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Swede Wars

Star Wars: Uncut Trailer
“StarWarsUncut.com
Fans from around the world are joining forces to recreate the classic, Star Wars: A New Hope.
The entire movie is split up into 15 second scenes. Claim a scene, film it, and upload it! When it’s all done, it’ll be stitched together so we can watch the magic happen.”
Awesome.

Stuff I Learned On The Internet[s], Recent History Edition

People approach me and say “Doug, we haven’t seen you post recently. What have you been learning on the Internet these last two weeks that you haven’t been posting?”*
I learned that Matt Mullenweg started WordPress partially of a desire to help out his church.
I learned that one does not mess with Finns named Simo Häyhä, [...]

Is It Copyright Infringement If You Steal From Yourself?

Oh, those crafty, crafty Disney animators:

I recall thinking some of those movies looked very, very familiar the first time I saw them as a kid, and now I know why: I had seen them, albeit in a different form.

Attaboy, Atilla The AT-AT!

What to do with an oversized AT-AT toy? Why, pose it for pictures as though it were a cherished pet and then post the results on Flickr, of course! Awesome.

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Who Watches The WangWatchmen?

A friend invited me out to see Watchmen tonight and, in brief, it was a good way to spend a couple of hours on a Friday night.
The film hews very closely to the graphiccomicnovelbook (as noted on GeekDad) and is hugely indebted to the work put in by its original creators. I [...]

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Gump. Errr, Forrest Button. Benrest Gumton? Foramin Bump?

Via Hot Air, we have this delightful skewering of the now-odds-on-favorite for Best Picture Oscar:
Booo. Funny or Die removed the video — likely due to copyright claim[s]. Shazbot. -ed.
Heh. It is to laugh.

Taking Chance

Over a year ago, I volunteered to escort the remains of Marines killed in Iraq should the need arise. The military provides a uniformed escort for all casualties to ensure they are delivered safely to the next of kin and are treated with dignity and respect along the way.
Thankfully, I hadn’t been called on to [...]

…Full Of Sound And Fury, Signifying Nothing

Imagine, if you will, that you have somehow been able to escape seeing Star Wars in any of its incarnations but have managed to pick up its main tenets via cultural osmosis. What would your summary of the plot look like? Let us hope it is nothing like this:

Heh.

Battoy Storyman

Awesome.
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