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Showing posts with label star wars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label star wars. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
The Fortune Amasses
Star Wars!
Everything’s Star Wars!
Not just in toy stores
But everywhere.
Star Wars!
Disney has its whores
Trying to sell scores
of Luke underwear.
At first, they made a mint off what’s now Episode IV
And even more from what came later.
Then they made a whole trilogy that went before
About how young Anakin became Darth Vader.
Star Wars!
Enough of the Star Wars!
My closets and drawers
Are full of this crap.
Star Wars!
Please no more Star Wars!
Take your John Williams scores
And call it a wrap.
(Bump-biddi-be-dump-dump whatever until you get sick of it.)
Everything’s Star Wars!
Not just in toy stores
But everywhere.
Star Wars!
Disney has its whores
Trying to sell scores
of Luke underwear.
At first, they made a mint off what’s now Episode IV
And even more from what came later.
Then they made a whole trilogy that went before
About how young Anakin became Darth Vader.
Star Wars!
Enough of the Star Wars!
My closets and drawers
Are full of this crap.
Star Wars!
Please no more Star Wars!
Take your John Williams scores
And call it a wrap.
(Bump-biddi-be-dump-dump whatever until you get sick of it.)
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Friday, November 2, 2012
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Friday, September 14, 2012
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Friday, July 20, 2012
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Friday, September 16, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
Revenge
Let's be brutally honest here. It's not about justice. It's not about winning the War on Terror. Terrorism won't go away. Even Al Queda won't go away. Oil won't suddenly be plentiful and the ice caps certainly won't re-freeze.
It's about revenge. It's a feel good moment, like when Emperor Palpatine gets the shaft in Episode 6. (In the Lucas universe, every spacecraft must have one or more large shafts which lead straight to the nuclear reactor. A bomb or main character is required to fall into one of these at least once per episode.)
Of course, the elation of that moment was quickly dampened when Luke pulled off Darth Vader's helmet to reveal ... Uncle Fester! Don't believe me? See for yourself ...
And, like Star Wars, this story doesn't begin with 9/11. There are all those weird early episodes that can't compare to the original trilogy. It began with bin Laden working in a construction business on the desert planet of Tatooine. Back then, he was a good guy, resisting the evil empire's invasion of Afghanistan, and happily hooked up with Queen AmeriDolla. But once that exploit was over, he was seduced by the dark side, and he turned on us. From then on, it was a series of more outrageous and terrifying ... uh, terrorism. Until now.
There's nothing wrong with a good revenge yarn. But reality is still out there.
It's about revenge. It's a feel good moment, like when Emperor Palpatine gets the shaft in Episode 6. (In the Lucas universe, every spacecraft must have one or more large shafts which lead straight to the nuclear reactor. A bomb or main character is required to fall into one of these at least once per episode.)
Of course, the elation of that moment was quickly dampened when Luke pulled off Darth Vader's helmet to reveal ... Uncle Fester! Don't believe me? See for yourself ...
And, like Star Wars, this story doesn't begin with 9/11. There are all those weird early episodes that can't compare to the original trilogy. It began with bin Laden working in a construction business on the desert planet of Tatooine. Back then, he was a good guy, resisting the evil empire's invasion of Afghanistan, and happily hooked up with Queen AmeriDolla. But once that exploit was over, he was seduced by the dark side, and he turned on us. From then on, it was a series of more outrageous and terrifying ... uh, terrorism. Until now.
There's nothing wrong with a good revenge yarn. But reality is still out there.
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