than to make certain (by whatever means possible) she wasn't selected to be a juror. Yes, I absolutely agree with Lee. This doesn't even have anything to do with finances!! If you enjoy your freedom, take some responsibility for it. It didn't exactly come easily, you know. It didn't come from people sitting around trying to find excuses to get out of standing up for what they believe in. Suck it up, man. I'm sure you would want a fair trial if you were ever in that situation. I agree. People fought for the right to be tried by a jury of their peers, because it was a hell of a lot better than a lynch mob deciding one's fate at a moment's notice. Obviously, from your list, the courts allow for plenty of legitimate postponements that can be utilized. Otherwise, keep in mind that it could be you on that stand one day, for whatever reason (not necessarily through fault of your own). I respect this list of excuses -- with one caveat: they should be attempted only if the length of the jury service would cause an extreme financial or other hardship. But I guess if that's really the case, then that should be listed as Excuse #17, and the rest of the excuses listed are moot. Humorous post, though! A few of you guys need to A. read the part where I said it's important to serve and some of the excuses were meant to be humorous,