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19 Mar 2010, 4:53 am

http://www.news.com.au/weird-true-freak ... 5841756145



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19 Mar 2010, 5:27 am

Can't people be themselves, any more. Sheesh!


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19 Mar 2010, 6:35 am

*waves hand in front of jobcentre staff* 'you WILL give me benefits' ;)
would have been more hilarious..



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19 Mar 2010, 8:09 am

I support this. I'm not of the Jedi faith, but if Jediism can't be recognized as a religion, nothing should.


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19 Mar 2010, 8:12 am

Did he explain why he was wearing a hood or did he just refuse to remove it?


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19 Mar 2010, 12:04 pm

Hmm. I wouldn't mess too much with a Jedi without being prepared.


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19 Mar 2010, 12:35 pm

political correctness has gone too far



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19 Mar 2010, 12:57 pm

The forces of darkness have failed. :lol:



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19 Mar 2010, 1:21 pm

I don't recall whether it was ever spelled out in any detail in the films and I haven't bothered following all the novels and other merchandising, but...in order to become a Jedi KNIGHT (as he called himself) - don't you have to undergo a rather lengthy apprenticeship under someone already initiated as a Jedi? And since the Jedi are not native to our planet and we have yet to receive any (announced) visitors from elsewhere, how exactly is it possible to become a Jedi Knight without first becoming fictional? Maybe there's a caveat in the rulebook that I'm not aware of. Of course, a Jedi is supposed to carry his own light saber - how can you be a knight without a weapon? And if you can't acquire a lightsaber (a real one, not a Pez dispenser)...then you're not a knight, much less a Jedi.

This is just too vague. What are the rules, what are the rituals, the dogma, the creedo (okay, he's dead - and Han fired first) where is the scripture? You can't call it a religion just because you have a fan club membership card and a Star Wars logo hoodie...

I'll bet those Sith guys have a bible... :study:



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19 Mar 2010, 3:06 pm

I'm not a Jedi, but I am a member of the pro-Jedi faction politically. :D



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19 Mar 2010, 4:11 pm

Willard wrote:
I don't recall whether it was ever spelled out in any detail in the films and I haven't bothered following all the novels and other merchandising, but...in order to become a Jedi KNIGHT (as he called himself) - don't you have to undergo a rather lengthy apprenticeship under someone already initiated as a Jedi? And since the Jedi are not native to our planet and we have yet to receive any (announced) visitors from elsewhere, how exactly is it possible to become a Jedi Knight without first becoming fictional? Maybe there's a caveat in the rulebook that I'm not aware of. Of course, a Jedi is supposed to carry his own light saber - how can you be a knight without a weapon? And if you can't acquire a lightsaber (a real one, not a Pez dispenser)...then you're not a knight, much less a Jedi.

This is just too vague. What are the rules, what are the rituals, the dogma, the creedo (okay, he's dead - and Han fired first) where is the scripture? You can't call it a religion just because you have a fan club membership card and a Star Wars logo hoodie...

I'll bet those Sith guys have a bible... :study:


Jedi's are of the future, in a galaxy far, far away. Maybe this bum is a precursor. :)


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19 Mar 2010, 4:26 pm

Willard wrote:
I don't recall whether it was ever spelled out in any detail in the films and I haven't bothered following all the novels and other merchandising, but...in order to become a Jedi KNIGHT (as he called himself) - don't you have to undergo a rather lengthy apprenticeship under someone already initiated as a Jedi? And since the Jedi are not native to our planet and we have yet to receive any (announced) visitors from elsewhere, how exactly is it possible to become a Jedi Knight without first becoming fictional? Maybe there's a caveat in the rulebook that I'm not aware of. Of course, a Jedi is supposed to carry his own light saber - how can you be a knight without a weapon? And if you can't acquire a lightsaber (a real one, not a Pez dispenser)...then you're not a knight, much less a Jedi.

This is just too vague. What are the rules, what are the rituals, the dogma, the creedo (okay, he's dead - and Han fired first) where is the scripture? You can't call it a religion just because you have a fan club membership card and a Star Wars logo hoodie...

I'll bet those Sith guys have a bible... :study:


*Searches for a loop-hole*

What if... He studied under a talking Yoda doll for several years and caries a laser pointer around with him?

I don't know. This guy sounds pretty legit. I'd hate to receive momentary eye discomfort from his "lightsaber" (AKA laser pointer) that had been charging all night in his mom's basement.



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19 Mar 2010, 4:31 pm

Willard wrote:
I don't recall whether it was ever spelled out in any detail in the films and I haven't bothered following all the novels and other merchandising, but...in order to become a Jedi KNIGHT (as he called himself) - don't you have to undergo a rather lengthy apprenticeship under someone already initiated as a Jedi? And since the Jedi are not native to our planet and we have yet to receive any (announced) visitors from elsewhere, how exactly is it possible to become a Jedi Knight without first becoming fictional? Maybe there's a caveat in the rulebook that I'm not aware of. Of course, a Jedi is supposed to carry his own light saber - how can you be a knight without a weapon? And if you can't acquire a lightsaber (a real one, not a Pez dispenser)...then you're not a knight, much less a Jedi.

This is just too vague. What are the rules, what are the rituals, the dogma, the creedo (okay, he's dead - and Han fired first) where is the scripture? You can't call it a religion just because you have a fan club membership card and a Star Wars logo hoodie...

I'll bet those Sith guys have a bible... :study:

You might not have to be a knight to be a part of the Jedi faith. As for this particular guy calling himself a knight, maybe he's just not orthodox enough to be that picky about titles.

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Jedi's are of the future, in a galaxy far, far away. Maybe this bum is a precursor. :)

The future? "A long time ago" doesn't mean the future.


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19 Mar 2010, 9:17 pm

isn't there a waiting period before silly things are recognized as a religion? I was pretty sure a founder had to die before a religion got popular.



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19 Mar 2010, 9:53 pm

This reminds me of the time when an eight year old girl wasn't allowed to attend the school party because she refused to remove her cow hoodie.



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20 Mar 2010, 12:44 am

Vince wrote:
The future? "A long time ago" doesn't mean the future.


Maybe they can pull a "Star Trek"? :wink: