# The Empire attacks Earth! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 8, 2002, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-empire-attacks-earth/107871 "2002-05-08T08:12:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-empire-attacks-earth/107871/41 "2002-05-10T06:02:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tars Tarkas \* > I think if Janeway met Vader, Vader’d fall head over cape in love, while Janeway **spur** him Oooh, sounds kinky. Would she make him wear a bridle and saddle, too? Giddyap, Vader! After the Imperials smoke Earth’s conventional defenses, they’d get all smug and say “What? Evacuate in our moment of triumph?!” and that’s when we cut loose with the H-bombs. Game over, man. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-empire-attacks-earth/107871/42 "2002-05-10T10:49:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Guinastasia \* > \*\*Couldn’t we lob a nuke at them? > > (I can’t believe that I, of all people, am actually suggesting using NUKES!!!) \*\* [Sinister voice] Come to the right… Come to the right… [/Sinister voice] 😃 ---
**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 10, 2002, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-empire-attacks-earth/107871/43 "2002-05-10T12:28:55Z")
I’m your Father, boy. Ya’ll come join the Dark Side, it’ll be a hoot! ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-empire-attacks-earth/107871/44 "2002-05-10T15:23:12Z")
Three words: Tripping the Rift. ---
**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 10, 2002, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-empire-attacks-earth/107871/45 "2002-05-10T15:59:57Z")
Say what? ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-empire-attacks-earth/107871/46 "2002-05-10T17:01:17Z")
i am lost as well. But that is not unusual. ---
**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 10, 2002, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-empire-attacks-earth/107871/47 "2002-05-10T17:14:24Z")
Perhaps we should fire a few rounds into the bushes and see if we stir anything up. ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-empire-attacks-earth/107871/48 "2002-05-10T17:24:51Z")
I tripped over a r_a_ft once, if that is any help… ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-empire-attacks-earth/107871/49 "2002-05-10T17:29:37Z")
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