# Darth Vader, green beans, and e-mail
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-green-beans-and-e-mail/573499
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [March 4, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-green-beans-and-e-mail/573499 "2011-03-04T17:53:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-green-beans-and-e-mail/573499/21 "2011-03-08T16:33:46Z")
Welcome, **Lorski**! There’s a few other must-read posters as well. **Master Wang-Ka** comes to mind. Also look up the classic thread “The Horror of Blimps.”
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### Author:  [@Lorski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorski)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-green-beans-and-e-mail/573499/22 "2011-03-08T16:57:08Z")
Thanks, Scuba, will do! I’ve been an on and off lurker for a few years now.
The Horror of Blimps? Sounds scary… 🙂
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### Author:  [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-green-beans-and-e-mail/573499/23 "2011-03-08T19:03:13Z")
> [@Lorski](#):
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> bolding and underline mine.
> I registered just so I could go back and read the old ones of his… and am giggling like a nutball and just barely got started.. 😃 😃 😃
Thanks very much. I second \*\*Scuba\_Ben’s \*\*suggestion – read some of the posts from **Master Wang-Ka** , **Sampiro** , and **Scylla**. They’re three of the best storytellers I’ve ever had the pleasure to read.
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### Author:  [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-green-beans-and-e-mail/573499/24 "2011-03-08T19:26:02Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#):
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> Fang has a Boba Fett helmet, which I wore Friday at Spike’s request while I was working from home. I didn’t, however, get to use the lightsaber.
You know, now that you mention it, I _do_ have a light saber. El Hubbo bought it for me for Christmas or some such. It’s one of the ones they used to have at Borders - polycarbonate tube that lights up and makes light saber noises when you bang it against something?
Clearly, I need to take it to work.
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### Author:  [@Lorski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorski)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-green-beans-and-e-mail/573499/25 "2011-03-08T19:47:28Z")
Can you tell me how to find someone just by their name? I know I can click on the user name in a thread, but how do I find the name if it is not in the thread? Please excuse the ignorance of a noob.
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### Author:  [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-green-beans-and-e-mail/573499/26 "2011-03-08T20:48:20Z")
**Lorski** , you can use the board’s Search function to find posts by a user, or threads started by a user. Click the “Search” link at the top of this page, then choose the “Advanced Search” option. That screen will let you search for words, phrases, or users.
Enjoy yourself! There’s a metric buttload of fantastic writing on this board. Plus a few total dipsticks.
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### Author:  [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-green-beans-and-e-mail/573499/27 "2011-03-08T21:13:28Z")
> [@Sailboat](#):
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> My God. It’s _Sauron_ wearing a _Darth Vader_ helmet! It’s like the ultimate nightmare of the Internet generation.
If Darth Sauron needs some minions, there’s probably still some Evil Nazi Groundhogs looking for work.
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### Author:  [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-green-beans-and-e-mail/573499/28 "2011-03-08T21:29:11Z")
> [@Sauron](#):
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> Thanks very much. I second \*\*Scuba\_Ben’s \*\*suggestion – read some of the posts from **Master Wang-Ka** , **Sampiro** , and **Scylla**. They’re three of the best storytellers I’ve ever had the pleasure to read.
Thanks, **Sauron** – that’s the rest of the storytellers! (Ironically, **storyteller** isn’t among their number.)
A while back (years?) I had an idea for a Doper story telling fest, with two divisions: Invitational (Sauron, Wang-Ka, Sampiro, Scylla, and anybody else the community considers at their level) and Open (everybody else). If they’re all still active, maybe I’ll try this.
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### Author:  [@Lorski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorski)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-green-beans-and-e-mail/573499/29 "2011-03-08T21:29:32Z")
Thanks! 🙂
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### Author:  [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-green-beans-and-e-mail/573499/30 "2011-03-08T21:33:45Z")
> [@Scuba\_Ben](#):
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> A while back (years?) I had an idea for a Doper story telling fest, with two divisions: Invitational (Sauron, Wang-Ka, Sampiro, Scylla, and anybody else the community considers at their level) and Open (everybody else). If they’re all still active, maybe I’ll try this.
Somebody – I think **ivylass** – suggested something similar at one time, as well. I don’t believe \*\*Master Wang-Ka \*\*frequents this board any more, unfortunately.
But I’ll repeat what I said then: I’ll take fourth place in that contest and be happy.
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### Author:  [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2011, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-green-beans-and-e-mail/573499/31 "2011-03-09T11:55:37Z")
Would ‘Force Vomit’ be a light or dark side power? I guess it depends on what the Jedi had for breakfast.
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