REAL WORLD EVENT DISCUSSIONS

A Tauntaun of your very own

POSTED BY: GEEZER
UPDATED: Monday, April 23, 2012 14:36
SHORT URL:
VIEWED: 1225
PAGE 1 of 1

Monday, April 23, 2012 12:03 PM

GEEZER

Keep the Shiny side up


Heard about this on NPR's "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me."

Quote:

Slumber in the Belly of the Beast

In the sub-zero wasteland of the planet Hoth, only the strong survive... and of course those lucky Jedi protected by the thick skin of a Tauntaun. Now after exhaustive movie viewing research and analysis ThinkGeek Labs has isolated the exact synthetic compounds needed to re-create Tauntaun fur. What have we done with this supreme knowledge? Created a Tauntaun sleeping bag of course.

This high-quality sleeping bag looks just like a Tauntaun, complete with saddle, printed internal intestines, and a plush lightsaber zipper pull. Now when your kids tell you their favorite Star Wars movie is "Attack of the Clones" you can nestle the wee-ones snug in simulated Tauntaun fur while regaling them with the amazing tale of "Empire Strikes Back".

Use the plush lightsaber zipper pull on the Tauntaun sleeping bag to illustrate how Han Solo saved Luke Skywalker from certain death in the freezing climate of Hoth by slitting open the belly of a dead Tauntaun and placing Luke inside the stinking (but warm) carcass. If your kids don't change their tune on which Star Wars film is the greatest ever, you can do your best Jar Jar impression until they repent.



http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/plush/bb2e/?i=front

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Monday, April 23, 2012 12:10 PM

BYTEMITE


*blank stare*

Why are the llama kangaroos' bellies filled with maggots, momma?

*CHILDHOOD TRAUMA!*

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Monday, April 23, 2012 12:21 PM

STORYMARK


Quote:

Originally posted by Geezer:
Heard about this on NPR's "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me."

Quote:

Slumber in the Belly of the Beast

In the sub-zero wasteland of the planet Hoth, only the strong survive... and of course those lucky Jedi protected by the thick skin of a Tauntaun. Now after exhaustive movie viewing research and analysis ThinkGeek Labs has isolated the exact synthetic compounds needed to re-create Tauntaun fur. What have we done with this supreme knowledge? Created a Tauntaun sleeping bag of course.

This high-quality sleeping bag looks just like a Tauntaun, complete with saddle, printed internal intestines, and a plush lightsaber zipper pull. Now when your kids tell you their favorite Star Wars movie is "Attack of the Clones" you can nestle the wee-ones snug in simulated Tauntaun fur while regaling them with the amazing tale of "Empire Strikes Back".

Use the plush lightsaber zipper pull on the Tauntaun sleeping bag to illustrate how Han Solo saved Luke Skywalker from certain death in the freezing climate of Hoth by slitting open the belly of a dead Tauntaun and placing Luke inside the stinking (but warm) carcass. If your kids don't change their tune on which Star Wars film is the greatest ever, you can do your best Jar Jar impression until they repent.



http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/plush/bb2e/?i=front



That site made one as a mock-up several years ago, and it got such a positive response, that they were eventually able to get the license from Lucasfilm. I would have killed for one when I was 9.

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Monday, April 23, 2012 1:08 PM

KWICKO

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)


thinkgeek is awesomesauce. I saw the Tauntaun sleeping bag a while back, and loved it. My inner Sheldon Cooper needs one.

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Monday, April 23, 2012 2:36 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!


Quote:

Originally posted by Kwicko:
thinkgeek is awesomesauce. I saw the Tauntaun sleeping bag a while back, and loved it. My inner Sheldon Cooper needs one.






Ducks, and runs like hell for cover




" We're all just folk. " - Mal

" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall

"The world is a dangerous place. Not because of the people who are evil; but because of the people who don't do anything about it." - Albert Einstein


NOTIFY: N   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

YOUR OPTIONS

NEW POSTS TODAY

USERPOST DATE

OTHER TOPICS

DISCUSSIONS
Russia Invades Ukraine. Again
Thu, July 10, 2025 14:44 - 8596 posts
The Texas Disaster
Thu, July 10, 2025 14:24 - 156 posts
Direction of the Country
Thu, July 10, 2025 14:18 - 11 posts
Do you feel like the winds of change are blowing today too?
Thu, July 10, 2025 14:15 - 2471 posts
Trunp loses again in Court
Thu, July 10, 2025 13:59 - 738 posts
Trump Is Destroying Everything He Touches
Thu, July 10, 2025 13:33 - 467 posts
In the garden, and RAIN!!! (2)
Thu, July 10, 2025 12:33 - 5639 posts
Those who fail to learn from history are idiots.
Thu, July 10, 2025 09:49 - 34 posts
MAGA losers
Thu, July 10, 2025 09:22 - 120 posts
From the Desk of Donald J Trump
Thu, July 10, 2025 09:19 - 289 posts
Who hates Israel?
Thu, July 10, 2025 09:16 - 133 posts
Transport, Roads, Ports, Trains, Planes, Railway, Shipping, NASA and the Supply Chain issues
Thu, July 10, 2025 08:45 - 229 posts

FFF.NET SOCIAL