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

For

 * 1) He's so smart, it's hard to believe he was chosen for his good looks Enochf 14:35, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Heh. Green Tentacle (Talk) 12:05, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Against

 * 1) Well...Jones was uncredited. I think. So he's...not wrong. I think. If that's the case, this is a bit of an Ed Glosser quote. Thefourdotelipsis 13:24, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Pff. Not a good quote. Unit 8311 17:31, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) * How does this make him look stupid? Being told James Earl Jones did the voice, well it is perfectly reasonable to ask if he was credited for it. I vote against. Savossk 11:45, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Ozzel 21:45, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Comments

 * Fixing the sourcing issue.

Alex McCrindle (+8)
"And may the Force go with you!"

- Alex McCrindle (the actor who played Jan Dodonna)

For

 * 1) Poor Alex McCrindle. Thefourdotelipsis 13:12, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Yeah, and phasers on stun, and keep watching the skies, and Klaatu barada nikto. Enochf 15:46, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Lord Hydronium 05:16, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Green Tentacle (Talk) 15:22, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) I put the part he played in the attribution for clarity. - JMAS 17:54, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 6) Unit 8311 16:29, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 7) May it go with you as well, Dodanna. Jorrel [[Image:Wiki-shrinkable.png|20px]] Fraajic 08:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 8) Lalala la 22:00, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Comments

 * If it's not Empire of Dreams, it's one of those docos on the OT Bonus disc. Thefourdotelipsis 13:12, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I personally don't think we need to clarify who Alex McCrindle is. If they don't know, they can click the link. -LtNOWIS 04:44, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Happy ending, happy ending! Kick his ass, Aaron! Enochf 10:12, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Jorrel [[Image:Wiki-shrinkable.png|20px]] Fraajic 08:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Unit 8311 19:06, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Comments

 * Video link
 * Can we get that in a source link, maybe?
 * We'll have to make a new template for Dialogues w/URL, but yeah Enochf 09:49, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Don't encourage them, Mr. Eñe Enochf 21:18, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Sure. --  Riffsyphon  1024 18:32, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Voodoo the guy. Unit 8311 19:08, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Havac 19:08, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) Ozzel 06:47, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

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)

Anthony Daniels (+1)
"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)

Comments

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

Anthony Daniels 2 (+3)
"I asked George if he could please read Artoo's beeps to me while I was performing. 'Sure,' said George. So I'd say my lines, and after a long pause, George would go, 'Er, beep, beep, beep,' in this very flat voice. Well, I fired George from that job."

- Anthony Daniels

For

 * 1) Beep beep beep. -- Ozzel 06:18, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Lord Hydronium 06:21, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Hey, just tell him to do it the same, but with "more intensity" ^_^ Enochf 06:23, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Christopher Lee (+1)
"I remember when it came out, I wrote [Peter Cushing] a letter saying 'What on earth is a Grand Moff? And why is he called Tarkin?' He wrote back and said, 'I have no idea!'"

- Christopher Lee

For

 * 1) Ozzel 06:33, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Dan Wallace (+1)
""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)

Pink Five (+2)
"Dude, the fat guy totally just blew up."

- Stacy in the first Pink Five film

For

 * 1) I can't believe this hasn't been done already! Tracynsenaar 15:55, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Probably the most iconic line from the first film. jSarek 13:19, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 3)  Gonk  ( Gonk! ) 16:32, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) LethalReflex 00:25, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) No big loss Enochf 03:47, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Against

 * 1) Boo. --Imperialles 23:09, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Boo indeed. Darth Validus 21:20, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) * I don't understand the Star Wars connection here. Savossk 11:50, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Pff. Unit 8311 16:31, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

For

 * 1) The Enterprise against a Death Star and the Imperial fleet? Trekkies think they would stand a chance. I think it is a joke. Clark Kent300 02:26, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Master Nikolce 00:27, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Trekkie bashing or not, this is still not bad. Jorrel [[Image:Wiki-shrinkable.png|20px]] Fraajic 08:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Tracynsenaar 21:15, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) LethalReflex[[Image:RC-1207.jpg|20px]] Commlink 23:49, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 6) &mdash; Darthtyler Talk 06:46, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Against

 * 1) To paraphase Oscar Wilde: Trekkie bashing is the lowest form of SW-related wit. Unit 8311 17:14, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Not sourced. --Imperialles 15:28, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Hardware Wars (+2)
"Basketball is a peaceful planet! Please! We have no weapons!"

- Princess Anne Droid in Hardware Wars

For

 * 1) Hee hee. Basketball. Enochf 07:30, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Darth Validus 01:45, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Nooooo! Not Basketball! Jorrel [[Image:Wiki-shrinkable.png|20px]] Fraajic 08:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Against

 * 1) Pff. Doesn't do it for me. Unit 8311 17:28, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Toprawa and Ralltiir 20:42, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 2)  Gonk  ( Gonk! ) 16:32, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) I hate it when it happens, thanks Mister blow-the-picture-for-me. Master Nikolce 09:24, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) One of my favourite lines from the Simpsons. Unit 8311 15:42, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) * Great quote :) Savossk 11:51, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 6) Hehehe Jorrel [[Image:Wiki-shrinkable.png|20px]] Fraajic 08:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 7) Enochf 21:23, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 8) Spoileriffic! --  Riffsyphon  1024 18:33, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 9) D'oh!--Goodwood 22:25, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 10) Cull Tremayne 03:18, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Comments

 * Isn't the exact quote, "Who would have thought that Darth Vader was Luke's father?" That's what List of references to Star Wars in television says anyways. -LtNOWIS 21:55, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
 * You're right. The exact line is: "Wow, what an ending! Who would have thought..." Good catch. Toprawa and Ralltiir 22:00, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Toprawa and Ralltiir 18:14, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) This does not make sense!  Gonk  ( Gonk! ) 16:32, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) What episdoe was this? Master Nikolce 09:25, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Unit 8311 15:39, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) Indeed. This does not make sense! Jorrel [[Image:Wiki-shrinkable.png|20px]] Fraajic 08:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 6) Though the redlink should be blasted if possible.-- Goodwood [[Image:Rebsymbol2.png|20px]] ( For the Rebellion! ) 05:07, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 7) Cartman's response sounds more like "Wookiees don't live meh meh meh!" Enochf 05:19, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Comments

 * Give us an episode! Though I'm sure Matt & Trey heard plenty of fanboys telling them Wookiees don't live on Endor and probably got real tired of it real fast. Enochf 10:21, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Found the episode. Guess it predates the Chewbacca defense after all. Enochf 05:19, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Family Guy (+4)
"So, Obi-Wan. We meet again. What part of 'stay fifty yards away at all times' don't you understand?"

- Stewie Griffin (as Darth Vader) to Herbert (as Obi-Wan Kenobi) on the Family Guy episode "Blue Harvest"

For

 * 1) TIEPilot051999 15:35, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Jorrel [[Image:Wiki-shrinkable.png|20px]] Fraajic 08:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) * Spiker123 12:25, 29 September 2007 (UTC) Yes!!! Finally!!
 * 4)  Riffsyphon  1024 18:38, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) Unit 8311 17:43, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Comments
Source: It happens at around 06:22.

Peter Griffin (+5)
"Oh, boy. Great idea, Princess. Diving into a pile of garbage. Hey, when we get out of here, maybe you can show me around your home planet of Alderaan...aw! Too soon?"

- Peter Griffin (as Han Solo) to Lois Griffin (as Leia Organa) on the Family Guy episode "Blue Harvest"

For

 * 1) TIEPilot051999 02:57, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Enochf 07:05, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Heh. Jorrel [[Image:Wiki-shrinkable.png|20px]] Fraajic 08:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Unit 8311 19:18, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) Oh the irony!! --  Riffsyphon  1024 18:39, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Will & Grace: James Earl Jones (+6)
"Like I need this crap at my age. I've got Darth Vader money!"

- James Earl Jones appearing on Will & Grace

For

 * 1) Lame show. Good quote. Enochf 07:05, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Agreed. Jorrel [[Image:Wiki-shrinkable.png|20px]] Fraajic 08:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Unit 8311 19:13, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) This... is James Earl Jones. -- Ozzel 22:10, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) Cull Tremayne 03:15, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 6) If 'Darth Vader money' were all-that, you wouldn't be doing such guest appearances. Heh.-- Goodwood [[Image:Rebsymbol2.png|20px]] ( For the Rebellion! ) 05:18, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Xwing327 15:13, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Unit 8311 19:21, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Quantum Leap (+3)
"Breathe! Come on! If you die, you're never gonna see Star Wars!"

- Sam Beckett saving a kid with CPR on Quantum Leap episode "Jimmy"

For

 * 1) I remembered the line, but couldn't remember the episode, 'til I tracked it down Enochf 02:58, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Unit 8311 17:18, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Way to fuck with the timeline, bunky. :-D-- Goodwood [[Image:Rebsymbol2.png|20px]] ( For the Rebellion! ) 05:11, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Return of Pink Five Part Two (+1)
"They think I'm a god, you know. Don't spoil it for them."

- C-3PO, about the Ewoks in fan film Return of Pink Five Part Two

For

 * 1) Impersonating a deity ain't so bad Enochf 17:42, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Unit 8311 16:01, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Against

 * 1) Bleh. --Imperialles 21:11, 8 October 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)

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)

C-3PO on Sesame Street (+2)
"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)

Christmas in the Stars (+2)
"What can you get a Wookiee for Christmas when he already owns a comb?"

- Santa's droids singing on the Christmas in the Stars album

For

 * 1) Possible Christmas quote? ^_^ Enochf 18:38, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) That's actually not a bad idea Enochf...no, seriously...Unit 8311 15:59, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Probably bad taste considering the vulgar language, but for some reason, I found this funny. --  Riffsyphon  1024 05:13, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Not gonna make the front page ^_^ but hey Enochf 05:27, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Pff. Han could pwn Kirk's sorry arse any day. Unit 8311 16:00, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Against

 * 1) Yeah, not sure if we want to Main Page that. -- Ozzel 05:30, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Han Solo is cooler than Kirk. Havac 05:10, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Comments

 * Probably shouldn't star out "fuck", since the movie itself wasn't bleeped Enochf 05:27, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Well if it actually gets enough votes for the main page, it still could be bleeped couldn't it? --  Riffsyphon  1024 19:32, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I doubt we'll have to worry about it, but a precedent has been set. It might be a little confusing because of this quote, but that's a special case because the original broadcast of Robot Chicken actually did bleep out the obscenities. (They might even be on the DVD... not sure.) Enochf 19:39, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

For

 * 1) Lalala la 17:43, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Unit 8311 09:52, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

For

 * 1) TIEPilot051999 15:48, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Woah. Where did that come from, Mrs. Clinton? Jorrel [[Image:Wiki-shrinkable.png|20px]] Fraajic 08:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) I don't get it, but oh well...Unit 8311 19:21, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Cheney's been known as the Darth Vader of the current administration so it fits.

Against

 * 1) I'm afraid I left my lollerskates at home today. -- Ozzel 02:30, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Funny, but I think we should probably stay away from politics on this site. Master Aban Fiolli (Alpheridies University ComNet) [[Image:NewRepublic.png|20px]] 02:33, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) It's impossible for Hillary Clinton to be funny. Or worth putting on the main page. Havac 05:09, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Comments

 * source It starts @ 04:20.

For

 * 1) TIEPilot051999 14:46, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) I bet being next to that "Big Planet Blower Upper" beam really was adverse to their health. Too bad they didn't live long enough to do a case study - and sue the Empire! Jorrel [[Image:Wiki-shrinkable.png|20px]] Fraajic 08:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Unit 8311 19:22, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Or worse. They had no rail. --  Riffsyphon  1024 18:42, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) Cull Tremayne 03:14, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Comments

 * source

Narrator/C-3PO (+4)
"C-3PO barely had time to wish his little friend good luck and remind him to stay alert as Master Anakin brushed past him and climbed into the starfigther's cockpit, then fired the engine and blasted off, taking R2-D2 goodness knows where - probably to some preposterously horrible alien planet and into a perfectly ridiculous amount of danger - with never a thought how his loyal droid might feel about being dragged across the galaxy without so much as a by-your leave..."

- C-3PO reflects on Artoo's plight

For

 * 1) Mistrx75 19:35, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) That was one long sentence. Jorrel [[Image:Wiki-shrinkable.png|20px]] Fraajic 08:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Unit 8311 17:20, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) The mother of all full stops from the prissiest droid this side of the Rishi Maze.-- Goodwood [[Image:Rebsymbol2.png|20px]] ( For the Rebellion! ) 05:16, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Alan Dean Foster (+3)
"An underground lake lay ahead of them. Despite the phosphorescent plant light, the lake was so wide that they could not see the far shore. The water was as black as the inside of the Emperor's mind."

- Alan Dean Foster, Splinter of the Mind's Eye

For

 * 1) KEJ 10:22, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Emperor's black mind! -- Ozzel 05:32, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Cull Tremayne 16:44, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) And what lies inside the Emperor's Nostril? Jorrel [[Image:Wiki-shrinkable.png|20px]] Fraajic 08:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Against

 * 1) Pff. Cheesy. Unit 8311 10:37, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Comments

 * It's the last line, really, but the others were needed for contextualization. KEJ 10:22, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Stewie Griffin/Family Guy: Blue Harvest (-1)
"Watch Family Guy on FOX at 9pm on Sept. 23rd to answer all the important questions. Will Luke defeat the Empire? Will Han shoot first? Will anyone care? Find out soon!"

- Final sentence in an advertisement for Family Guy: Blue Harvest on Starwars.com by "Stewie Griffin".

For

 * 1) TIEPilot051999 14:53, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Unit 8311 16:11, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Against

 * 1) Super-Meh. Thefourdotelipsis 04:05, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) I don't know about super meh, but meh. Some passable copy written by an overpaid ad exec. Meh. Enochf 18:00, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Family Guy sucks.  Firebird  Phoenix Rising [[Image:Era-njo.png|20px]] 05:17, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Comments

 * source

Havet Storm (+3)
"This feels like one of those no-win questions—when you get it right it's deadly and when you get it wrong, it's fatal."

- Havet Storm, caught in a dilemma

For

 * 1) Lord Hydronium 06:35, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) A bit meh, but still alright. Unit 8311 17:17, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Ozzel 02:41, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Comments
Just to clarify, this is narrative text. It's a "Choose Your Own Adventure", so it's in the second person. - Lord Hydronium 06:38, 29 September 2007 (UTC)