Monday, September 10, 2012

We Did a Bad Thang

But we fixed it.  A couple o' few days ago I received a summons to appear for jury duty and a couple o' days after that I received yet another summons for the same purpose.  I think I made a fairly reasonable assumption that I received duplicate summonses, seein' as how one came hard on the heels of the other.  But that was NOT the case and I didn't notice the summonses were different until today.  Note:


One is from the District Court and the other is from the Magistrate Court.  Oopsie, because one has to fill out a detailed jury questionnaire and mail it back to the court... which I did in the case of the District court... and I threw the OTHER questionnaire away, thinking it was a duplicate.  The biggest oopsie: the questionnaire from the Magistrate Court was due TODAY.  So we hied ourselves on down to the Magistrate Court this morning, presented both summonses, explained ourselves, and got stuff sorted out.  

I'm quite sure the ladies there thought I was some sorta bleedin' idiot... not only for the mix-up/mistake on my part, but also given the fact I'm not enunciating my words any too clearly minus my lower front teeth.  Shorter: I sound like a retard.

While we're on about teeth... we also presented a note from our dentist to both courts and requested a medical excuse from jury duty, which is pending at the Magistrate Court but was granted by the District.

I think I need to go back to bed.

16 comments:

  1. Talking without your teeth is very common here in OK, much to my amazement.

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    1. I'm embarrassed by my enunciation at the moment. Srsly.

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  2. Yikes! They've found you now! Feel better soon -- Pepper's going through the same speech impediment right now -- he refuses to wear the temporary bridge mnost of the time.

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    1. I have a temp bridge for my uppers, but none for the lowers... there's too much other "stuff" there... like membranes, stitches, artificial bone implants, and studs... to make a temporary plate practicable. This ain't much fun, as you well know.

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  3. Oh, I wish that I would get a jury summons. They never pick me. I would vote for guilty on every count!

    Sorry that the Courts are choosing to bother you when you are having your own oral challenges!

    Get well soon!

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    1. Yeah, the timing on the jury duty thang is not good. But I think I'll be excused. Thanks for yer kind words, Darryl.

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  4. That's what happens when you buy a Cadillac! They come after you.

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    1. And they always GET ya, too.

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    2. God--strike that--GAIA is punishing you for buying Detroit Iron rather than a PC environmentally friendly Prius with a "COEXIST" sticker on the rear bumper, Buck. Gaia is NOT mocked, lol.

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    3. I can... and DO... mock the woman, Virgil. ;-)

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  5. If you keep talking like a retard, they'll definitely empanel you.

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  6. Buck, I'm on magistrate court duty too. So if you aren't excused you'll have me to hang out with! Lol!

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    1. Update: My husband was also selected for BOTH of these as well. What are the odds!? He's trying to get out of his, as the sole employee in a self-employed business. I, however, do not have a choice. Being a teacher is not grounds for being excused.

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    2. I hope I get an excuse, Jenny. Not that I don't wanna hang out with you or Jeff, but... just because. ;-)

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  7. I received my very first jury duty summons last month and I was picked to be on the jury. The worst part was the jury selection and the sitting around for hours upon hours. The best part was when the nurse expert witness took the stand. She was the only witness we got to see because the case was settled shortly after. The case only lasted 3 days. I couldn't believe all the excuses people were using to get out of it. Definitely made me laugh. Good luck, and I hope you get out of it!

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