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If Luke never found out that Leia was his twin sister, would their child have had “special” abilities?

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There was a lot of sexual tension between Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia when they first met. It’s a good thing Yoda told Luke that Leia was his fraternal twin sister before he had died.
Who could imagine the birth defects of child produced by two Jedi twins.
One year after Emperor Palpatine’s death (1 A.B.Y)
Ancient Massassi [...]

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Losers Read Their Mail

stories

I was a horrible person in 1995. My sense of responsibility was non-existent. I laughed at every bill that arrived in the mail. The fate of the envelope was one of two possibilities: opened and thrown away or unopened and placed in a growing pile. My financial situation was comparable to a Baghdad chandelier maker [...]

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Towel of Terror

stories

In 1992, I was drained. Why? I was nineteen and carried a full course load of freshman engineering classes at Texas A&M, worked a full-time job as an assistant manager at 7-11™, served the Air Force Reserves as an Air Transportation Specialist in San Antonio, and donated plasma every week for extra cash. Sometimes I [...]

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My Eulogy for Bob Powers and Todd Levin

stories

I was asked to deliver an eulogy last night at their 2-year anniversary of How to Kick People at Mo’Pitkins.
Here it is:
I will never be able to forgive God for this despicable thievery of two talented wordsmiths. God damn you, God! Why did you take these precious souls away from us? Was it because [...]

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Transamerica

entertainment

I was asked to blog in the voice of Bill O’ Reilly.
Here’s my 6/4/07 entry:
I couldn’t stop thinking about AC last night. She consumes my thoughts. Imagining her whispering right-wing rhetoric into my ear at night makes my body quiver like a little Asian schoolgirl. As a teenager I use to watch the The Addam’s [...]

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If Leia and Luke had a Child

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One year after Emperor Palpatine’s death (1 A.B.Y)

Ancient Massassi temple on Yavin IV (Fourth moon of Yavin)

Medical facility in the New Republic base

2-1B MEDICAL DROID
His midi-clorians level is off the charts, over 21,000. Unfortunately, he also has an extra chromosome.

LEIA
What does that mean, Two Onebee?

2-1B
It means he has the innate ability to use the Force, [...]

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Cost of Energy(kwH) is Cheap (sort of)

mathematics

What exactly is a kWh?
According to Whatis.com, “kWh is a kilowatt-hour which is a unit of energy equivalent to one kilowatt of power expended for one hour of time” or simply power multiplied by time.
How much power is in a kW?
3,600,000 joules
(The equivalent of the amount of energy exerted by 45,000 Tanya Harding [...]

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