“Quit complaining about jury duty. You’re getting excused from work to go judge a stranger…”

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Entry from July 24, 2021

“Quit complaining about jury duty. You’re getting excused from work to go judge a stranger…”

Many people complain about jury duty, but this was posted on Twitter by Sassparilla on September 17, 2018:

“Quit complaining about jury duty. You’re literally getting excused from work to go judge a stranger. It’s practically the American dream.”

Twitter
Sassparilla
@Megatronic13
Quit complaining about jury duty. You’re literally getting excused from work to go judge a stranger. It’s practically the American dream.
12:43 PM · Sep 17, 2018·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
Cara
@caracumby
Quite complaining about jury duty. You’re literally getting excused from work to go judge a stranger. It’s the American dream
8:29 PM · Sep 26, 2018·Twitter for Android

Twitter
Steve Ferrell
@FerrellsLaw
Quit complaining about jury duty. You’re literally getting excused from work to go judge a stranger. It’s practically the American dream. #Juries #JuryDuty #7thAmendment #JuryTrials
10:44 AM · Nov 14, 2018·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
Michael P. Spradlin
@MSpradlinAuthor
Quit complaining about jury duty. You’re getting off work to go judge a stranger. It’s practically the American dream.
1:02 AM · Feb 3, 2020·Twitter Web App

Twitter
Michael P. Spradlin
@MSpradlinAuthor
Quit complaining about jury duty. You’re getting excused from work to go judge a stranger.
It’s practically the American dream.
9:13 AM · Jan 29, 2021·Twitter Web App

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July 23, 2021 at 5:06 PM ·
Quit complaining
about jury duty.
You’re literally getting
excused from work to
go judge a stranger.
It’s practically the
American dream.

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