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(...) I always thought of the Jar-Jar humour as wry jabs at the modern George Lucas marketing machine, and Timmy humour as wry jabs at Time Cruisers, etc. BTW, have you seen the Timmy vs. Jar-Jar Java videogame? --Todd (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In one context, Jar Jar is a member of a fantasy world who happens to talk silly and act like an idiot (in my opinion--these are subjective statements). Within the framework of that reality, he does not deserve pain and suffering heaped upon him for (...) (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think this might be more of a comment on society than it looks at first glance. Case in point: Roadrunner, Three Stooges, Bugs Bunny, etc. all work pretty much the same way. A character gets beaten, squashed, blown up, etc. for our (...) (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) That's a good point. Maybe we should put forth a comic strip wherein Lucas is made to pay for Jar Jar's stupidity--after all, George *did* choose to make Jar Jar goofy. Dave! FUT off-topic.fun (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) May the group please pardon a "Me too" post, but I have to heartily agrew with you Larry, and I believe that it was something that needed to be said. The comic stip was absolutely fantastic - beautifully done, but the Jar Jar incident was (...) (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G3G5H4.4yy@lugnet.com... (...) "Stick in the mud"? Have to learn more english ;-) (...) that. I also laughted a lot, until i reached to the pictures of brutal violence. It was to (...) (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Call me a stick in the mud, and this may be an unpopular viewpoint. I looked at this, and I looked at the earlier "Mark goes for donuts". I laughed a lot, both times. (I laughed at the E! jarjar mockumentary too.) LOTS of talent went into (...) (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) No, but if you can give me an ldraw part number and sets that contain it I'll keep an eye out for them. :) (...) Not really any different, though, than what your bank does with putting a hold on deposits, right? I agree, it is a pain, but a (...) (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) ... (...) Why are you WIRING them money? If you verify a checking account with them, they will make a draft withdrawal from your checking account (and I have yet to hear of a bank charging for that). They also place a hold on your credit card (...) (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) More like Lar wants to go home and play with his Lego :) James (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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