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10 years later, ‘Star Wars Kid’ speaks out

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Sapiens

Sapiens

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I used to go to school with Ghislain, he was always terrorizing us with his threats of using his Jedi mind tricks on us. The whole school. He was really cocky about it all and dead serious. Star Wars was real to him. He made everything about Star Wars.

"No one gives a shit about Star Wars, Ghizzy, fuck off already."

Then this video happened and it really humbled him.

Now he's a lawyer and he says he's going to sue us for any little thing.
 
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Unspeakable Evil

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Wow,10 years ago. Feel bad him.:(
Hey, Zozz that type of drive by posting is looked down upon. Pet Peeve of Evilore and many other posters. Careful next time.
 
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Zozz

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TommyT

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Sapiens said:
I used to go to school with Ghislain, he was always terrorizing us with his threats of using his Jedi mind tricks on us. The whole school. He was really cocky about it all and dead serious. Star Wars was real to him. He made everything about Star Wars.

"No one gives a shit about Star Wars, Ghizzy, fuck off already."

Then this video happened and it really humbled him.

Now he's a lawyer and he says he's going to sue us for any little thing.
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Starwolf_UK

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You know, for some reason I thought he did commit suicide so in that respect I'm pleased he still is alive. Its a shame it doesn't always end that way.
 
ZiZ

ZiZ

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if a bunch of people told me to commit suicide, I'd probably stay alive just to spite them, hell I'd probably start eating healthy just to outlive them.
 
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Bucket Mouse

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11 fucking years? I remember there being a site that hosted all the "remixes", which were ridiculously well done. There was an aura of mystery surrounding The Stars Wars Kid, you couldn't even be sure it wasn't a hoax. And when it circulated that the eponymous kid's name was "Ghyslain", you doubted it even more.
 
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Polari

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Zozz said:
Can you take a joke and comments from assholes? Do it, more power to you.
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I don't know if you remember but the video was ridiculously popular at the time, even for a meme. I can't imagine how much it would have wrecked my head if a similar thing had happened to me at that age. It's like the kid was getting bullied at school and then the whole world joined in.
 
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GeoGonzo

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Kids can be such little shits sometimes... why would you tell this guy to "kill himself"? What could they possibly get out of it?
 
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xelios

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Zozz said:
Rule of the internet, don't want to be made fun of? Don't put stupid shit online. Can you take a joke and comments from assholes? Do it, more power to you.
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Rule of the GAF, read the OP.

I feel sorry for the dude, but at least memes and shit always pass fairly quickly. Glad he overcame it and managed to be successful in life so far.
 
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Herne

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Damn, what kind of sick people would tell him to commit suicide because he was featured in a silly online video? What reason do they have to say that to him? Mankind is fucked up. I laughed at the video, sure, it was funny as hell. But I was laughing with him more than anything, because it was obvious he had the same passion that I had for that universe and those characters. Which one of us didn't emulate Darth Maul back around that time? Good on him for speaking up.

Also, Ghyslain is an awesome name.
 
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params7

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Sapiens said:
I used to go to school with Ghislain, he was always terrorizing us with his threats of using his Jedi mind tricks on us. The whole school. He was really cocky about it all and dead serious. Star Wars was real to him. He made everything about Star Wars.

"No one gives a shit about Star Wars, Ghizzy, fuck off already."

Then this video happened and it really humbled him.

Now he's a lawyer and he says he's going to sue us for any little thing.
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Okay if he was like that then..
 
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Borgnine

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Let's not forget, if not for him, would we even know what an ebaum is? Do we know now?
 
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Nibel

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Sapiens said:
I used to go to school with Ghislain, he was always terrorizing us with his threats of using his Jedi mind tricks on us. The whole school. He was really cocky about it all and dead serious. Star Wars was real to him. He made everything about Star Wars.

"No one gives a shit about Star Wars, Ghizzy, fuck off already."

Then this video happened and it really humbled him.

Now he's a lawyer and he says he's going to sue us for any little thing.
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No way in hell this can be true

WAT
 
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Carcetti

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It's really sad how unnecessarily mean people are. I mean the video is hilarious, but why would anyone tell him to kill himself over it? People should be thanking the ones who make internet such an entertaining place to be.
 
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Plywood

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Strong person, I was never under the impression that he was bullied or the act of the video being uploaded was to bully him and that he was being told to commit suicide. Kids can be cruel.
Sapiens said:
I used to go to school with Ghislain, he was always terrorizing us with his threats of using his Jedi mind tricks on us. The whole school. He was really cocky about it all and dead serious. Star Wars was real to him. He made everything about Star Wars.

"No one gives a shit about Star Wars, Ghizzy, fuck off already."

Then this video happened and it really humbled him.

Now he's a lawyer and he says he's going to sue us for any little thing.
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You got a yearbook or something to back this up?
 
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Pop-O-Matic

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Sapiens said:
I used to go to school with Ghislain, he was always terrorizing us with his threats of using his Jedi mind tricks on us. The whole school. He was really cocky about it all and dead serious. Star Wars was real to him. He made everything about Star Wars.

"No one gives a shit about Star Wars, Ghizzy, fuck off already."

Then this video happened and it really humbled him.

Now he's a lawyer and he says he's going to sue us for any little thing.
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I'm pretty sure he wasn't even pretending to be Star Wars in the video, so I'm calling bullshit.
 
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params7

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Tomat said:
Then what? You think he deserved a shitload of people on the internet telling him to go kill himself?
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No not really. But if there was some obnoxious kid around me comparing everything to star wars and threatening to sue us I'd tell him to fuck off.
 
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slider

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params7 said:
No not really. But if there was some obnoxious kid around me comparing everything to star wars and threatening to sue us I'd tell him to fuck off.
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I can't believe I'm saying this given Sapiens post may well have been a joke but the lawyer bit came later in adulthood (unless I'm missing something?).
 
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Borgnine

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The amount of un-got sarcasm in this thread is maddening. Everyone commit suicide.
 
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McLovin

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Anonymity is a bitch, I could never tell someone to kill themselves. And if I did, and they actually went through with it, I honestly don't know if I could live with myself.
 
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MooseKing

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Zozz said:
Rule of the internet, don't want to be made fun of? Don't put stupid shit online. Can you take a joke and comments from assholes? Do it, more power to you.
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He didn't put it online, and the internet was not even close to the same back in 2003 as it is today. Viral videos weren't really a thing yet. They existed, but you had to go download a .wmv or real media file from someone link etc..
 
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demon

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Wow, the memory works in bizarre ways. I could have SWORN this came out when I was a freshman in college, in 99–00. Oh well. Glad he didn't off himself or anything.
 
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Ace Harding

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Count Dookkake said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPPj6viIBmU
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You know, I've seen gifs but I don't think I've ever seen the whole thing. In the context of fail videos and all the other shit on youtube these days, this is pretty lame and barely noteworthy. Sucks that he got made fun of to the degree he did.

It is a little funny though. I like how his confidence builds with every take. The first one he's just testing his skills, but by the end he's a fucking master. But yeah I feel guilty now even writing that. Sorry bud.
 
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Timedog

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Zozz said:
Rule of the internet, don't want to be made fun of? Don't put stupid shit online. Can you take a joke and comments from assholes? Do it, more power to you.
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Thank you for not reading the article before posting your shitty and completely worthless opinion. Great job.
 
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DiipuSurotu

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Eteric Rice said:
We should make a "WE LOVE YOU STAR WARS KID" thing. He brought laughter to so many people.
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According to KnowYourMeme, "On July 16th, 2003, following the mass exposure on Star Wars Kid, Andy Baio and over 400 fans of the video raised $4,334.44 in donations and sent Raza a 30GB iPod, a gift certificate for an electronics store and a “Thank You” letter".
 
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Count Dookkake

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If he hadn't been so upset by the exposure, he probably could have had a cameo in Ep3 and gone out in a blaze of glory at the fall of the Jedi temple.
 
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