Some Jedis Are Jerks

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As this great video illustrates, some Jedi knights never develop a maturity to match their powers.

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Environmental Assessments of Star Wars Characters

Seven Star Wars characters are graded for their stewardship of the Empire's natural resources.

via Theresa Coleman's Facebook page.

Baby Announcement in the Form of a Star Wars Mashup

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Jennifer and Jeff had difficulty conceiving, so when they finally got pregnant, they announced the good news through a mashup of scenes from Episode IV of Star Wars.

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Birds Singing The Darth Vader Theme

Some people own birds. I don't mean eating chickens, but birds. As pets. I don't know why. But if a person has a bird, teaching it to sing a tune from Star Wars seems like a good idea.

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Man Hand Farts Imperial March from Star Wars

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At least, I'm assuming that it's a man. It could be a woman. I mean, women do this sort of thing, right?

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Star Wars Lotería Cards

Lotería is a Mexican game somewhat similar to bingo. Artist Chepo Peña created cards for that game inspired by Star Wars.

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Ewok Song in Barbershop Harmony

The Barbershop group Crackerjack Junction made this variation on the Ewok celebration song.

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Ewok Karaoke

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Previously on The Zeray Gazette:
Recipe: Roasted Leg of Ewok

Bacon AT-AT

Want!

The Bacon AT-AT stands 3 ft tall and is made with over 40 lbs of bacon. The body was made from foam, then the bacon was attached. This beast took 21 non-stop hours to build. If you've ever once thought to cook 40 lbs of bacon in your kitchen in one sitting, I can now personally advise against it.

I refuse to heed this warning!

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Cartoons that Mix Star Wars and Lost

Cartoonist Graham Annable injected Star Wars characters into Lost, with funny results.

Sh*t My Darth Says

Sh*t My Darth Says is a parody of Justin Halpern's wildly successful Twitter feed Sh*t My Dad Says, in which Justin just types in the stuff that his cantankerous elderly father says. In this Star Wars version, Luke Skywalker tweets the crazy things his Sith father says. (via Johnny Cat)

Star Wars as Traditional Japanese Art

Artist Steve Bialik has created a series of Star Wars illustrations in imitation of Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints. This is Yoda.

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Luke Skywalker Uses Google

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I note that he does not use the user-hostile but occasionally useful Google Scholar.

17 Science Fiction Movie Easter Eggs

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In honor of Easter, io9 assembled seventeen still shots and videos of easter eggs (hidden, extremely brief cameos, in this sense of the phrase) in science fiction movies.

I had no idea that E.T. appeared in Star Wars three times.

E.T. was the first movie that I ever saw in a theater. I cried when E.T. died and my mom had to take me out.

Jabba the Cat Cosplay

Your mind powers will not work on me, hoomin.

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He's Got 99 Problems But a Jedi Ain't One

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[DARTH VADER/JAY-Z]
Yeah
No longer Anakin
Formerly a Skywalker
Son's next rebel hero
But I'll be Sith forever
I'm the newest Dark lord And since my training years
I can choke from anywhere
Yeah my force is everywhere Used to run with Obi Wan We were both best buds foreva
But after three movies Now I've got a blood vendetta Grew up on Tatooine
No vegetation Catch me rolling through the cosmos in a moon-like station to Leia's home nation Death Star wrecks it Now princess knows, Vader ain't one to mess with
Flying through the trenches
Blasting rebel noobies
What happened to the fat one
Think he died of heart disease All that's left is this guy
Chasing him in my TIE I won't deny That his force is pretty damn high
Damn i just got wiped out
Falcon shot the back of me
Spinning into outerspace
But I'll be back definitely

[PRINCESS LEIA/ALICIA KEYS]
In Star Wars Empire is out to find Leia Death star plans in R2 Shoot the exhaust port Kenobi may now be see-through But the force is within Luke
Let's hear it for new hope, new hope, new hope
[Vader: You're welcome Obi Wan... I made you a ghost!]

[DARTH VADER/JAY-Z]
Catch me rockin boots and a cape like superman
Hell, I made wearing black more famous than that Jay-Z can
You should know I'd find you, hiding out at Echo
Now I got a Blizzard Force eliminate you quick yo
Welcome to the planet Hoth AT-ATs hit the spot Walking tanks are too legit
But they fall down a lot Check the front, check the back, cant find the Falcon yet
We need them all alive, so no disintegrations Boba Fett 8 million asteroids, where'd your little ship go?
Get me to Cloud City, I got Lando on my payroll
Me I gotta double check if carbonite's ok If freezin's safe for Han
Doing Luke the same way
New deal Lando
Ain't no pardon
Kid blew up my boys
Rest in peace Moff Tarkin
Turns out we are family
Embrace your dark fate
Dad and son together, yo No way the emperor's safe, cause...

[PRINCESS LEIA/ALICIA KEYS] In Star Wars
Now Han Solo's a coffee table
There's nothing Luke can do [Vader: Should've joined me, bro!]
He's on Dagobah
With some dyslexic Jedi dude
Right hand still got sliced through Looks like they struck back, struck back, struck back

[DARTH VADER/JAY-Z]
Lightsabers grinding
Palpatine's smiling
Cause he knew it would come to this The light side is blind with casualties
Who do evil casually, then gradually become worse
Don't fight your destiny
Wasn't a great dad, true
Absent all the while
No happy times behind us, and plus, now I'm killin' you
Keep fencing mister, 'cause now I sense a sister
You don't go bad, maybe I'll enlist her
Now Emperor wants you, only wants me rubbed out You controlled your anger, stayed light side devout Watch out kid, he's got lightning bolts to immolate Uh-uh, hell no, daddy powers activate
End this prune with a badass murder suicide
Bald headed, mask off, heart melted kid you were right Burn all my gear so those Ewoks can't wear it again
Do it, I'll be watching you, a ghost, name of Anakin

[PRINCESS LEIA/ALICIA KEYS] In Star Wars
Destroy new Death Star's generator
Ewoks to the rescue
Blast through to the core
This Regime's gonna be brand new
Galactic Empire's through
The Jedi have returned, returned, returned

Steampunk Stormtrooper Helmet

Artist Brian Rood made a Stormtrooper helmet that was inspired by the steampunk art movement. He's auctioning it off to benefit the Make A Wish Foundation.

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Star Wars as an Icelandic Saga

Jackson Crawford, a graduate student studying Old Norse literature, argues very persuasively that George Lucas lifted the Star Wars story directly from an Icelandic saga. Specifically, it is Tattúínárdœla Saga, which means "The Saga of People of the Tattooine River Valley". Here's a selection of Crawford's summary:

Lúkr is saved from drowning by the intercession of Leia and Hani’s men in the Þúsundár Fálkinn. Following this memorable climax, there is an extended lacuna in the manuscript, and the action picks up again with an episode wherein Lúkr rescues Hani and Leia from the corrupt (and grossly obese) Danish merchant Jabbi, a rather comical figure on the whole, and this entire incident is probably to be reckoned an interpolation from a later chivalric saga. Unfortunately the saga shows its repetitive nature at this point, and we once again learn that Veiðari is building, under the auspices of Falfaðinn, a great ship to be named Dauðastjarna in meiri. At a great feast, Lúkr and Hani swear that they will kill Veiðari and Falfaðinn, burn Dauðastjarna, and conquer Kóruskantborg. Their boasts are considered binding and the sworn brothers lead several warships loaded with men to the position of the Dauðastjarna. There Hani is assisted by what the saga describes as “birnir” (literally “bears,” but in context probably to be understood as “Shetlanders” – the German version confusingly seems to understand these as actual bears) in his great assault on Falfaðinn’s fleet, but Lúkr is captured by Veiðari and brought to an audience with Falfaðinn.

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Previously on The Zeray Gazette:
The Saga of the Faroe Islanders

Death Star Watermelon

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Star Wars Hello Kitty

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I didn't know that there was a Hello Kitty TV show. This episode, "Cat Wars", consisted of a Star Wars parody. Darth Catnip uses the dark side of the Fur to pursue Princess Kitty, Obi-Cat Kenobi, and the other rebels across the galaxy.

R2-D2 (Hop-2) looks quite cute with bunny ears.

Thanks to Jeremy Barker of Popped Culture for the link.