Anybody have any amusing jury duty stories?

Anybody have any amusing jury duty stories?
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I just mentioned my time on the grand jury in another thread. Nothing funny about it. I don’t go to certain parts of town because of it. While spending weeks upon weeks doing this sucked I can’t recommend doing it enough. You really understand your community after doing so.
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