Happy Star Wars Day!

"Always in motion is the future." -- Yoda

From my friend Brett:

May 4 is called Star Wars Day because of a pun or play on words based on the similarity between “May the 4th be with you” and “May the force be with you”, a phrase often spoken in the Star Wars movies. In common usage the joke might be presented:

1: Happy Star Wars Day!

2: What?

3: May the fourth be with you!

Seeing as how this is a holiday and all, below are a few of my favorite bits of recent, Star Wars related humor…

Clemens + A-Rod + Roids = Nice Racks

The NY Daily News reports that both Alex Rodriguez and Roger Clemens experienced some unwanted side effects due to chemically-enhancing their performance.

The medical term was gynecomastia, but around the clubhouse they called them “b—- t—” or “man boobs” – and heaven help the player who sprouted them in the middle of his career and then took his shirt off in the locker room,” the Daily News reporters wrote in “American Icon.” “Roger Clemens had man boobs, and he must have been embarrassed because he was often the first Yankee out of the shower and the first to get dressed after the game.”

Want some video proof? Sure you do. The author cites this 2007 Letterman clip, brought to her attention by Jose Canseco:

Read more: “Not just A-Rod: Roger Clemens also suffered from ‘man boobs’, upcoming book ‘American Icon’ reveals“

[Tip o’ the hat to Caio for the find.]

Bulls v. Celtics

Noah celebrates after his amazing steal and dunk (and 1), forcing Game 7.

What a first round series — almost every game has been excellent!

I love when the better team wins, rather than when one team underperforms and throws the game away. As Charles Barkley keeps saying, everyone has been fantastic.

I do find it odd, though, that little has been made of the divergent paths that allowed the teams to be dead even at this point. Boston lost KG, knocking them down into “beatable” range. Meanwhile, the Bulls lost star small forward Luol Deng for the year, almost killing Chicago’s playoff chances. The Kings, however, bailed the Bulls out by taking on expiring contracts (aka a bag o’ chips) in exchange for Miller and Salmons. Luckily for Chicago, the Kings are owned by the Maloof brothers, who are heavily invested in Vegas. As Vegas is hemorrhaging money right now, the brothers Maloof needed to dump salary (despite Sacramento fans’ consistent dedication, leading to sellouts even in years like this one, when the team stinks). It’s the equivalent of the Lakers getting Gasol last year, in exchange for the rights for to Gasol’s little brother (aka another bag o’ chips).

Christine’s exact words, at the time of Tony Allen’s foul on Ben Gordon in Game 5 (I think): “What the hell is he doing? That guy is f*****g up my s**t!” She does love her some playoff basketball. KG would be proud of her spontaneous Tourette’s.

The Sports Guy wrote a nice column on Game 6 (and the whole series) today. Unfortunately for us, C and I planned an early Mother’s Day dinner with her parents… for tomorrow night, at tip-off. Doh!

New Rule For Hollywood

Autobots... roll out!

While watching the Hawks/Heat playoff game tonight, I saw a commercial that immediately got my attention with nothing but a voiceover. All I heard was: “This Summer…” and I immediately looked up at the TV. The speaker? None other than The Man himself, the voice of Optimus Prime, Peter Cullen.

The product? Coors Light.

I understand that Mr. Cullen works for a living and needs to earn a paycheck, but can’t we all agree to limit his work to things that are tech related… or at least things that are so absolutely fantastic that they’re worthy of his voice. He’s Optimus Prime, and for those who grew up with the old cartoon, he always will be Optimus Prime.

Adult Swim, the home for cutting-edge animation? Perfect. Coors Light? Not so much.