And since we've entered the realm of true stories, the Lady retold this true story to a friend last evening when the conversation wandered around to jury duty.
A long time and familiar teacher in the area, the Lady is always recognized and greeted. She reported to the court room as summoned for jury duty. A jury was being selected for a criminal trial and she was called up front for questioning. As she passed the prosecution and defense tables, honest to god, a happy voice sang out, "Hi Mrs. 3pin!" She turned and that's when she recognized the young male defendant as a past student and stopped and said, "Wow, I thought you would make it a lot further than here!"
The Lady was dismissed. I asked if the defense or prosecution made a motion to dismiss the entire jury pool. She answered, "I don't know. I was out of there."