From the Waste Basket of Obi-Wan

Star Wars: Blogs Moose Poodoo

Obi-wan must have kicked around a lot of ideas on paper on how to deliver the news that a certain relative was a vile mass-murdering half mechanical agent of pure evil before deciding on a more elegant, civilized point of view...

"You know that saying about a 'chip off the old block' and 'the apple doesn't fall far from the tree'...because, you know those are just figures of speech.."

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"Say, what if I told you that your old man sort of had this wild side...?"

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"Ok, first, it wasn't entirely my fault, but..."

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"Yousa mightsa be sayin there was one or twoie little bitty accidentees.."

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"Ok, Good News, your father is still alive...Bad news, your father is still alive.."

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"...And when I say "spice freighter pilot", I of course mean "Dark Sith Lord bent on total domination"...

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"Let's play a game of charades, 5 words, and I'll give you a hint, 3 of the words are 'Father' 'Your' and 'Darth'..."

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"Tell you what, if you don't freak out about what I'm going to tell you, I'll give you a cool lightsaber and a twin sister..."

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"Did I ever tell you about the legend of Darth Vader the Not-So-Wise?..."

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"There's a saying you can't pick your family, but you can pick your nose.."

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"Ok, if you ever meet this girl named Leia, do not, do NOT kiss her..."

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"So here's the thing - you're Dad is a homicidal Dark Side maniac who tried to strangle your mom and is now one of the most vile and hated men in the Galaxy. Here, have a cookie."

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"I won't sugar coat it, your dad had a little bit of a temper..."

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"...he was a cunning warrior, and a good friend [note to self: place hand over mouth] mmrphl-mumble-andnowhe'sDarthVader-mmphlrl-mumble..."

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"You have any black clothes? Cuz...your father..likes black..."

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"Your father is....um...Yoda. Yeah. Yoda's really your dad. Darth Vader owes him a lot of money, too..."

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"..Before the dark times...before I sort of chopped off your dad's legs.."

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(toss match in waste basket)