April 3, 2009     

NOTE FROM DAVE:

If he were still with us, Sir Alec
Guinness would have turned 95 on April 2.
Sure, he’s still with us in the
Force, but how many of us have such
access? Here in the flesh or not, we
still throw a party for the guy.

The Top 9 Things Overheard at
Obi-Wan’s 95th Birthday Party

9> “You can tell it’s Obi-Wan’s land speeder approaching because
he always forgets to turn off his left turn signal.”

8> “Hey George! How’s that seventh movie coming along?”

7> “That silly grin on his face means he has Yoda under his robe
again.”

6> “That’s not the birthday present I was looking for.”

5> “Yeah, it’s a good party. It’d be a *better* party if I didn’t
keep finding Wookiee hair in the ranch dip.”

4> “You do not see me as I am, my dear. What you see is a virile
young man with a very potent lightsaber!”

3> “Through concentration on the Force, a Jedi can… What was I
talking about again?”

2> “Why even bother with other utensils when all he does is go
around muttering ‘Use the forks. Use the forks. Use the forks
Luke.’?”

and the Number 1 Thing Overheard at Obi-Wan’s 95th Birthday Party. …

1> “If I hear ‘These aren’t the hemorrhoids you’re looking for’
one more time…”

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Credits:

Selected from 30 submissions from 9 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Douglas Bishop, Fort Wayne, IN — 1, 2
Tom Rodman, Durham, NC — 3, 4
Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL — 5
Donald Johnson, Cincinnati, OH — 6, Topic
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA — 7, 9
Bruce Kane, Charlotte, NC — 8
Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC — SF List Moderator