

So I'm thinking, "Is there a category called contempt of individual juror?"

Catherine Johnson said...

Anyway, I'm not there.

I'm here.

So either I am in contempt of court, or I am not.

Simple!

Catherine Johnson said...

Tell them you're an officer in the military.

Think they'll buy it?

Catherine Johnson said...

Maybe I could tell them I write a blog.

Catherine Johnson said...

Bring a book with with a big picture of Ann Coulter on it to read. Trust me. It works every time.

Does it work?

Really?

So you're thinking War Against the Schools' Academic Child Abuse won't do it?

Anonymous said...

When they ask you to state your name, just tell them, "My name is Catherine 'Hang 'Em High' Johnson."

That should do it.

Catherine Johnson said...

i may just do that