Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Look What I Didn't Win!

I'm not really sure what kind of day it is for star wars fans. I wish I could say that I was one, but I rarely remember the first episode or two I saw as a little kid. And because of that I haven't watched any of the recent ones. If I were to catch up on any of the star wars movies I have missed it would be like going to next years prom, I wouldn't know any names or what the whole thing was really about. Plus, I would probably have to fly solo because something about "hey I rented star wars, do you want to come over and watch it with me?" doesn't sound right.
Regardless of whether or not I have actually watched the movies, I am hip to current events. Because of this I know that the original lightsaber used in the original star wars was sold for $200,600 U.S. dollars, or 164,200 euros if your gay. Darth vaders lightsaber was sold at a measley $118,000, or 96,600 euros if your still gay.
I can't imagine spending that much money on something that doesn't really light up. As a matter in fact, I can't imagine spending that much money on anything that does light up, except for a really hot model that smokes an occasional cigarette. If I were bidding on this lightsaber my bid stick would go up when the price was around 10 dollars and that's where I would stop. I'm sure everyone else would go on to bid 500 more times while I cursed my way back to my car, but at least I'd get to take home a bid paddle (for FREE suckers!).
So, for the star wars fanatics who are wondering who actually won the auction I have some bad news. The winning bidder chose to remain anonymous, which shows me that not all star wars fans are dumb.

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