Episode notes
This week, Edict of Worms. Evan files suit against his wife Anne. Anne wants to get a vermicompost bin for their apartment. Evan claims the apartment is too small and the compost bin is too messy. He seeks an injunction prohibiting worm bins in the apartment.
Who’s right? Who’s wrong? Only one can decide!
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EVIDENCE
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- A convenient compost bin provided by the City of Cambridge
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- An example of the type of grub that was emerging from Anne and Evan’s compost bin (not an actual photo from their kitchen)
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- Screenshots of testimony from Anne’s old roommate Kathryn, who lived with her in her first apartment out of college where she had her first worm bin.
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- A continuation of Anne’s conversation with Kathryn.
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- The worm bin that Anne plans to buy
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- The only worm bin that Judge John Hodgman deems acceptable
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Thank you to Maren Williams for naming this week’s case! To suggest a title for a future episode, follow Judge John Hodgman on Facebook. We regularly put out a call for submissions.
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