Overheard
on the Camp-Out Line for “Revenge of the Sith”
Francesco
Marciuliano
“Read
‘em and weep! Straight flush. Lose the Tusken Raider bandolier.”
“This
is the exact same ‘Star Wars’ sleeping bag I got as
a birthday present back in 1977. Same for the C3PO Underoos.”
“Y’know,
if this is what it’s like being homeless, I think I could
handle it. In fact, I’m gonna give up my lease, quit the rat
race and just…Fuck! I lost my Wi-Fi connection!”
“$50
in the end Anakin doesn’t become Darth Vader.”
“At first
my parents weren’t going to let me camp out. But then I said,
‘Look, I’m 35-years-old, I have a spare retainer, why
won’t you let me live?!?”
“Maybe
this is a tad obsessive. But at least being on line keeps me from
stalking Erin Gray.”
“Dear
Diary—Ate my last Power Bar yesterday. Ran out of Wet Ones
last week. No one to turn to for help. Why in God’s name did
I camp out at a theater in South Dakota?!”
“I can’t
believe I’m wearing the wrong corrective shoes.”
“I bet
since I quit my career my boss hasn’t had a single good day
at the Cinnabon stand.”
“I do,
too, have a girlfriend! Her name is ‘Chatty Cathy1249’!”
“Actually,
I despised the last two films. But I saw ‘Star Wars’
when I was ten so I really don’t have a choice in the matter.”
“I don’t
care what your charisma is! The elf guards of Helendrail Castle
are not easily swayed by flattery.”
“Everything
was going great until she asked, ‘How come they never show
Babylon 1 through 4 on television?’ That’s when I just
walked away from her, the altar and the whole ceremony.”
“Maybe
we better lay off the mescaline. I’m beginning to think this
movie has a chance of being good.”
“I just
got a text message from a buddy six blocks up. Apparently this is
the line to buy a Prius.”
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