EST. 1887 · IN SESSION
The Tribunal of Everyday Objects

CASE TEO-2026-010 · SEVERITY: MODERATE

The Pocket Knot

Jogger, Phoenix Park v. The Headphones

TESTIMONY OF THE PLAINTIFF

“I coiled them neatly. I put them in my pocket. I took them out 20 minutes later and they were a single solid sphere.”

WITNESSES: The Pocket

The ruling

Guilty

“Tangling while completely unattended demonstrates independent criminal intent.”

— Magistrate Rubber Duck, 2026-06-11

SENTENCE: Rehabilitation on a spool.

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