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Brickbat: Give Me Those Star Wars

Charles Oliver | 5.11.2017 4:00 AM

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Police evacuated and searched Wisconsin's Ashwaubenon High School after someone reported seeing a person wearing a mask and a ballistic vest enter the school. It turned out to be a student dressed as a stormtrooper for Star Wars Day.

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  2. Fist of Etiquette   9 years ago

    Well, in the school's defense, the kid was a little short for a stormtrooper.

  3. Radioactive   9 years ago

    I had friends on that Death Star!

  4. Pogue Mahon   9 years ago

    What are they worried about? He won't hit anything.

  5. Rat on a train   9 years ago

    Did that hot teacher dress as slave Leia?

  6. gaoxiaen   9 years ago

    Ashwaubenon. Isn't that Obiwan's brother?

  7. Longtobefree   9 years ago

    What if "someone" (this person really gets around) reports Elvis with an Uzi? Still evacuate?
    For the children, or course.

  8. Shirley Knott   9 years ago

    These are not the threats you're looking for.

  9. Texasmotiv   9 years ago

    They did what they had to do! Think of the younglings!

  10. loveconstitution1789   9 years ago

    Give into the dark side of the force!

    1. Radioactive   9 years ago

      they have cookies...

  11. Dan S.   9 years ago

    Is this the same incident that was widely reported on May 5th, or did this happen at two different schools? (The first involved a student who was dressed as Darth Vader, which is to say, in black rather than in white.)

    Of course, May 4th, now known as "Star Wars Day", IS also known for the shooting of students by "troopers", at Kent State in 1970.

  12. Trigger Hippie   9 years ago

    Damn, Oliver. Twice in three days your story has linked to nonexistent articles. SugarFree would be proud.

  13. Drave Robber   9 years ago

    Mandatory: Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra - Star Wars - Imperial Reggae

  14. Glide   9 years ago

    Last week, Darth Vader sighting. This week, a stormtrooper.

    Next week, an old wrinkly man in a robe will urge kids to give in to their feelings and join him...

    ...that one might actually be a Catholic priest, not Emperor Palpatine, so exercise caution.

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