There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy

It's been 30 years since the first Star Wars movie was released. There was an article in this morning's paper about Star Wars, and how it is a "fantasy for our times" and how it's a fairy tale, a myth. Anyway, the side bar on the page does not seem to be written by the author of the main bit, which was written by a Canwest reporter so i think it was maybe written by the entertainment editor of the local paper. It lists words of wisdom from the Star Wars movie and how it meshes with this guy's life philosophy. Most of the comments beneath the quotes are my version of what the reporter wrote. Here's the full list as written.

"You stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf herder!" - Princess Leia
works as a great comeback line.
"Try not. Do or do not, there is no try." - Yoda
Good philosophy, that.

"I find your lack of faith disturbing" - Darth Vader
ergo - always have faith in yourself.

"Size matters not." - Yoda
On so many levels :)

"Who's the more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him?" - Obi-Wan Kenobi
Indeed.

And the best one...
"Let the Wookie win." - C-3PO
as the author says "This one's pretty much self-explanitory.

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So why is it that when you have what seems to be a fairly good breakfast (OJ, strawberries, banana, english muffin and peanutbutter), you're starving by 10:00 o'clock a.m.? I thought the protien from the pb would carry me on through. Guess not.

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There are now commercials on television, mainly shown during the daytime (traditionally when housewives/mom/retiree *women* are home watching the soaps and Oprah), that's advertising Botox as a "cosmetic". This always makes me shudder. You all know that it's botulism that they're injecting into your face as a cosmetic, it's one of the most toxic things in the world though the teeny doses that they use for this cosmetic treatment won't hurt you..... they say. It freezes the muscles and was originally used for people that suffer painful muscle spasms. I think i'd be pretty wary of it being used for medical reasons anyway but at least that isn't vanity. You've all seen the after effects of Botox junkies on your tv and movie screens, women mostly, with faces as stiff as masks. It's refreshing to see a closeup of an actress with lines in her forehead and around her eyes even if it is packed on with makeup for the cameras. Ah well. I suppose it isn't a whole lot different than putting chemicals on your hair to cover over the grey, is it?

It sounds a lot worse though .