Do You Swear to Tell the Truth?

Judge John Hodgman: Can either of you name the piece of culture that I referenced as I entered this courtroom? How about you, Dan? You want to take a guess? I'm trying to think of some old fashioned novel like a Washington Irving novel. Emily's guess is Bartleby the Scrivener by Hermann Melville. Do you swear to abide by Judge John Hodgman's ruling despite the fact that he himself is bad news? Yes. The judge asks both sides to raise their right hands for an immediate summary.