# Misread thread titles

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[Rommel: old west meets sci-fi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rimworld-old-west-meets-sci-fi/730244)

Trying to picture a movie where the Afrika Korps is wearing chaps and cowboy hats and riding horses, while fighting British troops in Star Wars gear. But it sounds [derivative](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboys_%26_Aliens).

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