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A Galaxy of Would-Be Toys

gottabefunky — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:10:07 -0800

Bantha slippers. Han Solo in Carbonite Mini-Fridge. And the Death Star Grill. ("Use the awesome power of the galaxy's most fearsome battlestation to send burning fear into rebel scum burgers and franks!") Just a few rejected designs for Star Wars merchandise. [Via].

"Attacking that battle station is not my idea of courage. It's more like, suicide"

elgilito — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:53:17 -0800

September 11, 2001. It's 10:15 am and the South Tower just went down. Millions of French people are watching the live coverage of the events on TF1, France's major TV channel, with star anchorman Poivre d'Arvor doing a running commentary. Then, for a split second, a character from a famous movie happily tells us (in French subtitles) that he "did it" (18 s in the video) (Dailymotion video). This is definitely not a hoax. Some people reported seing something strange (though they weren't sure of what they had seen), but, of course, the incident got lost in the flow and never got mentioned again until recently, when people converted their VHS tapes and uploaded the clips to online services. As far as I know, TF1 never explained what happened. Who hijacked the coverage, how and why it was hijacked remain a mystery.

Eat Han First

Stynxno — Mon, 14 May 2007 07:24:54 -0800

Carbonite Chocolate Han Goodness

If I told you half the things I've heard about this Jabba the Hutt, you'd probably short circuit.

Rock Steady — Thu, 10 May 2007 07:05:45 -0800

Best headline ever. The AP lets it's geek flag fly in an article about high-wire artists crossing a river in Korea. [thanks kottke]