> >>What if............ Star Wars was set in Glasgow..... > >> > >>Chewbacca would look roughly the same except he'd > >>only be about 5ft tall, from Blackhill and called Shug. > >>He'd have the same amount of body hair but would > >>also have tattoos, would permanently smell of drink and > >>invariably sport a Rangers top. > >> > >>Obi-Wan Kenobi would invariably be referred to as > >>Chief or Big Yin by his cohorts. People trying to start a > >>fight with him would addess him as Wanky-Nobby > >>Darth Vader would be referred to as 'Auld Helmet > >>Heid' or in moments of stress 'That Dome-Heided Basturd' > >> > >>R2D2 would refuse to go out on the streets after > >>10pm because of the number of drunks who would try to stuff chip papers > >>in his head casing or piss on him. He would also refuse to go near > >>groups of wee boys at any time because of the high risk of being spray > >>painted/dumped in front of a speeding train/set on fire > >> > >>Although proficient in over 3500 languages C3P0 > >>would still be unable to understand anything anyone from the > >>East End of Glasgow said. He would regularly get beaten up for being a > >>'greetin-faced wee poof fae Milngavie'. > >> > >>The Millenium Falcon would have static strips, > >>tinted windscreens and extra-flared exhaust ports. It would > >>have a Daily Record I Love Scotland sticker in the back window and a > >>saltire bumper sticker. > >> > > >>Princess Leia would get captured by Darth Vader > >>because it's hard to run very fast when you're wearing 5inch > >>platform heels and a tiny silver mini-skirt which keeps hiking up over > your > >>arse every two steps. And you've been a heavy smoker since you were 6. > >> > >>The best way to detroy the Death Star would not > >>necessarily be a desperate all out attack. Two easy > >>ways would be: > >> > >>* alter its orbit so it passed through Bridgeton and > >>tell the locals it was full of Fenians. > >> > >>* leave it unattended in Easterhouse. > >> > >>_______________________________________________________________________ > >> > >>Lines from the film as they would be uttered in the vernacular:- > >> > >>Han Solo > >>"I've got a real bad feeling about this" > >> "Ah'm shitin' ma sel' here boy" > >> > >>"Bring 'em on! I prefer a straight fight to all this sneaking around." > >> "Come right ahead then c**ts! Fight the f**ing lot o ye!" > >> > >>"There's no mystical energy field controls my destiny." > >> "The Force?!! D'youse think ah came doon wi the rain?!" > >> > >>"Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at > >> your side, kid." > >> "Nae messin aboot wi the god squad and auld rubbish, wee man. Get > yersel' > >> a decent shooter" > >> > >>Darth Vader trying to shoot down Luke Skywalker > >>"The Force is strong in this one" > >> "Stop shooglin' ya wee basturd!" > >> > >>Princess Leia > >>"You're a little short for a Stormtrooper aren't you?" > >> "Ah didny think they took short-erses in the polis?" > >>"This bucket of bolts is never going to get us past that blockade." > >> "Wuv goat NAE chance in this pile o' shite" > >> > >>Admiral Motti > >>"Don't try to frighten us with your sorcerer's ways, Lord Vader." > >> "You think you're that hard, Vader so ye do. Well we're no feart ae > you!" > >> > >>Obi Wan > >>"I felt a great disturbance in the Force." > >> "F*** me! whit wiz aw that?" > >> > >>Luke to the Emperor > >>"Your overconfidence is your weakness." > >> "Oh ye bloody think so!"