John Lamansky

I really got a kick out of this; it was in a Burger King newsletter published back when Star Wars Episode III was in theaters.

I wonder how long Obi Wan would stand up to General Grievous if he used these tactics.

Be Prepared, Young Jedi!

Practice the Jedi Workout so that you will be ready for General Grievousâ„¢ if you bump into him on the playground!

1. Stand straight up holding your light saber over your head on your right side.
2. Sweep your light saber across your body toward your left side and bend at your knees.
3. Bring your arms back over your head to your left side and stand straight up.
4. Sweep your light saber across your body toward your right side and bend at your knees.
5. Repeat 2 more times.

You’ve probably noticed that Burger King stores were selling Star Wars toys when Star Wars Episode III appeared in theaters. Burger King also had a “newsletter” about Star Wars, and I have a few… complaints, the first of which I will be discussing here.

On the back of the newsletter, they have an activity where you specify if a certain Star Wars character is on the Light or Dark Side. I have determined that the basic rule is: if it’s not on the Light Side, it’s automatically on the Dark Side. Now that is what I call sterotyping. (I suppose it could also be called oversimplification.)

According to Burger King, Watto is on the Dark Side (oh, come on people!). Jabba the Hutt is classified as being on the Dark Side also. I thought Jabba was just a fat ugly gangster, not a Sith! All I know is that he certainly would not be dexterous with a lightsaber.