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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
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 Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:07 am Post subject: The Empire Strikes Back in Wales |
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I would've paid to see this:
HOLYHEAD, Wales (AP) -- A man who dressed up as Darth Vader, wearing a black garbage bag for a cape, and assaulted the founders of Britain's first Jedi church was given a suspended sentence Tuesday.
A person dressed as Darth Vader pictured at a launch of a Star Wars video game.
Arwel Wynne Hughes, 27, attacked Jedi church founder Barney Jones -- a.k.a. Master Jonba Hehol -- with a metal crutch, hitting him on the head, prosecutors told Holyhead Magistrates' Court.
He also whacked Jones' 18-year-old cousin, Michael Jones -- or Master Mormi Hehol -- bruising his thigh, in the March 25 incident.
Unfortunately for Hughes, the incident was recorded on a video camera that the cousins had set up to film themselves in a light saber battle.
"Darth Vader! Jedis!" Hughes shouted as he approached.
Hughes claimed he couldn't remember the incident, having drunk the best part of a 10-liter (two-and-half-gallon) box of wine beforehand.
"He knows his behavior was wrong and didn't want it to happen but he has no recollection of it," said Hughes' lawyer, Frances Jones.
District Judge Andrew Shaw sentenced Hughes to two months in jail but suspended the sentence for one year.
He also ordered Hughes to pay �100 ($195) to each of his victims and �60 ($117) in court costs.
Barney Jones, his brother Daniel and cousin Michael set up the Church of Jediism, Anglesey order, last year. It claims about 30 members.
Jedi is the faith followed by some of the central characters in the "Star Wars" films. In the 2001 United Kingdom census, 390,000 people -- 0.7 percent of the population -- listed Jedi as their religion.
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/13/britain.vader.ap/index.html |
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it's full of stars
Joined: 26 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Now that's quality. A ten litre box of wine, a bin bag for a cape, and a lightsaber. |
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ED209
Joined: 17 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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Another religion persecuted for it's beliefs.
You think the Muslim invasion of Britain is bad, wait until the Sith arrive. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 1:41 am Post subject: |
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In the 2001 United Kingdom census, 390,000 people -- 0.7 percent of the population -- listed Jedi as their religion.
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How many of them are serious? If it's more than 6, civilization as we know it is just about dead in the UK. |
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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: President's office, Korean Space Agency
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 4:14 am Post subject: |
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| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
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In the 2001 United Kingdom census, 390,000 people -- 0.7 percent of the population -- listed Jedi as their religion.
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How many of them are serious? If it's more than 6, civilization as we know it is just about dead in the UK. |
Ha ha. I knew this page I created would come in handy some day. You can see the population of Jedi per county. It's written Ido, not English, but it's easy enough to figure out. Looks like they deleted it from the English Wikipedia but in Ido we need all the information we can get, so no deleting pages there unless they're really non-encyclopedic. |
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it's full of stars
Joined: 26 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 5:47 am Post subject: |
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This is not the post you're looking for  . |
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 6:04 am Post subject: |
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| it's full of stars wrote: |
| Now that's quality. A ten litre box of wine, a bin bag for a cape, and a lightsaber. |
That's what protected him from the Jedi mind tricks. |
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Grab the Chickens Levi
Joined: 29 Apr 2008
Location: Ilsan
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| Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 5:31 am Post subject: |
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| He also whacked Jones' 18-year-old cousin, Michael Jones -- or Master Mormi Hehol -- bruising his thigh, in the March 25 incident. |
Lol, must have 'chaffed...'
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| Unfortunately for Hughes, the incident was recorded on a video camera that the cousins had set up to film themselves in a light saber battle. |
What else is one supposed to do for kicks..? Chase girls... smoke pot and play video games... practice sports... lol....
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| "Darth Vader! Jedis!" Hughes shouted as he approached. |
Must have been terrifying! His poor victims will be replaying the scene in their nightmares for years to come lol..... |
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anyangoldboy
Joined: 28 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Check out taff wars on Youtube for a good laugh...You might only find it funny if you are welsh and can understand their accent... |
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