The Star Wars Counter-Culture
 

Follow my Lead, Young Ones.

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I Have You Now by Balakov

Star Warhol
 

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Warhol Troopers by Balakov

Baywatch by Balakov

♫ ... Some people stand in the darkness
Afraid to step into the light
Some people need to help somebody
When the edge of surrender’s in sight ... ♫
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This thread will act as the Galactic Empire of Star Wars trinkets and pictures found within our medium of modus and makeshifts.

I recently found this blog that has tons of Star Wars vignettes that I wish to use in the future here; also, if anyone wants to go to the effort of posting either the Robot Chicken and/or Family Guy specials, feel free. I also noticed that out of my 580 fav photos in flickr, I think that one out of every 33 pictures is somehow Storm Trooper/Star Wars-related. I'll post those as progress further along.


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Part 2 of Ryan vs Dorkman. It's been around awhile, but I love it. Who wouldn't want a lightsaber?? :thumbsup:

Oddly, I've never seen that before... very cool.

starwarssexyrecruiters

(tell me if the hot-linking has gone awry)

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Internal Service Error.

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Star Wars PC case mod. If this doesn't get you laid, nothing will... ever..

I don't know about that,
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THIS should get you laid every day of the week.

^ ^ ^
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OMG, that is fucking beautiful! That is just ridiculously funny, I laughed my ass off at that! GENIUS!

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The rest of these "rare" photos can be found here: lookatme.ru | Star Wars


I personally like these three:

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Storm Trooper Wedding

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LordEden: That was awesome!!

I found these today. Want.

SW Cookbooks


Also, do any of you livejournal folk remember iharthdarth? So much fun.

I think this was posted in it's own thread long ago but it deserves a spot in this thread too.

I found this by complete happenstance and accidentals, but I'm glad to share it here now.

Star Wars by The Swingle Singers

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]YouTube - Fett's Vette (mc chris Edition)
]YouTube - Darth Vader being a jerk

<3's nerds

I love the goofy shots of the staff and cast.

5/13/09: famous movie moments conducted through ichat: darth and luke
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Please tell me if this does not show for whatever reason, and I'll promptly re-host it... for now, it'll be hotlinked.

I was reading that new M&M's thread just recently, and I wondered.... well, wonder no more:

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DSC00595 - Red & Yellow M&M's by Anime Nut

JediGym is old now, but deserves a place here.

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*Booming voice*

SEASON Two

Stolen from the page What Stormtroopers do on Their Day Off, follow the link to check out the whole thing...

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Was the (NSFW) tag title really necessary? I always disliked having it attributed to a favorite thread of mine, just 'cause of a singular upskirt shot, or a transparent bra. I know the pic above is neither of those things, but it was darn funny.

Well, there's nothing to be done about it now, unless more people knew about the always-handy but lesser-known [hide="your title here"] [/ hide] feature, which could have saved Shauk's post above.



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OMG ! nice :)

Awesome thread!! I'm crazy about SW!! :D

I cannot properly express how much joy the "Regret" poster has brought to my life.

Now I thought these ones where funny...


This one is for P.O.A

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And this one is for my daughter..

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No wonder those ATAT things are so unstable. They don't have legs of the same length and they wear sandals.

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You know what makes that pic even dorkier? The wedding rings.

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I used to have more of these. Will see if I can find them....

Thanks for the additions, thirdsun.

Those look great for what may actually be amateur photography.

Sun Tzu: nice video. Check out the text article Uncomfortable Questions: An Analysis of the Death Star Attack for more about the grand conspiracy.

I tried so hard to resist. But I can't.

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Found some more scattered around in my archive catchall...

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Quick heads up- several members are following this thread at work. I've made one NSFW image into a link. You can still view the photo, just have to follow a link to get to it. Since people are interested in following this at work could we please keep this thread SFW?

K-Bell's Star Wars Love
 

Jedi Chess by Todd Laffler

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Kristen Bell is a nerd goddess.

Thanks for the notice, Tully. I appreciate it.
To meander and muse on my fortuitous randomness:
I have no idea how I just "happen" to find these gems. It's just like on Wikipedia; I click a link that leads me to yet another link that is present on a page leading to another thread that mentions a blog owned by whichever website, and voila!

I come up with a picture like this: (it's got to be a recent shot)

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Dude behind Obama is picking his nose...

It looks as though the entire board and all pieces are made up of legos, solely.

Can you confirm this, kramus?

All I got from the site that had the pic is . . .

"A New Hope Lego Chess set. It was built in April and May of 2009 and debuted at Star Wars Days at Legoland California."

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http://pics.livejournal.com/tdj/pic/001azg7x

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Great. Thanks.

More Lego Star Wars:

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by Greg Easton Photography

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These stormtroopers missed their ride
 

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I have a whole bunch more of the "Stormtroopers Hot-Air Balloon Team", from the annual festival in Albuquerque. Wonderful to say, they were not the most interesting outfit of the entire gathering. not even close, but it was still fun to see.

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“Hey Larry, this guy is here to interview for the open daycare position.”

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Glory Days (via powerpig)

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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs wearing Star Wars' Darth Vader costume, with his son Ethan, talks to the media as during a Halloween celebration in the East Room at the White House, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009 in Washington.
(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

These are great... just curious. What about these is counter culture?

Should the title of this thread be Star Wars Culture?

Just asking.

I debated that on the onset, but thinking about it more and more, it seemed right.

Star Wars, and all the characters, universe, jargon, and influence, has undoubtedly spread to nearly all facets of cultural identity that make up what it means to be a spectator and participant of it recurringly, even now, more than 30 years since its debut. From the nerds to the cool people, everyone can identify with the series.

But... as I just recently had the misfortune to find out, all members of The Today Show dressed up in a Star Wars motif, I think, a week ago. It was horrible.

Maybe outside this thread it's a Star-Wars Faux Culture, trying too hard to make it fit, but with my aim, I'm merely fidning & sharing the most obscure and really, the best interesting pictures that just happen to include a Stormtrooper or two.

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by Michael Muller


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how about the real thing?

Double take: Princes Leia actress Carrie Fisher and her stunt double sunbathe during a break from filming on the set of Return Of The Jedi in 1983:
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Chatting on the interworld-wide-web

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Well, now... that summoned the Force into my lightsabre.

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lightsaber chopsticks by kotobukiya

post-1945 "Peace"
 

The Japanese V-Sign
A Historical Perspective

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"V for Imperial (Vader)Victory"

So why exactly do most Japanese folk do the V-sign when having their photos taken? According to Wikipedia, the earliest confirmed usage of the V-sign was by Winston Churchil during World War II - the V-sign meaning "Victory." The Japanese Wikipedia for the entry Peace Sign however says that there is a theory that the two fingers mean that two nuclear bombs where dropped on Japan meaning that peace is near...

During the 1972 Winter Olympics in Japan, skater Janet Lynn (who was also a peace activist) was photographed by the Japanese media doing the V-sign. Although the V-sign was already recognized in Japan, it was apparently these photos of Lynn that popularized the use of the V-sign.

The Japanese entry in Wikipedia does not mention Lynn at all and instead says that the V-sign took off in the 80's when usage of the V-sign was used when kids were having their photos taken.

do not have a pic of it, but looking at the black friday flier from Walmart, the price guarantee symbol they use is so close to the empire symbol its not even funny......... seriously, go look.....

Darth Plaid
 

Additional Star Wars Facebook posts at CollegeHumor.

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Excellent posts!

R2D2

sorry if there are any repeats

Great additions, guys. I love it when a collaborative effort can sustain itself like this.

How Star Wars Changed the World

Star Wars MMO Intro


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Original Star Wars Cast (sans Obi Wan)
 

Han Solo, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Princess Leia, R2D2, Luke Skywalker

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Harrison Ford, David Prowse, Peter Mayhew, Carrie Fisher, Kenny Baker, Mark Hamill

Princess Leia Cosplay Girls

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Luke Skywalker on a Tauntaun Costume
 

Star Wars fans have always dressed up in robes and adorned face paint to look like Jedi’s and Sith but this wasn’t enough for Scott Holden, for he wanted to go over the top and make himself an action Tauntaun costume.

For those who do not know what Tauntauns are, here is some Star Wars 101. Tauntauns are beasts of burden and transport on the planet Hoth in the world of Star Wars. They featured in Empire Strikes Back as the mode of transport for Luke Skywalker and Han Solo.

Scott made this amazing costume from scratch. Using designs made in Solidworks, he started to outline the Tauntaun. The head mold was detailed using clay, then a mold was made , then it was cast, and on and on. The horns were made in almost the same manner. Tedious process some say; I say it was passion for what he was doing.


The entire process for the costume's creation is outlined here: Scott Holden's Tauntaun Costume

theatrical version:
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real-life recreational version: (click for youtube clip)
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This was awesome, I found some more this morning ...

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response + "Star Wars by Adidas"
 

I don't like to bump up my own posts, but in case you mised it, I found this hilarious:


I also found these designs just recently:

adidas Originals 2010 Spring/Summer Star Wars Collection

Luke
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Falcon
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TIE
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Death Star
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A sampling of the head-turning Vader Project art exhibit.http://farm1.static.flickr.com/193/5...c92514e8d1.jpg

Taking a Tour of The Vader Project The Official Star Wars Blog

The Vader Project at C4 - a set on Flickr

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"Waaaay up near the top of the tower of the Washington National Cathedral, there is a carved grotesque (a structural element to deflect rainwater from the building, similar to a gargoyle) shaped like … Darth Vader!

How did the Star Wars villain get there? Turns out in the 1980s, the Cathedral sponsored a sculpture design competition for children. Four winning designs were chosen: a raccoon, a girl with pigtails and braces, a man with large teeth and an umbrella, and lastly, Darth Vader.

If you must know, the Darth sculpture was proposed by Christopher Rader of Kearney, Nebraska."

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Imperial carolers by delgrosso

The Imperial Salvation Army carolers insist that you have a happy holiday.