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2005-06-01 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Jedi

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Posted by Greretle Shuger3573 2005-06-01 08:45|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sad they are, yesss, rost and ronery, yesss. Direction they need, yesss.

Worse, it could be.

Posted by .com 2005-06-01 09:45|| 2005-06-01 09:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Jedi: Because kids who work at 7-11 can't afford Scientology.

Posted by BH 2005-06-01 09:56|| 2005-06-01 09:56|| Front Page Top

#3 I wonder how many of those who entered "Jedi" for religion also entered "yes" for sex?

Posted by VAMark 2005-06-01 10:56|| 2005-06-01 10:56|| Front Page Top

#4 Damn, it has happened again! It should be "anon5089", dammit! I do care, i do have an ego. Apparently, each time I post from the main site and not the aach one, I'm given an another nick (note the preview sez "anon5089"). Plus, I distinctly remember putting the whole title, not just "jedi". Dark forces are at work against me, I can feel it...

Posted by anonymous5089 aka "the gallic star wars kid" 2005-06-01 11:19|| 2005-06-01 11:19|| Front Page Top

#5 The BBC reported three years ago...that at least 70,000 people in Australia declared themselves as followers of the Jedi âfaithâ in the last Australian census.

Those first three words should give us all pause. Here's the Snopes entry on the subject. It sounds more as if some pranksters/fans wanted to mess with the census, than a serious attempt to get "Jedi" recognized as a religion.

Methinks Mr. Sweeney is a rather gullible fellow.

Posted by Angie Schultz 2005-06-01 11:23|| http://darkblogules.blogspot.com]">[http://darkblogules.blogspot.com] 2005-06-01 11:23|| Front Page Top

#6 Mrs Schultz, of course this is not too serious, especially given the linked site; I reckon the main point of this is to make fun of the "Star Wars"(Tm) afficionados ("Get a life, dammit!").

Posted by anonymous5089 2005-06-01 11:46|| 2005-06-01 11:46|| Front Page Top

#7 Initiate order 66.

Posted by mmurray821 2005-06-01 11:48|| 2005-06-01 11:48|| Front Page Top

more than 390,000 people in England declared themselves Jedi in their census of the same yearâa shocking number when you consider that only 260,000 people in England declared themselves to be Jewish

What's so shocking about it?

There could be overlap - no reason there can't be Jewish Jedi (except perhaps education and common sense ;-p).

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2005-06-01 12:14|| 2005-06-01 12:14|| Front Page Top

#9 ...I reckon the main point of this is to make fun of the "Star Wars"(Tm) afficionados...

I reckon, too. But he's making fun of them for (in that case) a joke they're playing on someone else. Seems a bit dense.

Better he should make fun of Lucas for saying he put the Force in the story to get young people to think about God. I detect the aroma of bovine by-product. He put it into the stories so some of his characters could have kewl powers. And why not? But, no, now he has to read his own press releases, and invest his tales with Deep Meaning. Feh.

Posted by Angie Schultz 2005-06-01 12:36|| http://darkblogules.blogspot.com]">[http://darkblogules.blogspot.com] 2005-06-01 12:36|| Front Page Top

#10 I for one like to sample the cornucopia of the gray side of the force on suitable occasions.

Posted by Shipman 2005-06-01 13:40|| 2005-06-01 13:40|| Front Page Top

#11

Posted by liberalhawk 2005-06-01 15:28|| 2005-06-01 15:28|| Front Page Top

#12 Link

Posted by liberalhawk 2005-06-01 15:30|| 2005-06-01 15:30|| Front Page Top

#13 never mind

Posted by liberalhawk 2005-06-01 15:30|| 2005-06-01 15:30|| Front Page Top

#14 I for one like to sample the cornucopia of the gray side of the force on suitable occasions.

Hey, did you know duct tape is like the Force? It has a bright side and a dark side and binds the Universe together.

Oh, you did know that, huh? Sorry.
slinks away

Posted by Angie Schultz 2005-06-01 16:22|| http://darkblogules.blogspot.com]">[http://darkblogules.blogspot.com] 2005-06-01 16:22|| Front Page Top

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