Category — The Chamber of Justice

There was an article out recently about a sperm bank that allows people to choose from donors that supposedly look like celebrities. Rich says that clearly these people are obsessed with these celebrities to choose look-a-likes as sperm donors, and they also feel they’re kids will come out looking like that celebrity. Everybody hopes for good looking kids, but Rich wonders as you’re sizing up a potential mate, is it vain and wrong to think about what you’re kids would like and what they will look like in 20 years?

Stanley T thinks it’s natural to wonder about that. He sized up his wife to make sure that she would physically be able to carry children. Nicole thinks it’s slightly vein to think about what the person will look like. It’s not like anyone is going to stay a spring chicken forever. Nicole can see judging how children would look though. Ryan is guilty of thinking the same thing as well. He always takes a look at a girls mom to see what the aging process is going to look like.

Have you caught yourself doing this to your potential future mate? Is it vain and wrong to judge a potential mate by what you think they’ll look like in 20 years, and what your kids would look like?

This week’s disagreement involves 2 roommates, Molly and Hannah, who are having trouble deciding who gets to keep the furniture now that Molly is moving out and in with her boyfriend. The issue at hand is that not only is Molly leaving Hannah at the end of their lease, but all the furniture in the apartment is hers. Hannah thinks that since Molly is moving in with her boyfriend there will be a doubling up of furniture, so she should leave some stuff in the apartment, which would give her time to refurnish the place. Molly on the other hand clearly thinks the stuff is hers and she spent her hard earned money on it. Technically Molly has the right to take anything that is rightfully hers, but the question is does she NEED to take them and leave Hannah with nothing. From a technical standpoint, yes whatever Molly owns is hers. From the point of being a friend Molly might want to not leave Hannah high and dry to avoid a larger argument in order to preserve the friendship. Rich, Stan, Nicole and Ryan took your opinions earlier and came up with what they think is a fair verdict. Click below to see what it was!

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Today’s case is one of two friends car pooling, here are both sides of the argument:

Plaintiff: Carley from Nevada

Carley and her friend Sara work at the same company. For a little over 6 months, Carley has been picking Sara up for work.  It’s not a big deal, Sara is on the way.  However, Carley is annoyed because not once has Sara offered to help chip in for gas. Even though Sara is on the way to work, Carley thinks that Sara should give her some money once in a while, or at least offer it, since she no longer has to drive to work and pay the money to fill up her own car nearly as often.

Defendant: Sara from Nevada.

Sara doesn’t think she needs to offer or give Carley gas money at all. She is on Carley’s way to work, we’re talking literally on one of the streets that Carley drives on to get there. Why should she give Carley gas money if she’s isn’t inconvenienced in any way at all? Carley passes her house on the way to work anyway so it’s not like Carley is using any extra gas to pick Sara up.

What do you guys think? Is Carley just penny pinching or is Sara just being unappreciative?

Click below to find out the verdict!

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On this week’s episode of The Morning Mash Up Chamber of Justice has to deal with a case of the “third wheel.” Mark from Pennsylvania is tired of his buddy Sean always bring around his girlfriend when they hang out. Mark has nothing against Sean’s girlfriend, he just wants to be able to have “bro time” without a female in the mix. Sean brushes him off when he brings it up but it’s really starting to cause a rift between them. Sean thinks Mark has to deal with it and grow up. It’s not like they’re in college anymore, they are adults and Sean’s girlfriend is probably going to be a permanent part of the picture.

The Morning Mash Up was pretty decisive in their conclusion of this week’s case. Rich thinks that Sean should just deal with it because they are adults now. While Mark is his best friend once you get older your best friend is not as much a priority as your girlfriend, fiance’ or wife. It just might be the case that when you actually get time, in between responsibilities,  to see each other it will be when the girlfriend is around. Stan, Nicole and Ryan think that in order for you to have a normal relationship with your significant other you need to have time apart, and that is where Sean and Mark’s “bro time” would come in. Even girls need alone time together.

The Verdict: In the case of “the third wheel” The Morning Mash Up, in a vote of 3 to 1, rules in favor of Mark. Sean needs to suck it up and take some time away from his girlfriend. Stop being so clingy and have some bro time with your friends. Spending too much time with your significant other is not healthy.

What do you guys think? Do you agree with The Morning Mash Up’s assesment of the situtaion? Give us your own verdict of the issue below!

The Morning Mash Up is starting something new today called “The Morning Mash Up Chamber of Justice.” This is where you guys send us your disputes and with your help we can come up with the best solution for the problem. Here is today’s edition of The Morning Mash Up Chamber of Justice:

Hey Morning Mash Up! My name is Brian and I’m 27 years old.  I need your guys’ help on something that me and my fiancé are arguing about.  The wedding is in a couple weeks and my fiancé wants me to shave the beard that I have for the wedding, mainly being for the pictures.  The thing is, I’ve always had some type of facial hair, whether it was a beard or goatee.  I also have a nose ring which she wanted me to take out for the wedding too but I fought to keep it and she caved into me.  But now, she’s saying that since she let me keep the nose ring, I should meet her half way and shave my beard.  I don’t know if I want to do this.  Facial has always been a part of me and I’d feel funny without it.  Besides, I don’t want to look like a completely different person in my own wedding pictures – I want to be able to be me.  What should I do?  Do you think that my fiancé is right and that since I’m keeping the nose ring I should meet her halfway and shave?  Or am I right in wanting to keep the beard because having it is part of being me?  Thanks for your help Mash Up, I really need it.

- Brian from Cincinnati, OH

What do you guys think? Is this a vision of things to come for this marriage, or is it not such a big deal and Brian should just shave it off for this one day. Share your thoughts with us in the comments area below so we cna send them back to Brian!