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I do find it kind of amazing how well the stories and characters of the prequel trilogy actually hang together.. when you read the novels compared to when you watch the films. The films are entertaining in one way, and the soundtracks are pretty gorgeous... but the books just actually fill in a lot of what seem like plot-holes or just shift the tone of some scenes and dialogue somehow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnYNTfEfRdc

Schumer: "To pass a bill of tax cuts and have it be so unpopular with the American people is an amazing achievement for the Republicans... Great accomplishment, Mitch."

Another plot reason for why Maul was so one-dimensional and focused, and not exactly the smart manipulator. Palpatine intentionally trained him to be that scalpel assassin or general weapon, rather than knowing how to manipulate , plot and play politics. So he could be used as that dedicated follower, highly competent in a narrow field but with specific weaknesses, so he could be eliminated once Palpatine found a "proper" apprentice.

Sort of. Part of it is in the whole cult indoctrination aspect of the Sith. Yes, they're "evil" power hungry people, but part and parcel of that is the belief that the "best" will become the Master. It's the whole process of "I prove I'm the best because while I'm training someone to one day take power from me, I'm smart/strong enough to not be caught out, and when I do lose to them, it's because I trained them that damn well." Of course the EU had a heap of extra helpings. I mean if I'm recalling correctly, Palpatine didn't actually kill his master until some point during the Phantom Menace. So his decade or so of training Maul was actually one of his many strategems , Palpatine was still in the "apprentice" role and he didn't consider Maul as a proper apprentice but just a tool to be used and disposed of later.

This one might be a bit on the edge..

When things get snarky over the EU divorce bill..

To avoid cluttering up the jokes thread with seriousness...

Wrong on so many levels.

Millionaire shows how GOP plan is just a tax cut for people like him

Because, Not politics, have some cute:

Four-word Christmas horror stories: Going to the shops There’s nowhere to park We’re out of cheese Let’s play a game! Delivered to a neighbour The family have arrived Get out the fridge End of the sellotape Decided what you want? I’ll have a think Don’t get me anything

I would like to find this a post for the funny thread but... The Hill - Trump administration bans CDC from using terms such as "evidence-based" and "science-based" on official documentation Edit: And yes, I'm posting late. THis is what happens when you spend all night writing research papers and haven't had enough tea in the morning....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T-J0suoSQM

But can we have a thread on this subject without including... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_rVzBt20N0

Plus there's also... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-_30ZRZAI0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJdciQr4kAw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6npX-3fqWs

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42338067'>BBC - Broadband over 'wet string' test for fun