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

For

 * 1) Inspired by our own article, no less. -- Ozzel 21:44, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Ewoks? Badass? Unit 8311 19:09, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Ewoks will always be badass for killing all those stormtroopers. THE EMPIRE SHOULD'VE WON!DarthtylerTalk here 02:39, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) --Eyrezer 06:48, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) LtNOWIS 07:07, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 6) Brilliant Dark Father 23:50, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Against
Okeydokey then. This is just a weird quote

Anthony Daniels (+6)
"Rehearsing on set with Harrison Ford staring sardonically at you while you're saying 'teeko-carbonite' and 'gooboo Sarlacc' can be a bit embarrassing."

- Anthony Daniels

For

 * 1) Ozzel 05:04, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Chi toota mishka Jabba du Hutt? (there's a rumor that line is Polish for "Does Jabba the Hutt live here?") Enochf 20:09, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Probably is interesting to watch. Roger Roger 14:16, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Hobbes15 ( Tiger Headquarters ) 17:40, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) As a speaker of Polish, I can confirm that that line is indeed slightly mispronounced Polish. Unit 8311 14:02, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 6) Doing anything in front of Harrison can be quite embarassing. KEJ 09:44, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Comments

 * There's ROTJ for you. -- Ozzel 06:18, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Dan Wallace (+7)
""Two fighters against a Star Destroyer?" This line is spoken by snowspeeder pilot Hobbie just before the Battle of Hoth, a bloodbath in which hundreds of Rebels will lose their lives. But Hobbie delivers this line as if he were heading down to pick up his shirts from the dry cleaners. Must be that Rogue Squadron cool."

- Dan Wallace

For

 * 1) Ozzel 07:46, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Unit 8311 13:57, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Revan: Dark Lord of the Sith 01:22, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Hobbes15 ( Tiger Headquarters ) 05:06, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) &mdash; Darthtyler http://images.wikia.com/swfanon/images/1/18/Scuba_Diver.gif Talk 04:22, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 6) --Eyrezer 02:57, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 7) Indeed Manoof 07:42, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

For

 * 1) --Eyrezer 06:46, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Err...why? Unit 8311 13:57, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Something about his character wasn't important. Revan: Dark Lord of the Sith 01:23, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Irvin Kershner (+5)
"And there's Darth Vader. Of course, you can't shoot Darth Vader. Now, how did he get the gun across that huge table into his hand? Simple. I threw it across the table, and we photographed it – quick take of the gun flying through the air – and then put a string on it, put it in the hands of Darth Vader, and pulled it out with the camera upside-down. And it snapped into his hand. Cost nothing. Best kind of special effects."

- Irvin Kershner in commentary track for Cloud City scene of Empire Strikes Back

For

 * 1) Maybe it was just the way he said it Enochf 18:12, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Unit 8311 17:28, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Yeah, I've always loved these words. Kersh is so coooool. KEJ 09:46, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Hobbes ( Tiger's Lair ) 22:03, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) Great commentary track. It's a shame he didn't direct them all, just for his coments.  Mistrx75 06:33, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

For

 * 1) -LtNOWIS 03:42, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Forevah! Enochf 03:54, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) LONG LIVE STARWARS!!! Manoof 04:14, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Hobbes ( Tiger's Lair ) 22:03, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Nice ad-lib Enochf 08:53, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Two there are, Forward and Backward. Stop, there is not. Manoof 11:49, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Hobbes ( Tiger's Lair ) 22:03, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) *obligatory George chuckle* -- Ozzel 05:14, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) Not a step back! Unit 8311 18:36, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Lord Hydronium 07:58, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Lalala la 21:07, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Well, if it had been this way, there wouldn't have been a movie. Unit 8311 16:02, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Makes you wonder why they had to sublight orbit the gas giant after all that hyperspace traveling. --  Riffsyphon 1024 19:34, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Yay. Thefourdotelipsis 07:41, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) &mdash; Darthtyler http://images.wikia.com/swfanon/images/1/18/Scuba_Diver.gif Talk 04:20, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Against

 * 1) One of the more lame lines from one of the more lame fan films. Ignores reams of canon stuff as well, that does.-- Goodwood [[Image:Rebsymbol2.png|20px]] ( For the Rebellion! ) 05:13, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) *Oh heck, so the actual Death Star would've taken the full day to recharge its laser before blowing up the next target....it's still pretty amusing =P Lalala la 02:18, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

C-3PO on Sesame Street (+8)
"You know what they say. It's better to have loved a fire hydrant than never to have loved at all."

- C-3PO to R2-D2, on an episode of Sesame Street

For

 * 1) Could've been worse Enochf 18:37, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Why a fire hydrant? Why not a postbox? Unit 8311 15:58, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Ozzel 09:43, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Hobbes15 ( Tiger Headquarters ) 17:40, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) Cull Tremayne 07:45, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 6) Revan: Dark Lord of the Sith 01:28, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 7) Yes indeed. Dark Father 17:05, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 8) --Eyrezer 03:00, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 9) LOL  Gonk  ( Gonk! ) 23:37, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Against

 * 1) Manoof 09:05, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Comments

 * Perhaps you ought to link "fire hydrant" to R2-D2. Roger Roger 20:40, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Linked for context Enochf 20:54, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Lalala la 17:43, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Unit 8311 09:52, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Roger Roger 14:40, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Hobbes15 ( Tiger Headquarters ) 17:40, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) I want that mod, just for the quote :D Manoof 09:07, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 6) Revan: Dark Lord of the Sith 01:25, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Against

 * 1) Not funny. --Imperialles 18:56, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

For

 * 1) He's a mighty pirate! Enochf 07:35, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) You don't need to see my identification. Savvy? Unit 8311 16:17, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Gotta have this one Dark Father 23:55, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Need more mugs...  Gonk  ( Gonk! ) 23:38, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Clerks: The Animated Series (+3)
"High five!" [The Force ghosts of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, and Anakin Skywalker ignore him] "That's cold, Obi-Wan."

- the Force ghost of Charles Barkley on Clerks: The Animated Series

For

 * 1) Poor Charles Barkley. -- SM-716 [[Image:716chiss.gif]] talk? 19:18, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) A little heavy on description and light on quote, but OK Enochf 10:53, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Unit 8311 18:31, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

RiffTrax #1 (+2)
"Aw, you know what's touching about this? His dad's head doesn't plop out of the helmet like a cantaloupe."

- Mike Nelson reacting to Boba Fett holding Jango's helmet in RiffTrax for Attack of the Clones

For

 * 1) Having failed miserably for months trying to get Pink Five on the front page, it's time to fail miserably trying to get RiffTrax on the front page! Enochf 00:13, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Always wondered why Jango's head didn't fall out. Tracynsenaar 23:04, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) A bit bashy, but okay. Unit 8311 14:38, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Against

 * 1) Bah. Watch the shadows. The head goes one way, the helmet goes the other. I can't support such misinformation. -- Ozzel 09:40, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

RiffTrax #2 (+0)
"I wish I were never immaculately conceived! I'm goin' to my room! Can you help me slam the door?"

- Mike Nelson mocking injured Anakin Skywalker in RiffTrax for Revenge of the Sith

For

 * 1) Teen angst Enochf 00:13, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Hobbes15 ( Tiger Headquarters ) 17:40, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Against

 * 1) Pff. Unit 8311 18:32, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) I don't think he knows what "immaculately conceived" means. --Eyrezer 07:57, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Perhaps the most fanboy moment in the RiffTrax Enochf 00:13, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) So Chad Manoof 09:09, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Din&#39;s Fire 997 21:05, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) "I'm going to rule the forums tonight" seals it for me. Mistrx75 06:27, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) A harmonic convergence of geekery.  Gonk  ( Gonk! ) 23:40, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Against

 * 1) Please, no midi-chlorian bashing. Unit 8311 14:39, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Laughed out loud when I read this Manoof 09:24, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Cerebro! Enochf 23:22, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) --Eyrezer 03:01, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) You must use the...er...thingy that gives you superpowers! Unit 8311 18:39, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Comments
Not sure how to src it properly, since it is not in wikipedia. Best I found was mention in the Cosmic Cube article

For

 * 1) Wish I knew where that first dialogue was lifted from Enochf 11:51, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Hobbes ( Tiger's Lair ) 22:07, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Ozzel 09:42, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Unit 8311 18:38, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) Yo MAMA!!! Manoof 07:45, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Gonna keep trying Enochf 20:43, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Hobbes ( Tiger's Lair ) 22:07, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Unit 8311 18:37, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Enochf 20:43, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
 * LOL, ROFL, LMSAO and every other laughing acronim you can think of :P Manoof 10:10, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) --Eyrezer 03:01, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Hobbes ( Tiger's Lair ) 22:07, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Make the mental images go away!  Gonk  ( Gonk! ) 23:42, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

For

 * 1) LtNOWIS 13:12, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Against

 * 1) o_0 Manoof 09:10, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Finished! There is NO SUCH THING. Hobbes ( Tiger's Lair ) 22:07, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Pff. Unit 8311 18:40, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Comments

 * The quote is towards the end of the video clip. -LtNOWIS 13:12, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

For

 * 1) --Eyrezer 05:03, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEAAAAAA!!!-- Goodwood [[Image:Rebsymbol2.png|20px]] ( For the Rebellion! ) 05:05, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Gets my lightsaber humming :D Manoof 05:35, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) There's no such thing as virgin Wookiees. KEJ 10:08, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) I had to hear it for myself before voting Lalala la 23:47, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 6) Politically incorrect-alicious Enochf 03:47, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 7) Hobbes ( Tiger's Lair ) 22:07, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 8) They should have had suicide bomber gungans. Now that would have made it pefect. Unit 8311 18:41, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 9) Wow...  Gonk  ( Gonk! ) 23:46, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Shame on you, Miss Manners! Enochf 11:47, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Gotta love critics Dark Father 19:56, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) If not for the word "clueless," I'd vote against. Hobbes ( Tiger's Lair ) 22:07, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) How much more wrong could she be? "Return of the Jedi, on the other hand, has all of these."? -- Ozzel 09:45, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) Idiot critics. How dare they blaspheme! Unit 8311 18:43, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

L. Neil Smith (+8)
"Outside, a braid of raspberry red, lemon yellow, and orange orange twisted through the heavens, across a constellation locals called the Silly Rabbit."

- L. Neil Smith, Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon

For

 * 1) The Lando trilogy is weird Enochf 09:21, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Uh...okay. Unit 8311 17:29, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Silly L. Neil! -- Ozzel 23:21, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Er... Hobbes15 ( Tiger Headquarters ) 05:15, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) Per 8311 ;)&mdash; Darthtyler http://images.wikia.com/swfanon/images/1/18/Scuba_Diver.gif Talk 04:28, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 6) This is mind-boggling. Can it be genuine? I love it! Dark Father 19:54, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 7) Cull Tremayne 01:28, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 8) I'm not a rabbit! I'm a lagomorph!  Gonk  ( Gonk! ) 23:47, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 9) &mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 18:22, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Against

 * 1) Ewwww Manoof 11:51, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries (0)
"On the mystic moon of Endor,
 * ''Where enchanted forests grow,
 * ''There dwells a furry fellowship,
 * ''The Ewoks, don't you know!"

- A poem from the program of the ice performance The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries

For

 * 1) One of the Five Goofiest Moments of Star Wars. Dark Father 01:15, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Against

 * No, no, no, NO! Unit 8311 18:47, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Greg Keyes (+3)
"The heart was beating, a simple beautiful rhythm, and around it drifted something like a melody, an awareness both alien and familiar, sensations like taste and smell and sight but not like them at all, a universe with no light but with all of the warmth and security in the world."

- Gregory Keyes, describing Luke Skywalker's Force sense of Ben in the womb

For

 * 1) Pretty Enochf 16:22, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Was he high when he wrote this? jks Manoof 03:53, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Wow. So he was a hippie? Unit 8311 18:45, 4 December 2007 (UTC)