I need to know the history of RASS!!!
Terence Adams, The Lowly Jester of Farce
rec.arts.sf.starwars etc... I really would like to know the history of RASS
and the conflicts that occured within it. Does the GONK wars have anything
to do with it? Please, if anyone could give me and someothers folks out
there a good history of RASS, it would be GREATLY appreciated.
--
Terence Adams, Lowly Jester of Farce
Condouble
>rec.arts.sf.starwars etc... I really would like to know the history of
RASS
>and the conflicts that occured within it. Does the GONK wars have
anything
>to do with it? Please, if anyone could give me and someothers folks out
>there a good history of RASS, it would be GREATLY appreciated.
-Dave
"Shop smart, shop S-Mart."
God
(Condouble) wrote:
> >Often, when I visit Web sites, I read stuff like rest is peace
> >rec.arts.sf.starwars etc... I really would like to know the history of
> RASS
rec.arts.sf.starwars (rass) is no more as you might have noticed.
It has been replaced with:
r.a.s.misc
r.a.s.info
r.a.s.games
r.a.s.collecting
John Marciante
A reading from the book of r.a.s.s.:
"First, God (i.e. George Lucas) said "Let there be light...sabers" And there
was (grammer?). Then, He created the heavens (and hyperspace) and earths
(Tattooine, Hoth, etc.) and all the creatures to inhabit them (list for
yourselves). Then He created...intelligent beings, good guys, baddies, and
everything inbetween, forged into one great saga spanning three movies and
tons of memorabilia...
"But then there came the Internet, created by some other benevolent being(s).
Then the intelligent creatures talked together and grouped themselves by
interests. And thus, r.a.s.s. was born. But soon the people were divided,
mistreated and unguided. Thus came the Split. In the Split, the great
unifying body of r.a.s.s. was torn into four unequal parts: collecting, games,
info, and misc. Henceforth, the Parts of r.a.s.s. continue to grow, to
potentially lead to another Split. But the intelligent beings refuse, gripping
to the small unity they have, struggling against the evil Splitting forces of
the Galaxy..."
Thus ends the reading from the Book os r.a.s.s.
Obi-John (follower of the Church of r.a.s.s. and believer in the Force)
Parallax
wrote:
>Often, when I visit Web sites, I read stuff like rest is peace
>rec.arts.sf.starwars etc... I really would like to know the history of RASS
>and the conflicts that occured within it. Does the GONK wars have anything
>to do with it? Please, if anyone could give me and someothers folks out
>there a good history of RASS, it would be GREATLY appreciated.
>
>--
>
>Terence Adams, Lowly Jester of Farce
I've only read RASS and its successor RASSM since Sept. 94 and am
certainly no expert. The Gonk Wars, SW vs ST (oh, those few threads
you still see occasionally are mere shadows of its 20 post per day
horror), and Longest Thread Ever (although that wasn't confined to
just RASS*, that involved quite a bit of usenet) are just the
lowlights of its checkered history.
Why, back in the halcyon days of RASS, there was no pointless drivel,
only well thought out and productive debate. AOL was the only major
service to give USENET access at the time (94), and even they provided
intelligent, reasoned contributions. There were no spelling errors or
misunderstandings.
Just kidding.
Actually, its quality has remained amazingly constant throughout its
recent history. 90% of the posts things talked/argued/fought about at
length months ago, topics discussed to the point of exhaustion (DID
YOU KNOW THAT A STORMTROOPER HITS HIS HEAD IN ANH????). This was
occasionally punctuated by huge flame wars...SW vs ST, Gonk Wars...or,
even more rare, reasoned debate.
Still, I made many friends on RASS, all of whom have since lost
contact with me. So much for the marvels of the Internet.
If you actually want to know more, there's quite a few people who've
been here longer than I...although most lurk.
Well, time to pull myself out of the nostalgia...
-- Parallax --
Simon H. Lee
hill...@ix.netcom.com (Parallax) wrote:
>scrum...@usa.pipeline.com(Terence Adams, The Lowly Jester of Farce)
>wrote:
>
>>Often, when I visit Web sites, I read stuff like rest is peace
>>rec.arts.sf.starwars etc... I really would like to know the history
of RASS
>>and the conflicts that occured within it. Does the GONK wars have
anything
>>to do with it? Please, if anyone could give me and someothers folks
out
>>there a good history of RASS, it would be GREATLY appreciated.
>>
>>--
>>
>>Terence Adams, Lowly Jester of Farce
>
>I've only read RASS and its successor RASSM since Sept. 94 and am
>certainly no expert. The Gonk Wars, SW vs ST (oh, those few threads
>you still see occasionally are mere shadows of its 20 post per day
>horror), and Longest Thread Ever (although that wasn't confined to
>just RASS*, that involved quite a bit of usenet) are just the
>lowlights of its checkered history.
Or they days of 200 posts per day... 100 of which were
composed of either of those three topics...
>Why, back in the halcyon days of RASS, there was no pointless drivel,
>only well thought out and productive debate. AOL was the only major
Well, I joined up too late for that too...
As for the Incredible Cycling of Threads, I guess as new
people join up, they point out what they know...which often we already
know. IMHO, there should at least be a purely "newbie FAQ" which goes
around every week or so... that used to be the case, but whoever was
maintaining it went away...
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Ted Johnson
was a lot more conservative than it is now. Jedi Search was just coming
out, and nobody seemed to object to KJA. Of course, this was back when
you could count the number of new books on one hand, there was one Dark
Empire series, and the videotapes collected dust on store shelves. Gonk
had a following in those days, but it wasn't near as big as it would
get. Generally, people were excited by the new SW surge, and they
welcomed it with open arms. As the flood of exciting new material (read
uncanon garbage) hit the market, things began to break down. More and
more newbies showed up with such informative posts as "Star Wars is
actually episode 4!!!" and "Boba Fett is NOT dead!" not to mention The
Longest Thread Ever. All of the informative and intelligent veterans
left, and everything went to hell for awhile. Then, RASS split into its
current incarnation, and things seem to have stablized.
What I miss the most about the old group is the people who posted with
"inside information." I remember reading a LONG time ago that Kenner
would come out with new figures, and that Lucasfilm would re-release the
trilogy with new effects. (I think I saved some of those old posts..
I'll have to look for them) Anyway, when traffic started to increase in
this group, people started to question and harass these informants.
Eventually they just left. Now that their predictions have come true, I
wonder what other information they might have, wherever they are. Chip
and Skip, are you guys out there?
-Ted
Gus Lopez
Ted Johnson <tlwj...@northernnet.com> wrote:
>I'll have to look for them) Anyway, when traffic started to increase in
>this group, people started to question and harass these informants.
>Eventually they just left. Now that their predictions have come true, I
>wonder what other information they might have, wherever they are. Chip
>and Skip, are you guys out there?
Ted,
I share some of your views on the nostalgia of "the good old days" of
rass, but I would like to point out a few things:
Chip's information was found to be extremely faulty. His source was a
pathological liar, and Chip admitted that all his info was incorrect.
There is still some pretty accurate toy information over in rassc (along
with some false rumors), but people more or less know who to trust for
accurate information. I think people are pretty satisfied with the toy
rumors over there, and these rumors have gotten to be fairly reliable and
regularly scoop the action figure magazines.
Skip decided to stop posting and I would guess that he's still involved
with FidoNet. A number of people from the Star Wars Echo on FidoNet
expressed a disdain for the anarchy on rass. I kind of like the
unmoderated nature of the Star Wars groups myself, but to each their own.
Gus
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David Zeiger
: The Gonk Wars, SW vs ST (oh, those few threads
: you still see occasionally are mere shadows of its 20 post per day
: horror),
Shoot, at my high point, I just about made 20 posts/day on ST/SW by
myself :-). Threads with Timmy *and* Grand Admiral Spork... :-)
--
David Zeiger dze...@netcom.com
Ironically, Field Marshal Hernando Civet suffocated in a lemming
migration.
--Abrell's and Thompson's Actual Facts
Ted Johnson
says...
>Chip's information was found to be extremely faulty. His source was a
>pathological liar, and Chip admitted that all his info was incorrect.
Maybe so, but I still ate it up like a hungry hippo. What was so cool
about his posts was that they were the ONLY source for new information
back then. SW Insider was still the Lucasfilm fan club, there was no
SWGM, and there were no Sansweet conventions. I didn't really care if it
was incorrect, because SW had been dead for such a long time. Even the
more blatant posts were fun to read, and exciting to some extent. I
still remember his synopsis of episode 2, in which Anakin steals the
Falcon from Obi-Wan and flies it to Coruscant to meet with the Emperor.
Meanwhile, the Mandalorian shock troopers, along with the IG assasin
droids begin the extinction of the Jedi. :)
>I kind of like the unmoderated nature of the Star Wars groups myself,
Amen.
-Ted
Parallax
>Parallax (hill...@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
>: The Gonk Wars, SW vs ST (oh, those few threads
>: you still see occasionally are mere shadows of its 20 post per day
>: horror),
>Shoot, at my high point, I just about made 20 posts/day on ST/SW by
>myself :-). Threads with Timmy *and* Grand Admiral Spork... :-)
Well, I even posted to those things for awhile, spending far far too
much of my time on them, then said to myself..."Okay, after 3 months
and some 2000 messages, how many Trekkies have decided, 'All right,
you guys are right, star wars WOULD win' and how many Wars fans have
changed THEIR minds?"
Needless to say, I couldn't think of any.
Ah, for the olden days. What happened to all of the RASS regulars
anyway...are they lurking? Seems like back then, just like now, there
were ten to fifteen regular posters, but with a few exceptions they
were different people.
>David Zeiger dze...@netcom.com
-- Parallax --
(if anyone ever starts another Longest Thread Ever I will track them
down and have them shot...:) for the humor impaired)
Simon H. Lee
>Needless to say, I couldn't think of any.
>
>Ah, for the olden days. What happened to all of the RASS regulars
>anyway...are they lurking? Seems like back then, just like now, there
>were ten to fifteen regular posters, but with a few exceptions they
>were different people.
Moi?
>>David Zeiger dze...@netcom.com
>
> -- Parallax --
>
>(if anyone ever starts another Longest Thread Ever I will track them
>down and have them shot...:) for the humor impaired)
Oh, don't even make the suggestion!!!!! :)
Marco
On Fri, 29 Mar 1996, Simon H. Lee wrote:
> Or they days of 200 posts per day... 100 of which were
> composed of either of those three topics...
> As for the Incredible Cycling of Threads, I guess as new
> people join up, they point out what they know...which often we already
> know. IMHO, there should at least be a purely "newbie FAQ" which goes
> around every week or so... that used to be the case, but whoever was
> maintaining it went away...
Ah, those were good days. Remember when a bunch of people started
impersonating bounty hunters?
These days the most interesting things people can think of to say are
"Hey everybody, a stormtrooper hits his head on a door!!" or "Hey
everybody, [insert actor/director/producer/etc] is dead!!" or "Hey
everybody, KJA sucks rocks!!".
Shoot, when's the last time somebody revived some good ol' visceral
ewok-hatred around here? The hardcore teddy-bashing never failed to
spice things up. Or how about a good Porkins thread?
Marco.
George 'Jake' Tringali
Parallax asked : What happened to all of the RASS regulars
anyway...are they lurking?
Sorry I haven't been in any discussions lately. I've tried to
limit my time on Star Wars to reading the new stories, checking
out selected posts on Usenet, doing research via the 'Net, and
reporting that research to rassi.
At one time, I actively seeked information from people, but
I couldn't keep up my networking for very long because I have
other obligations. I get almost all of my information from the
'Net now.
I think a group of rass regulars went to FidoNet even before
the rass split. Every Young Jedi Knights novel thanks the
Star Wars FidoNet crowd for their support and bad jokes.
(Psst, Rebecca...I wouldn't mind a little recognition.)
BTW, I may spend even less time as I've just signed up for
my first position after graudation. I'll be at Sapient
Corporation, and I'll let everyone know of the email address change
when it occurs.
Cheers,
--George 'Jake' Tringali
tri...@rpi.edu
Maintainer of the Star Wars FAQ
Simon H. Lee
Okay, so I am now claiming the title of Mr. Fett (hey, we're having
a party on Nar Shaddaa in a week, wanna come?) and I'm gonna get you, Kast,
and get you good.
Then I'm going to roast an Ewok over an open flame...unfortunately,
I lost my copy of the "101 Uses For an Ewok" Thread of some time ago (there
were some interesting ones, but we never made it to 101, just to ~50)
Let's start a new one! The general vein is:
101 Uses For an Ewok
1. Throw rug
2. Steering wheel cover
3. Weapons calibration device
...or better yet, use Porkins's cockpit microwave!
Was that nostalgic enough for you? :)
Eric Lee Cline
writes:
> Beware of Mad Cow Disease, or else you might find yourself
posting
> things like:
<snip>
> Ewok bashing? You miss ewok bashing? Where the f*ck have you
been?
> I've been bitching and complaining about those damn midgets in
shagrug
> costumes for months now. Lucas and that director of RotJ f*cking
<large snip>
> you keep rewrite your stories and you've made us wait 15 years
for The
> Clone Wars, if you put ewoks in it, you lose everything. We
won't put
> up with ewoks in the prequels, it's probably a good thing if you
don't
> make 7-9 because you would no doubt put ewoks in that).
> They did it to me, they're going to do it to you.
>
> mdb
Feel better now? That's good.
Oh, seriously, I still question anyone who hates ewoks because
they're cute. Yes, I know the spears and arrows didn't look good,
but it IS rated PG.
ELC
P.S. I bet you JUST LOVED that April Fool's post about the Special
Editions, didn't you?
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mdb
things like:
>On Fri, 29 Mar 1996, Simon H. Lee wrote:
>> Or they days of 200 posts per day... 100 of which were
>> composed of either of those three topics...
>> As for the Incredible Cycling of Threads, I guess as new
>> people join up, they point out what they know...which often we already
>> know. IMHO, there should at least be a purely "newbie FAQ" which goes
>> around every week or so... that used to be the case, but whoever was
>> maintaining it went away...
>Ah, those were good days. Remember when a bunch of people started
>impersonating bounty hunters?
>These days the most interesting things people can think of to say are
>"Hey everybody, a stormtrooper hits his head on a door!!" or "Hey
>everybody, [insert actor/director/producer/etc] is dead!!" or "Hey
>everybody, KJA sucks rocks!!".
>Shoot, when's the last time somebody revived some good ol' visceral
>ewok-hatred around here? The hardcore teddy-bashing never failed to
>spice things up. Or how about a good Porkins thread?
>Marco.
Ewok bashing? You miss ewok bashing? Where the f*ck have you been?
I've been bitching and complaining about those damn midgets in shagrug
costumes for months now. Lucas and that director of RotJ f*cking
lostr their minds and sold us out to three year old liberal babies who
oh and ah and giggle and snicker at the *antics* of the *adorable*
"teddy-bears." Wicket W. Warrick. What a wonderful, well developed
original character. Let's all consult Joseph Campbell on the need for
teddy bears with magic rocks, arrows, and spears why don't we?
G*ddamn it makes me sick just thinking about it. Cute always beats
evil even if evil has lasers, doesn't it? Why didn't Lucas just put
Bambi in Jedi? It's the same thing isn't it? It's bad enough he lied
to us all about what his movies were about, he also thinks we are all
to stupid or simple minded to recognize what he's doing. "They'll
just see these cute, cuddly little guys and fall in love instantly and
buy lots and lots of SW stuff forever because they're just so damn
undeniably cute. Ask any of those physic guys from the SW vs. ST
thread how hard an ewok can throw a spear or rock. See those arrows
bouncing off stormtrooper armour? I think those stormtroopers died of
disgust! Or perhaps of the ewoks smell. Sure they look cute, but if
you think about, be glad those movies don't incorporate smell. That's
about the only weapon they have besides their damn cuteness. Those
rocks, arrows, and spears sure as hell weren't cutting it. I'll go
see the new Star Wars and I'll *gladly* watch a special edition of The
Empire Strikes Back, but I WILL NOT PAY to see the new Return of the
Jedi so long as there are ewoks in it. And if Lucas puts ewoks in the
prequels, THEY WILL FLOP. The TRUE Star Wars fans, like myself, won't
go to see them. And if the true fans don't show up, the latch on,
faddish fan won't go either. Lucas got us started with Star Wars and
he hooked us The Empire Strikes Back. He built the core to a point
where he knew the buzz would attract the curious. The idiots who
aren't real Sci-Fi fans. And that's why the ewoks were there. That
is why that stupid, pathetic excuse for a battel was put in the
god-forsaken movie: IT WAS DONE TO GET IDIOTS HOOKED ON
STAR WARS. I won't blame those who were under the age of six when
they saw RotJ. It's not their fault. I was lucky, oh so luck thank
God for my fortune! that when I was 5 I saw Star Wars, a REAL Star
Wars movie. When I was 8 I saw The Empire Strike Back, and I *knew*
it was a good movie. When I was 11, I convinced my dad to GET ME OUT
OF SCHOOL to see Return of the Jedi at its VERY FIRST screening at the
local theater. It was that important to me. And I left the theater
very, very happy with Admiral Ackbar (If I had a chair like his, I
would spend the whole day turning around going "It's a trap!"), and
the space battle, and I was glad Luke won and the Emperor was dead,
but I knew there was a problem with those ewoks. I was too young then
to know that they were trying to exploit me, to get me to love those
*Cute, teddy bear of a race* so I didn't get mad at them. But know I
do know, and it gets me mad. Perhaps I would be buying all these new
novels and I would be excited about SotE and all the stuff that was
coming out, but I know now, BECAUSE OF THE EWOKS, that all Star Wars
is about is getting our money. And Lucas will get my money for Star
Wars and for The Empire Strikes Back, because even though they were
just a set up, I still love them. They are too much a part of my life
to deny. But those ewoks NEVER, NEVER had me fooled. I didn't buy
the THX trilogy because it had a tape with ewoks in it. I won't
support anything that does have ewoks in it (Lucas, it's bad enough
Marco
On Wed, 3 Apr 1996, mdb wrote:
> Beware of Mad Cow Disease, or else you might find yourself posting
> things like:
> >Shoot, when's the last time somebody revived some good ol' visceral
> >ewok-hatred around here? The hardcore teddy-bashing never failed to
> >spice things up.
>
> >Marco.
> Ewok bashing? You miss ewok bashing? Where the f*ck have you been?
SNIP!!
> They did it to me, they're going to do it to you.
>
> mdb
See, THAT'S what I meant by "good ol' visceral ewok-hatred". I was
pretty impressed. That was straight from the gut. No editing. Nothing
held back. Didn't that feel good?
Maybe you weren't around about a year ago when we had the Anti-Ewok Club
going strong. And then there was a really classic discussion on how best
to prepare roasted ewok. One of the main founders of our club,
unfortunately, left the group, but a few of us are still lurking
around in here. What we need is more people like you, my friend, people
who understand the true worthlessness of furry runts. Worthless might be
too strong a word - I suppose you could impale them with a stick up their
butt and give them to Chewie to use as cotton swabs.
Marco.
Simon H. Lee
>Maybe you weren't around about a year ago when we had the Anti-Ewok Club
>going strong. And then there was a really classic discussion on how best
>to prepare roasted ewok. One of the main founders of our club,
Like I said, who still has a copy of the "101 Uses For (Things you
can do to) an Ewok"?
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Daniel Miller
Simon H. Lee <sh...@cornell.edu> wrote:
> Like I said, who still has a copy of the "101 Uses For (Things you
>can do to) an Ewok"?
If you impale 2 on opposite ends of a large metal hoop you have a pair
of earmuffs for a Rancor...
--
Dan'l sha...@expert.cc.purdue.edu
"I intend to go back to my quarters and bite the head off a frozen
ormachek. I suggest you go home and find something ugly to smash."
-Admral Ackbar, BTS
Simon H. Lee
1. If you impale 2 on opposite ends of a large metal hoop you have a pair
of earmuffs for a Rancor... (Daniel Miller)
Daniel Miller
>
>
>1. If you impale 2 on opposite ends of a large metal hoop you have a pair
> of earmuffs for a Rancor... (Daniel Miller)
OK, let's get this show on the road!
2) Dip an Ewok in kerosene, put hip in a wicker basket atop a pole, light
'im up, and you have a lawn torch!
Simon H. Lee
"101 Uses For (Things you can do to) an Ewok"
1. If you impale 2 on opposite ends of a large metal hoop you have a pair
of earmuffs for a Rancor... (Daniel Miller)
2. Dip an Ewok in kerosene, put hip in a wicker basket atop a pole, light
'im up, and you have a lawn torch! (Daniel Miller)
Mark Burbidge
> "101 Uses For (Things you can do to) an Ewok"
3. Chop his arms and legs off - pincushion!
Mark Burbidge http://www.ftech.net/~monark/
"Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side,
a dark side, and it holds the universe together...."
(Carl Zwanzig)
Condouble
(Simon H. Lee) writes:
> "101 Uses For (Things you can do to) an Ewok"
>
>1. If you impale 2 on opposite ends of a large metal hoop you have a
pair
> of earmuffs for a Rancor... (Daniel Miller)
>
>2. Dip an Ewok in kerosene, put hip in a wicker basket atop a pole,
light
> 'im up, and you have a lawn torch! (Daniel Miller)
>
>
3. Skin an Ewok for a real nice toliet seat cushion.. (Dave Minton)
Akira
cond...@aol.com says...
4. Roll them up into a ball, give them to some Jedi, LIGHTSABER
BASEBALL!!!
5. Impale two Ewoks unto opposite ends of a cylinrical piece of
cardboard, and you have a Q-tip for Jabba.
6. Arctic shoes for Chewbacca.
7. Darth Vader could use one to buff his helmet with.
--
ak...@clark.net
Known Bugs: Nightly system crashes, crappy operating systems,
cheap computers, annoying lusers, occasional to bouts of delerium.
Qwyn
>In article <4k18ef$s...@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu>,
>Simon H. Lee <sh...@cornell.edu> wrote:
>>
>>
>>1. If you impale 2 on opposite ends of a large metal hoop you have a pair
>> of earmuffs for a Rancor... (Daniel Miller)
>
>
> 'im up, and you have a lawn torch!
3) As crash test dummies. I hate seeing those poor mannequins go through such a traumatic experience.
Qwyn
Markku Herd
- MJH
mdb
>On Wed, 3 Apr 1996, mdb wrote:
>> Beware of Mad Cow Disease, or else you might find yourself posting
>> things like:
>> >Shoot, when's the last time somebody revived some good ol' visceral
>> >ewok-hatred around here? The hardcore teddy-bashing never failed to
>> >spice things up.
>>
>> >Marco.
>> Ewok bashing? You miss ewok bashing? Where the f*ck have you been?
>SNIP!!
>> They did it to me, they're going to do it to you.
>>
>> mdb
>See, THAT'S what I meant by "good ol' visceral ewok-hatred". I was
>pretty impressed. That was straight from the gut. No editing. Nothing
>held back. Didn't that feel good?
Oh, yes it did.
>Maybe you weren't around about a year ago when we had the Anti-Ewok Club
>going strong.
I would propose bringing it back if their was still a chance of
getting them replaced in RotJ (of course, there never really was a
chance, but it makes you feel better when you fight the good fight for
a cause you believe in, even if others think you are evil :) but now
it would seem kind of petty. I do get in the swipes when I can.
> And then there was a really classic discussion on how best
>to prepare roasted ewok.
Over an open flame, I would hope.
> One of the main founders of our club,
>unfortunately, left the group, but a few of us are still lurking
>around in here. What we need is more people like you, my friend, people
>who understand the true worthlessness of furry runts. Worthless might be
>too strong a word - I suppose you could impale them with a stick up their
>butt and give them to Chewie to use as cotton swabs.
>Marco.
We'll declare war on everybody, but we won't tell anybody.
mdb
NINE-teen-FIFTY-five!
Rakelle
> In article <4k56h1$3...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
> cond...@aol.com says...
> >In article <4k3ffi$f...@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu>,
> sh...@cornell.edu
> >(Simon H. Lee) writes:
> >> "101 Uses For (Things you can do to) an Ewok"
> >>1. If you impale 2 on opposite ends of a large metal hoop you
> >> have a pair of earmuffs for a Rancor... (Daniel Miller)
> >>2. Dip an Ewok in kerosene, put hip in a wicker basket atop a pole,
> >> light 'im up, and you have a lawn torch! (Daniel Miller)
> >3. Skin an Ewok for a real nice toliet seat cushion.. (Dave Minton)
> 4. Roll them up into a ball, give them to some Jedi, LIGHTSABER
> BASEBALL!!! (Akira)
> 5. Impale two Ewoks unto opposite ends of a cylinrical piece of
> cardboard, and you have a Q-tip for Jabba. (Akira)
> 6. Arctic shoes for Chewbacca. (Akira)
> 7. Darth Vader could use one to buff his helmet with. (Akira)
8. Stuffed teddybears for kids.
9. Combined rancor powder puff/snack.
10. Caterers for cannibal parties.
11. Target practice -save the womp rats!
Rakelle
Sven Marothy
-Throw one in the dryer, -fabric softener!
-Pile a bunch of 'em up, and then try to jump over them with a
motorcycle.. WITHOUT a ramp...
/Sven Marothy
Mahesh Mohan
<stuff snipped>
Ewok bashing? You miss ewok bashing? Where the f*ck have you been?
mdb
<a bunch of more stuff snipped>
Dude, you seriously need to chill out. If you believe that the Ewoks
were a marketing ploy, you obviously are on one of those popular cynical
tracts and, therefore, not a TRUE Star Wars fan. The Ewoks are a
legitimate part of the SW mythology and belong there. You and all of
these others people who hate Ewoks need to sit down and calmly think WHY
you are Star Wars fans. If you find you loved the DARKNESS of ESB or how
"grungy and realistic" SW was, while bashing Ewoks, then I can assure you
that you have missed the point of what George Lucas was trying to say.
Which was the good triumphs over evil. And that patience is more potent
than anger, fear, and aggression, which is what everyone in this
newsgroup seems to thrive on. Anyway, that's all I have to say. May the
Force be with you.
--Mahesh
Sean T. McCulloch
>
>
> Dude, you seriously need to chill out. If you believe that the Ewoks
> were a marketing ploy, you obviously are on one of those popular cynical
> tracts and, therefore, not a TRUE Star Wars fan.
First of all, I heartily resent _anyone_ telling me what is or is not a "true"
star wars fan.. as if they have a checklist of "true fandom" qualities..
> The Ewoks are a
> legitimate part of the SW mythology and belong there.
Well, we're stuck with them, yes, but we should be able to say "hey, that part of
the movie really sucked!". Liking something and accepting every part of it on
blind faith are 2 entirely different things.
> You and all of
> these others people who hate Ewoks need to sit down and calmly think WHY
> you are Star Wars fans.
I'm a star wars fan because they were 3 excelleny movies. Anything that takes
away from my enjoyment of those movies I am allowed to complain about..I think
it's much more constructive to
> Which was the good triumphs over evil.
Good triumphed over evil in the death star..
Besides, good over evil does not correlate to sticks over armor..
Sean
Mahesh Mohan
To all Ewok-haters: I take Star Wars a lot more seriously than many I know,
perhaps I'm taking it more seriously than all of you. I can see how
Ewoks are legitimate because they were losing against the Imperials after their
initial assault. When they had time to devise better strategies, their
ingenuity won over sheer technological might. The Ewoks versus the
Imperials exemplify, for me, Lucas' theme of the power of the spirit
(basically the Force) over any technological construct. That's what I
mean when I said that you or anyone else bashing Ewoks are not "getting"
the message of Star Wars and, therefore, are not true fans. If that offends
you, then sorry, but I think your cynicism needs a little skewering. How
far are you willing to take your Ewok-bashing? To me, your arguments make
little sense. I'm sure you all will think I am accepting Star Wars on
blind faith, but they are, for me, above and beyond the best films *ever*
made and I can find no fault in any of them. So, yeah, I'm a fanatic,
but at least I'll admit it and be proud of it. Anyway, May the force be
with you.
--Mahesh
Matt Waggoner
says...
I agree with you. I find Ewoks annoying as a species, but not as characters
in the movie; I think they work rather well in ROTJ.
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Alastair Ingason
<st...@uvacs.cs.Virginia.EDU> writes
I actually happen to like Ewoks, they're not just fun to blow away or to
find 1,000,000,000 disgusting uses(they're funny). They are important
little characters. They didn't kill any stormtroopers just harassed them
so the rebel scum could finish 'em up.
--
Admiral Orlowski
Supreme Imperial Commander
I never get tired of writing that
Allen G. Newman
and Tribbles playing with each other. *shudder*
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Sean T. McCulloch
> In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.960411235912.22135C-100000@calvin>, mmohan@calvin
> says...
> >
> >
I'm sure you all will think I am accepting Star Wars on
> >blind faith, but they are, for me, above and beyond the best films *ever*
> >made and I can find no fault in any of them. So, yeah, I'm a fanatic,
> >but at least I'll admit it and be proud of it.
Does this mean you have no problem with stuff like "2 fighters vs. a Star
Destroyer??!?" and stuff like that?
I see where you're coming from, but to me a little logic never hurt anyone.. :)
(And no, I don't want to ressurect the why we hate ewoks thread.. let's just all
get on with our lives..)
Sean
G. Wayne Calvert
>In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.960411235912.22135C-100000@calvin>, mmohan@calvin
>says...
>>
>>
>>To all Ewok-haters: I take Star Wars a lot more seriously than many I know,
>>perhaps I'm taking it more seriously than all of you. I can see how
>>Ewoks are legitimate because they were losing against the Imperials after
>their
>>initial assault. When they had time to devise better strategies, their
>>ingenuity won over sheer technological might. The Ewoks versus the
>>Imperials exemplify, for me, Lucas' theme of the power of the spirit
>>(basically the Force) over any technological construct. That's what I
>>mean when I said that you or anyone else bashing Ewoks are not "getting"
>>the message of Star Wars and, therefore, are not true fans. If that offends
>>you, then sorry, but I think your cynicism needs a little skewering. How
>>far are you willing to take your Ewok-bashing? To me, your arguments make
>>little sense. I'm sure you all will think I am accepting Star Wars on
>>blind faith, but they are, for me, above and beyond the best films *ever*
>>made and I can find no fault in any of them. So, yeah, I'm a fanatic,
>>but at least I'll admit it and be proud of it. Anyway, May the force be
>>with you.
>>--Mahesh
>>
>I agree with you. I find Ewoks annoying as a species, but not as characters
>in the movie; I think they work rather well in ROTJ.
Lucas should have stuck with Wookies!
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Chris & Beth Anderson
>>>you, then sorry, but I think your cynicism needs a little skewering. How
>>>far are you willing to take your Ewok-bashing? To me, your arguments make
>>>little sense. I'm sure you all will think I am accepting Star Wars on
>>>blind faith, but they are, for me, above and beyond the best films *ever*
>>>made and I can find no fault in any of them. So, yeah, I'm a fanatic,
>>>but at least I'll admit it and be proud of it. Anyway, May the force be
>>>with you.
>>>--Mahesh
>>>
Endor.
I will say though, that there was a fair bit of commericialism in the
motivation for having ewoks. I still think it would have been better if
the battle had occured on Kashyyyk - The Wookiee's planet. It would
have been a far more fierce battle. Lucas thought he needed something
new since he had already used the Wookiee concept. Personally I think it would
have served to expand on Chewie's character by showing his interactions with
his own people.
As for the being the best movies ever, naturally I agree with you. However, I
have to say that the beauty of SW is that there are so few things to poke fun
at (compared to other sci-fi), that we have to make the most of anything we
come across. The Ewoks are the obvious target. :)
Chris
mdb
>In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.960411000835.11660D-100000@calvin>, Mahesh Mohan <mmohan@calvin> writes:
>>
>>
>> Dude, you seriously need to chill out. If you believe that the Ewoks
>> were a marketing ploy, you obviously are on one of those popular cynical
>> tracts and, therefore, not a TRUE Star Wars fan.
>First of all, I heartily resent _anyone_ telling me what is or is not a "true"
>star wars fan.. as if they have a checklist of "true fandom" qualities..
Exactly. Isn't it interesting how the anti-ewoks are accused of being
of a "POPULAR cynical tract." We don't like ewoks because it's
POPULAR not to like them? Wrong, wrong, wrong. We don't care about
POPULAR at all. That's one of the big flaws of RotJ. Star Wars was a
story about good vs. evil. RotJ was about seeing merchandise to
people who aren't real Star Wars ans. The ewoks are cute so they'd
sell alot of tickets, action figures, tv shows and such. Ewok lovers
aren't true Star Wars fans, they just like cute fury things. They
might has well have gone to a planet full of three month old kittens.
Kittens can beat up legions of stromtroopers. Sure they can....
>> The Ewoks are a
>> legitimate part of the SW mythology and belong there.
>Well, we're stuck with them, yes, but we should be able to say "hey, that part of
>the movie really sucked!". Liking something and accepting every part of it on
>blind faith are 2 entirely different things.
Yeah. The Holocaust really sucked, but that's real life and you can't
do anything about it. We didn't have to have ewoks, but we got them.
If Hitler had been rounding up ewoks for the concentration camps, give
that guy a Nobel prize.
>> You and all of
>> these others people who hate Ewoks need to sit down and calmly think WHY
>> you are Star Wars fans.
>I'm a star wars fan because they were 3 excelleny movies. Anything that takes
>away from my enjoyment of those movies I am allowed to complain about..I think
>it's much more constructive to
Two excellent movies That third one was bad, totally unworthy of the
name 'Star Wars.'
>> Which was the good triumphs over evil.
> Good triumphed over evil in the death star..
> Besides, good over evil does not correlate to sticks over armor..
>Sean
Oh, but when it's something cute throwing the stick....
We'll declare war on everybody, but we won't tell anybody.
)7( ;] ) 13
NINE-teen-FIFTY-five!
Chris Gagne
>To all Ewok-haters: I take Star Wars a lot more seriously than many I know,
>perhaps I'm taking it more seriously than all of you. I can see how
>Ewoks are legitimate because they were losing against the Imperials after their
>initial assault. When they had time to devise better strategies, their
>ingenuity won over sheer technological might. The Ewoks versus the
>Imperials exemplify, for me, Lucas' theme of the power of the spirit
>(basically the Force) over any technological construct. That's what I
>mean when I said that you or anyone else bashing Ewoks are not "getting"
>the message of Star Wars and, therefore, are not true fans. If that offends
>far are you willing to take your Ewok-bashing? To me, your arguments make
>little sense. I'm sure you all will think I am accepting Star Wars on
>blind faith, but they are, for me, above and beyond the best films *ever*
>made and I can find no fault in any of them. So, yeah, I'm a fanatic,
>but at least I'll admit it and be proud of it. Anyway, May the force be
>with you.
>--Mahesh
I think the main criticism of the role of the Ewoks in ROTJ was that
their victory, as portrayed in the film, was not very realistic. I
have no problems with the concept of these little furry creatures
defeating a squad (or whatever) or stormtroopers. I just don't see it
happening like it did in the movie, with sticks and stones. Now, I
have heard rumors that one of the changes in ROTJ:SE will be to add-in
a lot more Ewoks. This would help make the scenerio more realistic,
having the Ewoks truiumph through sheer weight of numbers.
Jeanne
>
> So this really is reality:
> >In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.960411000835.11660D-100000@calvin>, Mahesh Mohan <mmohan@calvin> writes:
> >> Dude, you seriously need to chill out. If you believe that the Ewoks
> >> were a marketing ploy, you obviously are on one of those popular cynical
> >> tracts and, therefore, not a TRUE Star Wars fan.
> >First of all, I heartily resent _anyone_ telling me what is or is not a "true"
> >star wars fan.. as if they have a checklist of "true fandom" qualities..
> Exactly. Isn't it interesting how the anti-ewoks are accused of being
> of a "POPULAR cynical tract." We don't like ewoks because it's
> POPULAR not to like them? Wrong, wrong, wrong. We don't care about
> POPULAR at all. That's one of the big flaws of RotJ. Star Wars was a
> story about good vs. evil. RotJ was about seeing merchandise to
> people who aren't real Star Wars ans. The ewoks are cute so they'd
> sell alot of tickets, action figures, tv shows and such. Ewok lovers
> aren't true Star Wars fans, they just like cute fury things. They
> might has well have gone to a planet full of three month old kittens.
> Kittens can beat up legions of stromtroopers. Sure they can....
Exactly. Someone once accused Lucas of the Indiana Jonesing ROTJ,
and they are absolutely right. If you have the screenplay, you'll
notice that ANH is the most dialogue intensive, ESB less so, and ROTJ
all action, not dialogue at all. Lucas claims his films sped up as
his life did, but that is no excuse to ignore the story in order to
concentrate on action and merchandising. Ewoks are a perfect example
of this. We all know the Vietnam analogy, but Lucas sold out when he
made them cute. and to follow up with the cartoons.... sigh...
> >> The Ewoks are a
> >> legitimate part of the SW mythology and belong there.
Like hell they are. Perhaps as bantha fodder, or rancor bait. or dinner.]
> Yeah. The Holocaust really sucked, but that's real life and you can't
> do anything about it. We didn't have to have ewoks, but we got them.
> If Hitler had been rounding up ewoks for the concentration camps, give
> that guy a Nobel prize.
or at least a good cook book. Just imagine... Hitler Ewok Hero sandwiches...
> >> You and all of
> >> these others people who hate Ewoks need to sit down and calmly think WHY
> >> you are Star Wars fans.
hahahahahahaha!!!!! Hey Marco! get a load of this guy. He wants to know
if we're really SW fans. Wanna bet he likes KAJ and mcintire too. pffft!
> Two excellent movies That third one was bad, totally unworthy of the
> name 'Star Wars.'
absolutely. although the final battle was kinda cool.
come on, no one could seriously like ewoks. maybe we could start an
online Ewok Recovery support group. ummmmm how about Doubters INN Ewok
Recovery... or... DINNER. a few meals of ewok pizza with feta cheese
and sundried tomatoes will cure them.... Dinner anyone?
jeanne
Jeffrey Wheeler
"ROTJ," except for that Tarzan thing, if they cut that out then it'd
be my second favorite of the three. Ewoks rule, yes they do!!!
Jeffrey Wheeler
sha...@mem.net
Ben Fletcher
a few meals of ewok pizza with feta cheese and sundried tomatoes will cure them.... Dinner anyone?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>jeanne
EEEWWWW!!!! That's nasty! But, I tell ya what, if you're starting this DINNER
thing, sign me up or something. I hate Ewoks. IMO, the best scene in ROTJ is
where that Stormtrooper gives an Ewok a WWF
Wrestlemania-style-rib-crushing-back-breaking-ground-pounding-body slam.
That's of course followed closely by the Ewok getting smoked by an AT-ST. Too
bad it didn't vaporize him, but then it would've given him a quick and
painless death. Nothing is too bad for an Ewok. Do you think if the Imperials
would've won the Battle of Endor they would STILL be scraping Ewok carcasses
from between the "toes" of the AT-ST's?
Hmmmm....
Ben
Rick
>and sundried tomatoes will cure them.... Dinner anyone?
>
Thank the Maker! I'm not alone in my Ewok hatred! Phew!
Rick
Scott W McFarland
: Yeah. The Holocaust really sucked, but that's real life and you can't
: do anything about it. We didn't have to have ewoks, but we got them.
: If Hitler had been rounding up ewoks for the concentration camps, give
: that guy a Nobel prize.
Ok, I'm going to avoid a long response. Feel free to become
infuriated and tell me that I can't take a joke. I can in fact take a joke,
but please do not make comments like this. Its not funny.... really.
Concentration camps just don't make a good punch-line. Ask a survivor.
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-La Cage Aux Folles
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Keith J. DeRenzo
> >> Yeah. The Holocaust really sucked, but that's real life and you can't
> >> do anything about it. We didn't have to have ewoks, but we got them.
> >> If Hitler had been rounding up ewoks for the concentration camps, give
> >> that guy a Nobel prize.
> >
> >or at least a good cook book. Just imagine... Hitler Ewok Hero sandwiches...
> >
> >> >> You and all of
> >> >> these others people who hate Ewoks need to sit down and calmly think WHY
> >> >> you are Star Wars fans.
> >
> >hahahahahahaha!!!!! Hey Marco! get a load of this guy. He wants to know
> >if we're really SW fans. Wanna bet he likes KAJ and mcintire too. pffft!
> >
> >> Two excellent movies That third one was bad, totally unworthy of the
> >> name 'Star Wars.'
> >
> >absolutely. although the final battle was kinda cool.
> >
> >
> >come on, no one could seriously like ewoks. maybe we could start an
> >online Ewok Recovery support group. ummmmm how about Doubters INN Ewok
> >Recovery... or... DINNER. a few meals of ewok pizza with feta cheese
> >and sundried tomatoes will cure them.... Dinner anyone?
> >
> >jeanne
>
>
> Thank the Maker! I'm not alone in my Ewok hatred! Phew!
>
> Rick
>
No sir you are not alone. There are a lot of us out there who would
love to just take a Death Star Super Laser to those little bastards. We
need a union...
Keith
Marco
> > >> The Ewoks are a
> > >> legitimate part of the SW mythology and belong there.
> Like hell they are. Perhaps as bantha fodder, or rancor bait. or dinner.]
Now that's good eatin'! Flame-broiled ewok shish-kebabs, lovingly
garnished with a delicate sauce. Red wine, I think. They'll definitely
go well with a well-aged bottle of Sicilian red. Yum!
> > >> You and all of
> > >> these others people who hate Ewoks need to sit down and calmly think WHY
> > >> you are Star Wars fans.
> hahahahahahaha!!!!! Hey Marco! get a load of this guy. He wants to know
> if we're really SW fans. Wanna bet he likes KAJ and mcintire too. pffft!
The great thing about these "kill the 'woks" threads is that you always
attract somebody like this who is totally incapable of anything remotely
resembling critical thinking. Well, I know WHY I'm a Star Wars fan:
because ANH and TESB were two incredible movies. Now this person wants
to tell me I'm not a "true" fan because I don't like RTOJ? Buy a clue.
> > Two excellent movies That third one was bad, totally unworthy of the
> > name 'Star Wars.'
> absolutely. although the final battle was kinda cool.
Would've been better if they hadn't done a careless, rushed job on the
special FX.
> come on, no one could seriously like ewoks. maybe we could start an
> online Ewok Recovery support group.
Bah, all I need to recover from the ewoks is a couple Mylantas.
ummmmm how about Doubters INN Ewok
> Recovery... or... DINNER. a few meals of ewok pizza with feta cheese
> and sundried tomatoes will cure them.... Dinner anyone?
*buuuurrruuurrp*
No thanks, I'm stuffed. Somebody got any Alka Seltzer?
Shoot, I think I got fur stuck in my teeth.
Marco - broad as an ocean, but more shallow.
Whisslar
>>
>> Rick
>>
> No sir you are not alone. There are a lot of us out there who would
>love to just take a Death Star Super Laser to those little bastards. We
>need a union...
>Keith
Okay but with such a union we would be able to harnass
enough power to destroy the world
<oops ummm excuse me...>
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hmmmm.....
<please insert cool Yoda laugh>
THE TEA PARTY ARE GODS.
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Jeanne
>
>
>> > >> The Ewoks are a
>> > >> legitimate part of the SW mythology and belong there.
>> Like hell they are. Perhaps as bantha fodder, or rancor bait. or dinner.]
>Now that's good eatin'! Flame-broiled ewok shish-kebabs, lovingly
>garnished with a delicate sauce. Red wine, I think. They'll definitely
>go well with a well-aged bottle of Sicilian red. Yum!
Again with the Sicilian wine. no no no. everyone knows that with ewok
you would serve a very dry red to offset the gamy taste. Now, with roasted
mcintire, a nice irish whiskey, and with anderson? ummmm... lets see...
you know, I don't think anything could kill the taste the jedi academy
series left in my mouth.
>> > >> You and all of
>> > >> these others people who hate Ewoks need to sit down and calmly think WHY
>> > >> you are Star Wars fans.
>> hahahahahahaha!!!!! Hey Marco! get a load of this guy. He wants to know
>> if we're really SW fans. Wanna bet he likes KAJ and mcintire too. pffft!
>The great thing about these "kill the 'woks" threads is that you always
>attract somebody like this who is totally incapable of anything remotely
>resembling critical thinking. Well, I know WHY I'm a Star Wars fan:
>because ANH and TESB were two incredible movies. Now this person wants
>to tell me I'm not a "true" fan because I don't like RTOJ? Buy a clue.
Ok. For $25.00, I would like to by a clue. That one. right behind the
BBQ Sauce.
>> > Two excellent movies That third one was bad, totally unworthy of the
>> > name 'Star Wars.'
>> absolutely. although the final battle was kinda cool.
>Would've been better if they hadn't done a careless, rushed job on the
>special FX.
true. but sorry, there is something very sexual in the way Luke bursts
from the shadows to fight his father. who cares about special FX... thats
not what that scene is all about. ask any woman :)
>> come on, no one could seriously like ewoks. maybe we could start an
>> online Ewok Recovery support group.
>Bah, all I need to recover from the ewoks is a couple Mylantas.
touche'!!!
> ummmmm how about Doubters INN Ewok
>> Recovery... or... DINNER. a few meals of ewok pizza with feta cheese
>> and sundried tomatoes will cure them.... Dinner anyone?
>
>*buuuurrruuurrp*
>No thanks, I'm stuffed. Somebody got any Alka Seltzer?
>Shoot, I think I got fur stuck in my teeth.
my god marco, Mylanta, Alka Seltzer... are you okay? some of these
problems can be solved by parboiling the little guys in boiling water
first to remove the fur. Sigh.... why can't men follow simple cooking
directions?
steve bednar
To me they were there for the commercial gain and appealed the
non-Star Wars fans. Period.
The Ewoks supporters only wish they had half the impact that GONK did!
Brian White
> "Return" would be worse off without them... Heck, I really like
> "ROTJ," except for that Tarzan thing, if they cut that out then it'd
> be my second favorite of the three. Ewoks rule, yes they do!!!
NO WAY!!! Chewie's yell was the best! Not entirely noticeable (like in
Octopussy), it was done in "Chewie's" voice. Although there were a few
things in the movie that were too comical, such as Han Solo being the
clown through the whole movie, I enjoyed that stuff a lot. You people are
taking this stuff way too seriously.
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Alright hold on a second. First of all I want to make it clear that I am
not extremely fond of Ewoks either, but they do serve a key part in the
movie. The whole point is a small race of primative, low-tech, creatures
took on the Empire, a army of trained, well-equiped, some what trained
soldiers. The effect would not have been as great if they used let's say
wookiees. The ewoks where not intended as a comercail ploy, but they
work well at expanding the Star Wars universe to attract fans of cute
bear like things. One of the great things about Star Wars is that it
tries to have something for everyone. No one would actually think that a
race of teddy bears could defeat the empire. While the ewoks are a tad
on the annoying side, the movie would not have worked so well without
them.
Brewing Tea
Ewoks.
Hated 'em!!!
Brewing Tea
"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was
convincing the world that he didn't exist."
- Keyser Soze
Jtrory
In article <4ls8jd$r...@mother.usf.edu>, brew...@suntan.eng.usf.edu
(Brewing Tea) writes:
>Ewoks.
>
>Hated 'em!!!
>
> Brewing Tea
Hahahahahahaha. For some reason I think that's really funny. People have
been writing novels on why they do/don't like Ewoks and then this guy
posts three simple words which sum up the entire argument. ICSL!!!! :-0
:-0
-- James
"Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast!" - Commander A J Rimmer -
Red Dwarf
"You're all clear kid! Now let's blow this thing and go home!" - Han Solo
"There's no way I'm going down to Moss-Bross for anyone who is less
attractive than my own armpit after 20 games of table-tennis!" - Lister -
Red Dwarf
AL
>"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was
>convincing the world that he didn't exist."
> - Keyser Soze
>
Yes, please quote the above sentence and send it under the name of
Kaiser Soze so that everyone gets the bloody punchline of the film.
AL