Duck Dinner or Duck Funeral? AI Erased Me & Jerk Court Rules

It's Wednesday and Am I The Jerk Court is in session, and the cases are wild. We kick things off by giving away tickets to the 38th Annual Arizona Renaissance Festival and appointing Logan from Taylor as our official judge. His first ruling? A neighborhood showdown after a duck runs under a truck, a $200 payment changes hands, and the big question lands: if you pay for the duck, do you get to eat it — or does it still deserve a pet’s burial? It’s small-town logic with surprisingly big lessons about responsibility, ownership, and empathy.

Then we head into the digital age with a modern etiquette case. A boyfriend uses AI to “clean up” his Instagram profile picture — by erasing his girlfriend from her own birthday photo. Is it harmless social media polish, or a red flag about boundaries and respect? We break down trust, transparency, and how online choices spill into real-life feelings.

Along the way, we check in with Jineane Ford for some polite cutdowns, welcome a passionate call from Kirk Nurmi, and get a no-nonsense verdict from Jan from Heber, who has a strong opinion on spending $200 on a duck. Laughs, rulings, and community energy carry this one from start to finish.

Subscribe, share your verdict, and remember: be kind, be honest, and don’t be a jerk.

Transcript

Caller Judge Logan Takes The Bench

SPEAKER_01 0:00

From the Horn Auto Center Studios, Chris Bennett and the Morning Brew. Good morning. It's the Morning Brew with Chris. You are caller one. Who's this? Logan. Logan from where? From Taylor. Logan from Taylor. Nice. Calling to win a family four-pack to the Arizona Renaissance Festival that starts January 31st and goes through the end of March. All you have to do, Logan, is be our Am I the Jerk Judge? Have you ever been a judge before? No. Oh, heck yeah. There we go. We'll see how good you do.

SPEAKER_02 0:32

That means he's gonna be very uh fair.

The Duck Accident And Payment Dispute

SPEAKER_01 0:34

Yes, he is. All right, I'll read the story and we come back, we'll get your ruling. All right! Am I the jerk court is in session? We have the honorable Logan from Taylor presiding and bailiff Joe G. Everybody behave yourselves. All right, we will do uh Bailiff. Here we go. Here's the story. So my neighbor raises ducks and sells their eggs. This morning, as I was leaving for work, one of his ducks ran onto my property and straight under my truck. It was an accident, but the duck didn't make it. Quack, quack. My neighbor was understandably upset and told me that the duck cost$200 and that I should pay for it. I felt bad, so I gave him the$140 I had in my wallet and told him I'd get the other$60 from an ATM after work. He agreed and took the money. Then I picked the duck up and started taking it to my garage fridge. My neighbor freaked out and asked what I was doing. I told him I was gonna eat it since I was paying for it. Sure. He said it was his kid's pet and they wanted to bury it. I told him, if I'm paying$200 for a duck, I'm keeping the duck. He said he wanted both the money and the duck. I left it in the fridge and went to work. So am I the jerk? All right, Logan. Uh, what say you?

SPEAKER_04 1:52

No, I don't.

SPEAKER_01 1:53

As a hunter, I mean I don't kill nothing I'm not gonna eat. So I would want the duck too. Yeah, especially if you're paying for it. What say you, Bailiff?

Who Owns The Duck After Paying?

SPEAKER_02 2:04

Well, I I yeah, if you're paying for it, I'm making some Peking duck tonight. But I I don't know if I'd call it hunting. He didn't swerve to hit the duck when he was in Mexico. I think I'm paying for it. Give me the duck, you know? You're gonna go buy another duck that you can bury when that one get dies.

SPEAKER_01 2:22

Right. And I think the neighbors should be a little sympathetic. Like your duck went off your property and basically, you know. Yeah. Keep your duck on a leash. Keep your duck on a leash. And uh, if you're gonna make him pay for it, he owns the duck. Like, you don't so either say, hey, give me the duck, you don't have to pay me for it, and my kids and I are gonna bury it.

SPEAKER_02 2:42

Yeah, it was an accident. Yeah, sorry, my duck got out in the road.

SPEAKER_01 2:45

Okay. Uh, but but it really doesn't matter what we think. We gotta ask the Your Honor. All right, Your Honor, Logan from Taylor. How do you rule? No, you're not a jerk. All right. There you go. The jury may now leave the courtroom. All right, Logan. Well, Logan, congratulations. You just won a family four-pack to the Arizona Renaissance Festival. Huzzah! Good job, Logan. What station hooked you up? Q Country 925. Janine, you there?

SPEAKER_00 3:16

Yes, I am. How are you, Chris?

SPEAKER_01 3:18

I'm doing great. This morning I got my best friend, Joe G.

SPEAKER_00 3:21

Joe G. Hi, Janine. Great to be here.

SPEAKER_02 3:24

I'm around two celebrities. This is fantastic.

SPEAKER_00 3:27

Always love when Joe G comes in. It's too cool.

SPEAKER_01 3:30

Yeah, we've been having a lot of fun. We did already do one Am I the Jerk Court case.

SPEAKER_00 3:35

Yes, cheating on me. Sorry, sorry, sorry. Okay.

SPEAKER_01 3:39

Um Do you have anything juicy for us before we get into Am I the Jerk Court?

SPEAKER_00 3:44

Do you know what? I love, I've been laughing by myself in here, you know, in the studio, about people that they've been sharing their favorite PG-rated insults. And some of them are so good. But uh, I was mentioning some to Joe G, and Joe G was saying, yeah, a lot of people wouldn't even get them, but they are so funny.

SPEAKER_01 4:00

All right, well, we'll uh insult me and see if I get it. Snake mittens. Uh no, I don't get I'm like, but that sounds adorable.

Verdict And Prize: Renaissance Tickets

SPEAKER_00 4:08

You're as useless as mittens for a snake. But they'll say snake. Yeah, they'll say snake mittens to the side, and then they everybody in the room knows. But the number one one, uh, it's a good one. Some because it's an Oscar Wilde quote, but it's based on that. Some people bring joy wherever they go, others where whenever. Whenever they go. Yeah. But there, but there's really good ones. Yeah. Well, uh, you you did your best, and that's what's really sad about the situation. Yeah. Uh I envy people who never met you. Yeah, it's the envy I envy the simplicity of your perspective. Thank you, Janine. That's very nice. Well, again, see, she gave me some like uh we have something in common. Some compliments. Yeah, when when when you know, we have something in common, neither of us knows what you're talking about. Yeah. Yeah, so they're horrible, but they're funny.

SPEAKER_02 5:05

The mental midgets would take it as a compliment.

SPEAKER_00 5:07

Exactly, exactly.

Janine Joins With PG Insults

SPEAKER_01 5:11

All right. All right, I'm the bailiff. Sorry. All right, am I the jerk court is back in session. The honorable Janine Ford presides. All right, Janine, you ready for the story? I am ready. All right, so I recently noticed my boyfriend changed his Instagram profile picture to a really nice solo shot of himself. I liked it, but I was curious where it was taken. Later, later, when he was showing me something in his camera roll, I swiped up on the photo to check the details. That's when I saw it had been edited with AI and I found the original version. The original photo was taken on my birthday. We were sitting at a restaurant with a birthday cake and drinks on the table, and I was sitting right next to him in the picture. When I asked about it, he told me he used AI to clean up the background.

SPEAKER_00 6:06

But when maybe she wasn't looking good that day. I'm just kidding.

SPEAKER_01 6:11

But when I looked, Janine, there was no one else there. The only thing missing in the edited version was me. He says I'm overreacting and it's just a good picture of himself, but it feels strange and hurtful to be literally erased from a memory of my own birthday just for Instagram aesthetic. So am I the jerk for being upset? Alright for the honor of your honor. The honorable Janine Ford. Our bailiff is a little drunk this morning, Janine. I apologize.

SPEAKER_02 6:45

I don't want any outburst in the courtroom.

SPEAKER_00 6:47

I like Jodie doing this.

SPEAKER_01 6:49

This is fun. It is nice having a bailiff. I feel all official. Uh, well, uh, Janine, it is now time for you to rule for Am I the Jerk Court? This person wants to know if they are the jerk for being upset that their boyfriend, AI, erased me out of a photo for his Instagram profile picture. What say you?

SPEAKER_00 7:09

You know what? I think she's overreacting a little bit. Just let it be. I mean, a lot of people, they I think more girl more girls do this. I know most girls that do this, they'll wipe out anybody of the photo if they're looking amazing, right? In the photo. And I think she, you know, she just needs to do one of her own and just kind of ignore it, you know. I mean, he's he might be a little bit of a fat head, a little ego guy. I don't know. But um, you know, I think she's overreacting a little bit myself. I think so what? I mean, I know it was her birthday. Maybe he posts, and maybe on the other side, maybe he posts a picture of the two of them together on his site. Happy birthday, hun. And maybe he did that. But this is just, he feels like this just a good picture of himself to put up on whatever. You know, I don't know. What are your thoughts? Well, Joji, what do you think of this one?

SPEAKER_02 7:53

Well, as a uh a typical bailiff would say, nobody would airbrush you out of a photo, Your Honor. Oh, he's a good kiss, yeah.

SPEAKER_01 8:05

So what do you say, Joe?

SPEAKER_02 8:06

Well, first of all, you you needed to go through his photos of his phone to realize what picture it was. You didn't see the birthday cake and the and go, oh, that was my birthday? Yeah. I I remember that that night. I I don't know. I it depends also. Are they are they engaged or have they been going out a month and took her out, you know? Yeah. So you know what? Relax. You know, it's just a picture for the Instagram, it's not something I'm framing. Right.

SPEAKER_00 8:32

So, you know, take a look at now if he blows it up and puts it over the couch of himself, you know, maybe some issue, but whatever. I don't know.

AI Erases Girlfriend From Birthday Photo

SPEAKER_01 8:39

Well, if they were married and he did it, like I can my wife would be so mad if all of a sudden she's like, uh, why do you have a picture of our wedding day and I'm not in? I'm like, because I looked so good that day.

SPEAKER_00 8:52

That is funny, I know. Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 8:54

So in the case of Am I the Jerk for being upset that my boyfriend AI erased me out of a photo for Instagram, Janine, you rule.

SPEAKER_00 9:02

I rule, eh, you know, I don't think you're the jerk, but just watch him, you know, just kind of chill, just chill. You might be a little just chill. Chill on it. I would chill for a while.

SPEAKER_02 9:11

Chill, chill out, relax. Your honor has spoken. The jury may leave the courtroom. All right.

SPEAKER_01 9:18

All right. Thank you so much for another fun Am I the Jerk court case. We love you, best friend.

SPEAKER_00 9:23

Love you too. Hi, Janine. Thanks, Joe G. You're awesome. I'll hire you anytime. All right, cool. See you soon. Bye. Bye-bye.

SPEAKER_01 9:30

Good morning. It's the morning brew with Chris.

SPEAKER_04 9:32

Who's this? Good morning, best friends. This is Kirk Nermey. Coming here with some tough love for Joe G.

SPEAKER_01 9:39

Ooh, nice. Yeah, Joe G, the phones are ringing off the hook for you today. Uh, Kirk Nermey, what do you have for Joe G today?

SPEAKER_04 9:45

Well, you know, today's show has been so good, and you've had Joe G, and he's been great the entire show. And, you know, Joe, you're off every Wednesday, right? Typically, every Wednesday you're off on Horn Auto. Yeah, typically. And so what it's been what, a month, two months since you've been in studios? It's been a while. What what's going on in your life that's more important than entertaining your adoring family?

SPEAKER_02 10:08

Well, you gotta remember. You gotta remember holiday season, it messes up the schedule. So, you know, if we're if Christmas is on a Wednesday, then I can't be off Wednesday, you know, so things are things get messed up. Uh Chris had some some stuff going on. He was out of town. Uh I had uh things going on. The other manager at work was sick, so I had to work extra that week. So it's just, you know, life. That's all.

SPEAKER_04 10:33

But you know, I think you're blaming Chris and Jesus. Jesus had his birthday in the rock. Your fans demand more from you, Joe G.

SPEAKER_01 10:46

Well, and then also Kirk Nermy, so he only gets, he gets Sunday off because Horn Auto Center is closed Sunday, and then he gets Wednesday off unless there's something different. So literally, his Wednesday is when he has to adult and take care of stuff, like go to the dentist.

SPEAKER_02 11:03

I go to the gym.

SPEAKER_04 11:04

I uh sometimes, you know, I might have he still has time to show up and do a couple hours of radio. Come on, Joe. You you can't just thumb your nose at your fans like this.

SPEAKER_01 11:13

The fans love you, too.

SPEAKER_02 11:14

Well, and Chris has told me I could come on on a different, like on a normal day, but I'd have to come in my tie and everything like that. And it's it's not relaxed, Joe G. It's not relaxed. Yeah, it's not the same.

SPEAKER_01 11:24

It's not the same. Well, I appreciate the tough uh the tough love for Joe G. Uh, how uh how did he do as a bailiff in your years of uh being a lawyer uh on a scale of one to ten? How was Joe G as our bailiff for Amway of the jerk court?

Context, Boundaries, And Chill Advice

SPEAKER_04 11:38

Well, well, the uh the the sucking up to Janine, that was a little much, that was a little uh blatant, so it's gotta be a little more subtle in that regard. But uh yeah, and you know, he he did uh you know mispronounce some words a couple times, so maybe the bailiff is uh we better check his flash because he gets in there. But uh I I think he's I think he's competential, but you know, like I said with myself, look, he needs to start showing up to work. He needs to start showing up to the morning brew, he needs to uh assume a regular uh role on this show. He's just too darn good at the racing. He does.

SPEAKER_02 12:14

Hey, if I could do this for a living, I would be here five days a week. Yeah, and right now we go, Chris, you heard that. You heard Chris's pink flip. Yeah. Awesome.

SPEAKER_01 12:25

Kirk Derby, we love you.

SPEAKER_02 12:26

Remember on Wapner and on uh People's Court with Wapner and the bailiff would always be, you know, smoozing up to the guy.

SPEAKER_01 12:33

That's right, that's right, yeah.

SPEAKER_02 12:34

You did good. I thought you did good, but you know, Kirk Nermi has different opinions. And I think Judge Judy's bailiff did it too.

SPEAKER_04 12:41

Well, I consider this a higher higher level of court. This is no Judge Judy's. Yeah, good point. Good point. This is Are you the jerk? This is sophisticated stuff. Duck rogue kill. You got Instagram pictures, this is important stuff.

SPEAKER_01 12:56

Uh well, we love you, Kirk Nervy. We gotta get going, and we're excited for uh uh keep us posted on your new sitcom that you'll be filming. Yeah, that's exciting. All right, you guys have an awesome day.

SPEAKER_04 13:06

Thanks guys.

SPEAKER_01 13:07

Love you, best friend, bye. Love you, bikes. Good morning. It's the morning brew with Chris. Who's this? Jan. Jan the weatherman from Heber, Arizona. What's up, my friend? Uh you have uh me and Joe G on.

SPEAKER_03 13:21

Hey Jan. How's it going, yo?

SPEAKER_01 13:23

It's going good. Good to hear from you. What what what can we do here? What can uh what what do we owe the honor of your call today, best friend?

SPEAKER_03 13:33

Uh I want to weigh in on the first uh Am I the Jerk?

SPEAKER_01 13:38

Oh, the first Am I the Jerk? With the duck. Yeah, am I the jerk for wanting to eat my neighbor's duck that I accidentally ran over? The neighbor said, hey, you gotta pay me$200 for that duck. He was gonna go ahead and eat it, and the neighbor goes, No, that's my uh kid's pet duck. Uh give me the duck back. We're gonna bury it. What uh what's your feedback on that case?

SPEAKER_03 14:00

Uh$200 for a duck? That seems like a lot, right? That seems like a lot of money.

SPEAKER_01 14:07

I've never bought a duck, so I don't know what's what's the going rate for a duck. Do you know, Jan?

SPEAKER_03 14:13

Uh a shotgun and a couple of shells.

SPEAKER_01 14:18

Definitely not$200. Uh so so you uh so uh you don't think this person is a duck? I mean, they pay$200 for this duck. They might as well uh get a nice meal out of it, right?

SPEAKER_03 14:30

Oh man. Large crock pot, put that duck in there, some carrots, some uh celery, potatoes, some broccoli. Getting hungry. And then invite the neighbor over dinner. Buy a box of rich crackers and go with it.

SPEAKER_02 14:51

I mean, come over and eat your pet.

SPEAKER_01 14:53

Come on over, bring the kids. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 14:56

Quack, quack tastes delicious.

Tough Love Call From Kirk Nermey

SPEAKER_01 14:58

And I won't charge you. Oh, Jan, you're the best. Thank you so much. I I agree. You agree with uh Jan's uh feedback?

SPEAKER_02 15:08

Yeah, 200. I want to see a receipt that you pay$200 for this duck.

SPEAKER_01 15:11

Exactly. Yeah. Well, Jan, we gotta get going. We love you, best friend. Doctor. All right, bye bye. See you, Jan.

SPEAKER_02 15:18

Bye.

SPEAKER_01 15:19

Oh, Joe, it's that time, best friend. It's time for us to go. Oh. It's the end of the morning brew. Thanks so much for hanging out with us today. It's been a lot of fun. It was fun. Thank you to everyone that tuned in and joined us on this Wednesday hump day on the morning brew with Chris Bennett and best friends. For the morning brew, I've been Chris Bennett. This is Joe G. And we remind you to be nice to yourself, be nice to others, and don't be jerk. And for the morning brew, we say bye.