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Britain's First Jedi Member of Parliament

Posted by timothy on from the sad-funny-or-just-bizarre dept.

earthlingpink writes "In his maiden speech to the House of Commons, the Hon. Member for Copeland, Jamie Reed MP, announced that he is a Jedi: "as the first Jedi Member of this place, I look forward to the protection under the law that will be provided to me by the Bill" (the quotation is a fair way down the page; search for 'Jedi,' not surprisingly). How long before we have a Congressional equivalent?" Update: 06/29 23:15 GMT by T : Reader JE_Hoover adds a correction: "Although the previous MP for Copeland was the Hon. Member for Copeland, the current MP for Copeland is not a member of the privy council. Debretts make it all clear."

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  1. The Force is *retarded* with this one... by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    This whole Jedi religion dreck has now officially gone too far. To those misguided simpletons out there who insist on calling themselves 'Jedi knights', I offer you this chance to prove yourselves:
    • Just build a lightsaber. A real one. That's all.

    What's that...you can't? Don't have suitable raw materials, you say?
    OK...that's fair...how about this, then:
    • Force choke me. From where you are right now. Go ahead...it's OK.

    Are you doing it? I'm not feeling anything...
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    1. Re:The Force is *retarded* with this one... by eggz128 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Did a jedi hit you as a kid?


      I think you mean "Youngling". :)
    2. Re:The Force is *retarded* with this one... by homerules · · Score: 5, Funny

      Most Christians, if not all, do not believe they are Christ. On the other hand most Jedi think they are Luke Skywalker.

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    3. Re:The Force is *retarded* with this one... by mbrewthx · · Score: 5, Funny

      I find your lack of Faith disturbing!!!

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    4. Re:The Force is *retarded* with this one... by Master+of+Transhuman · · Score: 4, Funny


      Riddle me this, Batman: What church claims to "transubstantiate" wine into blood and a wafer into flesh?

      (Which, by the way, make these morons cannibals.)

      Now take it down the road, moron.

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    5. Re:The Force is *retarded* with this one... by niew · · Score: 5, Funny
      Also, watch this post be modded down promptly as a troll, which should tell you something of the power of long entrenched religions.

      ...Mod me down and I shall become more powerfull than you could ever imagine...

    6. Re:The Force is *retarded* with this one... by jdbo · · Score: 4, Funny

      And WTF is inherently moronic (let along immoral) with cannibalism, so long as its conducted between mutually consenting adults?

      Nothing, says I!

      And my army of the undead agree with me, too!

      So don't be a bigot about something that's so clearly a matter of taste.... tasty... human... flesh... mmmmm....

    7. Re:The Force is *retarded* with this one... by theshowmecanuck · · Score: 4, Funny

      And when you think it's old and dried out, someone will start burning things with it.

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  2. Scared by islandrain · · Score: 5, Funny

    Am I the only person who doesn't see the Jedi belief system flawed? I could only imagine the devestation to the republic if this became popular.

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  3. There is nothing to see here. by dstewart · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is not the article you are looking for.

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    1. Re:There is nothing to see here. by kisielk · · Score: 4, Funny

      Hopefully she doesn't read slashdot as much as you, otherwise it will no longer be much of a surprise ;)

  4. Answer by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 5, Funny

    How long before we have a Congressional equivalent?

    Oh, but we have. Problem is... they're all Siths. And the greedy kind.

    1. Re:Answer by shut_up_man · · Score: 4, Funny

      So... the greedy kind of Sith, eh? As opposed to the kind, gentle, happy Sith who does charity work on the weekends and pats kittens?

  5. They get Jedi by MECC · · Score: 5, Funny

    "How long before we have a Congressional equivalent?"

    They get Jedi, we get Sith...

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    1. Re:They get Jedi by BiloxiGeek · · Score: 5, Funny

      Please use a spell checker next time. I think what you meant to post was:

      They get Jedi, we get Shit...

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    2. Re:They get Jedi by Lumpy · · Score: 5, Funny

      If we have sith, then why is our president JarJar binks?

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  6. Oy vey by MAXOMENOS · · Score: 4, Funny

    As if there wasn't enough lunacy in Parliament.

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    1. Re:Oy vey by mbrewthx · · Score: 5, Funny

      A strange green man lying in a swamp handing out Lightsabers is no basis for a system of Government.
      Help!!Help!!! I'm being opressed..

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  7. Does Darth Hillary count? by ScentCone · · Score: 4, Funny

    Or maybe Count Obama?

    Somehow "Master Kennedy" just doesn't have the same ring to it. And "Darth Delay" is only slightly better than "General Grievous"

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    1. Re:Does Darth Hillary count? by Ralph+Wiggam · · Score: 5, Funny


      I think Darth Frist and Lord Cheney sound good. Grand Moff Rumsfeld has a nice ring to it, too.

      -B

  8. Re:Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. by s20451 · · Score: 4, Funny

    At first I thought it was ridiculous to openly espouse a hokey religion invented by a science fiction hack. But then I realized, it sure helped this guy ...

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  9. Insult! by t'mbert · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is an absolute insult to those of us who hold religious beliefs. Now the faiths of Christianity, Judaism and Muslimism are on par with something made up in a movie!

    1. Re:Insult! by Narchie+Troll · · Score: 5, Funny

      +1 Funny, use of word "Muslimism"

      Also: there's been a religion based on sci-fi books for decades.

    2. Re:Insult! by AuMatar · · Score: 5, Funny

      All of which qualified for Darwin Awards.

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  10. Waddayathink.... by howardcohen · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...you're doing waving your hand around like that?

    I'm a Congressman. Mind tricks don't work on me. Only money.

  11. Re:What about Scientology? by Le+Marteau · · Score: 4, Funny

    L Ron Hubbard didn't wait thousands of

    What kind of parent names her child 'L'. No wonder he came up with all those whacky ideas later in life.

    Actually, I always thought his name was "Elron"

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  12. Re:What about Scientology? by Le+Marteau · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think his name was "LaFayette", which explains why he went by "Ron".

    Ah. I see. For a second, I thought his mom gave him a weird name.

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