I hate to say it but some of those clips are pretty funny.
Good night all.
;-)
Posted on 04/07/2006 5:53:07 PM PDT by SteveMcKing
TROIS-RIVIÈRES, QUE. — As Ghyslain Raza recalled, whenever he walked by his high school's common areas, other students would jump on tables and chant, "Star Wars Kid! Star Wars Kid!"
There would be a commotion as they shouted and poked at him, trying to get a reaction. "It was simply unbearable," he said.
An otherwise ordinary teen in this Quebec small town, Mr. Raza had become a worldwide object of ridicule when schoolmates put on the Internet a video of him clumsily pretending to be a Star Wars character.
Three years later, Mr. Raza and his parents this week reached an out-of-court settlement with the families of three former schoolmates they had sued for $351,000 in damages.
The settlement annuls a civil trial set to begin on Monday that would have scrutinized one of the world's first and most-publicized cases of cyber-bullying.
However, documents filed in the case at the Trois-Rivières courthouse give new details about how a mean-spirited high-school prank turned into a global Internet cause célèbre.
Specifics of the settlement remain confidential.
(Excerpt) Read more at theglobeandmail.com ...
Actually there was a rather large petition trying to get this kid a cameo role into SWIII : Revenge of the Sith.
Just do a Google search for 'Star Wars Kid' and you'll find as many links as you'd like. Plus you can see the fan films, which are pretty amazing too.
If the kid were an American capitalist, he'd be making thousands a day at Star Wars conventions signing autographs, selling souvenir "duel" videos, and getting laid every night.
Suddenly, teasing the school nerd make you liable for emotional damages...?
I was picked on in school for being a bookworm geek... At my 10-year reunion I showed up in my shiny new luxury car, and the jocks were driving the same pickup trucks from senior year.
Success is the ultimate revenge.
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I hate to say it but some of those clips are pretty funny.
Reminds me of me at that age--fat and dorky--except I would've racked myself in the nuts with the bar about the second time I tried to twirl it.
"Life is tough, kid. Wear a helmet."
Ain't that the truth.
}:-)4
AYBABTU was bad enough.
Awwww, as a kid who moved a lot too, here's a (((hug))).It WAS rough being the new kid sometimes. That poor kid needs to grow a backbone!
LOL! Thanks!
I hate to say it but some of those clips are pretty funny.
Good night all.
;-)
I've seen it, and I laughed sooo hard - it was one of the funniest things I've seen.
Ping!
I took a LOT of crap when I was a kid and it left some scars.
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Shades of Gary Brolsma and "Numa Numa!"
Being the new kid all the time helped give me a life-long love of reading - not a bad legacy.
Gave me confidence I could give good account of myself in a fight, or take a beating if I lost - another legacy that wasn't so bad.
I'm convinced that life is a series of challenges, that are either opportunities or ball-busters, depending on how you react.
My guess is that Star Wars Kid will find it a series of ball-busters...
I saw the video a long time ago but some of those clips are friggin hillarious!!! The Undercover Brother is great. They remind me of what people have done with that pic of the goofy looking fat chick dancing.
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