There is no try
Posted by Isabel on June 14th, 2006. Filed under: The King.Last night The King came home while I was watching the end of The Latest Star Wars Movie. You know how horrible it is when someone starts watching late and doesn’t have any idea what’s going on?? That’s when they start asking a lot of questions.
The King: Who’s that?
Isabel: Anakin Skywalker.
The King: Who’s he?
Isabel: He will become Darth Vader.
The King: Who’s she?
Isabel: His wife, Padme.
The King: She’s pregnant?
Isabel: Yes, with twins.
The King: Really? It looks likes she’s dying. What will become of the twins?
Isabel: (Shocked at his question!) Are you kidding me? You don’t know?
The King: (Shocked that I’m shocked!) Why would I know?
At this point my head pretty much blew up from the shock of my husbands lack of pop culture knowledge.
Okay, please tell me that The King isn’t the only one in this world that doesn’t know the phrase; Luke, I am your Father.
(and am I the only person that was deathly afraid of Darth Vader as a child? Because damn, he scared me with that raspy voice and the crazy black cape. I admit he still creeped me out last night.)
June 14th, 2006 at 12:45 pm
You and Justin would be PERFECT movie buddies together. Me and The King will watch the kids. I am THE WORST about asking a zillion questions. We went and saw XMen3 yesterday. (NOT my choice) I have NOT seen the previous two but of course, Justin has. I probably asked a hundred questions during a 90 minute film.
It drives him NUTS!!!
And for the record, I have not seen the Star Wars movies but I DO know “Luke, I am your faaaaaatherrrrrrrrrrrr.”
(And not from the part in “Tommy Boy” where he says it in the fan….I swear.)
June 14th, 2006 at 12:54 pm
My husband lacks great knowledge in pop culture as well. I can’t tell you how many times he has seen Beyonce on the TV and asked, “Who’s that??” He is obviously drawn to her fabulous booty, and yet, can never figure out who she is.
And I KNOW that even though he has seen the three original Star Wars films, he couldn’t tell me who the twins are to save his life.
Bless their hearts!
June 14th, 2006 at 1:01 pm
I never really got into the whole Star Wars thing until the new movies came out, so I never had The Fear, but Luke loves the whole damn series. And he will tell you that PLENTY of people are familiar with that phrase, as they love to quote it around him like they’re the first person in the history of the universe to make that connection.
June 14th, 2006 at 1:15 pm
darth vader gets me hot.
June 14th, 2006 at 1:16 pm
ok, now that I changed my profile picture, that makes my comment creepy. sorry.
June 14th, 2006 at 1:23 pm
Don’t hate me, but I never got into the Star Wars craze. I think it’s because we weren’t allowed to watch the original when we were kids. I didn’t stand a chance.
June 14th, 2006 at 1:35 pm
i came into that dumb movie about 5 minutes from the end or whatever so i had no background on it. plus, you only knew what was going on because you had probably rewatched it several dozen times. i was busy building a house. i dont like to be the butt of your internet jokes. i’m a pretty decent guy. try writing about that.
June 14th, 2006 at 1:36 pm
Ouch.
Point taken.
The King is a very decent guy.
June 14th, 2006 at 1:49 pm
My 7 year old, when watching the end of the same movie, asked if this the part where he says “Luke I am your father” (imagine it being said in a very girly voice who was trying very hard to make it low and manly). I cracked up and then sorta cringed because at 7 she already quotes movie lines like her father.
June 14th, 2006 at 2:10 pm
I still remember the shock of finding out that one of my college friends had never seen any of the Star Wars movies. My husband and I sat her down at our apartment and forced her to watch all of them. (We sent her home after the Empire Strikes Back and had her come back the next day for Return of the Jedi, just so she would get to experience the cliff hanger…)
It still blows my mind, but occasionally I DO run across the odd duck with no handle on The Force.
June 14th, 2006 at 2:12 pm
Not that I’m calling your husband an odd duck.
Eeek. I’m going to go blog about MY husband’s eccentricities now…
;P
June 14th, 2006 at 3:41 pm
I ask tons of questions too.
I know this irritates my hubby. And now sometimes I do it just for sport.
June 14th, 2006 at 4:27 pm
My hubby has never seen star wars and wouldn’t know either!
June 14th, 2006 at 5:51 pm
Haha. I’m with The King on this one. The prequels are just plain confusing. And Natalie Portman looks scary with her Way Too Space-Agey Trendy outfits.
June 14th, 2006 at 6:01 pm
Forget pop culture in general, I wasn’t aware that any men of our age existed who weren’t schooled in Star Wars…you should actually go kiss The King for being one of the few…my husband actually suggested Jedi as a name for our child if it turned out to be a boy(!!!!).
June 15th, 2006 at 3:46 am
My son’s name is Luke…
The King has GOT to be the only one
June 15th, 2006 at 7:50 am
Decent guys can grow up under rocks.
Me, I have no memory for pop music. None whatsoever. When we were planning the music for our wedding, I kept insisting that I didn’t know this song or that song, and Jill would *SING* them for me. It worked about half the time.
Finally, I had to tell her that I had 1 hour left of energy to spend on wedding music, and she could use it any time she wanted, but when it was over, it was over.
June 15th, 2006 at 8:26 am
“what will become of the twins?”
That has to be the best thing I’ve ever heard or read in forever.
Awesome.
June 15th, 2006 at 9:35 am
I’m shocked! The King seriously didn’t know the story of Star Wars??
Lo siento! He has not even begun to live!
June 16th, 2006 at 1:31 pm
When that movie came out in the theater, I was a senior in high school, and I babysat an 8-yr old brat. We were watching TV one night, and a trailer for the movie showed during the commercials.
Now, I had a VERY basic knowledge of Star Wars (like, I knew “Luke, I am your father”), but when they showed Anakin, I said “who’s that?”
Brat: “DUH, he’s Anakin Skywalker, Luke and Leah’s dad.”
Me: “Oh.”
Brat: “Yea, and he becomes Darth Vader.”
I was SO PISSED because she “ruined the movie” by telling me the ending. She really was a brat.