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I vote and I do jury duty.
I got put on jury duty, which is where I learned how to write.
Well I was on the jury duty on the Deauville Film Festival, a few years ago.
Getting out of jury duty is easy. The trick is to say you're prejudiced against all races.
To escape jury duty in England, wear a bowler hat and carry a copy of the Daily telegraph.
Serving jury duty is a fascinating little slice of life, with its motley crew of personalities.
If you were summoned for jury duty and you didn't show up, what would happen? You'd be in jail!
Political systems are run by self-selecting politicians. We don't draft people; it's not jury duty.
When you go into court you are putting your fate into the hands of twelve people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.
The great thing about our system of democracy is when they call you for jury duty, you have to come... It's an honor and a privilege. I was called and I've got to be here.
I was a fat kid who didn't discover the joys of active play at the time of life when we're supposed to be imprinted with a love of movement. That means that I'd rather be called for jury duty than go to the gym, but I go anyway.
So far, I've never missed a deadline for a term paper, a review, a manuscript. I perform the mumbo-jumbo of voting with belief in my heart, I've not yet won even a jaywalking ticket, and unlike my father, whom I fault in this respect, I refrain from opting out of jury duty; instead, they mostly kick me out.
It's rare to find someone excited over jury duty. If they're out there, I've never met them. Not a one. When the summons for jury duty arrives in the mail, how many people scream, 'Yes!' and run to clear the calendar? None. Our first and only reaction is, 'Oh, no,' quickly followed by, 'How can I get out of this?'