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A Tauntaun of your very own

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Monday, April 23, 2012 12:03 PM

GEEZER

Keep the Shiny side up


Heard about this on NPR's "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me."

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Slumber in the Belly of the Beast

In the sub-zero wasteland of the planet Hoth, only the strong survive... and of course those lucky Jedi protected by the thick skin of a Tauntaun. Now after exhaustive movie viewing research and analysis ThinkGeek Labs has isolated the exact synthetic compounds needed to re-create Tauntaun fur. What have we done with this supreme knowledge? Created a Tauntaun sleeping bag of course.

This high-quality sleeping bag looks just like a Tauntaun, complete with saddle, printed internal intestines, and a plush lightsaber zipper pull. Now when your kids tell you their favorite Star Wars movie is "Attack of the Clones" you can nestle the wee-ones snug in simulated Tauntaun fur while regaling them with the amazing tale of "Empire Strikes Back".

Use the plush lightsaber zipper pull on the Tauntaun sleeping bag to illustrate how Han Solo saved Luke Skywalker from certain death in the freezing climate of Hoth by slitting open the belly of a dead Tauntaun and placing Luke inside the stinking (but warm) carcass. If your kids don't change their tune on which Star Wars film is the greatest ever, you can do your best Jar Jar impression until they repent.



http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/plush/bb2e/?i=front

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Monday, April 23, 2012 12:10 PM

BYTEMITE


*blank stare*

Why are the llama kangaroos' bellies filled with maggots, momma?

*CHILDHOOD TRAUMA!*

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Monday, April 23, 2012 12:21 PM

STORYMARK


Quote:

Originally posted by Geezer:
Heard about this on NPR's "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me."

Quote:

Slumber in the Belly of the Beast

In the sub-zero wasteland of the planet Hoth, only the strong survive... and of course those lucky Jedi protected by the thick skin of a Tauntaun. Now after exhaustive movie viewing research and analysis ThinkGeek Labs has isolated the exact synthetic compounds needed to re-create Tauntaun fur. What have we done with this supreme knowledge? Created a Tauntaun sleeping bag of course.

This high-quality sleeping bag looks just like a Tauntaun, complete with saddle, printed internal intestines, and a plush lightsaber zipper pull. Now when your kids tell you their favorite Star Wars movie is "Attack of the Clones" you can nestle the wee-ones snug in simulated Tauntaun fur while regaling them with the amazing tale of "Empire Strikes Back".

Use the plush lightsaber zipper pull on the Tauntaun sleeping bag to illustrate how Han Solo saved Luke Skywalker from certain death in the freezing climate of Hoth by slitting open the belly of a dead Tauntaun and placing Luke inside the stinking (but warm) carcass. If your kids don't change their tune on which Star Wars film is the greatest ever, you can do your best Jar Jar impression until they repent.



http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/plush/bb2e/?i=front



That site made one as a mock-up several years ago, and it got such a positive response, that they were eventually able to get the license from Lucasfilm. I would have killed for one when I was 9.

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

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Monday, April 23, 2012 1:08 PM

KWICKO

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)


thinkgeek is awesomesauce. I saw the Tauntaun sleeping bag a while back, and loved it. My inner Sheldon Cooper needs one.

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Monday, April 23, 2012 2:36 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!


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Originally posted by Kwicko:
thinkgeek is awesomesauce. I saw the Tauntaun sleeping bag a while back, and loved it. My inner Sheldon Cooper needs one.






Ducks, and runs like hell for cover




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