# George Lucas

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-lucas/450965>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 29, 2008, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-lucas/450965 "2008-05-29T00:09:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-lucas/450965/1 "2008-05-29T00:09:09Z")

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Check out the [T shirt](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-scene29-2008may29,0,1746514.story) he is wearing. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea666f/32.png) [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-lucas/450965/2 "2008-05-29T00:30:19Z")

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This is the first time I have been really pissed at George Lucas. This makes me think he might actually get it.

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-lucas/450965/3 "2008-05-29T00:38:18Z")

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[QUOTE=carnivorousplant]  
Check out the [T shirt](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-scene29-2008may29,0,1746514.story) he is wearing. 🙂  
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I remember this from when they released the “inside look” videos for the new Indiana Jones.

If he wears the shirt, why does he go through so much trouble to make Greedo shoot first(or at the same time)?

😕

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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-lucas/450965/4 "2008-05-29T01:15:43Z")

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[QUOTE=Mahaloth]  
I remember this from when they released the “inside look” videos for the new Indiana Jones.

If he wears the shirt, why does he go through so much trouble to make Greedo shoot first(or at the same time)?

😕  
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I can’t read the lettering, what does it say? (All I can see is Han Solo aiming his blaster, without any context).

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**Author:** ![Rattlehead02](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rattlehead02/32/3944_2.png) [@Rattlehead02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rattlehead02)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-lucas/450965/5 "2008-05-29T01:19:56Z")

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[QUOTE=Lumpy]  
I can’t read the lettering, what does it say? (All I can see is Han Solo aiming his blaster, without any context).  
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“Han Shot First”

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**Author:** ![WoodenTaco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/45deac/32.png) [@WoodenTaco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WoodenTaco)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-lucas/450965/6 "2008-05-29T01:26:42Z")

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For those wondering: [Han shot first - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_shot_first)

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**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-lucas/450965/7 "2008-05-29T04:09:08Z")

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[QUOTE=carnivorousplant]  
Check out the [T shirt](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-scene29-2008may29,0,1746514.story) he is wearing. 🙂  
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Check out who he’s standing next to..

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**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-lucas/450965/8 "2008-05-29T04:42:24Z")

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Okay, fine. He gets\* one\* cool point.

(He’s only set back about -49 cool points now…)

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**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-lucas/450965/9 "2008-05-29T05:16:19Z")

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Don’t underestimate Lucas. He’s the guy who said to Spielberg back in '81, “[We should make a movie about a guy who does things](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPzDjaA03ts).”
