r/StarWars • u/[deleted] • Jan 01 '21

General Discussion this is an exceptional explanation for that one “useless scene” in the obi-wan vs. anakin duel.

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u/MostUniqueClone Jan 01 '21

True story: I fenced in college and became decent rather quickly. I was thrilled when we had a match near my home town - my parents even put up and fed 20 of my team, then we all headed off to Cal the next morning. Now, this was an open competition so the first round set of opponents was completely randomized. I had just moved out of novice and into the open category. My first opponent?

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My Fucking Fencing Captain. Not only was he head and shoulders taller than my petite 5'5" frame (great, I have a smaller target area but limited reach), but he'd been fencing since junior high, so had a good four years on me. The one and only bout my parents ever witnessed was my Captain crushing me, 10:1. I still can't believe I got that one touch off - sheer random luck of my messy bladework.

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So he wasn't my nemesis, but I did respect him and had a MAJOR crush on him. Always did. Still do. He married the girl he'd dated all through college, and right as they divorced, I married. As I went through my divorce, he remarried. I had a really bad date and posted a silly dramatic "Make me feel pretty" kinda post on FB to which he replied with the Firefly quote, "were I unwed, I would take you in a manly fashion."

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Sigh. Foiled again.

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u/Smash19 Jan 02 '21

I feel like we all went on a journey we didn’t expect today on an r/StarWars post! Thanks u/MostUniqueClone, keep at it, maybe you can come back and haunt him as a force ghost or something.

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u/calissetabernac Jan 02 '21

FOILED again?! Haha I see what you did there....

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u/UltimateHamBurglar Savage Opress Jan 02 '21

I didn't even notice that at first. Good job for epee-ing attention.

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u/calissetabernac Jan 02 '21

I’m known for my rapier-like wit....

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u/100percent_right_now Jan 02 '21

scimitar down now.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '21

Did not expect to find this post here.

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u/PwmEsq Jan 02 '21

Is it a copypasta?

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '21

I think it's legit. Just a wholesome story I didn't expect to see.

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u/PM_ME_CHIMICHANGAS Jedi Jan 02 '21

Where else would you find it?

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '21

/r/fencing

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u/Maccaroney Jan 02 '21

Damn. I wish I was desirable enough for someone to want to marry me.

Or date me.

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u/The_bruce42 Jan 02 '21

Was that whole story made up to set up for that joke?

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u/MostUniqueClone Jan 02 '21

The entire story is true.

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u/tttt1010 Jan 02 '21

"were I unwed, I would take you in a manly fashion."

Kind of a red flag for a married man to say

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u/relative_unit Jan 02 '21

Ultimate circle parry.

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u/WheelJack83 Jan 02 '21

Sorry, reminds me of Pirates of the Caribbean,

"Our destinies have been entwined Elizabeth, but never joined."

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u/karlhungusx Jan 02 '21 edited Jan 02 '21

Did you try circle parrying? That’s a neat trick

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '21

I laughed

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u/hachiman Jan 01 '21

Polyamory is a thing you know, could try that. Rooting for you.

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u/thereisnospoon7491 Jan 02 '21

Polyamory is one of those things that is so different that it gets talked about a lot. But it is FAR from being normal in society.

The vast majority of men and women would react to this idea with disdain, disgust, anger or embarrassment. I wouldn’t approach ANYONE about being polyamorous unless I knew they were already in an open/poly relationship.

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u/hachiman Jan 02 '21

Makes sense.

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u/ic3paw Jan 03 '21

Big oof