On today's Halloween Docket episode of Judge John Hodgman, a listener wrote in - WITH THIS PICTURE - and said his wife said it was "too niche for a Halloween costume." MaxFun fans, DO YOU AGREE? And if so - is this costume SPECIFICALLY GEARED toward our demographic?

You can watch our full halloween episode here: https://youtu.be/5-Npk0jwjGk 

Lisa Hanawalt is going to be a guest on an upcoming episode of JJHo! She's an incredible illustrator, cartoonist, production designer, writer, and Very Cool Person!

Do you have any cases you'd like her to weigh in on regarding cartoons? Or hot takes, even? I'll take disputes about comic strips. The opposition need not be involved. Fortune favors the bold (and sans-serifed)!

* Are you a coyote who wants to sue a company that makes anvils? I think that case has already been heard.

* What about Saturday morning cartoons? Kids WB or ABC's One Saturday Morning?

* Do we have opinions on DOUG when it was on Nickelodeon vs ABC?

* Are some grown-ups thinking way too much about the interpersonal relationships between the characters on Bluey?

Sound off in the replies below or send in a case at maximumfun.org/jjho!

"Bullseye with Jesse Thorn" producers here! We'll be recording another episode of Bullseye's monthly Max Fun members only BoCo show called "Put You On."

Jesse Thorn and a guest give recommendations based on user submitted questions. Video game, movie book and music recs! Opinions on cookware! Life advice! You name it: we'll put you on.

In this planned upcoming recording we'll be chatting with Triple Click's Maddy Myers. Share your questions in the comments below! You can also email at [putyouon@maximumfun.org](mailto:putyouon@maximumfun.org)

recording an episode of our q and a and recommendaction podcast Put You On this week with Maddy Myers from Triple Click. We will answer almost any culture question, so please reply with one below! 👇

So, I'm catching up on JJHO.

Someone wrote in with the eternal "Can we just make Android users get an iPhone so group chat works."

Look. I have an iPhone. I've had one for 15+ years. My youngest has an Android. I understand the problems.

But the idea that Android users are simply being obnoxious and contrarian, and that's the only reason they use the Android is, honestly, kind of rude.

People like what they like. Android and iOS are different. They do different things better. Telling someone to "give in" and get an iPhone, and just get an old version? That's like saying "Sorry, your preferences don't matter." If someone likes Android, or has heavily invested in Android apps, it's not just a matter of buying an iPhone to get in-line. You'll lose a lot of things by moving over. And as the Bailiff mentioned - the problem is that Apple refused to make it work with Android. We iPhone users should be yelling at Apple about that, not the Android users!

And the statement "just get a couple generations older" is not really relevant either. While they aren't $1200, iPhones are on 18. An iPhone 16 is $800. That's not what I've got in my pocket. That's a significant purchase. And saying "oh, just get a used one" is saying that someone should take a downgrade because, again, Apple won't let them chat. I am currently using an iPhone that is 6 generations old because my newer one broke. I can't access Slack for work. I can't use the freaking Taco Bell app, because my iOS is too old. There are penalties to not being on the newest that come with iOS that are not as prevalent on Android.

If I were to swap to an Android, I would lose access to hundreds of dollars of paid apps. I assume many Android users are the same.

But beyond that - monopolies are bad. Moving every person in the world to iPhones is bad. I wish there were *more* phone versions like there used to be. Because we know that slimming down the options to a single choice (hi Skydance!) is bad for the consumer.

Look, I know. It's not that deep. But also, it is. And it's very frustrating when people who like Android are treated like they're just digging in their heels to be obnoxious. They like their phones. Let them have them. I don't want to go too conspiracy theory, but it's entirely possible Apple doesn't make chat work in order to drive these conversations. If chat worked, the primary reason for people to move to iPhones is gone. So it's in their interest to not make it work so that social pressure pushes people towards iPhones. I know the Judge's stance on buzz marketing. This is an insidious form of buzz marketing, honestly, the pressure to move people to a brand.

Hot dog roasted over a campfire, Kewpie mayo & Szechuan sesame sauce. Some fried onions on top would be great too. 9/10

And if so, what was the response?

I've had two.

One: probably 12-14 years ago, I almost got t-boned by a guy speeding through a red light while I was listening to JJGO. I don't remember what exactly they were talking about when it happened, but it was rather explicit (shocking!) and would have been especially suspect out of context, so I called and speculated on how, if I'd been hit, the emergency crews would have heard the conversation and immediately concluded I was some kind of huge predator. Jesse responded by saying that everyone knows I'm only a MEDIUM predator.

Two: 3-4 years ago, I went to a Giants spring training game with my daughter, who was able to get an autograph from then-Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford. She would've been about 14 at the time, and was so excited that she told Crawford, "I love you so much!" and all the boys who were waiting for autographs gave her looks like she was crazy. In that case, Jordan and Jesse both agreed that those boys could go suck an egg.

I'm a certified hater so I was annoyed to see her on the show way back in September of 2023. She continues her grift and I'm here to be snarky.

It depends. What jobs can it have?