11-16-2006, 04:58 PM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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Jedis (Britain's 4th largest religion) want UN recognition...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770
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Umada, 27, and Yunyun, 24, both from London, want the day to be renamed the ‘Interstellar Day of Tolerance’ to reflect millions of people across the globe who have chosen to follow the Jedi code as a religion and truly reflect social diversity.
For the protest in Whitehall, the couple will wear full Jedi Knight robes and will be accompanied by a host of supporters including Star Wars favourite Chewbacca with a placard reading ‘Tolerance for Jedis’.
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Wow, and I thought i was a nerd.
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There are also an estimated 70,000 Jedi knights in Australia, 53,000 in New Zealand and 20,000 in Canada.
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Alright, how many here are members..? ADMIT IT!
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11-16-2006, 05:02 PM
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Scoring Winger
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I own 4 light sabres? Does that count?
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11-16-2006, 05:03 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Vancouver
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Is this some kinda joke? I guess its as feasible to have a "jedi" religion as it is any other religion. As stupid as this is, is it any worse than scientology? Talk about uber nerds though.
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11-16-2006, 05:13 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: NYYC
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god, i wish i could kick each of these dorks in the face. nothing annoys me more than star wars nerds.
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11-16-2006, 05:14 PM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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See! Intolerance!
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11-16-2006, 05:15 PM
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I heard about the Aussies a few years ago...they make more sense than most religions.
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11-16-2006, 05:20 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Bentley, Alberta
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Yikes, the prophet George Lucas... or would he be their god?
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11-16-2006, 05:29 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Van City - Main St.
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Originally Posted by Table 5
god, i wish i could kick each of these dorks in the face. nothing annoys me more than star wars nerds.
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Bring it!!
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11-16-2006, 05:30 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Van City - Main St.
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Originally Posted by JimmytheT
Yikes, the prophet George Lucas... or would he be their god?
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The Force would be god. I guess Lucas would be the creator of god 
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11-16-2006, 05:35 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by JimmytheT
Yikes, the prophet George Lucas... or would he be their god?
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Duh, they don't have a god, they have the force.
edit: yeah, what he said... Medochlorians are God 
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11-16-2006, 05:41 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Originally Posted by JimmytheT
Yikes, the prophet George Lucas... or would he be their god?
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he is actually the antichrist for making the last 3 movies.
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11-16-2006, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Table 5
god, i wish i could kick each of these dorks in the face. nothing annoys me more than star wars nerds.
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Do not under estimate the power of the dark side!!
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11-16-2006, 05:50 PM
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Retired
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No more crazy than scientology.
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11-16-2006, 05:55 PM
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Meh. I wouldn't wish them harm. What the difference between taking your ethics from a fictional film and taking them from a fictional book? If they don't **** me off by saying that men are better than women, or homosexuals are going to hell, or using a condom is a sin, then all the power to them.
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11-16-2006, 06:06 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Singapore
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53,000 in New Zealand probably means they have the highest number of Jedis per capita. Couple that with all the orcs and hobbits there and you've probably got the nerdiest country on Earth.
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11-16-2006, 10:14 PM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Go to Wikipedia and read up on Scientology and it is not too far fetched that the Jedi order could be a religion....
L.Ron Hubbards books aren't even that good...
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11-16-2006, 10:22 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Richmond, BC
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It's about as reasonable as any other religion.
Anybody that makes fun of this but doesn't make fun of any other religion is an ignorant hypocrite.
Me, I make fun of both. To each his own, though. If you want to believe in the flying spaghetti monster, fill your boots, I say.
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11-16-2006, 10:33 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by evman150
It's about as reasonable as any other religion.
Anybody that makes fun of this but doesn't make fun of any other religion is an ignorant hypocrite.
Me, I make fun of both. To each his own, though. If you want to believe in the flying spaghetti monster, fill your boots, I say.
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If you want to make fun of this religion or any one...fine...no prob. But you cannot compare Jedism or what ever it is called to Mainstream religions like Catholisism or Islam. Apples and oranges.
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11-16-2006, 10:39 PM
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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[nerd]Jedi isn't a religion.
It's a science based on your blood mitochlorian count![/nerd]
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11-16-2006, 10:44 PM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Richmond, BC
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So I can't compare something made up 20 years ago to something made up 2000 years ago?
Just because a story was made up a long time ago doesn't make it any more legitimate than a story made up yesterday.
Bull**** is bull**** is bull****.
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