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The destruction of the DeathStar was an inside job. (imgur.com)

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[–]thefifthwit 291 points292 points ago

Welll...I hate to be that guy, but Vader's TIE fighter had shields. Just saying. It was the only model that did for obvious reasons.

[–]JediErn 46 points47 points ago

I'm also going to be the guy that points out that technically Vader was not flying a TIE Fighter, but actually a TIE Advanced x1. Proof.

[–]thefifthwit 6 points7 points ago

I'm going to take exception to your nitpicking.

TIE = Twin Ion Engine.

"The TIE Advanced x1 featured a solar ionization reactor and paired twin ion engines like the original TIE Fighter." Source

So TECHNICALLY, it is.

Edit: Also, from the same source, "Product line: TIE series."

[–]JediErn 21 points22 points ago

<nerd-rant> "The TIE fighter is the original design for later upgraded TIE models such as TIE/sa bomber, TIE/In interceptor, TIE/D Defender, TIE/D automated starfighter, and many more." Source.

Yes, the TIE Advanced x1 would be part of the TIE product line. This doesn't mean that it and all the others are called TIE Fighters, however, since the term "TIE Fighter" refers to the first/original version in the TIE line. It would be confusing to call different models simply "TIE Fighter" since it would be assumed that the original version is being referenced when indeed it's not. </nerd-rant>

[–]thefifthwit 8 points9 points ago

I think we can do without the nerd rant tags. We are arguing inside of a thread called, "The destruction of the DeathStar [sic] was an inside job." I figure it's just implied that we both wear retainers and have poor skin.

BUT.

I'm not disagreeing with what you're saying, but in my mind, you have the Ford Taurus [TIE/ln Starfighter] (<---It's TECHNICAL name) and you have the Ford Aerostar [TIE Advanced x1].

All I'm saying is that they are both Fords. So TECHNICALLY, they would both be TIE fighters. That's the extent of my argument.

[–]nalc 12 points13 points ago

I see it more as Pepsi and Mountain Dew. Both are produced by the Pepsi bottling company, but 'Pepsi' would only be used to refer to the original Pepsi cola flavor, not Mountain Dew. Diet Pepsi and Wild Cherry Pepsi would also be referred to as such, reserving the term 'Pepsi' with no modifiers to refer to the original cola.

[–]thefifthwit 8 points9 points ago

This is a good analogy. Very good.

At first, I didn't like it, but then it made sense.

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    [–]Osiris32 2 points3 points ago

    As another nerd, the fact that you just compared the TIE Advanced to a Ford Aerostar fills me with blinding rage.

    Also, you're not quite on with the analogy. A better analogy would be that TIEs all came from Seinar Fleet Systems (Ford) that TIEs were a distinct line (Mustang) and that they came is variants, such as the Interceptor and Bomber (GT500 and Boss 302)

    [–]thefifthwit 1 point2 points ago

    Lol. I only said Aerostar because it afforded more protection to the driver.

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      [–]ShinInuko 3 points4 points ago

      Not to contradict you sir, but with your line of reasoning, they would not be "TIE fighter"s. TIE would be the make, and fighter model. Therefore TIE fighter would be to Ford Escort as TIE Bomber would be Ford F-250. Don't compare skittles to trucks. That's how you end up getting stabbed by the bullriding hick cavalry.

      [–]thefifthwit 1 point2 points ago

      I'm confused because at first I thought you disagreed with me, but now I'm not so sure. Also, I have no idea what a 'bullriding hick cavalry' is. I'm also not sure if I'd be more curious or scared to see them.

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            [–]MysterManager 15 points16 points ago

            NERRRRRRRRDS!

            [–]thefifthwit 5 points6 points ago

            Hey man. Um. Shut up. Dude.

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              [–]saffir 1 point2 points ago

              it really bugged me that they retconned the TIE Advanced to just Vader's starship. The TIE Avenger will always be the TIE Advanced to me!!

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                [–]kelsey11 286 points287 points ago

                Surprise surprise, coming from an Impirialist! I'm sick of you Vader supporters clogging up our threads! Just because you drank the Kool-Aid and believe everything the almighty Empire tells you doesn't mean that we're not entitled to our opinions!

                Wake up, sheeple!

                [–]thefifthwit 125 points126 points ago

                Well. That escalated quickly. You should probably correct 'imperialist' before anyone else notices. Rebel scum.

                [–]kelsey11 88 points89 points ago

                Stop reducing this to grammer misteaks! You just don't like people who have different arguments than you or different skin color! It's racists like you who give this star system a bad name! No wonder the rebels hate us!

                Oh, and in case you forgot, the "official" story tells us that Obi-Wan aided in the missile guidance BUT OBI-WAN WAS ALREADY DEAD! Imperial racists and the 1% - you'd rather blow up your own stuff and kill people than let anybody else live above the poverty line!

                [–]thefifthwit 56 points57 points ago

                Wait. Everyone in the galaxy along time ago was white. Except for Lando. The only black guy in the galaxy. This is not a race issue.

                [–]kelsey11 41 points42 points ago

                Wookies are brown, Greedo was green, and there were plenty of purple, blue, and tan walking around, too! But the only ones who count to you are the white ones!

                And I'm sick of you elites always trotting out Lando like some kind of sideshow act! yes, he's the ONE BLACK GUY WHO ACTUALLY WORKED WITH THE EMPIRE but that doesn't mean blacks are all in your favor!!!!

                [–]thefifthwit 18 points19 points ago

                Why are you so angry?

                [–]kelsey11 43 points44 points ago

                Why are you NOT angry?? If you're not angry THEN YOU'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION!

                Wake up, sheeple!

                The Empire wants to rule all the star systems and keep them all separate under the guise of democracy. But what they don't understand is that there ARE NO SEPARATE STAR SYSTEMS! You can't keep people in your convenient little boxes! You try to set up "tractor beams" around your precious havens in order to keep out the "aliens" - BUT WE WERE HERE FIRST! People have a right to go where they want to go! How many "aliens" were hired to work on the Death Star? You give all the choice jobs to the whites and then blame us for trying to go where the work is!

                Palpatine lied, people died!

                [–]thefifthwit 23 points24 points ago

                Man, it was a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.

                My great great great grandfather's great great great grandfather wasn't even around when this went down. LET ALONE in the same galaxy.

                All of your anger is based on a three part propaganda series. Let go, man. You're dark siding pretty hard right now.

                [–]kelsey11 29 points30 points ago

                A long time ago?? That's your excuse? What's changed?? Look where we are today! You apologists are all the same!

                THAT'S WHY I'M SETTING UP A PROTEST ON HOTH - Show up and stop the oil drills! We're going to chain ourselves to AT-ATs and WE WON'T LEAVE! No blood or gelatinous-Greedo-goo for oil! Hell no, we won't go!

                Wake up, Peoeep!

                [–]akav0id 5 points6 points ago

                Lando stole Han Solo's clothes in 'Jedi'.

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                  [–]HonGee 10 points11 points ago

                  How can you say that Lando was the only black guy? Mace Windu was black.. And he was a pretty important character.

                  [–]thefifthwit 20 points21 points ago

                  LOL.

                  I swear to God I'm not exaggerating. I literally FORGOT about the prequels.

                  [–]JayPetey 10 points11 points ago

                  My god, you have succeeded what so many before you have tried so very hard to do.

                  [–]young-earth-atheist 1 point2 points ago

                  I wish I could too...

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                    [–]DeadStillWalk 19 points20 points ago

                    There were some black people on Tatooine.

                    [–]wOlfLisK 21 points22 points ago

                    No, those were corpses. There is a difference. I think.

                    [–]thefifthwit 32 points33 points ago

                    Yeah. Corpses can't steal the rims off your starship.

                    ...

                    I'll see myself out.

                    [–]Ultima34 15 points16 points ago

                    Tagged as Space Racist.

                    [–]thefifthwit 3 points4 points ago

                    Awesome.

                    [–]BubbaFrink 4 points5 points ago

                    Spacist

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                      [–]thefifthwit 24 points25 points ago

                      Huh. Maybe I am racist.

                      [–]DeadStillWalk 15 points16 points ago

                      We're all racists in our own special way.

                      [–]obliqueracism 11 points12 points ago

                      Your people should speak for themselves.

                      [–]TheLastGuitarHero 7 points8 points ago

                      They can speak for me. What's the worst that can happen?

                      [–]You_People_ 1 point2 points ago

                      What do you mean "you people"?!?

                      [–]Jackpot777 1 point2 points ago

                      There was Arven Wendik, a black Naboo pilot of the Royal Naboo Security Forces that took part in the battle against the Trade Federation.

                      [–]Captain_Yossarian 1 point2 points ago

                      I think we all know; Episode 1 doesn't count.

                      [–]rustysniper 2 points3 points ago

                      Racists?? Were the ones who hired Thrawn! And he's friggin blue!

                      [–]keeok 1 point2 points ago

                      Chiss. Not human so that would make you/us/whatever a speciest.

                      [–]SeriousJack 1 point2 points ago

                      I actually checked twice I was not on /r/circlejerk.

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                        [–]jayd16 3 points4 points ago

                        I'm really sick of the blame the empire first crowd. This, and the war on Life Day are why the galaxy is turning to shit.

                        [–]anymooseposter 3 points4 points ago

                        Wake up sheeple!

                        [–]HenryFischerV 2 points3 points ago

                        "I understood that reference!"

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                          [–]elsestar 29 points30 points ago

                          also it has been pointed out many times before, but here it is again: the real hero and the person who does not let Vader kill Luke is not Han, Han only blows one of the fighters next to Vader. The real hero is the asshole pilot of the other fighter who for no fucking reason freaks out and crashes his fighter into Vader's. I mean he wasn't even shot, he was like "oh shit someones firing at me in this space fight! I better freak out and crash my boss and sith lord's fighter!"

                          [–]Lurker-Pro 11 points12 points ago

                          Source

                          [–]Sapanther 3 points4 points ago

                          Lmao Thanks! I watched it 3 times and all I can say is ... Bubba Feets!?!?

                          [–]misterpickles69 2 points3 points ago

                          My wife still hasn't seen any of the Star Wars movies either.

                          It's hysterical how the other guy is flipping the fuck out. LOL

                          [–]GoldenFalcon 4 points5 points ago

                          It's funny because it's true. There are people who defend these movies to the death!

                          [–]Butters33 1 point2 points ago

                          You sir made me laugh

                          [–]LG03 6 points7 points ago

                          False, another TIE with shields that comes to mind is the TIE Defender.

                          [–]thefifthwit 2 points3 points ago

                          They were a bitch in X-Wing vs TIE.

                          [–]hiwastar 3 points4 points ago

                          Vader's prototype TIE was the original TIE equipped with shields. The basis for the TIE Advanced if I recall. Beyond that, other TIE's like the Defender also were equipped with shields and eventually the shield component of TIEs were modularized so that standard TIE Fighters/Interceptors/Bombers were able to equip shields a la "Avenger" squadron - The Imperial counter to the Rebel Alliance's "Rogue" Squadron. Not to mention non-TIE class ships like the Cygna Assualt Gunboat and Missileboat which were commonly used as strike craft against hardened targets where hyperspacing was necessary, as opposed to the TIE Bombers that were not equipped with hyperdrive units and thus relied on Escort Carriers or various classes of Star Destroyers to be jumped into battle.

                          Man I loved the XWing/TIE Fighter/XvT/XWing Alliance games.

                          [–]thefifthwit 1 point2 points ago

                          Goddammit. You're right.

                          [–]JayPetey 5 points6 points ago

                          Sure, but have you seen the latest cables from Wookieeleaks? There's no question in my mind that this was an inside job, not just some attack from some religious sand dwelling zealot from Tatooine.

                          [–][deleted] 10 points11 points ago

                          "These blast points…too accurate for Sand People"

                          [–]thefifthwit 22 points23 points ago

                          That is indeed a quote from the movie.

                          [–]ZCT511 1 point2 points ago

                          It also has a hyperdrive

                          [–]FirstRyder 1 point2 points ago

                          I think the point is more that it's kinda suspicious that he was in a personal fighter outside the death star when it blew up, rather then inside the enormous fortress. It might be armored in comparison to a normal TIE fighter, but not in comparison to the death star.

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                            [–]asianwaste 42 points43 points ago

                            For the last goddamn time: photon torpedoes do not burn hot enough to melt steel!!!!!!

                            [–]SeanTheLawn 32 points33 points ago

                            "Allah Jedi Akbar"

                            Come on, really? Why not "Allah Admiral Ackbar"

                            [–]OneKindofFolks 13 points14 points ago

                            Jedi comes from Arabic as well. Al-Jeddi were Muslim Sufi warriors.

                            [–]ramza101 1 point2 points ago

                            The word "Jedi" may be derived from the Japanese word "Jidaigeki" (時代劇) which translates as "period adventure drama". A period adventure drama is a Japanese TV soap opera program set in the samurai days. George Lucas is said to have mentioned in an interview that he saw a "Jidaigeki" program on TV while in Japan a year or so before A New Hope was made and liked the word.

                            [–]OneKindofFolks 1 point2 points ago

                            He also visited a Sufi center in Berkeley right after American Graffiti came out and talked extensively about Muslim warriors and Islamic monasticism. Palawan is an Urdu word and there is an article about Islamic mystic warriors from that time period that has the word al-Jeddi and Palawan (where he probably got the word padawan) used as defined, untranslated words.

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                              [–]YouPickMyName 2 points3 points ago

                              I've never been prouder of my religion.

                              Now when people ask "Hey man, are you Sunni or Shia?"

                              I can respond "I'm a motherfucking Jedi"

                              [–]Terwat 1 point2 points ago

                              The whole world would turn to islam if this were stated more often. Instead of mormons knocking on your door, "sir/maam, can i interest you in the ways of the jedi?"

                              [–]OneKindofFolks 1 point2 points ago

                              Be prouder after hearing this. The concept of the force is also inspired in part, if not wholly, by Sufism and the concept of baraka and Sufi shaykhs ability to change the weather and heal people and themselves!

                              [–]YouPickMyName 1 point2 points ago

                              Fuck yeah! Although I would have preferred the lighting coming from my hands.

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                                [–]NightHawk929 61 points62 points ago

                                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV7Ha3VDbzE

                                [–]ccnxcg 10 points11 points ago

                                Stormtrooper 9/11 parody^ Watch this.

                                [–]mjolnir616 12 points13 points ago

                                Is there a novelty which performs this function? If not there should be. Quick, someone with too much time on their hands register 'Explains_Unlabeled_Links'!

                                [–]masterwit 5 points6 points ago

                                I mean it wouldn't be that hard to create a script to display the title and description of a youtube link. Hell Google has excellent descriptions for search results (outside of youtube and beyond)...

                                [–]nomorepassword 3 points4 points ago

                                What are you doing this year ?

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                                    [–]Travis_T_OJustice 48 points49 points ago

                                    The stormtroopers knew what they where getting into

                                    [–]excommunicated 23 points24 points ago

                                    Now I have to re-watch clerks.

                                    Actually... I think I'll rewatch mallrats, been longer since I watched it, and I need me some magic nipple.

                                    Edit: Oooooh shit the pretzel scene... he's licking his palm.

                                    Edit2: Done, totally worth it.

                                    [–]Breathing_Balls 40 points41 points ago

                                    TK421 had some hand in this. He never normally leaves his post.

                                    [–]miurabull 38 points39 points ago

                                    I lost control at the Emperor with the book...... bravo, well played.

                                    [–]The_Adventurist 15 points16 points ago

                                    ... lost control of what?

                                    [–]blisstonia 29 points30 points ago

                                    His bowels.

                                    [–]chtrchtr_pussyeater 6 points7 points ago

                                    plop

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                                      [–]trek247 2 points3 points ago

                                      Bowel function.

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                                        [–]Dasterdly 1 point2 points ago

                                        Miurabull is out of control! Quick! Save the children!

                                        [–]OneKindofFolks 1 point2 points ago

                                        But his Sith apprentice was Darth Vader, who was in the TIE fighter? There are no other Siths to read to.

                                        [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

                                        He means well played to the author, not the poster. SINCE HE'S A PHONEY, A BIG FAT PHONEY! Repost and don't give credit, nice job.

                                        [–]physicsishotsauce 26 points27 points ago

                                        this doesnt make sense. the emperor couldn't have been reading to little sith lords during the attack because by the rule of two, the sith only have two members at any one time. a master and an apprentice. one to hold the power and one to lust after it. Granted there were instances when Darth Sidius and even Darth Vader have taken multiple apprentices, but the sith school was abolished thousands of years before the events of a new hope. the school was destroyed by Darth Bane when he used the thought bomb to kill all the sith in existence.

                                        KNOW YOUR STAR WARS, PEOPLE!

                                        [–]a_lumberjack 7 points8 points ago

                                        If you really knew your Star Wars, you'd know that Sidious abolished the Rule of Two in favour of the Rule of One: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rule_of_One

                                        (oh god, help me, please)

                                        [–]andreylosev 4 points5 points ago

                                        The rest of the comic does make sense. If it really bothers you that much, reply and I'll try to make a [fixed] version with 'young stormtroopers', but my Photoshop skills are mostly nonexistent.

                                        Even better, draw it yourself.

                                        [–]physicsishotsauce 4 points5 points ago

                                        i'm just saying, this makes me doubt the validity of the person's argument if he doesn't even know the first rule of Sith. How can he pretend to know that it was an inside job if he can't give me basic facts about the Sith.

                                        [–]andreylosev 1 point2 points ago

                                        This is /r/funny. Where people post funny shit. This is meant to be satire - the people who OP is mocking don't have a really strong argument either.

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                                          [–]inajeep 11 points12 points ago

                                          Why isn't in /r/skeptic?

                                          [–]atheistjubu 9 points10 points ago

                                          ITT:

                                          1. People making extensions of the same joke made by the comic

                                          2. People complaining about comic sans

                                          3. People complaining that this is a repost.

                                          [–]Waff1es 3 points4 points ago

                                          You forgot Star Wars enthusists nick picking the lore.

                                          [–]YouPickMyName 1 point2 points ago

                                          ITT?

                                          [–]atheistjubu 2 points3 points ago

                                          In These Titties

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                                            [–]lusciouslou 10 points11 points ago

                                            http://www.collegehumor.com/video/5601770/stormtroopers-911 College Humor did this.

                                            [–]atheistjubu 2 points3 points ago

                                            This is an old joke by now.

                                            [–]Danzion94 21 points22 points ago

                                            BEST THING I HAVE READ TODAY!!

                                            [–]wjaitch 49 points50 points ago

                                            Same here! Except...

                                            [–]PinheadX 28 points29 points ago

                                            but that helps with it looking like it was done by a conspiracy theorist.

                                            [–]souldust 1 point2 points ago

                                            http://achewood.com/index.php?date=07052007

                                            [–]gimme_name 2 points3 points ago

                                            I like how reddit sets new timescales.

                                            [–]PinheadX 12 points13 points ago

                                            I like how it's written in Comic Sans. Lends an air of authenticity as being done by conspiratards.

                                            [–]BigNateNasty 3 points4 points ago

                                            911th upvote. I feel like a boss right now

                                            [–]l33tb3rt 4 points5 points ago

                                            If you care about it, College Humor did an excellent parody of Storm Troopers talking about the "death star 9/11" and how it was an inside job. Enjoy.

                                            [–]ndaly87 4 points5 points ago

                                            blaming all jedis for the acts of Luke Skywalker? That's racial profiling, and just plain wrong...but do you know how hard it was for the sith to travel after that attack? They just wanted to go to the races but all of a sudden you're getting full body frisking for light sabers and security takes hours...jedi scum

                                            [–]kiwi-boy 2 points3 points ago

                                            Wow, if you created this it is absolutely amazing laughing the entire way through well done!

                                            [–]sptr112 3 points4 points ago

                                            It's a repost.

                                            [–]kiwi-boy 4 points5 points ago

                                            Shame, still fucking hilarious.

                                            [–]GundamWang 5 points6 points ago

                                            Somewhere, there's a guy named "Hilarious" that gets fucked every day. Crying into a pillow, but nonetheless enjoying it.

                                            [–]stevesonaplane 2 points3 points ago

                                            IG-88 was the death star right before it exploded. I'm a little suspicious of that fucker.

                                            [–]Jet_Age_of_Tomorrow 6 points7 points ago

                                            I'm pretty sure IG-88 ws the second Death Star, not the one on Yavin...

                                            [–]stevesonaplane 2 points3 points ago

                                            You're probably right. It's been so long since I read that.

                                            [–]Osiris32 3 points4 points ago

                                            You have failed. Turn in your nerd credentials, pocket protector, and acne cream.

                                            [–]fuckaredditor 2 points3 points ago

                                            I wish I could upvote twice...

                                            [–]Kelrey 4 points5 points ago

                                            well done.

                                            [–]VBxGatsby 1 point2 points ago

                                            Is it ever actually established that Vader piloting a fighter is against some sort of "protocol?"

                                            [–]stop_being-a-dick 1 point2 points ago

                                            No, if anything it makes the most sense, since Vader was one of the best pilots in the star wars universe.

                                            [–]gingersluck 1 point2 points ago

                                            And the inside job of how the rebels knew to blow up the death star was figured out from the blueprint that was stolen and given to R2D2. This is why the entire movie the empire is chasing two droids across the galaxy.

                                            [–]EColi452 1 point2 points ago

                                            Why is this not on the front page?

                                            [–]ZeekySantos 1 point2 points ago

                                            Grand Moff Tarkin had cheekbones so sharp that you could cut a man's arm off with them.

                                            [–]sweeptheaorta 1 point2 points ago

                                            If you zoom in, you can see the squibs going off

                                            [–]KingLiberal 1 point2 points ago

                                            But the real question is... where the fuck does Yoda fit in to this conspiracy? I mean, here we have one of the empires most wanted criminals chilling out in a cave on dagobah training that sonuvabitch Luke Skywalker to help kill the Emperor? From what I hear Yoda's some religious extremist teaching Luke the ways of the force further warping the impressionable kid's head full of religious beliefs to help further fuel his cause: the death of the Galactic Empire. THIS IS AN ISSUE PEOPLE! We've got religious nutjobs trying to destroy us! And here all of you are paranoid that our own Emperor, our own leaders are the enemy. You're all a bunch of ignorant Nerf Herders!

                                            [–]commandodude1265 1 point2 points ago

                                            Loose Change 2.

                                            [–]Hoobleton 1 point2 points ago

                                            Fun fact: The Little Lost Bantha Cub is a children's book in the Star Wars universe.

                                            [–]Calber4 1 point2 points ago

                                            Maybe Darth Vader was good the whole time, but was just secretly using his position to sabotage the Empire?

                                            [–]TheMattPegg 1 point2 points ago

                                            why can i not give you more upvotes?

                                            [–]eightbitrob 1 point2 points ago

                                            also Jar-Jar

                                            [–]Fucha 1 point2 points ago

                                            Jedis, they just hate our way of life.

                                            [–]DPMG 1 point2 points ago

                                            I want a copy of "My Pet Bantha"

                                            [–]kisper 1 point2 points ago

                                            womp rat

                                            [–]d0n0v4n98 1 point2 points ago

                                            My whole life has been a lie.

                                            [–]GreatLeadWald 1 point2 points ago

                                            LOL you wrote in comic sans

                                            [–]MeatyDeathstar 3 points4 points ago

                                            This is great. It actually makes sense unlike the 9/11 conspiracy.

                                            [–]blackjeezus 6 points7 points ago

                                            In fact, it makes more sense than the 9/11 conspiracy theory.

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                                              [–]newfag_tr0ll 4 points5 points ago

                                              Well this is awesome.

                                              [–]Helvetism 23 points24 points ago

                                              Comic sans..? Really? ಠ_ಠ

                                              [–]CountPanda 51 points52 points ago

                                              It is basically a comic. The hate for the font grew from people using everywhere, in a scholastic and professional sense. This is irksome. However, even if this isn't a comic strip, it's still comic/comedic. The hate of comic sans is simply fashionable now. Seems silly to complain about it in this context.

                                              [–]HorrendousRex 5 points6 points ago

                                              I'm actually going to reply to this seriously even though I 100% get that this is all a joke. Ok everyone? Serious response, not serious intention.

                                              If one was producing such an expose, one would want the reader to be given a sense of certainty and credibility, so as to lend credence to the ideas it contained. (Alliteration, bitches.) If you are trying to accomplish this in prose, you would probably want to use a formal-looking but not overstyled serif font. It's very common but Times New Roman would probably work well there. But in a documentary I think you are better lent to a sans-serif heavy-weight font since serifs are usually there to help guide reading and pacing in a text-heavy environment (which this is not).

                                              I would go with... Cousine. It's fixed-width and based on Courier, which I think immediately feels 'official' whenever you read it.

                                              [–]biggbuckz 1 point2 points ago

                                              OP should have used Copperplate Gothic

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                                                [–]PinheadX 2 points3 points ago

                                                would a conspiracy theorist use anything else?

                                                [–]turtal46 20 points21 points ago

                                                For the love of- ....

                                                It's a comic, and it's legible. Stop it.

                                                [–]EggfordFord 4 points5 points ago

                                                What other font would you suggest for a conspiracy theorist who thinks the Empire planned the destruction of the first Death Star? Something with serifs?

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                                                  [–]egg651 1 point2 points ago

                                                  Allah Jedi Akbar

                                                  Really? 'Allah hu akbar' means 'God is greatest'. 'Allah Jedi Akbar' doesn't make sense.

                                                  [–]paralittic 1 point2 points ago

                                                  Sir deserves all the internet points.

                                                  [–]elmombaker 1 point2 points ago

                                                  No, it was a plot to get comic sans onto the fon page of reddit.

                                                  [–]Stee_B 1 point2 points ago

                                                  CTRL + F : "comic sans"

                                                  4317 Matches...

                                                  [–]StinkySteve123 1 point2 points ago

                                                  You've won the internet today, my friend.

                                                  [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

                                                  This was stupid.

                                                  First of all, where is the motive? They already had their terrorist extremist invisible enemy to fight. Secondly, the Empire is not controlled by the people, just like America, so why a false flag attack? Just a waste a resources.

                                                  This comic was written by one of those people who think, "Man, these people are crazy, believing in these conspiracies! The government doesn't lie to us! I WON'T BELIEVE! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! AARRGGHHHH!!!!!!!"

                                                  [–]hellsnake08 0 points1 point ago

                                                  Also, who took a dookie in the urinal?! mmkay?!

                                                  [–]kleptophobiac 0 points1 point ago

                                                  A little on the nose, but lovely.

                                                  [–]delaboots 0 points1 point ago

                                                  Lowest resolution pictures ever.

                                                  [–]Totes_meh_Goats 0 points1 point ago

                                                  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqF_CVQ_U_I&feature=youtube_gdata_player

                                                  [–]sharkwithlaser 0 points1 point ago

                                                  Youtube in the year 2020: We'll all just post frames of videos with words on them.

                                                  [–]Redheadedstallion 0 points1 point ago

                                                  Bloody fucking brilliant

                                                  [–]Tennysonn 0 points1 point ago

                                                  Brilliant

                                                  [–]INACROWDEDTHEATER 0 points1 point ago

                                                  Why? To create a compelling story that people would... oh, god.

                                                  [–]90percent_noob 0 points1 point ago

                                                  I also hate to be that guy, but wasn't the death star built to destroy planets?

                                                  [–]CUNTALOO_VAN_FUCK 0 points1 point ago

                                                  If there's one thing I've learned from my studies into the nature of terrorism, it is that it is very easy - too easy - to mark any small group that you are fighting as terrorist.

                                                  This comic does a good job of illustrating that.

                                                  [–]superanth 0 points1 point ago

                                                  Did he have to use the Death Star explosion with the shitty gas ring on it?

                                                  [–]249ba36000029bbe9749 0 points1 point ago

                                                  This is what happens when you let those fanatic jedi religious types run around unchecked.

                                                  [–]black27696 0 points1 point ago

                                                  Can someone who knows more about this than me explain how they got the plans in the first place? I mean...leia....but where did she get them from? Who on the inside told them about the construction of the death star AND where it was vulnerable?

                                                  [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

                                                  how do people find the time for this?

                                                  [–]namer98 0 points1 point ago

                                                  Read the book Death Star if you want to confirm this. It says that the storm troopers let luke and leia escape in episode four. >_<

                                                  [–]XenomorphSB 0 points1 point ago

                                                  Wow, I don't know if I'm amazed or disappointed in the amount of time that went into this.........

                                                  [–]ZCT511 0 points1 point ago

                                                  I Love it, when I was younger my step-dad used a star wars analogy to describe world politics to me, he told me to think of the United States as the Empire and the people who fight us as the Rebels...I think it worked

                                                  [–]Sr_DingDong 0 points1 point ago

                                                  Seems legit.

                                                  Reminds me of the article in Empire magazine arguing why The Empire were the good guys (probably been done before) and Rebels very possibly evil scum.

                                                  [–]Son_of_a_Bee_Sting 0 points1 point ago

                                                  Also, he couldn't be reading to young sith. There are only ever 2 sith at one given time.

                                                  [–]rockmagnet 0 points1 point ago

                                                  i do enjoy the effort that has gone into this. it could almost be from the daily mail

                                                  [–]the_whelk_says_gruuu 0 points1 point ago

                                                  I call it "typographer's nightmare"

                                                  [–]weglarz 0 points1 point ago

                                                  This is beautiful. Shows some of the logical fallacies believed by some conspiracy theorists.

                                                  [–]MadaCheeb 0 points1 point ago

                                                  Either way, I'll be in the cantina if you need me. Oya Mand'alor!

                                                  [–]pantelic 0 points1 point ago

                                                  that's the greatest shit I ever read! hilarious!!!

                                                  [–]the8thwonder 0 points1 point ago

                                                  Mine eyes have been opened. Thank you.

                                                  [–]missingsf 0 points1 point ago

                                                  The Rebel Alliance was not a militant religious group by any means. They had A Jedi. One. The rest of them would occasionally say "May the Force be with you", but it's tantamount to the way we Americans often flippantly say "God bless".

                                                  [–]eyeseayoupea 0 points1 point ago

                                                  What's the symbology there?

                                                  [–]silentflight 0 points1 point ago

                                                  AKA: Loose Credits

                                                  [–]Jw1105 0 points1 point ago

                                                  Hmm i dont know, this theory feels a litle bit forced.

                                                  [–]knarf_navillus 0 points1 point ago

                                                  Storm Truthers

                                                  [–]thefonzz2625 0 points1 point ago

                                                  I for one appreciate the parallel.

                                                  [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

                                                  this is awesome. thank you.

                                                  [–]IcySwag 0 points1 point ago

                                                  I upvoted purely for the amount of time it must have taken to create this.

                                                  [–]CARvett2004 0 points1 point ago

                                                  What is this Fox News? They didn't even mention Alderaan.

                                                  [–]Phil_J_Fry 0 points1 point ago

                                                  I'm really curious how the torpedoes seem to "fall" or "turn" into the exhaust port at the last second. Is there some reason for this I've missed in the Start Trek Universe? or is this just more fuel to the conspiracy fire?

                                                  [–]stefeyboy 0 points1 point ago

                                                  BRAVO! I salute your brave words. Keep fighting for the truth!

                                                  [–]mojo_my_jojo 0 points1 point ago

                                                  FUCKING... THIS.. FUCK YES

                                                  [–]frenchhornhero 0 points1 point ago

                                                  Also, jarjar binks

                                                  [–]rammsteinteufel9 0 points1 point ago

                                                  I sense you are comparing this to a similar event...but...which one?!

                                                  [–]notHooptieJ 0 points1 point ago

                                                  Almost upvoted until.. comic sans.

                                                  [–]kyledabass 0 points1 point ago

                                                  Ha, 9-11

                                                  [–]spagnitz 0 points1 point ago

                                                  It exploded faster than the death stars gravitational pull would allow!!

                                                  [–]miaowbaby 0 points1 point ago

                                                  I want to make love to this!

                                                  [–]BatmansNygma 0 points1 point ago

                                                  This. Is. Genius

                                                  [–]3825 0 points1 point ago

                                                  too close for comfort

                                                  [–]the_learner 0 points1 point ago

                                                  THAT.

                                                  is one of the best things I have ever read on the Internet.

                                                  [–]madmercenary 0 points1 point ago

                                                  OMG!....It all makes sense all of a sudden

                                                  [–]sniper1707 0 points1 point ago

                                                  Star wars: Dark Forces 2 actually explains who gave them the plans for the death star. :D I loved that game.

                                                  [–]merkedya727 0 points1 point ago

                                                  Reminds me of this.

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