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The Quote of the Day from ago!

Alex Newborn (+4)
"There's a profound moment in the oft-lamented Star Wars Holiday Special, when Jefferson Starship frontman Marty Balin looks skyward as he ponders lyrically, "Yes, I would really like to know. What are they watching us for?""

- Alex Newborn

For

 * 1) Menkooroo 21:35, January 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2)  IFYLOFD  ( Floyd's crib ) 02:12, January 19, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3)  Clone Commander Lee  Talk 13:32, January 19, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) Tinwe (comlink) 13:29, January 23, 2012 (UTC)

Simon Pegg (+3)
"Being Dengar doesn't change the way I feel about the prequels but then the prequels couldn't change the way I feel about the original three."

- Simon Pegg

For

 * 1) We'll have an article on him soon. This was too good to wait on. NaruHina  Talk Anakinsolo.png 18:53, February 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2)  IFYLOFD  ( Floyd's crib ) 00:24, March 1, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3)  Clone Commander Lee  Talk 14:25, March 1, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) Article created! Cavalier One FarStar.svg( Squadron channel ) 14:33, March 1, 2012 (UTC)

Against

 * 1) No. :|  Trak Nar  Ramble on 06:42, March 1, 2012 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Hokey, but funny at times Enochf 17:02, January 7, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2)  Clone Commander Lee  Talk 09:33, January 8, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3)  IFYLOFD  ( Floyd's crib ) 22:19, January 8, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4)  Exiled Jedi  Oldrepublic crest.svg (Greetings)  05:22, January 12, 2012 (UTC)
 * 5) Menkooroo 22:09, January 12, 2012 (UTC)
 * 6) Bella&#39;Mia 03:29, January 13, 2012 (UTC)
 * 7) Toprawa and Ralltiir 06:56, February 12, 2012 (UTC)
 * 8) &mdash; Cal Jedi Infinite Empire.svg (Personal Comm Channel) 20:44, February 24, 2012 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Today's rerun strip. Laughed so hard I had to nominate it again. Master Jonathan Holocomm Monday, January 16, 2012, 19:07 UTC
 * 2)  Imperators II (Talk) 19:13, January 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3)  IFYLOFD  ( Floyd's crib ) 02:53, January 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) Menkooroo 03:07, January 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 5)  Clone Commander Lee  Talk 13:33, January 19, 2012 (UTC)
 * 6) Figure of speech.&mdash; Cal Jedi Infinite Empire.svg (Personal Comm Channel) 04:14, January 23, 2012 (UTC)
 * 7) Tinwe (comlink) 13:37, January 23, 2012 (UTC)
 * 8) Marcheto 17:35, January 27, 2012 (UTC)
 * 9)  &mdash;NA YAYEN  02:40, February 4, 2012 (UTC)
 * 10) Lalala la 17:35, February 5, 2012 (UTC)
 * 11) Toprawa and Ralltiir 06:18, February 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh, alright. Darth Trayus ( Trayus Academy ) 04:40, February 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * 1) NaruHina  Talk Anakinsolo.png 01:03, March 1, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) One more, please? For MJ? Bella&#39;Mia 04:56, March 1, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) Since you asked nicely :) Cavalier One FarStar.svg( Squadron channel ) 14:34, March 1, 2012 (UTC)

Comments
Repeat of 3/9/10; requires +15 to pass. Re-noms are probably futile on this page, but it's worth a shot. Master Jonathan Holocomm Monday, January 16, 2012, 19:07 UTC

Backstroke of the West (+2)
"Ratio tile, the wish power are together with you."

- A poor translation of "May the Force be with you" from an infamous Episode III bootleg

For

 * 1) trollface.jpg  &mdash;NA YAYEN  22:56, January 20, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2)  IFYLOFD  ( Floyd's crib ) 03:34, January 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) Mr. Speaker? Menkooroo 03:35, January 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) Tinwe (comlink) 13:38, January 23, 2012 (UTC)

Against

 * 1) I have yet to see a quote from this abomination that doesn't make me cringe. This one is no different. &mdash;MJ&mdash; Council Chambers Monday, January 23, 2012, 04:45 UTC
 * 2) Huh?  Clone Commander Lee  Talk 14:05, January 23, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) There were a few funny ones but this...this is not one of them. :\ Bella&#39;Mia 05:05, January 27, 2012 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Rarely does a Star Wars reference genuinely make me LOL like this Enochf 15:08, January 26, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2)  IFYLOFD  ( Floyd's crib ) 02:34, January 27, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) &mdash; Cal Jedi Infinite Empire.svg (Personal Comm Channel) 04:54, January 27, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) I randomly saw this on TV a few months ago. ... in Laos. Menkooroo 04:57, January 27, 2012 (UTC)
 * 5) Not ashamed to say that I both own and love this movie. And I laughed probably more then I should have during that part. XD Bella&#39;Mia 05:02, January 27, 2012 (UTC)
 * 6)  Clone Commander Lee  Talk 18:17, January 27, 2012 (UTC)
 * 7) <- Omicron (Leave a message at the BEEP! ) 18:27, January 27, 2012 (UTC)
 * 8)  Imperators II (Talk) 19:34, January 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * 9) NaruHina  Talk Anakinsolo.png 01:04, March 1, 2012 (UTC)

Glee (+0)
"Every fanboy in the galaxy knows it’s completely awesome."

- Artie Abrams' (Kevin McHale) completely inaccurate opinion of The Star Wars Holiday Special

For

 * 1) I mean...come on. Really?TIEPilot051999 03:39, February 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2)  Clone Commander Lee  Talk 10:02, February 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) Glee has its moments. ~ Savage BOB sig.png 03:08, February 19, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) I never look at the source for quotes on the QOTD.  &mdash;NA YAYEN  19:28, February 24, 2012 (UTC)

Against

 * 1) No Glee in this household.  IFYLOFD  ( Floyd's crib ) 02:55, February 19, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2)  JangFett  (Talk) 08:31, February 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) I have supported Traviss quotes and TCW quotes. This is too far. NaruHina  Talk Anakinsolo.png 01:02, March 1, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) Regardless of the source, which I admittedly don't care for, this isn't QOTD worthy. Bella&#39;Mia 04:56, March 1, 2012 (UTC)

For

 * 1) There are so many Jeff Peterson quotes regarding C-3PO and R2 that I want to nominate. I just need to find them... Darth Trayus ( Trayus Academy ) 04:39, February 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) I can't imagine being married to someone who doesn't like Star Wars. &mdash;MJ&mdash; Holocomm</b> Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 04:51 UTC
 * 3) Per Jon Marcheto 12:56, February 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4)  IFYLOFD  ( Floyd's crib ) 00:24, March 1, 2012 (UTC)
 * 5) Menkooroo 01:22, March 1, 2012 (UTC)
 * 6) Bella&#39;Mia 04:56, March 1, 2012 (UTC)
 * 7) Craig Ferguson! The last bastion of watchable late-night talk shows Enochf 06:35, March 1, 2012 (UTC)
 * 8) Change your wife.  Clone Commander Lee  Talk 14:26, March 1, 2012 (UTC)
 * 9) Per MJ.&mdash; Cal Jedi Infinite Empire.svg (Personal Comm Channel) 14:44, March 1, 2012 (UTC)

For

 * 1) It's lightsaber.  Clone Commander Lee  Talk 14:38, March 1, 2012 (UTC)

Zero Punctuation (+5)
"I opted for smuggler, it bringing back pleasant memories of an airplane ride I once took with three condoms full of pre-cut Acapulco gold. This, it turned out, is a primarily long-range class, whose job is to hide behind things going pew-pew-pew with a blaster and, in curious defiance to how blasters usually behave in Star Wars, not missing ninety percent of the time."

- Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw, reviewing Star Wars: The Old Republic

For

 * 1) On a whim, throwing some Yahtzee out there Enochf 18:45, February 24, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2)  Clone Commander Lee  Talk 19:01, February 24, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) I love Zero Punctuation <- Omicron (Leave a message at the BEEP! ) 19:33, February 24, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) The blasters always miss. Unless it's Kyle Katarn who's shooting it.&mdash; Cal Jedi Infinite Empire.svg (Personal Comm Channel) 20:42, February 24, 2012 (UTC)
 * 5)  IFYLOFD  ( Floyd's crib ) 00:29, February 25, 2012 (UTC)

Zero Punctuation (+6)
"I'm astonished that not a single person gets their hand cut off in this game."

- Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw, in the addendum to the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed review

For

 * 1) Enochf 18:45, February 24, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) I love Zero Punctuation <- Omicron (Leave a message at the BEEP! ) 19:33, February 24, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) Who says they don't?&mdash; Cal Jedi Infinite Empire.svg (Personal Comm Channel) 20:41, February 24, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4)  IFYLOFD  ( Floyd's crib ) 00:29, February 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * 5)  Clone Commander Lee  Talk 09:34, February 26, 2012 (UTC)
 * 6)  nayayen ★talk  01:20, March 1, 2012 (UTC)

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