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Re:Australian built Hoverbike prepares for takeoff by saulrh on Friday June 10, 2011 @12:05PM (#2641344)
On the one hand, do want. On the other hand, if I remember correctly the only people that survived the Endor speeder bike chase were Jedi. On the other other hand, maybe this would finally fix the "drunk driving" problem, one way or another.
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Re:Australian built Hoverbike prepares for takeoff by hugh3 on Friday June 10, 2011 @06:34PM (#2642665)
Bad places to use a speeder bike:

1. In a dense forest

Good places to use a speeder bike:

1. Most other places

The Empire was not big on picking the right tool for the right job.

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Re:Australian built Hoverbike prepares for takeoff by SamReidHughes on Friday June 10, 2011 @10:57PM (#2643103)
Using a speeder bike in a forest is fine if you drive at a safe and comfortable speed. It's when chasing jedi that things go sour.
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Re:Australian built Hoverbike prepares for takeoff by rosser on Friday June 10, 2011 @01:20PM (#2641629)
It's been a while since I've seen RotJ, but I believe an Ewok survived his ride, too.
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Re:Australian built Hoverbike prepares for takeoff by patrickgzill on Friday June 10, 2011 @10:50PM (#2643098)
It is well known that some Tagalog (language of the Philippines) was spoken by the Ewoks. No doubt the surviving Ewok was familiar with Manila traffic...
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Re:Australian built Hoverbike prepares for takeoff by bh42222 on Friday June 10, 2011 @02:08PM (#2641829)
It's a damn shame all the Ewoks perished after the Death Star explosion poisoned their planet.
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Re:Australian built Hoverbike prepares for takeoff by redthrowaway on Friday June 10, 2011 @02:13PM (#2641853)
Depends how you define "shame".
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Re:Australian built Hoverbike prepares for takeoff by arethuza on Friday June 10, 2011 @04:58PM (#2642383)
That reminds me of one my favorite moments in all of the video games I have played: the deeply satisfying noise Ewoks made when you shot them in Star Wars Battlefront II.
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Re:Australian built Hoverbike prepares for takeoff by uptown on Friday June 10, 2011 @03:41PM (#2642145)
Were you hoping for it to happen before?
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Re:Australian built Hoverbike prepares for takeoff by Luyt on Friday June 10, 2011 @10:03PM (#2643002)
You will have to become a Jedi.
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