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"Defeating the Galactic Empire" - May the 4th be with you!

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Defeating the Galactic Empire “My father is dead! Obi-Wan said you murdered him!” A defiant Luke Skywalker stared at his nemesis, an intimidating, black-clad Sith lord. “No, he’s not,” Darth Vader objected. “He’s at work.” “That’s so not what he says! He says, ‘No, I am your father’.” “But how can I be your dad exactly?” said the tinny voice from within the plastic, yellow bucket helmet. “I’m your brother!”

May the 4th be with you!

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May the 4th... "May the Force"... Because of that play on words, this particular date has been known as Star Wars Day by various pun-loving Jedi-wannabes from here to Naboo. I like Star Wars , and like most people, I prefer the original films, where Yoda was a puppet and not an animation. Where Darth Vader had that James Earl Jones voice and put heavy breathers everywhere to shame. I even like the Ewoks! So there! Now, as you might know, an actor a lot of us love and are very devoted to was in one of those new films. He's known to have tried hitting on Keira Knightley in the process (although I personally don't see why anyone would want to - although, to be fair, didn't he mistake her for Natalie Portman?) - so let's recap with a picture of what at least looks to be the most dashing fighter pilot in the galaxy: Mr. Richard Armitage! "So ... d'you come here often?" A more detailed discussion on exactly where you can probably see Richard Armi