Wookieepedia:Quote of the Day/Other

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Pointless New Feature: The Quote of the Day from one year ago!

For

 * 1) Lord Hydronium 07:58, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Havac 23:10, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Gonna spend the REST OF HIS LIFE down in San Ber'di-no...  Gonk  ( Gonk! ) 15:40, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Unit 8311 15:59, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 5) Whoa Enochf 01:41, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

John Ostrander (+7)
"That was nasty! Okay, they shot her. But then they kept shooting her. Jeez!"

- John Ostrander, commenting on the death of Aayla Secura in Revenge of the Sith

For

 * 1) TIEPilot051999 04:05, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Okay, okay, she's dead, so we can – SHE'S MOVING  Sorry, got a little nervous Enochf 13:11, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Thank the maker. Dark Father 23:36, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) They musta hated twi'leks... Manoof 13:15, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ~Roger Roger~  Home of the B1s 22:25, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 6)  Gonk  ( Gonk! ) 15:40, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 7) Bam-bam-bam-bam-bam...Unit 8311 16:00, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

For

 * 1) TIEPilot051999 17:31, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) And if ya don't know, read Wookieepedia and find out Enochf 17:13, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Dark Father 20:34, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) He forgot Mount Sorrow.  Gonk  ( Gonk! ) 15:40, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) Yay silliness. Unit 8311 16:02, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 6) Master Nikolce 06:54, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 7) He even has a blog entry dedicated to the weirdness that is The Crystal Star. But at least he accepts for what it is. --  Riffsyphon  1024 20:40, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

George Lucas (+5)
"Now you've created the arch-villain of all time, but I guess it's all in a day's work."

- George Lucas to Ian McDiarmid in Episode III web documentary

For

 * 1) Enochf 09:05, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 2)  Gonk  ( Gonk! ) 15:40, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Dark Father 17:44, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Unit 8311 16:02, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 5) Master Nikolce 06:54, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 6)  Riffsyphon  1024 20:42, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

For

 * 1) TIEPilot051999 02:51, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) This time it's personal Enochf 05:52, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) Dark Father 14:58, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 4) Unit 8311 16:02, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 5)  Riffsyphon  1024 20:42, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Peter Mayhew (+3)
"I put that mask on, and Chewie transformed me. I transformed. The attitude was different. The walk was different. Chewie turned on."

- Peter Mayhew

For

 * Aw, that's what the prequel trilogy was missing: hippie-dippy artist types who were really into the material Enochf 09:36, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 1) Someone really needs to stop going to Shakespeare acting school. Unit 8311 16:03, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) Dark Father 19:32, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Well, maybe not exactly like it is, but seeing as how it's a family friendly site, I doubt they can get away with calling him the long list of swears I'd use to describe him. TIEPilot051999 15:19, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) Well said Manoof 10:38, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 3)  Riffsyphon  1024 20:42, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Whiskey Bob (+2)
"You'll not find a greater hive of scum and villainy. Now where did I hear that?"

- Whiskey Bob telling The Chosen One about the Den

For

 * 1) Great quote, greater game --DX-2052 03:25, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) We must be cautious. Unit 8311 16:05, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Generic NPC (+3)
"I felt a great disturbance... as if a hundred evil bastards on an oil derrick suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. Strange."

- A Generic NPC in Fallout 2

For

 * 1) Great quote, greater game --DX-2052 03:25, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Never played it, but it looks good. Manoof 10:34, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) The old roommates loved it. Seemed OK, but I hated the game interface. Enochf 13:32, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Unit 8311 16:06, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Against

 * 1) NO! ~Roger Roger~  Home of the B1s 22:31, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Comments

 * Any ideas on where to get it, short of Ebay? Manoof 10:34, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Try Amazon, Fallout Collect is easy enough to get a hold of --DX-2052 13:26, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Roger Roger Manoof 02:12, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Mistrx75 06:55, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) I got a fevah, and the only prescription is more RiffTrax Enochf 14:43, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Hey, this is actually OK. ~Roger Roger~  Home of the B1s 22:33, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 1)  Gonk  ( Gonk! ) 15:40, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Unit 8311 16:06, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

For

 * 1) TIEPilot051999 01:16, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Unit 8311 16:07, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Comments

 * Source

Pink Five Strikes Back (+2)
"I did not break the ship. Everything was fine until that tree totally knocked the wings off."

- Stacy, a.k.a. Pink Five, explaining why her X-wing crashed on Dagobah

For

 * 1) Yet another try for Pink Five Enochf 18:21, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Everytime I remember to see it, I'm busy and/or gtg :( Manoof 11:19, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Unit 8311 16:07, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Against

 * :| --Imperialles 23:14, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Day wacka wacka wacka Enochf 00:09, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) TIEPilot051999 15:15, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) Dark Father 14:57, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 4) Yay muppets. Unit 8311 16:08, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 5) Wacka Wacka Wacka, is "Wacka Wacka Wacka" Backwards, yoda would says Master Nikolce 07:25, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 6) Kermit, I am your father! Manoof 10:26, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 7)  Riffsyphon  1024 20:43, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

RiffTrax (+3)
"That's a good question, Bill. Here, let me check my, uh, first edition Star Wars Encyclopedia. Okay, here it is. It – it says, 'Why do Wookiees prefer English language programming when they don't speak a word of it? That's a good question.' And then it says, 'Hey, look over there,' and then it points, and I look, uh, and when I turn back around, it's gone. Huh. That was no help at all."

- Kevin Murphy watching Gormaanda in RiffTrax for The Star Wars Holiday Special

For

 * 1) The Star Wars Encyclopedia now? Enochf 18:24, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) Nobody reads that thing anymore. It's all about Wookieepedia these days, folks. TIEPilot051999 05:27, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) Wow. I think this is gonna prompt a whole lotta people to rush over to eBay. Unit 8311 16:09, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Many Bothans died to bring you this nomination Enochf 20:53, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) And many more Bothans will die if you don't stop banging on about them. Unit 8311 16:10, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) I only wish for one bothan to die... Borsk Manoof 10:27, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 4) But he's already dead.... Lalala la 06:19, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Master Nikolce 10:11, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Nobody even tried to beat Episode I in '99 Enochf 08:46, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) Dark Father 00:42, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) All for the former, not for the latter.  ~Roger Roger~  Home of the B1s 16:44, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 4) Dude. I was in IRC talking about this very tagline, and then I said "Hey, that would make a great QOTD." And so I came on here... And it was nominated just few days earlier! Crazy. -- Ozzel 07:56, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 5)  Riffsyphon  1024 20:44, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Monkey Island 2 (+1)
"Wait! I just felt a sudden disturbance in the Force... as if a tiny, tiny voice just called out in fear... and then hastily scratched a message in a table."

- The Voodoo Lady in Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge

For

 * 1) Long shot Enochf 10:11, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Pretty good... except for the grammar snafu Enochf 09:32, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) Dark Father 18:51, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Homing Beacon #206 (+4)
"From fan organization to official place in Star Wars canon, there's almost nothing the 501st can't do. Except defeat #40."

- The entry for the 501st Legion in the Homing Beacon's list of Top 100 Databank entries

For

 * 1) Just got it in my inbox. Laughed out loud the moment I read it.TIEPilot051999 05:07, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Dark Father 11:05, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Ditto with TIEPilot051999 Manoof 09:57, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Mistrx75 07:56, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 5) Unit 8311 16:10, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Against

 * 1) Meh. --Imperialles 23:14, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Homing Beacon #207 (+6)
"If you're ever pursued by the faceless ranks of the Empire, press yourself flat against the side of a barn. You should be fine."

- The entry for the Imperial stormtroopers in the Homing Beacon's list of Top 100 Databank entries

For

 * 1) As with the above, I just got it in my inbox, and LOL'ed the moment I read it. There's a bunch of other funny lines there, but I think I'll wait a few days to nominate them (or let someone else do it). TIEPilot051999 03:05, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 2)  Chack Jadson  (Talk)  23:27, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 3)  Gonk  ( Gonk! ) 15:40, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Mistrx75 07:57, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 5) Why bother with the barn? Just stand still and they still won't hit you. :) Unit 8311 16:11, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 6) Din&#39;s Fire 997 01:35, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Return of the Jedi Soundtrack (+2)
"Celebrate the light; (Freedom!) Celebrate the might; (Power!) Celebrate the fight; (Glory!) Celebrate the love."

- "Ewok Celebration" from the 1983 soundtrack of Return of the Jedi

For

 * 1) Yub nub! Dark Father 11:26, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) FREEDOM! Aiieeeeee-da! Enochf 13:41, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Yes! KEJ 17:07, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 4) Wish I had this soundtrack. Lieutenant Gerard 05:16, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Against

 * Oh, my GOD, I'm glad I have the SE soundtrack. Toprawa and Ralltiir 17:14, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 1) Please, god, NO! Unit 8311 16:12, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Comments

 * 1) Please, God, YUB NUB! Dark Father 22:27, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Aaron Allston (+3)
"...such as when the Skywalkers found themselves in command of a surly, defiant, Jedi son who was certain that "unfairness" was a Force power and that his parents were its masters."

- Aaron Allston describing typical teenage behavior

For

 * 1) TEENAGE ANGST AND REBELLION  Firebird  [[Image:Moltresheadsig.PNG]] Phoenix Rising 14:18, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Hah. Dark Father 18:01, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Well parents excell at it :P Manoof 09:58, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Comments
And that's what you get when you mix the Skywalker-Jade genes together. Also, I thought the first part of the sentence was unneeded, as it basically described where Luke and Mara were at the time.  Firebird  Phoenix Rising 14:18, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Donald F. Glut (+2)
"To an observer, it may have seemed that Threepio grew misty-eyed, but then it wasn't the first time he had gotten a drop of oil clogged before his optical sensors."

- Donald F. Glut describing C-3PO's reaction to the departing R2-D2

For

 * 1) Aww! Threepio does care.TIEPilot051999 15:20, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) Brilliant. Dark Father 18:09, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Aaron Allston (+1)
"Nevil stared at him with – what? Fear? Anger? Obsequious Acceptance? Caedus couldn't tell. The fishy folk were so hard to read, Mon Cals and Quarren alike. He didn't like them anymore."

- Jacen Solo, after killing Tebut

For

 * 1) Always liked that line! Shay Clee 01:43, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) It's a trap! Dark Father 21:15, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Against

 * 1) Quote about/related to Jacen = Automatic vote against. (And considering the events of the novel, if the scene's meant to make us sympathetic to him, mission seriously unaccomplished.) TIEPilot051999 14:45, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

R. A. Salvatore (+1)
"Her movements struck her as curious, though, for never before had Padmé Amidala harbored any feelings of modesty."

- Padmé Amidala's reaction upon being reunited with Anakin Skywalker

For

 * 1) Now we know why she owns that needlessly revealing outfit.Din&#39;s Fire 997 01:33, 28 January 2008 (UTC)