Re: The Mandalorian and Grogu has lowest box office opening for a Star Wars film in Disney era

On 2026-06-27 08:26:36 +0000, scole said:
> In article <[email protected]>, Your Name
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On 2026-06-19 15:26:41 +0000, scole said:
>>> In article <[email protected]>, Your Name
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> On 2026-06-18 14:51:33 +0000, scole said:
>>>>> 
>>>>> I would love to see another Mando film with a time jump of 20 or so years
>>>>> and Grogu able to speak the creed and become a true Mandalorian, it'd be
>>>>> brilliant way to close that story off.
>>>> 
>>>> It's doubtful Grogu could ever be a Mandalorian ... he'd never get
>>>> those ears inside the helmet (assuming they made a smaller version of
>>>> the armour).  :-p
>>> 
>>> Yeah, there is that... lol
>>> 
>>> I just had a Google and there are some truly ridiculous looking fan-art
>>> Grogu helmets that have sticky-out bits for the ears to be covered by...
>>> but there are a few that allow the ears to freely protrude and they
>>> actually look... OK. One or two of them actually look pretty damn cool!
>>> 
>>> He has had some armour made for him already; beskar chain-mail vest,
>>> breastplate, shoulder plates (I think?). The Mandalorian Way is that he
>>> will one day speak the creed, and then must wear a helmet forever more -
>>> so in-universe they will have to find a way, because This Is The Way.
>>> 
>>> ;)
>> 
>> If you want ridiculous "Mandalorian" armour, try this one:
>> 
>> Count Binface - supposed "comedian" and a looney who stands for 
>> positions in local UK elections
>> <https://i.imgur.com/VWsDIoi.jpeg>
>> 
>> There really are some complete wackos out there. :-\
> 
> This particular wacko was amusing, though - in the post-Brexit 
> political chaos that went on for *years* in the UK, this guy did liven 
> up a couple of the general elections we had - he was genuinely amusing.
> 
> There's a long-standing British tradition of nutters and 
> attention-seekers standing for Parliament in the constituency of the 
> current Prime Minister - you pay your 500 quid deposit and you're on 
> the ballot paper. The outcome of that is when the constituency results 
> are read out at 4 or 5am the morning after votes were cast, you have 
> the Prime Minister of the UK on stage standing alongside 20 or so 
> lunatics - including Lord/Count Binface in these instances.

It's not just the UK. There are ridiculous political parties that stand 
for election in many countries. New Zealand had "The McGillicuddy 
Serious Party" for a few years.

Then again, *ALL* politicians are useless lunatics anyway.  :-(