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I just thought this was funny.

I was a real fan of Star Wars back in '77...yikes has it been that long?

1 posted on 08/20/2009 1:07:43 PM PDT by AreaMan
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Yikes...I messed that up.

Could you guys fix the formatting?

2 posted on 08/20/2009 1:09:27 PM PDT by AreaMan
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Yikes...I messed that up.

Could you guys fix the formatting?

3 posted on 08/20/2009 1:09:39 PM PDT by AreaMan
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LOL! Thanks.


5 posted on 08/20/2009 1:11:08 PM PDT by bvw
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Man, I hope to be the failure that Lucas is one day!


6 posted on 08/20/2009 1:12:30 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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32 years later and this cat is just catching on.


7 posted on 08/20/2009 1:12:50 PM PDT by JerseyJohn61 (Better Late Than Never.......sometimes over lapping is worth the effort....)
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I always thought this as well. Star Treks were much better designed.


10 posted on 08/20/2009 1:18:09 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric cartman voice* 'I love you guys')
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I was a real fan of Star Wars back in '77...yikes has it been that long?

I was an 8 year-old kid in the summer of '77 and can still recall the joy and exhilaration upon leaving the theater after seeing Star Wars on the big screen. It wasn't until Pulp Fiction came out 17 years later that I again had that much fun going to the movies.

13 posted on 08/20/2009 1:19:11 PM PDT by Drew68
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I was a real fan of Star Wars back in '77...yikes has it been that long?

Unfortunately, yes. To put it in perspective, in 1977, you would have to go back to 1945 to get 32-year-old movies...

15 posted on 08/20/2009 1:19:48 PM PDT by IYAS9YAS (The townhalls were going great until the oPods showed up.)
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Funny stuff but “The Blaster” part is a bit weak.


16 posted on 08/20/2009 1:21:06 PM PDT by Durus (The People have abdicated our duties and anxiously hopes for just two things, "Bread and Circuses")
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I'll come right out and say it: Star Wars has a badly-designed universe; so poorly-designed, in fact, that one can say that a significant goal of all those Star Wars novels is to rationalize and mitigate the bad design choices of the movies. Need examples? Here's ten.

Hilarious!

19 posted on 08/20/2009 1:25:16 PM PDT by Alex Murphy (One man, alone, betrayed by the country he loves, now its last hope in their final hour of need...)
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i always thought is was a little strange that in order to manually disengage a tractor beam, you had to balance on a very skinny ledge over a bottomless pit.


21 posted on 08/20/2009 1:25:20 PM PDT by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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ping for humor.


24 posted on 08/20/2009 1:25:59 PM PDT by WOSG (OPERATION RESTORE AMERICAN FREEDOM - NOVEMBER, 2010 - DO YOUR PART!)
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Yet how many of us under age 50 fell into the fantasy and watched the series(if not once, many times) and/or bought our kids star wars toys?


26 posted on 08/20/2009 1:29:17 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Obama--POtuS.)
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What about the Chewbaca defense?


30 posted on 08/20/2009 1:35:07 PM PDT by csvset
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Ummmmm. Has anyone told this guy that Star Wars was just a movie?

At least the Star Wars personnel don’t spend all their time agonizing about their feelings like those pathetic Next Generation losers.


31 posted on 08/20/2009 1:35:13 PM PDT by Seruzawa (Obamalama lied, the republic died.)
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“I find your lack of faith disturbing [Mr. Scalzi]”.


32 posted on 08/20/2009 1:35:42 PM PDT by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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He didn’t say anything about the Empire’s lack of IT security.

But hey...their decks are shiny enough for Fred Astaire to dance on.


33 posted on 08/20/2009 1:36:49 PM PDT by Overtaxed
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So poorly designed that it will probably never stop making a profit... ever.

LLS

40 posted on 08/20/2009 1:48:11 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (hussama will never be my president... NEVER!)
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Here's another oldie-but-goodie:

The Evil Henchman's Guide.

-PJ

42 posted on 08/20/2009 1:49:06 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (This just in... Voting Republican is a Terrorist act!)
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I think the correct term is “suspension of disbelief”Can't really enjoy most Si-fi with out it.
46 posted on 08/20/2009 1:50:51 PM PDT by MilspecRob (Most people don't act stupid, they really are.)
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