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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    09/18/09

    In reply to Go Broke Helping Others And Firming Up Next May's Social Plans With Iron Man Auction
    i can see the headlines now
    "rich stalker flays scarjo at ironman 2 premiere"
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    09/18/09

    In reply to Go Broke Helping Others And Firming Up Next May's Social Plans With Iron Man Auction
    I hope for the "winners" that the event is attended by the real ScarJo and not ScarJo impersonator Raymond Donatello.
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    Image of Srum Srum
    09/18/09

    In reply to Go Broke Helping Others And Firming Up Next May's Social Plans With Iron Man Auction
    Scarlet Johanssons nice and all but the one I want to sit next to is mikey rourkes underwear.. yummy
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    ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment OW-Holmes--Upset with Polling approved this comment Srum was starred Srum was unstarred
    Image of cletar cletar
    09/18/09

    In reply to You Could Own Gene Roddenberry's 1980s Apple Mac
    So, this was the very machine owned by Roddenberry, but NOT the actual machine seen in ST:IV? Or is it both?
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    Image of burlybax burlybax
    09/18/09

    In reply to You Could Own Gene Roddenberry's 1980s Apple Mac
    Judging from the color of the plastic casing, I'd say Roddenberry was a smoker.
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    Image of Selannia Selannia
    09/18/09

    @burlybax: Could be, but I remember those systems being just that ugly cream color.
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    Image of cletar cletar
    09/18/09

    @Selannia: You're both correct! Congratulations!

    That beige color was particularly susceptible to smokey discoloration, IIRC.
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    cletar was starred cletar was unstarred
    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    09/18/09

    In reply to You Could Own Gene Roddenberry's 1980s Apple Mac
    Isn't there something cheaper for the Trekkie/Trekker on a budget?

    You know, like say a used kleenex with Gene's snot on it? A ticket stub? A credit card bill?
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    ManchuCandidate was starred ManchuCandidate was unstarred
    Image of Jim Topoleski Jim Topoleski
    09/18/09

    @ManchuCandidate: There was a few items at the Trek auction, but even there most props and stuff went for a grand or more.

    I actually know some of the guys who bought the filming models who dropped tens of thousands of dollars or more on JUST the one off ship of the week models!
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    Image of Lassus Lassus
    09/18/09

    In reply to You Could Own Gene Roddenberry's 1980s Apple Mac
    "It has an estimated sale price of $800-$1200."

    Yeah, not in this universe. If it goes for less than $5000 I'd be shocked.
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    Image of Communist Pope Communist Pope
    09/18/09

    @Lassus: I was thinking the same thing. Either this auction house severely underestimates the fervor of many old school Trekkies, or they're intentionally announcing a very lowball estimate so as to attract as many bidders as possible.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    04/17/09

    In reply to Introducing Darth "Your Name Here"
    Piffle. I am already retroactively featured in a science fiction book.
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    Image of DarthAthema DarthAthema
    04/17/09

    In reply to Introducing Darth "Your Name Here"
    Oh right, and I think my user name speaks for itself on the subject of the post.
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    04/17/09

    @DarthAthema: Darth Darth is a ridiculous name.
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    Image of braak braak
    04/17/09

    In reply to Introducing Darth "Your Name Here"
    All of you should go home, because the only person whose named would even make sense is mine:


    Darth Braak.


    HE LIVES!

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    Image of Ed Grabianowski Ed Grabianowski
    04/17/09

    @braak: You don't think Darth Ed has any zing? How about Darth Grabianowski?


    Hehe, Darth Ed.

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    Image of braak braak
    04/17/09

    @Ed Grabianowski: Darth Ed is pretty good.
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    04/17/09

    In reply to Introducing Darth "Your Name Here"
    Sith lords come and go (and in the EU, come and go and come and go again), but I want something bigger.


    Rename the Sarlacc after me and I think we have a deal.

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    Image of J_Frank_Parnell J_Frank_Parnell
    04/17/09

    In reply to Introducing Darth "Your Name Here"
    what will they do, use one of those lame online Star Wars Name generators? Or maybe they just spell your name backwards?


    Darth Knarf

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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    04/17/09

    @J_Frank_Parnell: darth knarf was a weak an ineffectual sith lord. some said it was his diminutive stature that precipitated his beheading, some said it was his portly build, some his huggably soft fur, but they were all mistaken. the true reason darth knarf's reign as a sith lord was shorter than any before or after him was his obnoxious habit of ending every sentence with 'knarf.'
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
    04/17/09

    In reply to Introducing Darth "Your Name Here"
    Darth GitEmSteveDave conveys an ability for this Sith apprentice to find/capture/neutralize any targets or objectives given to him by his new Dark Side Emperor.
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    Image of Logan5 Logan5
    04/17/09

    In reply to Introducing Darth "Your Name Here"
    To be enshrined in the Star Wars Expanded Universe is a couple of orders of magnitude below being enshrined in a pile of crap and probably about the same as being enshrined in one of the prequels. The Expanded Universe should have as much to do with Star Wars as a Star Wars themed Happy Meal.


    Blame Alan Dean Foster for my vitriol.

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    Logan5 was starred Logan5 was unstarred
    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    04/17/09

    @Logan5: Star Wars themed happy meals are actually canon. Delicious canon.
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    OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear was starred OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear was unstarred
    Image of thesis thesis
    04/17/09

    In reply to Introducing Darth "Your Name Here"
    Wait, is this literal? Would this be your real life name? I haven't really kept up on the expanded Universe, but I have the feeling a Darth Ramirez, Darth Greenwald, Darth Archer or Darth Bruinsen wouldn't really fit in. So I'm hoping they'd just have you make up a Star Warsy name and say it's you.
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    Image of Andrew Liptak Andrew Liptak
    04/17/09

    @thesis: Of course, they're not likely to introduce any new Darths in these books, are they?
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