Childhood Misconceptions (aka The Trap Thread, but misconceptions still welcome) — Page 4

Maybe they figured they'd lace it with grenades and blow it up, or that they'd just take it over.  I'm assuming they took the line "That armor is too strong for blasters" literally, and not the way Luke meant ("That armor is too strong for blasters while it's standing up!  Knock them over and they explode like pinatas!") ;-)

^ that too. ^

I just now found out (through the radio drama) that during the Cell Block escape Han shouts "He's the brains, sweetheart!" to Leia.  I always thought he said, "Peas for brains, sweetheart!"

I also never understood what Veers or whoever said to Vader during the first AT-AT scene on Hoth.  He says something to the effect of "You may start your landing." but with his strong British clip- I thought he said, "You may start your napping."  That didn't make any sense... but that's what I always heard.

I'll tell you about OTHER people's misconceptions.  When Jabba says that Han will become "Ban-tha poo-doo" and the subtitles say "bantha fodder"... this has caused many of the "Star Wars generation" to think that the English word "fodder" means "poop" rather than "food".  It sure doesn't help that the prequels turned it into a mild oath "Poodoo!" where a literal translation into "fodder" doesn't make much sense.  Maybe batha's eat their own poop.  That would solve this little conundrum.

xhonzi said:

I just now found out (through the radio drama) that during the Cell Block escape Han shouts "He's the brains, sweetheart!" to Leia.  I always thought he said, "Peas for brains, sweetheart!"

I've always got that part, but I never really understood Han's: "Nice girl!  Either I'm going to kill her or I'm beginning to like her!"  Especially as a kid.

I'll tell you about OTHER people's misconceptions.  When Jabba says that Han will become "Ban-tha poo-doo" and the subtitles say "bantha fodder"... this has caused many of the "Star Wars generation" to think that the English word "fodder" means "poop" rather than "food".  It sure doesn't help that the prequels turned it into a mild oath "Poodoo!" where a literal translation into "fodder" doesn't make much sense.  Maybe batha's eat their own poop.  That would solve this little conundrum.

That would kind of make sense as a terrible insult (not only are you crap, you are crap that the animal eats again).  But I think its too clever for Lucas. ;-)

TV's Frink said:

Gaffer Tape said:

OHHHHH!  You are very funny!  It's like something but it sounds like something else and then it's funny!

Hey Gaff, you think Ackbar would use a matta boo boo?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA......  Wait, I don't get it...

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!  Wait... aren't Vulcans vegetarians?