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In Line for Episode II
Dave_B93 writes: "They're at it already! According to The Force.net, Two Guys have already started lining up for Episode II (To be released May 16, 2002). Updates will be posted at www.SeattleStarWars.com and at their own website www.WaitingForStarWars.com will be up soon."
Come on I would have committed suicide after waiting in line 3 months and finally seeing "Phantom Menace"
Wait a minute, waiting for Star Wars E2 or Lord of the Rings E2?
Now, if it was LOTR, I'd be much more sympathetic.
They must be some really big 'N SYNC fans!
"I would say that 99 per cent of what my father has written about his own life is false." - L. Ron Hubbard Jr.
One day, this will be something they'll tell someone else's grandchildren about.
By having these guys stand in line, they're effectively removing themselves from society where they cannot be a danger to the rest of us.
I wonder if, while they're waiting, they're listening to N'Sync CDs.
I have suddenly changed my opinion on human euthanasia.
it would be nicely ironic if one of them got cancer right after the movie (which will suck) and ended kicking themselves for wasting such a large block of their life.
By having these guys stand in line, they're effectively removing themselves from society where they cannot be a danger to the rest of us.
It is extremely likely that these men will never have sex. Thus, they will be unable to procreate. However, there's no telling how frequently they've donated sperm. Luckily, I'm sure it can be tracked and destroyed.
Why bother.
"To be released May 16, 2002"
That week in May is the time when college students are cramming last minute for finals and finishing up the semester. bad timing...
There is no
Can someone please explain to me how standing in line for a movie three months ahead of time is a good idea? No matter what you weren't the first to see it. Plus, not only does it preclude gainful employment, it brands one's forehead with the words, "Utterly Pathetic Dork."
You know, the funny thing is, I'm not even trying to flame -- it's just that most of the world looks at people like that with the same sort of expression that they reserve for hare krishnas.
"Look, Helen, it's one of those Jedi weirdos...I wonder if they know it isn't real."
What a scam...if they're standing in line, how are they updating their website?
Not my cup of tea anymore. I saw Episode 1 and
did not like. I doubt I will like 2. Star Wars now sucketh and I accept that with great despair but I move on with hopes for other things. LOTR was nice. And there's always hope for a Neuromancer movie that has a Radiohead/Janes Addiction soundtrack to it.
Are these people youngsters living with their parents still? Or "oldsters" living with said mommy and daddy?
They don't appear to have jobs, but yet are tracking everything with "cameras and journals." Is this some sort of government-sponsored "art" project?
Seriously, where does the part about making a living and contibuting to society come in?
Or do they each have to take an hour a week to run down to the unemployment office for their checks, and let the lady know that they applied for work at "Vandelay Industries..." (They make rubber; I'm going to be a rubber salesman.)
SlashSigTheorem: Humorous, Political, Critical, Constructive- If you have a
These guys may be a bit extreme in their enthusiasm, but that just shows how good the previous movie was, to inspire such devotion.
This little stunt will only end in tragedy. They'll get their names in the papers, and wind up meeting Uber-Trekkies. The resulting union will result in offspring that will make the monsters in Aliens, seem like the Olsen Twins.
I weep for mankind.
lets-do-something-outragious-and-get-slashdotted dept.
Come on. This has to be another one of those "look at me" stunts. Would they do this if they didn't have a web site, and subbmitting it to slashdot? Mike, how many submitions did you get about this?
Hey I've got a web site. How about I go wait in line for LOTR:TT? At least it will live up to the hype...
Here's a summary of the basic categories expected to appear in this story's discussion:
1. "This/these guy(s) will never get laid! Dork(s)! huhuhuh. No kids for this/these guy(s)."
2. "Phantom Menace sucked! Why would anyone bother with another George Lucas thing."
3. "Back in my day, Episodes 4,5,&6 were really decent...(blahblah)... Now we've got N'Sync in SW."
4. "Check out these hot Natalie Portman sex shots!"
5. "Here's a post summary for this story..."
Did I miss any?
Why bother.
I'm gonna sit here at home for 2 years until it comes out on TV!! Top that you posers!
I think their girlfriends will keep the site up to date for them.
Why bother.
Think about it. They're, what, 20-something? And what they are doing now they will remember as being the best time of their "lives." They didn't cure cancer, they weren't the first on Mars, no, they stood in line for five months for a two-hour movie. They'll be sitting around the "retirement village" and boring those around them with the retelling of what happened on day 37 for the umpteen millionth time.
It's entertainment. It's not real, it's meant as a temporary escape. If you're willing to spend five months waiting for a two hour escape, forsaking all real human contact for a brief work of fiction, what you should be waiting in line for is a shrink.
Seriously, how can these people differentiate what they're doing from what the crack whore is doing just a few blocks away?
I don't think I could get away with taking a four month leave of absence to stand in line for ANY movie. Then again, I actually have to work for a living, so who am I to judge.
this is getting old and so are you
blog
... what a sad pair of tossers!
"Wow, if this is all some people can think of how to spend their time and money, the economy must be worse off than we thought."
Humorless sig goes here.
Someone please remind me of their names.
that SW fans are the geekiest. They even beat out those weirdo ST fans who learn klingon. Some say SW and ST are fiction. I say it depends who you ask.
I mean it's not like the MPAA would ever limit it's opportunities to wring every last possible copper out of moviegoers. That's one reason I refuse to line up for movies...or almost anything else for that matter. I'll give someone money for a good or a service, but I sure as hell don't consider it a privlege to do so and won't waste MY time waiting in line just so I can make them wealthier.
You're using her as bait, Master!
Hire a battlebot to stand in for you, put a web cam on it, remote it from your cubicle, head over once a day to change fuel, and you can keep your job.
That spinning one made by the nice amish-hat guys would do nicely, methinks.
"Win treats sysadmins better than users. Mac treats users better than sysadmins. Linux treats everyone like sysadmins."
"Win treats sysadmins better than users. Mac treats users better than sysadmins. Linux treats everyone like sysadmins."
I remember my mom telling us that when she was a kid in the 30s, the 'rule' was that you had to have 27 cents on your person or else they could haul you in for vagrancy... wonder if there is in fact a number value still? There's always the 'attractive nuisance' statutes.
"Win treats sysadmins better than users. Mac treats users better than sysadmins. Linux treats everyone like sysadmins."
Please note that all 5 categories will go to see Episode II, regardless of how badly they think it will suck.
Why bother.
We wanna.
It will be captured by time-indexed photographs taken every hour as well as pictures and video of the people we interact with.
We know that the citizens of Seattle will see right thru this ruse and we're armed to the teeth with the Big Book of Geek Snaps and a fart machine. Bring it on, coffee boy.
This project also explores the issue of the pursuit of happiness.
We wanna we wanna we wanna!
It asks how much will a person sacrifice for a temporary acquisition, and questions whether a person can be happy with just food and shelter in pursuit of that acquisition.
Yeah, and peeing. Oh, the peeing. Dude, we sooooo underestimated the peeing thing. So just "food, shelter and a place to pee". The catheters cost way too much and we've never seen a Jedi wearing one.
It also asks, will society as a whole fear or accept people for not desiring the things they desire, or for desiring things they consider frivilous or ridiculous.
It also asks, will scientists be able to detect the altered precession of the earth due to all the spin we're putting on this crapfest.
Finally, as we move into the next millennium, I wonder if our fast-paced society has become unwilling to slow down and wait for the things that bring us the greatest joy.
Oooh! 'Millennium'! Doh! We forgot to use 'paradigm'!
This wait will test my mettle as I attempt to do just that."
It will really test my mettle when children in their parents' arms on this very sidewalk speak their first word - "Feh,"
"Win treats sysadmins better than users. Mac treats users better than sysadmins. Linux treats everyone like sysadmins."
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Isn't waiting in line nowadays not only pointless, but actually a BAD idea. These guys could wait in line for the first show, and it gets sold out by advance tickets ala LOTR. They would be the biggest losers of all time (although that may be a redundant statement). ;)
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I'm really amazed someone would start a line for Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones so early. (rolling eyes heavenward)
This kind of boggles me considering that I thought there would have been a waiting line started months earlier for the first Lord of the Rings movie (which kind of surprised me that it didn't really happen).
William Shatner's famous remark GET A LIFE! really applies here, that's to be sure.
And they wonder why they can't get laid!
I could not justify my existence if I were a turkey farmer. Would I terminate myself? Undoubtably, yes.
* Stood around on the sidewalk waiting for a movie, called it "art".
* Directed scientific analysis of homeless people urine through unique collection system of personal clothing.
-Legion
Wow, what lunatics.
Now we know how the rest of society views regular Slashdot readers.
(I am one, btw.)
;-P
intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it
Ok guys, Slashdot posted your story, you can go home now.
Gonna have to place Star Wars beside D&D in my list of sexual repellents. I recall the following posts:
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D&D Nitpicking (Score:5, Informative)
by taion on Saturday December 01, @06:55PM (#2642311)
AD&D is generally taken to refer to the second edition Dungeons & Dragons Rules.
Neverwinter Nights will be based on the 3rd edition D&D rules (D&D3e), which is different from AD&D.
A link to the 3rd Edition System Reference Document with all the core rules released to the Open Gaming Foundation (including Psionics!) may be found here [opengamingfoundation.org].
Re:D&D Nitpicking (Score:5, Funny)
by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 01, @07:13PM (#2642382)
You my friend will never ever have sex.
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The coolest voice ever.
When the NEXT person in line is going to be there maybe 4 hours before the movie. That, and how the movie is going to blow goats.
And moreso, I take this quote from their website:
"I wonder if our fast-paced society is willing to slow down and wait for the things that bring us the greatest joy."
I really don't think this one is going to qualify guys. In fact, I think that as you mature, you're going to see this episode of your life as a massive waste of time for something that wasn't that great. As you grow older, you'll probabably realise that in fact, this movie isn't one of the greatest things in life, but just a shallow facade that will put lots of money into George Lucas' wallet. If you're intellectually older than 8 years old, you will probably realise this even before the credits start rolling at the end of the movie.
What's really funny though is the fact that you'll get to see commercials for Coke, Smirnoff, and Porsche for the priviledge of seeing it for free on TV, as well as paying to see it on the big screen.
"No problem. I have the capacity to do infinite work so long as you don't mind that my quality approaches zero."-Dilbert
These guys are actually standing at the BACK of the line!
"And like that
"Lord of the what? Who's Peter Jackson?"
Finding God in a Dog
I can see hanging out at the theatre the night before the tickets go on sale, not just to be sure to get a ticket, but because its usually a fun group of people to hang out with for a night.
:)
But when PM came out, I went later that day, when there were no lines, and got a ticket for the second showing. The 12:01 was sold out, but the 12:30 am showing still had available spots.
now... I DID go to the theatre 3 hours before the movie started, and one hour before showtime the theatre was packed solid. And when I got there 3 hours early, there were already about 100 people ahead of me.
But still.. There is NO sense in waiting 5 months to get a 30 minute advance over everyone else. Chill.
-Restil
Play with my webcams and lights here
Or perhaps a pile of foetid dingo's kidneys.
GTRacer
- Keepin' it real for DNA...
Defending IP by destroying access to it? That makes sense, RIAA/MPAA. Go to the corner until you can play nice!
In any case, for TPM I simply bought my tickets on opening day with no problem whatsoever - the ticket drought was contrived.
Of course, I'll see it... when it comes out in ASCII!
Oh, well then, it's okay.
and report this to the S.P.D. Have em moved on, for vagrancy.
"Yeah, we'll be here for months, and... hang on... hey, Officer.... Four months..... Move? Why?..... uh, OK.... no, no, put the baton away, I'm going, I'm going!"
This'll be over in two days.
--- Jump!! Fire!! Bullet time!! - Lego version of the Matrix