Dr. Seuss does Star Wars
December 12, 2010 6:57 PM Subscribe
Dr. Seuss does Star Wars. Transmogrifications by Seattle cartoonist Adam Watson.
The illustrations are fantastic, the scansion less so.
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 7:06 PM on December 12, 2010 [8 favorites]
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 7:06 PM on December 12, 2010 [8 favorites]
Lorax!Yoda is adorable. I want a plushy.
posted by Faint of Butt at 7:20 PM on December 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Faint of Butt at 7:20 PM on December 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
And so Vader's son learned a lesson that day,
A lesson his Dad should have known right away,
That if you are lucky enough to be trained
to be a great Jedi, there's so much to be gained.
But if you do nothing but whine, mope and sulk
Then prepare to be burned over much of your bulk
And trapped in a breathing-suit, year after year
While you yearn to be loved, but you'll only know fear
Though you think you're a world-crushing, force-choking bruiser
You'll still be the same little insecure loser.
posted by PlusDistance at 7:30 PM on December 12, 2010 [22 favorites]
A lesson his Dad should have known right away,
That if you are lucky enough to be trained
to be a great Jedi, there's so much to be gained.
But if you do nothing but whine, mope and sulk
Then prepare to be burned over much of your bulk
And trapped in a breathing-suit, year after year
While you yearn to be loved, but you'll only know fear
Though you think you're a world-crushing, force-choking bruiser
You'll still be the same little insecure loser.
posted by PlusDistance at 7:30 PM on December 12, 2010 [22 favorites]
The illustrations are fantastic, the scansion less so.
Yeah, this is what collaboration is for. We need to introduce PlusDistance to him.
posted by George_Spiggott at 7:47 PM on December 12, 2010
Yeah, this is what collaboration is for. We need to introduce PlusDistance to him.
posted by George_Spiggott at 7:47 PM on December 12, 2010
He makes Jabba look cuddly. (Of course, that's not as great a feat as Walt Disney making Quasimodo look cuddly.)
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 8:05 PM on December 12, 2010
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 8:05 PM on December 12, 2010
The link is awesome, but the poetry in this thread is even better.
posted by immlass at 8:42 PM on December 12, 2010
posted by immlass at 8:42 PM on December 12, 2010
The Light-Sided Jedi had bellies with stars.
The Dark-Sided Jedi had none upon thars.
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 9:11 PM on December 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
The Dark-Sided Jedi had none upon thars.
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 9:11 PM on December 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
MattDidThat and PlusDistance,
Please come to my home every night and make silly Seuss Wars rhyme before you tuck me in bed.
Love,
liza
posted by liza at 9:16 PM on December 12, 2010
Please come to my home every night and make silly Seuss Wars rhyme before you tuck me in bed.
Love,
liza
posted by liza at 9:16 PM on December 12, 2010
Holy crap would like I like to own the entire Dr. Seuss Star Wars Trilogy.
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 2:43 AM on December 13, 2010
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 2:43 AM on December 13, 2010
Grrr, trapped in airport can't type...
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 2:43 AM on December 13, 2010
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 2:43 AM on December 13, 2010
Surely the word 'transmogrification' ought to mean 'to turn into a cat'.
posted by Sutekh at 4:09 AM on December 13, 2010
posted by Sutekh at 4:09 AM on December 13, 2010
not a cat, sutekh, a tiger: a tuna sandwich, best-friend stalking, smoochies loving tiger.
posted by liza at 6:14 AM on December 13, 2010
posted by liza at 6:14 AM on December 13, 2010
Let's mash the poetry here and the pics, and publish it together. Don't know which is the best.
posted by Vanifriss at 6:51 AM on December 13, 2010
posted by Vanifriss at 6:51 AM on December 13, 2010
Meh. Link led with the best picture first, which was a let-down. But I love poetry threads.
posted by Night_owl at 8:40 AM on December 13, 2010
posted by Night_owl at 8:40 AM on December 13, 2010
Yesterday I found out that 'transmogrification' is actually a word, not an invention of Bill Watterson.
posted by nrobertson at 12:31 PM on December 13, 2010
posted by nrobertson at 12:31 PM on December 13, 2010
Did I ever tell you about Jedi Ozode,
Who reached forking paths on his mystical road?
One said to Side Dark, and the other, Side Light.
So Ozode had to make up his mind which was right.
Well…Ozode scratched his chin, and his black Jedi pants.
And he said to himself, “I’ll be taking a chance
If I go to Side Dark. Hmm, I hear that it's evil!
And may be infested with bedbugs and weevils.
On the other hand though, I’ll be sort of a fool
If I go to Side Light as it's not quite as kewl.
And who wants to die in a light-saber fight?
So, maybe Side Dark is the best, not Side Light,
But then again, what if Side Dark is too Dark?
And I end up some miserable emo monarch
So Side Light may be best! But I doubt my insight…
What might happen to me if Side Light is too Light?
I might miss some awesome force powers to be had
So Side Dark may be best,” and he turned to the bad.
Then he stopped, and he said, “What Would Skywalker do….
What would Skywalker…Skywalker…Skywalker do…”
And for 36 parsecs and a half that Ozode
Made starts and made stops at the fork in the road.
Saying, “Which Skywalker? Wait! Books or just movies?”
Then he got an idea that was wonderfully Groovy!
"Trust in my feelings! I'll trust them completely!
Close my eyes, spin and walk, well, that solves it neatly
And that’s how Ozode, the Jedi Knight true
Tripped over a rock and fell in Bantha do.
posted by Sparx at 2:04 PM on December 13, 2010 [1 favorite]
Who reached forking paths on his mystical road?
One said to Side Dark, and the other, Side Light.
So Ozode had to make up his mind which was right.
Well…Ozode scratched his chin, and his black Jedi pants.
And he said to himself, “I’ll be taking a chance
If I go to Side Dark. Hmm, I hear that it's evil!
And may be infested with bedbugs and weevils.
On the other hand though, I’ll be sort of a fool
If I go to Side Light as it's not quite as kewl.
And who wants to die in a light-saber fight?
So, maybe Side Dark is the best, not Side Light,
But then again, what if Side Dark is too Dark?
And I end up some miserable emo monarch
So Side Light may be best! But I doubt my insight…
What might happen to me if Side Light is too Light?
I might miss some awesome force powers to be had
So Side Dark may be best,” and he turned to the bad.
Then he stopped, and he said, “What Would Skywalker do….
What would Skywalker…Skywalker…Skywalker do…”
And for 36 parsecs and a half that Ozode
Made starts and made stops at the fork in the road.
Saying, “Which Skywalker? Wait! Books or just movies?”
Then he got an idea that was wonderfully Groovy!
"Trust in my feelings! I'll trust them completely!
Close my eyes, spin and walk, well, that solves it neatly
And that’s how Ozode, the Jedi Knight true
Tripped over a rock and fell in Bantha do.
posted by Sparx at 2:04 PM on December 13, 2010 [1 favorite]
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