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Star Wars Kid Cuts a Deal With His Tormentors
An anonymous reader writes "Ghyslain Raza, who gained instant online fame as the 'Star Wars Kid' settled this week with the families of the three classmates who posted his two minute Lucasfilm screen test on the Internet. No details were released but the suit sought damages of $351,000. A victory for the victims of cyber-bullying, or missed chance by thin-skinned Ghyslain to cash-in as the next William 'She Bangs' Hung?"
But first get a settlement.
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That was so long ago. That kid must be like 30 by now.
He had been known for his Slash-dotting...they'd cheer "Slashdot Kid Slashdot Kid Slashdot Kid" and every hot chick in school would be all over him like the geek that he is!
I'm not a troll, but I play one on Slashdot.
Is the $350,000 for no one paying him to use the video? Or is it for the humiliation?
Well, we can thank him for this much. Next time any of us is in a situation where we're dancing around playing "air lightsaber" (or even just air guitar), at least we can safely scratch "videotape it" off the list of "right things to do".
Schadenfreude: The joy of learning from other people's mistakes.
1. Raise geeky overweight son.
2. Leave him to his own devices with video recording device.
3. ????
4. Profit!!!
But... But... think of the poor kid's self esteem! It must be completely shot!
Government's view of the economy: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving,regulate it. If it stops moving, subsidize it.
A minute or two in the fleeting spotlight vs 300K+... hmm, I know what I'd pick,
-William Shatner can be neither created nor destroyed.
He never really had a chance. Note to parents: Start with Bill or George or Steve when naming a son.
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I wouldn't be so sure...
That's 300K+ Canadian
... that way, when you realize how much his life sucks, you'll be a mile away from him, and you'll have his shoes.
Lazy /.ers are the worst
Nah, lazy hookers are the worst.
...sometimes, in order to hurt someone very badly, you have to tell that person terrible lies. - PA
Depends if he videotapes it or not.
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They sued for $351,000 in damages.
But he didn't get $351,000, because they reached a settlement. That implies that he took less than the $351,000 he was suing for. So here's all we can deduce based on logic: He got somewhere between $0 and $350,999.
Oh wait, I'm on Slashdot, and that requires me to end all of my posts with an unintentionally ironic derogatory statement about people who post on Slashdot.
ALL humor is Schadenfreude. The trick is keeping the cost down for the subjects while maximizing the benefit to the audience.
Can you be Even More Awesome?!
or more apropos schadenfreude: mistake leads to videotaping, videotaping leads to joy, joy leads to... suffering.
how many pairs of boxer shorts should you own?
We've got it all - baseless accusations, strawman arguments, red herrings, sterotyping, and open insults.
Yes, precisely why I enjoy this site as much as I do.
"bullying the bully doesn't change it"
That is absolutly incorrect. It is well know to those of us that beat the crap out of a bully or two in our youth, that a baseball bat to the head will change things very quickly. If you avoid arrest, the bully very quickly learns that you are not a "fun" target anymore.
..if I ever managed to become the laughing stock of the entire internet...
Dude, I thought you knew... Sorry man.
There's a 68.71% chance you're right.
I surely can, but I don't understand what crazy time has to do with the subject.
(Note for the humor impaired: I know the OP meant temporary insanity)
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> In case you didn't laugh the first time....
You may have a perfectly-working sense of humour. The video is not funny, it's 100% stupid. Some kid jumping around like a Methed Manatee. Big deal.
What's REALLY funny is his claim in court that "he let himself go and no longer lifted weights to keep fit." That fat fuck wasn't "fit" when it was recorded, so unless he had his stomach stapled between then and when he found out it was on the Internet, he's a fat fucking LIAR.
(Full disclosure: I am also a fat fuck and partial idiot; the difference is that I don't claim otherwise.)
But at least you have a charming personality!
Everybody does stupid things, but to be reminded about them every single day must be hell.
It's not hell; it's marriage.
An important change for education.
"...puns and knock-knock jokes..."
No, he said humor.
...it's really a sad day for America when we require a goddamn ACT OF CONGRESS to make our DVD players work properly. ~
If you don't think puns and knock-knock jokes are suffering then you must be the bastard that keeps telling those damned jokes.
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