Posted on 09/01/2006 11:27:04 PM PDT by doug from upland
http://www.screamingpickle.com/humor/legends/StarWarsKid/
I've been scr*wed! I was called much worst than this when I was a child, and I received no compensation from my tormentors.
Should have asked the kids permission first...of course anything is unbearable for $300 G's
The kid could have been rich.
He could have taken lessons, lost some weight, and worked for Master Replicas that makes light saber replicas or made more films improving his skills. People pay big money for the kind of national attention he had.
Seriously. He had a phenom going there and dropped the ball. Ok, he is a kid and got his feelings hurt. But making lemonade from lemons was a lesson clearly not taught nor learned. Too bad.
The key is in the second to the last paragraph.
Is there insurance money to be claimed. Everything else is fluff.
He said the situation left him feeling drained of energy, and that he let himself go and no longer lifted weights to keep fit.
Geeze... If they had things like digital video cameras and YouTube when I was a kid, Some of the silly stuff I did, much worse than this kid, would have embarassed / immortalized me to millions. The few still living that have seen some of the old 8mm family films of my antics still remark upon them.
Who can I sue... Hmmm.
Lay off the poutine.
This is so not fair, I could have been a millionaire.
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I don't understand why God doesn't get on with the business of destroying mankind. We clearly deserve it.
"The kid could have been rich."
I thought the same thing. He should have milked the 15 minutes of fame for all it was worth. Plus the ability to laugh at yourself is a good lesson to learn. When I was in HS, my friends and I purposely made films that made fun of ourselves just to entertain the school. They were often shown before convocations and everyone loved them.
Be careful what you wish for, lest it come true.
Hmmmmm... you'll see much clumsier performances at nearly any beginners Kendo class.
He's a beefy kid and he handles that broomstick quite well. And unlike alot of fighters, he moves his feet and covers the ground. I shouldn't want to try to take his weapon off him, unarmed: not for all the tea in China.
A pity some of his tormentors and bullies didn't try: they'd be seeing stars and nursing bruises and fractures for a few weeks, and they'd firmly resolve to pick on somebody else.
I *hate* bullies.
Goodonya Star Wars Kid. Take up Kendo or Escrima or Arnis, or even the Nunchukas: you got the basic moves right. Now refine 'em with some proper training.
*DieHard*
I think FReepers could do this kid a real favor by dropping a note to "Screaming Pickle" and asking them nicely to drop this part of their site.
Yeah, it's funny but it's bullying and it's not right.
Happy to lead by example: I've sent them my e-mail.
"I don't understand why God doesn't get on with the business of destroying mankind. We clearly deserve it."
Deserve's got nothin' to do with it.
People should recognize the pain that comes, not from teasing, but from non-stop harrassment. When young people today leave school the bullies can still reach them on their cellphone, e-mail, AIM etc.
RIP Ryan
I dunno, ~US$400,000 isn't so bad.
THey gave Larry the Cable guy a movie. This kid is a 100 times more talented via that performance and should of milked it for all its worth.
He could of milked this 15 minutes for all it was worth.
Instead, he jumps on the victimhood bandwagon being driven by ambulance chasing lawyers that make a mockery of western civilizations justice systems.
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