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    Damn, Tauntaun sleeping bags aren't real...

    Bollocks!

    Star Wars fans—and they are still legion, despite over 20 years of nonstop setbacks—fondly remember a sequence in The Empire Strikes Back on the planet Hoth, an arid wasteland characterized by deadly sub-freezing temperatures. In order to save Luke Skywalker from certain death, Hans Solo carves opens the dead carcass of a Tauntaun (described on the Star Wars “Wookieepedia” as an “omnivorous reptomammal” that the Rebel Alliance used for transport) with his Lightsaber and tucks his little buddy inside. Sure, it stinks to high heaven, but nestled under the Tauntaun’s thick skin and warm intestines, Luke is saved from a grim fate.

    ThinkGeek’s April Fool’s joke was the unveiling of the Tauntaun sleeping bag, a plush replica of the beast featuring a “built-in embroidered Tauntaun head pillow,” “a glowing Lightsaber zipper pull,” and “the exact synthetic compounds needed to recreate Tauntaun fur.” Funny, right? Because who would want to sleep inside an animal’s smelly intestines? Answer: The many, many people eager to fork out $39.99, that’s who!
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    Re: Damn, Tauntaun sleeping bags aren't real...

    with as many times i heard this mentioned yesterday, they should start making them

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    Re: Damn, Tauntaun sleeping bags aren't real...

    I'm not going to lie-I'd totally own one of those. Heck, I'm actually in the market for a sleeping bag right now.
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    Re: Damn, Tauntaun sleeping bags aren't real...

    Quote Originally Posted by yermom View Post
    with as many times i heard this mentioned yesterday, they should start making them

    Oh you can be sure Skywalker Ranch will be busting those out anytime now.... $$$

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    Re: Damn, Tauntaun sleeping bags aren't real...

    Check out the lining.

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    Re: Damn, Tauntaun sleeping bags aren't real...

    i know!

    they thought of everything

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    Re: Damn, Tauntaun sleeping bags aren't real...

    That was the April Fool's joke I was most upset about because, dammit, I want a Tauntaun sleeping bag.

    The new Nine Inch Nails album was a close second.
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    Re: Damn, Tauntaun sleeping bags aren't real...

    Bri...when you say close 2nd...do you mean your out $28.98?

    Your credit card will be charged $18.98 plus a $10 digital delivery convenience fee.

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    Re: Damn, Tauntaun sleeping bags aren't real...

    No, because I couldn't be out $28.98 for an album featuring a song called "p*ssygrinder" featuring Sheryl Crow.
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    Re: Damn, Tauntaun sleeping bags aren't real...

    lol

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    Re: Damn, Tauntaun sleeping bags aren't real...

    I'd buy one!

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