Jury Duty

What is it that excites a woman but bores a man? The list is endless:

• A 50% off sale at Macy's!!
• A 0 Calorie chocolate!
• Peanut butter that is as good for you as is oat meal.
• A weight loss pill that has absolutely no side effects and actually works!
• Anything Pink!
• Laundry that never gets dirty!
• A car that drives itself (Sigh... Relief!)
• A long long bath...
• Etc...
• Etc...
• Etc...
• Jury Duty!!

Surprised? But it's true!! Most women I know, would love to be called for Jury Duty. What is the appeal of Jury Duty you ask? Apart from getting the day off work, what appeals most to women is that they can freely pass judgment on others and gossip about it for as long as they want. Of course, whether or not the defendant is guilty is secondary!

A while ago my Mom-in-law got called for Jury Duty and she made it almost all the way! It was the final stage of jury selection, where they ask each potential juror a set of questions pertaining to the case, so that they can gauge whether or not the juror will be prejudicial. So, Mom was waiting with the other potential jurors for the lawyer to start talking. In the mean time she was just looking around and noticed two young men dressed in suits and looking very smart, talking to the lawyer. She assumed them to be either paralegals or lawyers assisting the main lawyer. But imagine her surprise, when the lawyer introduces them to the court as the defendants in a bar fight!!

Mom: (Really?!? These two good looking, well dressed boys were in a bar fight?)

The Lawyer: Ma'am, do you have sons of your own?

Mom: Yes, (thinking of Paul) I have a son!

The Lawyer: Ma'am, can you imagine your son in such a situation? In a bar fight?

Mom: No, I can never imagine my son, in a bar fight. (Now, my Daughter-in-law, maybe.... ;)

The Lawyer: Thank you Ma'am. Your services will no longer be needed.

Mom: (What!!! Just because my son is not brawly I don't get to punish someone else's children!! I have got to find an aggressive and dominating daughter-in-law to compensate for my Paul's meekness!!)

And her prayers were answered... :P

Anyway, you might be wondering, why I started talking about Jury Duty? No, not because of Mom's experience, this happened long before I met Paul. But because Paul got a call, that too for Federal Jury duty!! (My reaction: Ooooooo..... Paul's reaction: Blech!!)

Paul got a letter a few months back, requesting his information. We duly filled it and sent it back. Paul was hoping something in the information would disqualify him, but unfortunately for him, he got the call. It was supposed to be yesterday, but unfortunately for me, all the cases got cancelled!! So Paul never had to go for Jury Duty.

(My reaction: Oh no! :( Paul's reaction: Yipppeeee!!)

But wait, he has to go on August 15th!!

(My reaction: Yea!!! Paul's reaction: Blech!! :)

Hope all of ya have a lawful day!