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Star Wars Fans

By Shawn Hartsock (author)

Originally published June 19, 2007.

Republished from Thoughts and Ideas. The original writing is preserved; topic and concept suggestions are generated metadata, not part of the original article.

In a room full of Star Wars fans there is always one Jar-Jar. If you can’t see the Jar-Jar then you’re it.

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