Attention bailiffs!
If you’re tired of playing that dated and — let’s be honest — rather trite ‘Aren’t you proud to be here today doing your civic duty?’ video to newbies in the jury pool each day, help is on the way!
Wouldn’t a sweeping tale of love and romance — ripped from the headlines “Law and Order” style — be way more inspiring to the usual herd of unwilling victims…and easier for you to stomach watching over and over and over again?
Well, I’d say it’s only a matter of time before a dramatization of the real life courtroom love story between a certain famous former plaintiff and a member of his jury will be coming to a holding room near you.
The couple? None other than Rodney King, the Los Angeles man who was notoriously beaten by members of the LAPD, and Cynthia Kelley, a member of the jury that awarded him a $3.8 million settlement in the civil suit against that very police department.
(The two met the day after the trial at a pizza shop, so it’s all above board.)
Think of the singles who normally crowd into bars, or suffer through blind dates or church mixers, desperately looking for Mr. and Ms. Right. Now, those same singles will be clamoring to meet their special someone and send people they don’t know to prison.
There’s a fun two-fer…and the meal’s included.
Now, there’s no guarantee that everyone will find happiness in the courtroom and walk down the aisle like Rodney and Cynthia. But if you wanna take a chance on love…
You’re just gonna have to face the judge.
Parlez-vous Craigy
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
And what of potential litigants?
Well, if you are the brilliant Craig Ferguson, you invite them on The Late Late Show and win over the judge, the jury, the audience, and the entire country of France all in one night.
Bien joué, Mr. Ferguson, bien joué. (That means “well played.”)
Craig didn’t stop there either — no indeed! Craig let that French impostor help him and Geoff Peterson, his robot skeleton, answer emails and tweets. Craig even gave Arthur tips on how to incorporate a similar segment into his French program. (Apparently he hasn’t copied that part yet.)
Arthur returned yet again to close the show in one of Craig’s signature musical numbers. This one memorably spoofed Casablanca.
Oh Craig…you have far surpassed that tiny title. Your hilarity and humanity have reached international proportions.
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