# How much did Princess Leia know? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 9, 2005, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-princess-leia-know/334870 "2005-12-09T13:49:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-princess-leia-know/334870/41 "2005-12-09T20:27:09Z")
> [@Petey](#): > > Then how come R2 forgot how to fly? And I can think of half a dozen instances when that oil slick trick would have come in handy. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-princess-leia-know/334870/42 "2005-12-09T20:37:05Z")
“Well, these old R2 units just started to come apart at the seams after they stopped making parts for them… you’re lucky this little guy is still moving. He’s still got the light-sabre catapult and the sparkthrower, but they don’t make the right grade of oil for the slick dispenser and as for flying? forget about it. As I said, you’re lucky this guy can walk.” However, I noticed in A New Hope that there’s a point where R2’s at either the top or bottom of a short flight of stairs, they cut to the another angle and he’s traversed the stairs somehow. So, maybe he can still make little hops. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-princess-leia-know/334870/43 "2005-12-09T20:43:08Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > However, I noticed in A New Hope that there’s a point where R2’s at either the top or bottom of a short flight of stairs, they cut to the another angle and he’s traversed the stairs somehow. So, maybe he can still make little hops. Nope, the prat fall feature promeniently on the gag reel. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2005, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-princess-leia-know/334870/44 "2005-12-09T21:08:23Z")
> [@UncleRojelio](#): > > I still remember the names and accessories of my GI Joes from thirty-five years ago. I remember the supid GI Joe Navy Aldis lamp set I got for Christmas, but you _named_ your GI Joes? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-princess-leia-know/334870/45 "2005-12-09T21:27:32Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I remember the supid GI Joe Navy Aldis lamp set I got for Christmas, but you _named_ your GI Joes? :dubious: Hell yeah! I had the Fighter Pilot Joe. His name has Butch. He had the parachute and the painted-on hair. I had the Marine Joe with the fuzzy hair. He had a camoflauge uniform and a Thompson submachine gun. I called him Tom. I had one of the first “Kung-Fu” grip Joes. His name was Dick. I had another one that died in a tragic aerosol can flamethrower accident. I think his name was Harry. There were a number of others that met equally unceremonious deaths. My parents still find pieces of them scattered throughout the yard. It’s a wonder I still have all my fingers. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-princess-leia-know/334870/46 "2005-12-09T21:35:57Z")
> [@middleman](#): > > Maybe R2D2 was owned by the Jedi. Maybe he was being coy. Maybe Lucas just wanted to include some familar faces in the prequels. > > No matter what, it seems like Kenobi could have pulled Luke aside and said, “Luke, I can’t tell you why. But you absolutely DO NOT want to tap _that_ ass!” But have you SEEN that ass? Hoo-yah! I mean, there’s a reason Slave Girl Leia is a major fantasy for so many guys who don’t go for all those other slavegirl fantasies … ---
**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:** [December 9, 2005, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-princess-leia-know/334870/47 "2005-12-09T21:37:47Z")
> [@UncleRojelio](#): > > I had another one that died in a tragic aerosol can flamethrower accident. I never thought of that. _Dammit._ ---
**Author:** ![Just1Lurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@Just1Lurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just1Lurk)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-princess-leia-know/334870/48 "2005-12-09T21:39:24Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by **UncleRojelio** : > I had another one that died in a tragic aerosol can flamethrower accident. I think his name was Harry. > There were a number of others that met equally unceremonious deaths. My parents still find pieces of them scattered throughout the yard. It’s a wonder I still have all my fingers. You sound like Sid from _Toy Story_, **Unc**. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Pashnish\_Ewing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-princess-leia-know/334870/49 "2005-12-09T21:44:36Z")
> [@The Controvert](#): > > Luke… that is not the ass that you wish to tap. [Luke] That is not the ass I wish to tap. [/Luke] ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-princess-leia-know/334870/50 "2005-12-09T22:14:34Z")
> [@The Punkyova](#): > > Didn’t Luke and Leia have a sexual relationship in “Splinter of the Mind’s Eye?” > [@vibrotronica](#): > > Luke and Leia did not have sexual intercourse in Splinter of the Mind’s Eye, but I think they kissed. Alan Dean Foster was clearly keeping the sexual tension alive for the as-yet-unnamed second movie. For the same reason that there is no crying in baseball, I can’t imagine sex in Star Wars, Leia’s gold bikini notwithstanding. I’m not saying it doesn’t happen, I just don’t want to imagine it. “Ya know, it’s a long way to Endor, Chewie. How about giving me a little space head?” _shudder_ ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-princess-leia-know/334870/51 "2005-12-09T22:54:59Z")
> [@Evil Captor](#): > > But have you SEEN that ass? Hoo-yah! I mean, there’s a reason Slave Girl Leia is a major fantasy for so many guys who don’t go for all those other slavegirl fantasies … It still might make the family reunions awkward. ---
**Author:** ![Sgt.Pepper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Sgt.Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sgt.Pepper)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-princess-leia-know/334870/52 "2005-12-09T23:20:31Z")
> [@Casey1505](#): > > “Ya know, it’s a long way to Endor, Chewie. How about giving me a little space head?” > > _shudder_ That made me laugh out loud, I rarely do that. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-princess-leia-know/334870/53 "2005-12-09T23:28:19Z")
> [@middleman](#): > > It still might make the family reunions awkward. Unless they’re from the southern part of the galaxy. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-princess-leia-know/334870/54 "2005-12-09T23:40:25Z")
> [@Casey1505](#): > > For the same reason that there is no crying in baseball, I can’t imagine sex in Star Wars, Leia’s gold bikini notwithstanding. I’m not saying it doesn’t happen, I just don’t want to imagine it. _Don’t get the clap_ (signed) Obi Wan Kenobi ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-princess-leia-know/334870/55 "2005-12-09T23:56:29Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > Unless they’re from the southern part of the galaxy. Star Wars Episode VII: Deliverance of the Jedi ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-princess-leia-know/334870/56 "2005-12-09T23:58:18Z")
> [@middleman](#): > > Star Wars Episode VII: Deliverance of the Jedi He sure do have a purty data port, don’t he? ---
**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:** [December 10, 2005, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-princess-leia-know/334870/57 "2005-12-10T01:30:20Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > Unless they’re from the southern part of the galaxy. Your name just went on the list, Pal. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-princess-leia-know/334870/58 "2005-12-10T01:32:48Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Your name just went on the list, Pal. > > 🙂 Hey, that’s novel. A guy from the South who can write. 😃 FTR, I’m from Georgia. ---
**Author:** ![Metacom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecae2f/32.png) [@Metacom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Metacom)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-princess-leia-know/334870/59 "2005-12-10T01:48:07Z")
> [@Casey1505](#): > > “Ya know, it’s a long way to Endor, Chewie. How about giving me a little space head?” MRAAAAAAHHH-gh-gh-gh-pfffp-pffffp-pfffp-_gulp_-AAAHH! ---
**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:** [December 10, 2005, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-princess-leia-know/334870/60 "2005-12-10T01:49:51Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > Hey, that’s novel. A guy from the South who can write. 😃 > FTR, I’m from Georgia. \>Sets phaser to EMASCULATE.\< [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-princess-leia-know/334870.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-princess-leia-know/334870.md?page=4)