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Along comes "Promiscuous Girl" by Nelly Furtado: And the funny thing is, this is typical for the Mos Eisley Cantina in SWG. | |
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The 5 Best and Worst Star Wars Games Ever.Includes Knights of the Old Republic, X-Wing, TIE Fighter, and Dark Forces as the best Star Wars Games ever. Features Star Wars: Galaxies as one of the worst Star Wars games of all time. The more I think about it, the more I really still love Dark Forces after watching the video of it. It was a Doom clone, but it had a lot of great extra features, including a great MIDI soundtrack that would actually adjust with the action, well-designed levels, great characters, a plot, and actual objectives in each level (not simply "shoot the monsters and find the exit"), and it had a great atmosphere. Plus, the levels were truly 3D, instead of Doom, which didn't have the ability to stack one room on top of another. I really miss this game. Also includes "Rebel Assault" as one of the worst games of all time. I must agree. Rebel Assault 2 was a simple "rail shooter" which was "state of the art" in that it involved "actors". The female that played Rebel Commander Ru Murleen not only was a horrible actor, but also looked like she was inbred. Seriously. This game was bad. Focus: Any games left off? I swear that the Star Wars Battlefront series should be on there, but that's just me. And finally, every single Jedi producing Stormtrooper costumes is now an enemy of Lucasfilm and will be hunted down and defeated. Wipe them out. All of them. Do not hesitate. Show no mercy. | |
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Second only to the infamous "Come to the Dark Side, We Have Cookies" t-shirt is my "Trust me, I'm a Jedi" T-shirt. Tonight I wore this t-shirt to the bar and mass hilarity ensued.
One guy was trying to buy drinks for his buddies. I tried to butt in and get him to get me a drink too (I didn't even know the guy). He looked at me curiously and asked, "Wait, who are you?". "Dude", I reassured him, waving my hand and concentrating my Force energy to perform the Jedi Mind Trick, "you will will be buying me another beer." It actually worked too.
Convinced that I actually did have Jedi powers and not that he felt sympathy for me for being a complete dork wearing a Star Wars t-shirt to a bar, I decided that I would work more Jedi miracles for everyone. One gentleman indicated his desire to crowd surf. Many people tried to talk him out of this, due to the fact that we only had two willing participants to support him. But fear not, I stepped up and convinced him that he should crowd surf--after all, I pointed out to him, "Trust me, I'm a Jedi".
"What?"
"Yeah, I could like levitate you across the bar. It'd be sweet. And if I can't, at least you have full medical insurance with Tricare! (The same government-sponsored universal health care service that runs such wonderful facilities as Walter Reed Army Hospital, but that's beside the point)." Unfortunately, he declined my offer. O ye of little faith...
Later, some girl saw my shirt and thought it said, "Trust me, I'm a jerk", which enticed her to come talk to me. She was slightly disappointed to realize that I was a Jedi instead of a jerk. Well, on my t-shirt that is. At any rate, it sparked this exchange.
"So, uh, do you have a lightsaber"
"Why yes, do you want to see it?" (wink wink innuendo)
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So with the past week being what it was, it was time for me to head on over to the bar for a few drinks and a surprisingly even ratio of males to females. There's a little group of partiers in the quiet village of Sackets Harbor, and we were discussing the latest upcoming theme party: 80s night. During the conversation, we decreed that the next party should, of course, be a 70s party. While going through some World of Warcraft videos on Youtube, I noticed that last month marked the 30 year anniversary of the release of "Saturday Night Fever". I decided to mention this to the table. A girl said, "Wow, you must be really old, then?" "Oh, no, it came out before I was born. I've just seen the movie." "Don't you have to stay up really late to go to that, though?" "Go to what?" "Saturday Night Fever!" "It's the movie where John Travolta dances. A lot." "Oh" So, to get everyone in the mood for Saturday Night Fever, here's another memorable figure from the 70s to dance for you this Saturday night. PS--Gotta love the credits: "Find the meaning of life at www.starwars.com" | |
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Yes, in addition to those great Clone Wars cartoons that came out right before Episode III, there will be a new animated Clone Wars series coming out this year. It looks great. Here's the trailer: (Edit: Sorry if this links to Art Garfunkel) | |
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There's a small grocery store in my apartment complex. Like most stores, there's a little drive to purchase a small paper heart for a dollar, with proceeds benefiting the Save the Gay Whales with Breast Cancer or whatever fund. There's a few dozen paper hearts all over the cash register and whatnot, each with a person's name on it.
As I was checking out, I started looking through the names and noticed that one very special person donated money.
YODA.
I swear I didn't put down Yoda's name, but the gauntlet had apparently been thrown down. I purchased a $1 heart and wrote down the name "Darth Sidious", taping it just above Yoda's name.
"Darth Sidious", asked the quizzical cashier (nice alliteration)
"Hey, bad guys can be nice too, right?"
Pics to follow. | |
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Scientists have discovered... ...wait for it... ...A " DEATH STAR" GALAXY.
"The telescope images show the bully galaxy shooting a stream of deadly radiation particles into the lower section of the other galaxy, which is about one-tenth its size. Both are about 8.2 billion trillion miles from here, orbiting around each other."
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Girl watching end credits of Return of the Jedi: Where's Scott Baio?Guy: What?Girl: Scott Baio -- I don't see his name in the credits.Guy: Scott Baio was not in Star Wars!Girl: Yes, he was! He was celebrating at the end! The pilot!Guy: Scott Baio is not Wedge Antilles! | |
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Yes, digg.com featured this story. It can best be summed up in four words: Hello Kitty Sex Toy. And it's on a site called "hellokittyhell.com". Humanity has just hit a new low. And apparently, so have I for clicking on the link. And now your daily Star Wars. From the Star Wars Robot Chicken Special. Just fast forward to the 2 minute mark for... "The Empire Strikes Back on Ice"!If you think this is a crazy idea, just keep in mind that during the late 80s, George Lucas was about to authorize a Star Wars Broadway musical. But then he did Episode I. I'm not sure which would be worse... | |
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Darth Vader in LoveI like how they used Gustav Holst's "The Planets" for this. You know, after John Williams used "The Planets" as a template for the music in Star Wars. | |
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Other than the fact that MMORPGs take up either massive amounts of time or money, there's the SWG community. I thought I'd be playing the game so I could pretend to be a Stormtrooper, or a Rebel Pilot, or a Jedi. But no, the game is filled with people going by the name of "Darth Cannabis", "Jedi OMGPWNT", etc. And, well, I hate to sound like the fashion Nazi, but the attire doesn't seem very, well, Star Wars-like. Confused? You won't be after watching the following videos of authentic SWG characters in their costumes. (I will concede, though, that the Slave Girl outfit does come out of Return of the Jedi. And I guess those are Stormtrooper helmets on ladies' bodies). I look at these as microcosms for the entire SWG universe. And yes, all of these are dance videos. This should add to the horror you are about to witness: A Rave...without glow sticks/chem lights/lightsabersYou all remember this song (Skip the first 45 seconds worth of credits)At least the dance moves are authentic in this classic from 1989 or so...(fast forward 30-45 seconds)You know you want to sing along. One minute in, they even have the lyrics on screen so there's no excuse to not sing.In the words of Darth Vader: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"Focus: What's the best (or worst) video to come out of a MMORPG? Besides "Leeroy Jenkins" and the "Great World of Warcraft Funeral Raid". (Watch on full-screen mode) | |
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http://starwarsblog.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/chewie-hands-off-lightsaber-to-nasa/Now Star Wars has pulled even with Star Trek at NASA. First, Trekkies got NASA to rename the prototype shuttle "Enterprise". Now Star Wars fans got a lightsaber taken into space. Presented by Chewbacca (who, sadly, is dead in the Expanded Universe) 
(Photo: Bonnie Burton/LFL)
Luke Skywalker’s original Jedi lightsaber film prop from Return of the Jedi makes its way into space (for real) with NASA astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery in October. To commemorate the historic event, Star Wars characters visited the Oakland International Airport where Chewbacca handed the lightsaber over to NASA’s Space Center Houston during a special ceremony on Aug. 28, 2007. Arriving by Escalade and Hummer stretch limos (the Falcon’s in the shop) Boba Fett, Jango Fett, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, X-Wing pilots, Jedi and stormtroopers (from the Golden Gate Garrison of the 501st Legion) accompanied Chewie for the fun-filled press event which took quite a few travelers and tourists in baggage claim by surprise. NASA’s Space Center Houston Director of Marketing Roger Bornstein greeted the intergalactic guests and warmly thanked everyone’s favorite Wookiee for bringing him Luke’s lightsaber.
(Photo: Bonnie Burton/LFL)
“On behalf of NASA’s Space Center Houston, we’re proud to take temporary possession of this great American movie icon, Luke Skywalker’s original Jedi lightsaber,” Bornstein says. “It’ll be trusted into the care of Southwest Airlines and transported to Space Center Houston where it will be held in inventory on the Space Shuttle Discovery STS-120. During the launch scheduled on Oct. 23, 2007, Luke’s original Jedi lightsaber will take its rightful place in space for a mission to the international space station.” “When the mission is complete and the Jedi lightsaber has traveled almost six million miles it will then be on display at the Space Center Houston and later returned to Lucasfilm,” Bornstein continues. “To paraphrase the famous Han Solo, ‘We’re all clear kids, now let’s load this thing and go home.’” (He was paraphrasing and using his own words so it made since to LOAD the plane with the lightsaber, not BLOW it up.) To send off the spectacular departure of the lightsaber aboard its Southwest Airlines flight, Chewbacca helped push back the airplane on the tarmac, with his friends, bounty hunters and stormtroopers looking on. The group waved goodbye as the plane set course for Houston. 
(Photo: Bonnie Burton/LFL)
Once the flight lands in Houston, stormtroopers (from the Star Garrison of the 501st Legion) will escort the lightsaber off the plane as R2-D2 (from the R2 Builders Group) and other Star Wars characters (from Rebel Legion) kick-off the second half of the celebration in William P. Hobby Airport. The fanfare concludes outside baggage claim where the lightsaber is transported via Hummer with an official City of Webster police escort to NASA’s Space Center Houston where it will be on display through September 4, 2007. Be sure to check out our Official Star Wars Flickr Blog for our photos from the event complete with Rebel pilots mingling with Southwest Airlines pilots, Chewie on the tarmac, and stormtroopers helping with security. 
(Photo: Bonnie Burton/LFL)
Stay tuned to the Official Star Wars Blog for more on the special event. | |
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No crude language, but innuendo galore, so NSFW. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyfGvswIgjEFocus: When you were a Freshman in high school, did you ever go to the pay phones and call 1-900-FAT-GIRL just to hear the intro without having to pay and giggle when the operator referred to herself as "Tina Tonnage"? Oh wait, this might just be me... | |
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So today I have to help set up for the annual Army Aviation Association of America's Annual Beach Bash. (Great assonance and alliteration, don't you think?) In order to attract people to the organization, which, unlike the 82nd Airborne Division Association, does not use high-pressure tactics, we got a keg.
Apparently, I've only been here really a week, and already I'm the expert on kegs. It seems my reputation precedes me.
This morning (at 9:30, no less), the keg is brought out, and, due to process of elimination, I am selected to tap the keg. I'm not certain if this is due to the fact that I went to an actual college, or because people have heard enough of my drinking and partying exploits. I suppose it's a combination of the two.
As an additional note, there's a handful of us here who were in Honduras together. We stood around talking in the hall and started asking ourselves, "Did we really auction off dates with Air Force nurses*? Did we really throw a toga party that got a half a dozen people arrested?" I swear that place is like a completely parallel dimension.
*=proceeds benefited local charities
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When you get married, you could have your first dance to something cliche, like "Butterfly Kisses", much like 99.99% of all weddings. (Course, this is an estimate. For good reason, I never get invited to weddings). You could also participate in that tradition of cutting a cake with a saber, you know, if you didn't get enough military stuff at work every day.
Or you could show a little creativity, shell out about $100 for a pair of Star Wars FX lightsabers, and have your own well-choreographed first lightsaber battle.
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I'd like to say a very special Happy 30th Birthday to a wonderful film franchise. Thanks for never ceasing to inspire me to do great things...  | |
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Apparently, LucasArts won't be making their latest Star Wars Game, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Wii-compatible. This is actually good and bad news. The obvious bad news is that you can't swing the controllers around like lightsabers (like this video depicts). But the good news is that there's a completely new game engine powering SW:TFU called "Digital Molecular Matter" (not certain what that is exactly, but it sounds cool), as well as the Euphoria engine. What does that mean for the game? Well, watch the video and be awed... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuzFzs0hPKc
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Star Wars X-Wing Rogue Squadron Omnibus, Volume 1 and Volume 2. (These are the comics) Most excellent reading. Well, if you call comics "reading" I used to read the Rogue Squadron novels. I have to say that my favorite was the last novel, Starfighters of Adumar. It was the best because it was unlike any of the previous Rogue Squadron novels. It only focused on the four main characters (Wedge, Tycho, Janson and Hobbie), and allows for great interaction between these established characters. You can finish this novel in a day, as it's a nice, quick read. | |
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A couple of the warrant officers let me in on this yesterday. "Hey sir, check out the first neighborhood on the left. There's something in the back yard you'll totally flip out over!" I had to see it. "Is it something I'm going to want to steal?" I asked. (You know us aviators) The warrant officers laughed and nodded: "Oh, yes, sir. Probably!"
BEHOLD:  (ATTN: Law enforcement. This is not meant to be taken seriously. Please do not come arrest me) | |
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n00b: general glivious caming back from the dead and joinid the good side that would be rad
Common Sense: infact...i couldnt have thought of a worse idea myself....WAIT! jedi ewok!...
n00b: a Jedi Ewok would be AWESOME, it's basically the same as Yoda if you think about it, they just need more intelligence. | |
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