Guy Doesn't Know Courtrooms Have Dress Codes

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mattstaff
Apr 9, 2020 4:00 PM EDT

You can learn something new every day. In this case, the dude didn't realize that courtrooms have dress codes. So, being oblivious he turned up to court, and found himself talking to a judge that ultimately enlightened him on the existence of dress codes in courts. Fortunately, it sounds like the judge was understanding of his brain hiccup, and that it all worked out. 

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    Text - TIFU by not knowing courtrooms had dress codes. FUOTW For those of you that are as unaware as l am, don't wear shorts, flip flops, or hats into court. I went to go pay a ticket (expired tags) at my scheduled time and saw "NO SHORTS, FLIP FLOPS, HATS, UNTUCKED SHIRTS..." in bold letters on the door. Fortunately for me, the front desk had extra slacks on hand for this very thing. Unfortunately for me, the slacks were a size 32, and I haven't been a size 32 since high school... I'm a big guy
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    Text - I'd guess about 30 people were in the court room, spread out amongst the benches. I was capable of slipping behind everyone without them seeing and sitting on the back bench. One lady enters right before go time and asks me to scoot back so she could get by. I said "Ma'am, if I bend my legs l'Il bust these pants wide open." She looks down, sees my pants and starts snickering, then steps over me. After the judge said his speech, he began to call people 1 by 1 as they said their plea. He al
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    Text - Me: "Guilty, sir. I would just like to pay my ticket." Judge: "Alright, that's 100 dollars, please step up to the front, sign this document and the officer will escort you to the cashier." Me: panicking "Uh yes, sir" As I'm waddling up to the front, it really dawned on me that I looked like a bum off a three day bender. Flip flops (that were clearly not allowed), the tightest pants you've ever seen on a man, and an untucked t-shirt. I'm starting to hear people fighting back laughter as I
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    Text - Me: "Sir, these people behind me know more about my body than I do right now. I'd really like to pay my ticket and go." Judge: "Ha, fair enough. Get outta here." I waddled out of there as quickly as I could and threw my shorts on in the bathroom. Told my wife what happened when I got home. "Yah I thought it was weird you went into court with shorts, I was going to tell you but forgot." "Thanks babe." TL;DR Check your local courts dress code before attending. I didn't, and wore the wrong a
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