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The Quote of the Day from one year ago!

Scott Chernoff (+4)
"How can a movie where the bad guys win and the heroes get hosed be so much fun to watch?"

- Scott Chernoff ponders an interesting question about The Empire Strikes Back

For

 * 1) TIEPilot051999 03:01, March 5, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) Because it's Star Wars. Jonjedigrandmaster  Jedi symbol.svg ( We seed the stars ) 03:03, March 5, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) Strongly per Jon. &mdash;Master Jonathan(Jedi Council Chambers) 03:09, March 5, 2010 (UTC)
 * 4) Per both Jons. Clone Commander Lee  Talk 12:25, March 30, 2010 (UTC)

For

 * 1) TIEPilot051999 02:02, April 6, 2010 (UTC)

For

 * 1) TIEPilot051999 02:02, April 6, 2010 (UTC)

Cheers (+8)
"You know, Darth Vader cannot be Luke Skywalker's father. They don't have the same last name."

- Woody Boyd, on Cheers, after Dr. Crane spoils Empire Strikes Back

For

 * 1) Where everybody knows your name Enochf 01:28, February 16, 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh, come on, Woody, listen to Cliff. He appeared in that movie. Skippy Farlstendoiro 07:26, February 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * 1) &mdash;Master Jonathan(Jedi Council Chambers) 20:21, February 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) Havac 08:25, February 19, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) Thanos6 20:34, March 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * 4) ASDF1239 Chiss Ascendancy.svg -DISCUSSION- 05:35, March 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * 5) --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 19:01, April 7, 2010 (UTC)
 * 6) Thunderforge 03:05, April 8, 2010 (UTC)

For

 * 1) HA! --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 18:53, February 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) Star Wars needs more paranoid androids Enochf 19:42, February 17, 2010 (UTC)

For

 * 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnJ_48f_JeM &mdash;Lalala la 03:08, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) &mdash;Master Jonathan(Jedi Council Chambers) 17:36, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3)  Clone Commander Lee  Talk 12:29, March 30, 2010 (UTC)

Comments
Needs a source.--Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 04:25, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * Done. &mdash;Master Jonathan(Jedi Council Chambers) 17:36, February 18, 2010 (UTC)

For

 * 1) The one person in the galaxy with the guts to point out the obvious link &mdash;Lalala la 03:27, February 18, 2010 (UTC)

Comments
Needs a source. --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 04:25, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * Done. &mdash;Master Jonathan(Jedi Council Chambers) 17:38, February 18, 2010 (UTC)

For

 * 1) link &mdash;Lalala la 03:27, February 18, 2010 (UTC)

Comments
Needs a source. --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 04:29, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * Done. &mdash;Master Jonathan(Jedi Council Chambers) 17:41, February 18, 2010 (UTC)

Darths and Droids (+6)
"This is so amazingly cool you all get a +1 morale bonus just for watching it."

- R2-D2 activates his booster rockets in ''Darths and Droids Episode II: The Silence of the Clones

For

 * 1) --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 22:23, February 19, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) &mdash;Master Jonathan(Jedi Council Chambers) 17:20, February 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) And a +1 voting bonus too --Skippy Farlstendoiro 07:19, March 3, 2010 (UTC)
 * 4) Does this add to my +9 bonus against Ogres? Zekk_Skywalk 06:38, March 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * 5) Enochf 19:38, April 5, 2010 (UTC)
 * 6) This is so amazingly cool you get a +1 voting bonus after I watched it. Kreivi Wolter 17:50, April 8, 2010 (UTC)

Darths and Droids (+5)
"I cast Summon Bigger Fish!"

- An oft-used Force power in Darths and Droids (never mind that it doesn't even exist)

For

 * 1) When all else fails, what are you gonna do? --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 22:33, February 19, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) Summon Big Fish! ToRsO bOy 23:20, March 2, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) Yay! --Skippy Farlstendoiro 07:19, March 3, 2010 (UTC)
 * 4) Zekk_Skywalk 06:39, March 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * 5) They used that in TCW... Kreivi Wolter 17:51, April 8, 2010 (UTC)

Darths & Droids (+7)

 * Elan Sel'Sabagno: "You wanna buy some death sticks?"
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi: [Force Suggestion] "You don't want to sell me death sticks."
 * Elan Sel'Sabagno: "I don't wanna sell you death sticks."
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi: "You want to go home and rethink your life."
 * Elan Sel'Sabagno: "I wanna go home and rethink my life."
 * GM: "Nice roleplaying."
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi: "You want to leave your death sticks with me."
 * Elan Sel'Sabagno: "I wanna leave my death sticks with you."
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi: "Anyone want to buy some death sticks?"
 * GM: "Hey!"
 * &#8213;Roleplaying session in Darths & Droids[src ]

For

 * 1) Interesting twist. &mdash;Master Jonathan(Jedi Council Chambers) 01:52, February 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) I love Darths and Droids. --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 19:59, March 1, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) ToRsO bOy 23:21, March 2, 2010 (UTC)
 * 4) Lol! --Skippy Farlstendoiro 07:19, March 3, 2010 (UTC)
 * 5) I recall being that exact GM, once upon a time...Zekk_Skywalk 06:39, March 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * 6)  Clone Commander Lee  Talk 12:31, March 30, 2010 (UTC)
 * 7) I want to vote for this. Kreivi Wolter 17:52, April 8, 2010 (UTC)

For

 * 1) TIEPilot051999 20:14, February 25, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) Yikes Enochf 16:31, March 13, 2010 (UTC)

Darths and Droids (+7)

 * Panaka: "We're not going anywhere unless you can free the pilots."
 * Obi-Wan: "We should sneak around behind the droids."
 * Qui-Gon: "I have a better idea. Right, which one of you is in charge?"
 * Droid Commander: "State your business."
 * Qui-Gon: "Let these men go. We're taking them to Croissant."
 * Panaka: "Coruscant."
 * Qui-Gon: "What he said."
 * Droid Commander: "Under what authority?"
 * Qui-Gon: "Don't you recognise me? I'm your commander!"
 * Droid Commander: "...My commander is a droid."
 * Qui-Gon: "I'm undercover."
 * Droid Commander: "What is your serial number?"
 * Qui-Gon: "It's...uh...I roll for Bluff!"
 * GM: "There aren't enough dice in the world. They draw their weapons."
 * Obi-Wan: "I don't know about 'better', but it was certainly more entertaining."
 * &#8213;Qui-Gon attempts to steal the Queen's ship in Darths & Droids: Episode I: The Phantasmal Malevolence&#91;src&#93;

For

 * 1) I crack up every time I see this scene in the movie now. --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 16:22, March 8, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) This was more entertaining indeed. --Skippy Farlstendoiro 16:25, March 8, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) A bit long but it's good.  Nayayen &mdash; TALK  17:04, March 8, 2010 (UTC)
 * 4) After some more cleanup. &mdash;Master Jonathan(Jedi Council Chambers) 01:34, March 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * 5) Long, but funny Enochf 16:30, March 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * 6) Are we sure those battle droids wouldn't fall for that? Really sure? Zekk_Skywalk 06:40, March 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * 7)  Clone Commander Lee  Talk 12:32, March 30, 2010 (UTC)

Comments
I couldn't find a template for this, so I had to improvise. That's why there's no source. --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 16:22, March 8, 2010 (UTC)
 * Fixed it up better. Because of the URL source, I just rewrote the wikicode rather than tack it on to a current template.  Nayayen &mdash; TALK  17:04, March 8, 2010 (UTC)

For

 * 1) --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 01:06, March 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * Ok, that made me laugh. - Esjs (Talk) 02:15, March 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * 1) Lalala la 08:32, March 31, 2010 (UTC)

For

 * 1) --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 01:12, March 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) ASDF1239 Chiss Ascendancy.svg -DISCUSSION- 05:29, March 17, 2010 (UTC)

For

 * 1) --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 01:16, March 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2)  Clone Commander Lee  Talk 12:33, March 30, 2010 (UTC)

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II DVD (+5)
"And since Boba Fett increases the sales of any Star Wars product by 800 percent, let us add: BOBA FETT IS ON THIS DVD! BOBA BOBA BOBA! FETT FETT FETT! (Ka-ching!)"

- Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II DVD packaging blurb.

For

 * 1) We're allowed to nominate quotes from DVD packaging, yes?TIEPilot051999 17:57, March 11, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) I think so. - Esjs (Talk) 22:57, March 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) lol Jonjedigrandmaster  Jedi symbol.svg ( We seed the stars ) 23:16, March 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * 4) --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 15:24, March 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * 5) Thunderforge 03:08, April 8, 2010 (UTC)

For

 * 1) If anyone has any real problem with the fact that there is a swear in this, I'd like to point out that this was allowed to get by, and that was more or less the same thing. TIEPilot051999 15:45, March 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) &mdash;Master Jonathan(Jedi Council Chambers) 20:02, March 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) -- Xd 20:07, March 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * 4) Your language is offensive. :-P Loneshark1138 11:42, March 28, 2010 (UTC)
 * 5) Kreivi Wolter 17:56, April 8, 2010 (UTC)

For

 * 1) &mdash;Master Jonathan(Jedi Council Chambers) 20:02, March 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 15:25, March 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3)  Clone Commander Lee  Talk 12:35, March 30, 2010 (UTC)

For

 * 1) &mdash;Master Jonathan(Jedi Council Chambers) 20:02, March 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 15:23, March 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3)  Clone Commander Lee  Talk 12:38, March 30, 2010 (UTC)

Irregular Webcomic! (+2)

 * David Morgan-Mar: "Hmmm. It's about time I did another Star Wars strip, but for the life of me I can't think of anything funny. [grabs throat; starts choking] Ack!!.. pfltl.. Aack!!"
 * Darth Vader: [in Force choke pose] "I find your lack of ideas disturbing."
 * &#8213;Irregular Webcomic! author David Morgan-Mar runs out of ideas&#91;src&#93;

For

 * 1) &mdash;Master Jonathan(Jedi Council Chambers) 20:02, March 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2)  Clone Commander Lee  Talk 12:40, March 30, 2010 (UTC)

For

 * 1) It may be long, but it's also awesome. And besides, its not nearly as long as the June 12 2008 quote or the one coming up on May 27th.TIEPilot051999 17:39, March 16, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) As much as I feel sorry for Lando... --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 15:22, March 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) This quote is getting funnier all the time. Kreivi Wolter 17:57, April 8, 2010 (UTC)

Comments

 * As much as I love this quote, I really don't like having long quotes be the quote of the day. So I regretfully have chosen not to vote for it. Thunderforge 02:39, April 13, 2010 (UTC)

Darths and Droids (+3)

 * Vader: "No, I am your father!"
 * Luke: "No! It's not true! It's impossible!"
 * Vader: "Yes, it is true. And you know what else is true? You know that brass droid of yours?"
 * Luke: "Threepio?"
 * Vader: "Yes, Threepio. I built him when I was seven years old."
 * Luke: "NO!"
 * Vader: "Seven years old. And what have you done? Look at yourself, no hand, no job, and you couldn't even levitate your own ship out of a swamp."
 * Luke: "I destroyed your precious Death Star!"
 * Vader: "When you were 20! When I was 10, I single-handedly destroyed a Trade Federation Droid Control Ship!"
 * Luke: "Well, it's not my fault."
 * Vader: "Oh, here we go. Poor me, my father never gave me what I wanted for my birthday, boo hoo, my daddy's the Dark Lord of the Sith...waahhh, wahhh!"
 * Luke: "Shut up."
 * Vader: "You're a slacker! By the time I was your age, I had exterminated the Jedi knights!"
 * Luke: "I used to race my T-16 through Beggar's Canyon!"
 * Vader: "Oh, for the love of the Emperor, 10 years old, winner of the Boonta Eve Open. Only human ever to fly a podracer, right here, baby! I was wrong. You're not my kid. I don't know whose you are, but you sure ain't mine. And get a haircut!"
 * &#8213;A roleplaying session in a piece of Darths and Droids fanart&#91;src&#93;

For

 * 1) --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 18:13, March 16, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) &mdash;Master Jonathan(Jedi Council Chambers) 00:17, March 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3)  Clone Commander Lee  Talk 12:42, March 30, 2010 (UTC)

Comments
I couldn't find a template, which is why there's no source. --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 18:13, March 16, 2010 (UTC)
 * Formatted. &mdash;Master Jonathan(Jedi Council Chambers) 00:17, March 17, 2010 (UTC)

NewsRadio (+6)
"WNYX news time, 1247 mark 59. Tragedy struck today in Sector 9, as rebel terrorists blew up the Death Star, killing thousands. The Rebel Alliance, a fringe group of Anti-Empire fanatics, has claimed responsibility for the terrorist act. Fortunately, Lord Vader escaped without harm. Our hearts go out to the families of the victims."

- Catherine, from NewsRadio episode "Space"

For

 * 1) This episode was the craziest fracking thing in the whole history of crazy fracking things Enochf 23:25, March 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) Havac 01:33, March 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) Just for the sheer bonkerness of it. TIEPilot051999 01:58, March 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * 4) Jonjedigrandmaster  Jedi symbol.svg ( We seed the stars ) 22:58, March 19, 2010 (UTC)
 * 5) Reminds me of this. Xicer9 [[Image:atgar.svg|20px]]( Combadge) 23:01, March 19, 2010 (UTC)
 * 6) Taral, Dark Lord of the Sith  -Just shy, not antisocial: You can talk to me!- 13:33, March 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * 7) --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 16:48, March 26, 2010 (UTC)

Against

 * 1) --Skippy Farlstendoiro 08:13, March 18, 2010 (UTC)

Comments

 * Go ahead and watch it on Hulu if you're one of those young whippersnappers who hasn't seen it. Consarn it. Enochf 23:29, March 17, 2010 (UTC)

For

 * 1) --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 22:09, March 19, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) Zekk_Skywalk 06:43, March 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) Enochf 19:40, April 5, 2010 (UTC)

For

 * 1) <font color=#FF0000>Taral, Dark Lord of the Sith  -Just shy, not antisocial: You can talk to me!- 15:23, March 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) Awesome! --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 15:30, March 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) Soon we'll have him playing Rock Paper Scissor Lizard Spock. --Skippy Farlstendoiro 15:43, March 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * 4) Xicer9 [[Image:atgar.svg|20px]]( Combadge) 02:34, March 26, 2010 (UTC)

Comments

 * One of many great ad-libs. <font color=#FF0000>Taral, Dark Lord of the Sith  -Just shy, not antisocial: You can talk to me!- 15:23, March 23, 2010 (UTC)

For

 * 1) --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 16:54, March 29, 2010 (UTC)

Sins of a Solar Empire (+2)
"Join me, and together we can rule the galaxy as....um, you and me."

- Computer AI player makes a peace offer to player in Sins of a Solar Empire

For

 * 1) Lalala la 08:35, March 31, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 16:32, March 31, 2010 (UTC)

Comments

 * Source? --Skippy Farlstendoiro 08:40, March 31, 2010 (UTC)
 * Sourced. --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 16:35, March 31, 2010 (UTC)

EUCast (-1)
"I'm just waiting for him to stand up and say, 'Ezekiel 25:17—"The path of righteous Jedi is beset by Sith on all sides!"'"

- The EUCast discusses Mace Windu while watching Episode I

For

 * 1) A bit sacreligious, and they did get the reference wrong, but still funny. --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 16:16, April 7, 2010 (UTC)

Against

 * 1) &mdash;Master Jonathan(Jedi Council Chambers) 03:13, April 8, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) --Skippy Farlstendoiro 07:29, April 12, 2010 (UTC)

Acapella Tribute to John Williams (+1)
"Kiss a Wookiee, kick a droid! Fly the Falcon through an asteroid! 'Til the Princess is annoyed! This is spaceships! It's monsters! It's Star Wars, we love it!"

- From Corey Vidal's "Star Wars: An Acapella Tribute to John Williams"

For

 * 1) --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 18:19, April 13, 2010 (UTC)

Comments
I need to figure out how to use a url as a source. Can someone please tell me how? --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 20:18, April 13, 2010 (UTC)

For

 * 1) TIEPilot051999 14:51, March 1, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) &mdash;Master Jonathan(Jedi Council Chambers) 03:12, March 5, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) Jonjedigrandmaster  Jedi symbol.svg ( We seed the stars ) 03:27, March 5, 2010 (UTC)
 * 4)  Clone Commander Lee  Talk 12:44, March 30, 2010 (UTC)
 * 5) Thunderforge 03:09, April 8, 2010 (UTC)

Comments

 * Not sure if this is the right place for this. Feel free to move it where it needs to go. TIEPilot051999 14:51, March 1, 2010 (UTC)

Tom Taylor (+5)
"They say once you've been to Nar Shaddaa, you'll want to stay forever. That's not entirely true&hellip;that's just what they tell the families of all the people who go missing here."

- Star Wars Invasion 4: Refugees, Part 4, by Tom Taylor

For

 * 1) Lord Hydronium 05:18, April 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) Cull Tremayne 05:57, April 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) Havac 06:27, April 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * 4) --Darth Praxus- Stover Lover 18:09, April 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * 5) TIEPilot051999 03:18, April 13, 2010 (UTC)