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Star Wars fan speeds for eBay
Star Wars fan speeds for eBay
State patrol troopers in the Seattle area pulled over a man who claimed he was speeding (110 mph!) in order to get home in time to place a bid on an eBay item. The cherry on this fail sundae? His car was full of Star Wars merchandise. Seattle Post-Intelligencer reporter Casey McNerthney then ...
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starwars.com Blogs — ... at a meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Meanwhile, a man who looked like Chewbacca was found in Berkeley, wandering around homeless and confused. Finally in Seattle, a Star Wars fan was arrested for driving 110 mph to get home in time to win an eBay auction. So much for the old "You don't need to see my identification" trick... They say the arrested fan was a 46 year-old male, but I think we all know who it ...

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