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[Computer Alchemy] Crack open a fresh DVD-R, burn a copy of SWIII, and start playing with Darth Tater Head. You won't have to leave the house for weeks! This toy, which is shaped like a potato—the future is upon us!—includes a Darth Tater helmet, a laser sword—where do they get this stuff?—and is tinged with a Santorum-like mixture of latent sexual excitement, joy, disappointment, and a sense that the your singular obsession of last 25 years is actually the product of a director's late night bong session ("Let's call the bad guy like Dark Lord or something, man." "Come on, George, like Dark is so over." "Darf?" "OK.

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[Glory Be] Villain: friend, DarthTater....? Daughter: Yes. Mom: George Washington. Daughter: Mom! You guessed it too quick... at his first name. Gary? Greg? George? Gus? Jericho was gleeful. She had fooled her parents

[Homercles: Space Monkey Leader] The circle is now complete *UPDATED*:   George Lucas is the smartest man alive Say what you will about the movies, but you must admit, the man had foresight when he made sure that Star Wars was solely his property.

[cookiesinheaven] George Lukas Meets Environmentally Friendly Folks: This is just too funny! Grocery Store Wars You will need to learn the ways of The Farm if you are to rescue Princess Lettuce Watch Obi-Wan Cannoli, Chew-broccoli, DarthTater and Cuke Skywalker in action against the dark side of the store aisles. From those fun folks

Apropos of Something: I refrained from commenting on Darth Tater, but do we really need a Darth Vader lawn sprinkler? From the product description: “Let the Dark Side defend your lawn from the ravages of summer heat or cool you off on a hot day with this Darth Vader sprinkler! Standing 10″ tall, this great new Vader sprinkler spins around with water spraying action, wielding his lightsaber in a furious battle to save your lawn!” Who knew that Yogurt from Spaceballs would be so eerily prescient? Moichandising!

justJENN rants and raves: think, George Michael doing lightsaber ...: Ok, seriously, these movie tie-ins are getting out of hand. "Darth Mix" M&Ms? Come on. I generally like movies, I just don't like the promos shoved down my face in every aisle of the supermarket.

http://www.onedigitallife.com  one digital life: a paul burd blog: The Pawtucket-based toy maker says children will be able to “have all kinds of mix n’ match, Mr. Potato Head fun with this wacky spud dressed as the infamous `Star Wars’ villain, Darth Vader.”

Behold Darth Tater: Everbody who hates Darth Tater should die! Darth Tater is awesome! No models or toy garbage can even compare to the glory that is Darth Tater! Anyone who mocks him will suffer...The M&M Star Wars toys are also awesome, especially the Emperor one.

http://www.whiterose.org  A Perfectly Cromulent Blog: "Who knows what adventures they'll ...: Does his helmet come off, revealing the scarred potato beneath? From a variant standpoint, Darth Vader is really the worst option Lucas has: he only wears one outfit throughout the original trilogy, unlike - to pick one of the more egregious offenders - Luke (who had spiffy ensembles from Tattooine, as a stormtrooper and an X-wing pilot, and from Hoth, Dagobah, Jabba's palace, and Endor). Hell, even the stormtroopers had three versions ("classic," Hoth snowtrooper, and Endor).

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