The funniest part of jury duty on Tuesday occurred after lunchtime. I was in the “Juror Reading Room” (the quiet room in the back) and decided to go out because it was too quiet. I took a seat next to the television, where Divorce Court was on. The husband was pretty much racist, she said that he was pretty much walking around like he owned the place, because he had lighter skin that her. Then he goes on to say that his family has never been slaves, and that she looks like she’s “straight from the boat.” Then he talks about how he pays for everything. Then the judge asks, “What kind of job do you have?” He then says, “You need a job to have money?”

Then comes the Jerry Springer show. The theme was people on the show who wanted to break up with their boyfriends. The leading story? A portly woman (who used to be a man) has come on to the show to break up with her boyfriend. The boyfriend, however, looks and acts like a gay man — showing a lot of skin on the chest with his unbuttoned shirt, fighting (this is the Jerry Springer show) like a woman by slapping other people. But get this - the woman slept with another man the night before who was also going to be on the show, for the same purpose. The “gay” man fights him when he comes out, and the “woman” reveals he used to be a man. They then bring the girlfriend of this guy out, who says she’s in love with a woman. They bring the woman out and they start kissing, and everything explodes.

So while all this is happening on the television, I could have sworn like everyone who heard the shows we’re laughing so hard. Then twenty minutes later, they announce that we all can leave. Hoorays for the day.