{"id":48617,"date":"2014-12-02T17:39:27","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T17:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/12\/02\/the-worlds-first-star-wars-fan-weighs-in-on-side-sabers.html"},"modified":"2014-12-02T17:39:27","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T17:39:27","slug":"the-worlds-first-star-wars-fan-weighs-in-on-side-sabers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/12\/02\/the-worlds-first-star-wars-fan-weighs-in-on-side-sabers.html","title":{"rendered":"The World&#039;s First &quot;Star Wars&quot; Fan Weighs In On Side-Sabers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Colbert explains it all.<\/p>\n<p>Though with all due respect to Mr. Colbert, my objections are not technical so much as practical and aesthetic. And also a bit meta.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"sm2wp\"><p>\n<a style='display:inline;' href='http:\/\/thecolbertreport.cc.com\/videos\/umsrnb\/lightsaber-controversy'><br \/>\n<img src='https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/qCPJ8YVt1f-kIwx-HkES9sn2ZUsbOvBRV6YkWu4nAH_aO0x0rf3LZFVmy9W1qEPCgpc55UU_IumFbEoRdiQSTQzpLWsz0Gxb_9b7lEGycgOBEW2p2N6ItTxi7z7RgmyhA3DTF3-GYPXx7409VdoelTnvCxKOLWT_6sZFf53yjA=w506-h303' border='0' style='max-width:650px;'\/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<span style='font-size:large;'><a href='http:\/\/thecolbertreport.cc.com\/videos\/umsrnb\/lightsaber-controversy'>Lightsaber Controversy<\/a><\/span><br \/>\nStephen defends the new lightsaber design unveiled in a trailer for J.J. 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