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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 12:15 AM
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What should I wear for jury duty tomorrow?
Should I be business casual?
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 12:25 AM
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1. Business casual would certainly work...
I tend to wear my little polo shirts and knit slacks, but that's me. Not dressy, but still look OK.

:shrug:
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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 12:34 AM
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2. Clown shoes, mismatched clothes, etc.
If you look responsible they might make you serve on a jury. ;)
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LostInAnomie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 12:36 AM
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3. A shirt with the words "The Defendant is GUILTY!!!" on the front.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 12:40 AM
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4. Or: "Hang 'em all; let God sort it out."
:P
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 12:43 AM
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5. A rainbow blouse
With a black arm band.




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Angleae Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 12:45 AM
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6. A shirt with a Shakespeare quote would be good.
Particularly "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers."
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MilesColtrane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 02:41 AM
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7. Princess Leia dress, complete with cinnamon bun hairdo.
When asked if there is any reason you should not be seated, tell the judge it wouldn't be fair because you can read the defendant's mind.

Hey, it worked for Tina Fey on "30 Rock".
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 08:42 AM
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17. Or this
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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 06:56 AM
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8. Burlap sack. Tinfoil hat. No shoes.
And I would sit there and deliberately try to be shifty-eyed. As in, shifting one's eyes back and forth.
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Nicole Lambeth Donating Member (419 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 07:10 AM
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9. a negligee with steel-toed boots - come prepared for anything
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Strong Atheist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 07:27 AM
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10. That is good if you want to be professional. I always wear
the casual jeans tee shirts and tennis shoes that I wear when not at work...:shrug:
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old mark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 08:03 AM
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11. Shoes. nt
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 08:04 AM
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12. Dress smartly- in a suit- and one of the lawyers is bound to cross you off the list
I went for jury duty a few years ago and I was the FIRST person selected to not serve by the plantiff's attorney.

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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 08:04 AM
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13. A witch hat
and a broom. Nothing else.
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hvn_nbr_2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 02:20 PM
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29. Once I actually wore a black "Salem, MA--City of Witches" T-shirt with a big pentagram.
It was at a time when I just had too much happening in my life to be on a jury too. But my jury panel never even got called into the court room.
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 08:04 AM
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14. Try the g-string and pasties look.
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DarkTirade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 08:31 AM
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15. Corset, high heels, accent the ensemble with a 6 foot bullwhip.
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billyoc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 08:41 AM
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16. "Fuck da Police" t-shirt.
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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 09:12 AM
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18. A T-Shirt that says "HANG THE FUCKER!"
That should make it a short day, especially if it is for a minor crime.

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Soylent Brice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 09:37 AM
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19. shrink wrap.
so they can clearly see you're (your) nuts.

bah dum tiss
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 09:43 AM
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20. It's probably too late to go full Nugent.
That would require many days of not bathing, plus bodily functions.

Seriously, though, I'd dress for comfort rather than style, with nothing that invites a contempt ruling.
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 10:02 AM
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21. Bob Marley T-shirt and tie-dye prairie skirt
that'll pretty much assure that you'll only be there one day.
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 10:14 AM
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22. Wear a t-shirt
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Lenny Orth Donating Member (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 11:15 AM
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23. Jury duty
Wear something you'll be comfortable in. And be prepared to waste lots of time.
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mnhtnbb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 12:32 PM
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24. Better question is what to bring for reading material.
Edited on Tue May-05-09 12:32 PM by mnhtnbb
Be prepared to sit around waiting to be called for a jury.
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 12:37 PM
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25. How about something like this?



:P
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Crabby Appleton Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 12:37 PM
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26. a Snuggie
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slay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 12:38 PM
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27. Don't wear shorts - they won't let you in!
Least not here in NC. As if havin to go to court didn't suck bad enough.
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LiberalEsto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 02:11 PM
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28. Grim Reaper outfit
complete with scythe.
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timtom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 05:23 PM
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30. I dunno...what'd Ms. Prejean wear last time she was
near a judge?
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 05:44 PM
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31. Like funerals, I tend to wear all black.
Wearing casual clothing indicative of my personal style might suggest a bias, even though I go out of my way to hide labels and other stuff like that... unless I was paid to show the label, of course...
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 05:51 PM
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32. When I did it last summer, I wore a dark dress and sandals,
with pearl earrings. I was completely overdressed!! I thought of it as something one ought to look a bit serious about, but most people were in jeans, even cut offs, t-shirts, etc. So, I guess I'm not the one to ask. I was totally out of place.
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