by hominid » Fri Jun 19, 2020 12:04 pm
The second time, did thinking of the hurricane make you: more serious? No. More affable? No. Did it help you accurately recall what year it was when you first served? Yes. Maybe you couldn't remember exactly how long it had been, but the could place when the hurricane had happened? Yes. Did you refer to the hurricane, and that made the judge realize not enough time had passed? No. Did you tell the judge that the last time you'd been faced with jury selection you thought of the then-recent hurricane in order to help you not to laugh, and that made them realize you were ineligible? No.
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Nearly three years ago, I was called in for jury duty and wanted to serve. At some point there was an aspect of the trial that made me unintentionally start to laugh, but I stopped myself by thinking of something serious: the ongoing hurricane.
Recently, I got a mailer asking me to serve on a jury again. I had to fill out the form to let them know that I had already appeared in the past three years. I knew that I had appeared in the past three years, but I couldn't remember the exact date. Fortunately, I remembered thinking about the hurricane, and then I looked up exactly when the hurricane happened and when it made landfall.
Nice job solving, trebor, and great questions, GalFisk, emeraldink, Balin, Doriana, and gregoryuconn!