5/19/05 - We Will Never Forget

Franklinnoble · 03-21-2005, 03:12 PM

Nothing?

Damn... I thought it was pretty funny.

Crapshoot · 03-21-2005, 03:13 PM

It was Franklin- I did chuckle the first time.

Raiders Army · 03-21-2005, 03:14 PM

Reasonably funny...I guess the funniest part is that it's Fox News reporting.

BrianD · 03-21-2005, 03:27 PM

I got a good chuckle out of it. Not really up to guffaw level, but definitely worth a chuckle.

JeeberD · 03-21-2005, 03:37 PM

I'm not sure I get the relevance of the date. Is that when the last movie is being released?

Franklinnoble · 03-21-2005, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by JeeberD

I'm not sure I get the relevance of the date. Is that when the last movie is being released?

Yeah. I was trying to be clever.

SirFozzie · 03-21-2005, 03:57 PM

Am I the only one who found it not funny in the slightest... I know it's three + years since 9/11, that we can mock it in such a way?

(I'm probably in the minority, but.. eh)

sterlingice · 03-21-2005, 04:04 PM

The title's good (We will never forget), the fox news logo and ticker are a nice touch, but I think the picture's a weak link.

SI

Franklinnoble · 03-21-2005, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Am I the only one who found it not funny in the slightest... I know it's three + years since 9/11, that we can mock it in such a way?

(I'm probably in the minority, but.. eh)

I thought about that... but I think Lucas was sort of deliberately going for some 9/11 imagery there. Either way, it's a funny bit of photoshop work.

JonInMiddleGA · 03-21-2005, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Am I the only one who found it not funny in the slightest...
I know it's three + years since 9/11, that we can mock it in such a way?
(I'm probably in the minority, but.. eh)

You may be a minority, but you aren't totally alone either.
Once again, you're thinking like me ... be afraid, be very afraid

Eaglesfan27 · 03-21-2005, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Am I the only one who found it not funny in the slightest... I know it's three + years since 9/11, that we can mock it in such a way?

(I'm probably in the minority, but.. eh)

I'm part of that minority.

Buccaneer · 03-21-2005, 07:25 PM

Is there a minority of a minority that have no interest in the three recent SW movies (incl the upcoming one)?

wade moore · 03-21-2005, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

I'm part of that minority.

ditto.

JediKooter · 03-21-2005, 07:39 PM

I am, unfortunately, not a minority of the minority and have been waiting for the new movie to come out.

Mr. Sparkle · 03-21-2005, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Buccaneer

Is there a minority of a minority that have no interest in the three recent SW movies (incl the upcoming one)?

I am the minority of this minority in that I never had interest in any of the Star Wars movies.

Dutch · 03-21-2005, 07:44 PM

I am hoping against hope that Star Wars III kicks ass.

I went to see The Incredibles when the Star Wars III trailer kicked on.

I've never seen a bunch of people go nuts over a black screen and heavy breathing like that before. And probably never will again.

sovereignstar · 03-21-2005, 07:47 PM

Lighten up, Francises.

CamEdwards · 03-21-2005, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Am I the only one who found it not funny in the slightest... I know it's three + years since 9/11, that we can mock it in such a way?

(I'm probably in the minority, but.. eh)

I'm in the minority as well. Thought it was incredibly tasteless. I'm as big a Star Wars fanboy as anyone... but damn.

Crim · 03-21-2005, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by CamEdwards

...incredibly tasteless...

Not sure if this is still the minority side, but yeah, me too.

Crim

sterlingice · 03-21-2005, 10:00 PM

Incredibly tasteless?

Man, some people have a serious case of "stick up ass" syndrome. I'm with sovereignstar.

SI

Jesse_Ewiak · 03-21-2005, 10:34 PM

If we can't laught at parody screenshots relating sort of to 9/11, the terrorists have won.

cthomer5000 · 03-21-2005, 10:56 PM

i'm in the minority who find those who find this in poor taste to be in poor taste.

SackAttack · 03-21-2005, 10:58 PM

If you look at it just as "art imitates life," I found it pretty funny.

However, I suspect that those who created it did so with clear political implications, and it's what they're trying to imply that I find tasteless.

sovereignstar · 03-21-2005, 11:41 PM

Political implications? Are you fucking serious???

Warhammer · 03-22-2005, 12:01 AM

This is what I do not get, can we not show any building on fire from a distance any more?

Heck, I remember shots like these watching old WWII movies, just substitute the building for a carrier or battleship.

sterlingice · 03-22-2005, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SackAttack

However, I suspect that those who created it did so with clear political implications, and it's what they're trying to imply that I find tasteless.

SI

SackAttack · 03-22-2005, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by sovereignstar

Political implications? Are you fucking serious???

Shrug. Do the math. How many other people in the thread have called this image tasteless because of the inevitable 9/11 comparisons? Okay, let's assume that the picture was meant to draw that comparison.

What did Bush promise after 9/11? To bring those responsible to justice.

We know from context of the original trilogy that Palpatine was behind the Jedi purge. What is the "Fox News" ticker claiming in the picture? That Palpatine is vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice.

There's an equivocation there between what Bush said in 2001, and what Palpatine has said in the picture.

Connect the dots. Palpatine engineered the Jedi purge, and used it to his political advantage. The inference? That Bush did the same thing with the World Trade Center.

Maybe I'm just reading too much into it, that's entirely possible, but the use of the Fox News trademark suggests a certain political sensibility on the part of the author, one which I tend to doubt is sympathetic to President Bush. The comparison is certainly being drawn between Bush and Palpatine. The question is whether the author intended the further comparison laid out above.

If I'm right, you can see why I would find it distasteful.

And if I'm wrong, well, it certainly wouldn't be the first time, would it?

stevew · 03-22-2005, 03:09 AM

I thought that Zell Miller was Emperor Palpatine

-Mojo Jojo- · 03-22-2005, 08:29 AM

Does that make Dick Cheney Darth Vader?

Crapshoot · 03-22-2005, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by -Mojo Jojo-

Does that make Dick Cheney Darth Vader?

Na- Vader was cool.

Raiders Army · 03-22-2005, 12:15 PM

Who are the Bush twins? Luke and Leia?

kcchief19 · 03-22-2005, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

Shrug. Do the math. How many other people in the thread have called this image tasteless because of the inevitable 9/11 comparisons? Okay, let's assume that the picture was meant to draw that comparison.

I don't think the image is in itself tasteless. I don't think there was any malice in comparing the new Star Wars movie to 9/11. I think it is more of a social commentary than a political commentary -- if the events in Star Wars were real, this is what it would look like on Fox News. In that context, it is as at least mildly amusing as anything you'll get e-mailed to you on a daily basis.

I think people are automatically jumping to the 9/11 image because Franklin tied it to that with the subject of the post. Had he not done that, I don't think the connection to 9/11 would be as real.

I'm assuming Franklin pulled this from somewhere. If he's the author, then clearly he was trying to make a 9/11 connection. But I don't think he's sharp enough to pull that off. No offense.

HomerJSimpson · 03-22-2005, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Raiders Army

Who are the Bush twins? Luke and Leia?

No, Leia and Leia. Mmmmmmmmmm.... two Leia's. Um, excuse me. I have something I need to do.

Franklinnoble · 03-22-2005, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by kcchief19

I don't think the image is in itself tasteless. I don't think there was any malice in comparing the new Star Wars movie to 9/11. I think it is more of a social commentary than a political commentary -- if the events in Star Wars were real, this is what it would look like on Fox News. In that context, it is as at least mildly amusing as anything you'll get e-mailed to you on a daily basis.

I think people are automatically jumping to the 9/11 image because Franklin tied it to that with the subject of the post. Had he not done that, I don't think the connection to 9/11 would be as real.

I'm assuming Franklin pulled this from somewhere. If he's the author, then clearly he was trying to make a 9/11 connection. But I don't think he's sharp enough to pull that off. No offense.

I didn't make the image, I just found it somewhere.

I honestly just thought it was a funny photoshop job... no political agenda here or anything... Star Wars isn't real, people.

George Lucas OBVIOUSLY was going for 9/11 imagery with that shot. I think the above picture is just someone picking up where he left off and having a little fun with it.

Subby · 03-22-2005, 02:51 PM

Count me in the majority that think Franklinnoble is tasty..

larrymcg421 · 03-22-2005, 03:08 PM

This thread proves political correctness isn't just for liberals.

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03-21-2005, 03:12 PM	#2
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	Nothing? Damn... I thought it was pretty funny.

03-21-2005, 03:13 PM	#3
Crapshoot Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2003	It was Franklin- I did chuckle the first time.

03-21-2005, 03:14 PM	#4
Raiders Army Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Black Hole	Reasonably funny...I guess the funniest part is that it's Fox News reporting.

03-21-2005, 03:27 PM	#5
BrianD Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	I got a good chuckle out of it. Not really up to guffaw level, but definitely worth a chuckle.

03-21-2005, 07:39 PM	#15
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	I am, unfortunately, not a minority of the minority and have been waiting for the new movie to come out.

03-21-2005, 07:44 PM	#17
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	I am hoping against hope that Star Wars III kicks ass. I went to see The Incredibles when the Star Wars III trailer kicked on. I've never seen a bunch of people go nuts over a black screen and heavy breathing like that before. And probably never will again.

03-21-2005, 07:47 PM	#18
sovereignstar Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004	Lighten up, Francises.

03-21-2005, 10:34 PM	#22
Jesse_Ewiak Banned Join Date: Apr 2004	If we can't laught at parody screenshots relating sort of to 9/11, the terrorists have won.

03-21-2005, 10:58 PM	#24
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	If you look at it just as "art imitates life," I found it pretty funny. However, I suspect that those who created it did so with clear political implications, and it's what they're trying to imply that I find tasteless.

03-21-2005, 11:41 PM	#25
sovereignstar Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004	Political implications? Are you fucking serious???

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Warhammer Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dayton, OH	This is what I do not get, can we not show any building on fire from a distance any more? Heck, I remember shots like these watching old WWII movies, just substitute the building for a carrier or battleship.

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stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I thought that Zell Miller was Emperor Palpatine

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