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Sam Kenobi
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 Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:29 pm Star Wars @ WalMart |
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At the WalMart closest to my house, my friuend and I saw a sign a few weeks ago that said "Come celebrate the Star Wars Saga on April 2nd and 3rd". We didn't really know what it meant, but we went today to check it out. They had a huge tent set up in the parking lot with a big Star Wars banner ("STAR WARS| 48 hours of the Force")and the Imperial March playing.
We went in and were greeted by some guys dressed up as Jedi. Then, they had every bit of Star Wars merchandise that WalMart has... posters, action figures, lightsabers, video games... what have you. Then they had Star Wars food brands in free samples, including "light side" and "dark side" M&Ms (I was tempted towarx the dark, but luckily my Jedi friend pulled me away).
They had these "use the force" things where you could put your hand on it and it would give you a Jedi phrase to remember. You could also play this video game where you set up a littrle ball on your TV and use a lightsaber-esque controller to fight. Lets see... they had an interactive lego Star Wars puzzle and also one of those "get your picture taken" booths where they crop your head onto a Jedi.
All in all... it was pretty cool. BUt the coolest thing was that we went to 2 other WalMarts in town and all they had for their Star Wars celebration was crepe paper in the Star Wars toy isle. Nice.
Last edited by Sam Kenobi on Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:37 pm; edited 2 times in total
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Lord Borg
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| Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:32 pm |
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Aww crap, if i knew it was gonna be like that ida figured a way to go to wal mart
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Captain Patrick
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| Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:41 pm |
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Yeah i went to it in my town it was pretty nice. They had games set up and samples and things like that. I bought all the movie posters and republic commando that was marked way down like half off for all of it. it was sweet
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Republican_Man
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| Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:45 pm |
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I haven't heard or seen anything about this...that's cool.
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Alucard
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| Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:56 pm |
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I wish I knew about it! 
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sabertooth1217
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| Sun Apr 03, 2005 7:57 pm |
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woot, I went to wal-mart today and they have everything star wars related out in the isle. Pepsi, Cheetos, Coke ect was filled with star wars logo and stuff.
There wasn't any tent or anything like that but it was a little scifi crazy today here also.
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Republican_Man
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| Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:50 pm |
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This is awesome! 
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zero
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| Mon Apr 04, 2005 2:11 pm |
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you are too funny Republican Man. I have never seen somebody so obsessed with something.
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Republican_Man
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| Mon Apr 04, 2005 4:41 pm |
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Obsessed? No. A huge fan? Yes. And if you're talking obsession, try Triam! 
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zero
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| Mon Apr 04, 2005 4:47 pm |
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lol, if he is a bigger fan than you... Then I'd rather be spared!
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Republican_Man
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| Mon Apr 04, 2005 5:02 pm |
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| Triam_Paris wrote: | I;m not a fan, I'm a Jedi. Because... to be a fan would require some sort of passion. And I think we all know from the Jedi code that passion is forbidden (There is no passion, there is serenity). So... I mean... take out of that what you will.  |
Proof enough for you?
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Sam Kenobi
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| Mon Apr 04, 2005 8:59 pm |
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Ah, the Force is strong with this one.
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IntrepidIsMe
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| Tue Apr 05, 2005 4:48 pm |
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Icky.
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Natira
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| Tue Apr 05, 2005 4:53 pm |
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You guys must have missed a lot. Wal Mart wasn't the only place celebrating Star Wars. Target had a big promotional thing going too. Probably everyone did. All Revenge of the Sith Merchandise had a release date, so this weekend was big all over.
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Sam Kenobi
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| Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:58 pm |
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Target (at least here) is so low-brow compared to WalMart. They have a lousy toy section as it is (I visit it often), But I should go there anyway.
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Starbuck
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| Tue Apr 05, 2005 9:10 pm |
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eh, the local K-mart, has a ton of starwars stuff, like everything, I swear there's going to be starwars toilet paper soon.
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Theresa
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| Tue Apr 05, 2005 9:25 pm |
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Now that I'd buy,
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Sam Kenobi
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| Tue Apr 05, 2005 9:26 pm |
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Totally wicked! I would use it. Though... I guess the connotation of that would be kind of... bad. Yeah, but WalMart totally had the best.
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Theresa
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| Tue Apr 05, 2005 9:54 pm |
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| Triam_Paris wrote: | | Totally wicked! I would use it. Though... I guess the connotation of that would be kind of... bad. Yeah, but WalMart totally had the best. |
Exactly,
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Deciviel
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| Wed Apr 06, 2005 9:56 pm |
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| Triam_Paris wrote: | | Totally wicked! I would use it. Though... I guess the connotation of that would be kind of... bad. Yeah, but WalMart totally had the best. |
Would you change your mind if it were Jar Jar Binks toliet paper?
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Sam Kenobi
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| Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:30 pm |
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No. That's just disgusting.
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Natira
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| Sun Apr 10, 2005 2:50 pm |
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Wow, Walmart gave out M&M's. Target was giving away free toys. They are carrying a lot more than they used to now, but anyway, I still choose the red over the blue.
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Sam Kenobi
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| Sun Apr 10, 2005 2:55 pm |
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Target didn't have a tent with the Imperial March and Jedi inside. My Target is trashy. I choose blue, you Sith.
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Republican_Man
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| Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:19 pm |
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Have you had the new Star Wars cereal? It's DELICIOUS. However, the Darth Vader box, at the top, has the quote, "Join me, and together we can rule the galaxy as father and son." And the movie, it says, is Return of the Jedi. But it's not! It's The Empire Strikes Back! 
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Sam Kenobi
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| Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:26 pm |
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RM... eating from a Darth Vader box is just like joining him on the Dark Side. How could you? lol. I still have a cereal box from Episode II with Obi-Wan on it. Light Side Cereal is the way to go.
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