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Old 09-13-2008, 10:28 PM   #1
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Get a degree in Jedi

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...12/2362719.htm

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The UK's first Jedi course teaching personal development through a Star Wars syllabus will open to students at Queen's University in Belfast from November.

According to its publicity material, the course, Feel the Force: How to Train in the Jedi Way, teaches the real-life psychological techniques behind Jedi mind tricks.

It also claims to examine the wider issues behind the Star Wars universe, like balance, destiny, dualism, fatherhood and fascism.

The university says it hopes to attract young Star Wars fans and introduce them to education through open learning.

No prior qualifications are required and the blurb informs students that light sabres are not provided.
Wow...now I have a choice...I can either take the Star Trek course at the University of Washington or go to Belfast to learn to be a Jedi! Hmm...well I DO have friends in Belfast who've said I could stay with them if I ever visited......
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Old 09-14-2008, 10:21 AM   #2
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whats the star trek course involve?

how bout a ferengi course in business? hehe
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Old 09-14-2008, 10:38 AM   #3
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Interested until I read this.
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Old 09-14-2008, 03:04 PM   #4
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whats the star trek course involve?

how bout a ferengi course in business? hehe
It's called Star Trek 101 and several Colleges/Universities have it.

Depending on the state they are all different: University of Washington has a tech course (and incidentally some students actually invented a working tricorder!), Illinois has an anthropology course, Georgetown is a Philosophy course, Princeton and Indiana University offers a course on the religious aspect of Star Trek.

Altho the University of Wisconson has an even more interesting one. A course analyzing Soap operas! Or you can go to NYU and take a course in Anime.

And doing more research I've found a language course at Lake Tahoe Community College that focuses on the languages of Star Wars, Star Trek, LOTR, and others. I should take that course! It would be super easy since I already know Klingon, Ewok, and a bit of Vulcan and Romulan.
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Old 09-14-2008, 09:31 PM   #5
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Meh, Jedis are too uptight. I'd rather learn how to be a third technician on a mining ship.

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Old 09-15-2008, 01:29 AM   #6
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It's called Star Trek 101 and several Colleges/Universities have it.

Depending on the state they are all different: University of Washington has a tech course (and incidentally some students actually invented a working tricorder!), Illinois has an anthropology course, Georgetown is a Philosophy course, Princeton and Indiana University offers a course on the religious aspect of Star Trek.

Altho the University of Wisconson has an even more interesting one. A course analyzing Soap operas! Or you can go to NYU and take a course in Anime.

And doing more research I've found a language course at Lake Tahoe Community College that focuses on the languages of Star Wars, Star Trek, LOTR, and others. I should take that course! It would be super easy since I already know Klingon, Ewok, and a bit of Vulcan and Romulan.
Klingon huh?

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Old 09-16-2008, 02:55 PM   #7
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Meh, Jedis are too uptight. I'd rather learn how to be a third technician on a mining ship.

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I'm one! It probably helps that I'm English though...
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Old 09-27-2008, 04:46 AM   #8
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To hell with all of this, where are the self-defense courses being taught by Foot Clan members?
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Old 09-27-2008, 10:07 AM   #9
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To hell with all of this, where are the self-defense courses being taught by Foot Clan members?
Self Defence courses?? Who needs em when you can sing!

I give you: Foot Clan the Rap Group and Foot Clan the Metal Group (altho the metal group has broken up but are hoping to do a reunion tour soon):
http://www.myspace.com/footclansj
http://www.myspace.com/footclan

And they're both Canadian!

And there's apperantly a tv series..... Everyday Life With The Foot Clan.
http://www.youtube.com/FOOT4lyfe
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Old 09-30-2008, 02:41 AM   #10
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Self Defence courses?? Who needs em when you can sing!

I give you: Foot Clan the Rap Group and Foot Clan the Metal Group (altho the metal group has broken up but are hoping to do a reunion tour soon):
http://www.myspace.com/footclansj
http://www.myspace.com/footclan

And they're both Canadian!

And there's apperantly a tv series..... Everyday Life With The Foot Clan.
http://www.youtube.com/FOOT4lyfe
Ugh... no thanks... I'll stick with the real deal.

There's a girl on the top one's friends list that's named "K.C. Jones". Laugh riot.
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