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Why Sell Your Giant AT-ST Walker? Because Your Girlfriend Is Sick of It
Gizmodo ^ | 28SEP2013 | Eric Limer

Posted on 09/29/2013 4:50:48 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine

Last Saturday, we told you about how there's a gigantic AT-ST Walker for sale on Ebay right now. It's still there, but why sell such a masterpiece in the first place? Because your girlfriend is freakin' sick of having it around.

The AT-ST's owner, Martin Fillery, explained the situation to the Daily Mail:

"I think my girlfriend is starting to get a bit worried about me. I've always been a bit mad, and I love sci-fi stuff, but my spending on props is going through the roof. ...The Scout Walker is amazing, but I realised pretty quickly that it was just too big to use as on stage, so I'm selling it so I can get more toys."

Those toys he's got his eye on? A batmobile and the ambulance from Ghostbusters. Seems like something of a lateral move, but what do I know; I've never owned an AT-ST.

But the moral of the story is: she's probably right.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Hobbies; Humor; Science
KEYWORDS: atst; imperial; scout; starwars; walker
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1 posted on 09/29/2013 4:50:48 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine
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To: Jack Hydrazine

He has a girlfriend?


2 posted on 09/29/2013 4:52:35 PM PDT by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Time for a new girlfriend.

(Maybe I’m kidding)


3 posted on 09/29/2013 4:55:30 PM PDT by vladimir998
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4 posted on 09/29/2013 4:56:13 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: vladimir998

Read the comments at the link. Someone said the same thing!


5 posted on 09/29/2013 4:56:15 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (IÂ’m not a Republican, I'm a Conservative! Pubbies haven't been conservative since before T.R.)
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To: Jack Hydrazine
Force-whipped...
6 posted on 09/29/2013 4:56:17 PM PDT by Jonah Hex ("To Serve Manatee" is a cookbook!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

He might as well have a circumcision right above the gonads, since the GF will bore of that soon as well (especially b/c his gonads are the size of peas).


7 posted on 09/29/2013 4:59:06 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. (Yogi Berra))
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To: Jack Hydrazine
This sounds like the episode of The Big Bang Theory where the guys buy the full-sized prop from H. G. Wells' The Time Machine.

Penny's comment was great: "That looks like something that Elton John would drive through the Everglades".

8 posted on 09/29/2013 5:01:09 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: Charles Martel

Just came across this about The Big Bang Theory show.

This Is the Physicist Who Makes Sure That the Science on The Big Bang Theory is Accurate
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/09/28/This-Is-the-Physicist-Who-Makes-Sure-That-the-Science-on-The-Big-Bang-Theory-is-Accurate/#!ky65f

The guy’s blog is great!
http://thebigblogtheory.wordpress.com/


9 posted on 09/29/2013 5:03:58 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (IÂ’m not a Republican, I'm a Conservative! Pubbies haven't been conservative since before T.R.)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Along the same vein is this - perhaps the funniest thing Conan O’Brien ever had on his show while on NBC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zWNJHS9PBE


10 posted on 09/29/2013 5:05:55 PM PDT by vladimir998
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To: gorush

You’re not the only one surprised: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zWNJHS9PBE


11 posted on 09/29/2013 5:06:16 PM PDT by vladimir998
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The number of people who, in a Venn diagram, would intersect in the populations of “No longer want my AT-ST” and “Need $15,000” would be very small, but getting rid of it because your girlfriend is sick of it is still no excuse


12 posted on 09/29/2013 5:10:41 PM PDT by Anitius Severinus Boethius (www.wilsonharpbooks.com - Eclipse, the sequel to Bright Horizons is out! Get it now!)
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The best part of being single is that I can do whatever I want without listening to someone gripe about it.

And yes, that's a carburator soaking in solvent in the bathroom sink. Please don't smoke in there.

/johnny

13 posted on 09/29/2013 5:12:54 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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Why Sell Your Giant AT-ST Walker? Because Your Girlfriend Is Sick of It

Oh, please. What's the difference between an AT-AT, an X-wing, and a girlfriend?

You can always get another girlfriend.

14 posted on 09/29/2013 5:12:58 PM PDT by Utilizer (Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the mooslimbs trying to kill them-)
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius

Heh. +1.


15 posted on 09/29/2013 5:14:55 PM PDT by Snake65
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To: 1rudeboy
Meh. I'd be more impressed if those were real.

Along with her hair.

16 posted on 09/29/2013 5:16:00 PM PDT by Utilizer (Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the mooslimbs trying to kill them-)
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To: vladimir998

That was absolutely ruthless; I loved it. I haven’t laughed that hard in some time. Thanks.


17 posted on 09/29/2013 5:16:10 PM PDT by AnAmericanAbroad (It's all bread and circuses for the future prey of the Morlocks.)
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To: 1rudeboy

actually it looks more like a cheap porn shot...not that I would really know.


18 posted on 09/29/2013 5:16:29 PM PDT by Chickensoup (...We didn't love freedom enough... Solzhenitsyn.)
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I'm with you, J. the next girlfriend will have to be pretty tolerant, or pretty well gone as far as I'm concerned.

"why yes, that's an AT-ST walker in my front yard, you got a problem with that?"

CC

19 posted on 09/29/2013 5:20:52 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

I getting rid of mine too. The maneuverability is great, but with a growing family I need a smoother ride.

I’m looking to uptrade to an Imperial Walker or possibly will consider a Battle Mech Atlas.

Hurry - this deal won’t last.


20 posted on 09/29/2013 5:22:17 PM PDT by Darteaus94025 (Phony President)
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