Stormtrooper Olympics-30,000 strong GEEKFEST

[underpants]

Neil Brabham of Savannah, Ga., participates in the Stormtrooper Olympics during 'Star Wars' Celebration III in Indianapolis, Thursday, April 21, 2005. More than 30,000 fans have converged for the four-day 'Celebration III,' the largest official Star Wars convention. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)



Brent Carroll, right, and his son Hunter Carroll, both of Honolulu, walk through the exhibit hall at 'Celebration III' in Indianapolis, Thursday, April 21, 2005.

[Zuni]

1. when I grow up

I want to be just like them and NEVER get laid

[underpants]

2. Triumph at the Star Wars line

http://askmen.com/video/2004_oct/oct27_triumph_star_wars.html

An absolute classic.

To a pregnant woman "So you HAVE gotten laid!"

[ClintonTyree]

3. And these are the people that hide in their parents' basements...

playing "role playing games" and never get of their asses to vote. They prefer "make believe" to reality.

Sad, sad. Get lives people. There REALLY ARE dark forces out to get you, but they don't exist in your X-BOX library, they're in the White House.

[kmla]

4. I get to experience it close-up.....

No, wisenheimers, I'm not a Star Wars geek. I work downtown, close to where this litte soire is taking place.

I passed Princess Leia, Lando Calrissian, and a storm trooper on the way into work this morning. But I think Chewbacca is waiting for the rain to stop - he would probably smell like a wet dog once he got to the convention center....

Upon closer inspection, the storm trooper I saw this morning is the one at the left elbow of the palooka in the first picture.