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The Darth Vader Snow Globe?


I've been trying to cut back on frivolous spending, which is a lie, but there really was no way to avoid buying this Star Wars "Musical Holiday Waterball," a title that makes me wonder if the term "snow globe" is trademarked. There are a few different versions available, but you'd be a damned idiot to pass up on Darth Vader for Yoda, for one very adorable reason:


Dude's building the Death Star, out of snow! And he's all crouching down and shit! If that isn't the cutest thing since Admiral Ackbar intentionally synched his "fall back into the chair" motion so his neck would hit his seat's headrest at the exact moment the Super Star Destroyer crashed into Death Star II at the end of Return of the Jedi, I don't know what in the hell is.

All that aside, it's a very nice snow globe. Sometimes, products like this will sneak by more on the merits of the licensee than the actual quality, but I'm happy to report that it's a well made and quite heavy snow globe, with a finely carved base and swimming snowflakes and everything. Perfect.

Incredibly, the Star Wars "Musical Holiday Waterball" doesn't play a chimey version of the Cantina song, but rather, "Let It Snow." The thought of Darth Vader building the Death Star out white heaven is one thing, but picturing him doing that while humming "Let It Snow" is the answer to Charlie Brown's question. This is what Christmas is all about.

Hunch my ass -- now we know the real reason Vader was so eager to the flip the whole fucking Imperial fleet around and head for Hoth.

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Posted by Matt on 11/26/2006. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 95 comments

Are you sure it isn’t Rick Moranis hiding under that helmet? Seems more his style.

Chestnuts roasted by Steff @ 11/26/2006 11:53 PM

Something about it just doesn’t seem right. But it sure is neat.

Chestnuts roasted by Justin @ 11/27/2006 12:01 AM

Holy crap. That is more adorable than a kitten playing with a ball of string.

I want one now. :(

Chestnuts roasted by RPharazon @ 11/27/2006 12:02 AM

I so wish I had one of those.

Chestnuts roasted by Jeff @ 11/27/2006 12:04 AM

For a snowglobe so awesome in its amazement, I would declare it the greatest snowglobe ever in human history…if it played the imperial march! Now that would be awesome!

Chestnuts roasted by josh @ 11/27/2006 12:09 AM

I second that, Justin. But I love it so much.

Chestnuts roasted by Denise @ 11/27/2006 12:11 AM

That’s awesome Matt, what was Yoda’s equivalent of building the Death Star out of snow?

Chestnuts roasted by Tommy @ 11/27/2006 12:12 AM

That does register high on the cute scale. I want a Star Wars snow globe with R2D2 and 3PO making snow angels. Actually 3PO will make angels and I guess R2D2 will make…snow penises?

Chestnuts roasted by Bill @ 11/27/2006 12:14 AM

Here I am about to go to bed. “Oh, just one more peek at X-E,” I tells myself. “I won’t post though because it is getting to be too much.” And here I am.
I saw those at the unofficial store of X-E (which I won’t mention until they start cutting checks) but I couldn’t bring myself to spring the 30 bucks to get them both. I think Yoda is just standing there with a Santa outfit on.
AND, those other ornaments of the original trilogy are also calling me. I want to wait until they go on clearance but I am worried that I will miss the boat. ADVISE ME X-Ers
P.S.
Nice Christmas lights on the homepage. GOOD NIGHT!

Chestnuts roasted by The Manimal @ 11/27/2006 12:25 AM

Awesome post! I had to pick up that item a couple of weeks ago, and now it will be a part of my holidays for the next 72 years or so of life I have left.
Darth Vader fashioning a Death Star out of natural elements seems to be a theme. Click my name for another sweet piece of “merch.”

Chestnuts roasted by Thorzul @ 11/27/2006 12:34 AM

Bill LOL at “snow Penises”k :)

Darth Vader’s snowglobe is awesome…where did you pick this one up, Matt? Target?

Chestnuts roasted by Cameron T. @ 11/27/2006 12:34 AM

Delightfully absurd…but that would sure make one hell of a snow fort.

Chestnuts roasted by Frostor @ 11/27/2006 12:36 AM

I want a snow penis! And the snowglobes…err, waterball. And also the shirt from Thorzul’s link.

Chestnuts roasted by Mara @ 11/27/2006 12:49 AM

That snowglobe is AWESOME. My mom used to collect them, most of them from Disney. Those RULE. The most unusual one she has is the one from “Fargo” that is the woodchipper scene. Instead of snow, it’s blood.

Manimal: Last night was the first time I’ve ever seen Ridgemont since it’s seems to be one of those movies that is “classic” that you have to see. I found it amusing, but not laugh out loud funny. I think it went unneccessarily kind of dark in the end with pregnancy storyline, but then they resolved that in five minutes. But I can see why Sean Penn became a star. I just wish he would do another comedy instead of being “Mr. Serious Guy” continually. Even De Niro lightened up in the Meet the Parents films.

Right now on Fox Movie Channel is French Connection 1 and 2 double feature. Haven’t seen those either. I’ll report if I liked them tomorrow.

Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 11/27/2006 1:09 AM

Hey Matt,

You mentioned a while ago that you got your hands on the new Jones Soda holiday pack. Can we expect a review any time soon?

Chestnuts roasted by larry @ 11/27/2006 1:25 AM

Larry: Yes and no. I mentioned this in another thread, but I think I’m going to skip this year for the full-blown mega review, mainly because I just feel it’d be too similar to the last two. Also, that’s traditionally a November article, and I was in a time crunch and forced to pick between that and a parade review. Went with the parade. :)

I will get to reviewing them soon, but it’ll be a little more straightforward, short, and on the blog as opposed to its own page. That said, it’s just as good as the previous sets.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 11/27/2006 1:30 AM

I was at Eckerds this evening and took a strole through the Christmas isle and found Christmas animal pooping candy dispensers. Poo-lar bears, penguins and deer. Nothing says Merry Christmas like eating a nice handful of deer sh#t.

Chestnuts roasted by Bill @ 11/27/2006 1:51 AM

Thanks to Matt, I now know what I’m getting my sister and bro-in-law for Christmas. I just hope they don’t see it first!

I’m not the biggest Star Wars fan, but I do own/enjoy the movies (especially around this time of year, for some reason) so I may even pick one up for myself!

Chestnuts roasted by broomstickjockey @ 11/27/2006 1:59 AM

I saw it in the store and started laughing hysterically. My girlfriend thought I was crazy. I got one but they all seem to have that giant bubble in the top.

Chestnuts roasted by Drew @ 11/27/2006 2:20 AM

Do they make Halloween snow globes? If not they should! I would love a happenin’ graveyard scene playing the Monster Mash or 1313 Mockingbird Lane with the Munsters jingle. Oh, Halloween, why must you come and go so quickly?

Chestnuts roasted by Eddie Lightning Frog @ 11/27/2006 2:33 AM

It looks like something he’d be doing as part of his ‘treatment’ at an asylum for the criminally insane.

Chestnuts roasted by Moony @ 11/27/2006 2:36 AM

Eddie Lightning Frog: I would love to have one of those!! The Munsters was my favorite tv show growing up! There’s some company that sells a whole little Munsters town. I’d buy one, but every effing piece is $50.

Chestnuts roasted by broomstickjockey @ 11/27/2006 2:37 AM

One of the latest Jones Soda Holiday Pack flavors is “Green Pea.” They didn’t name it “Green Peas” because they WANTED that kind of horrified confusion when you say the flavor aloud. Heh, do they rule or what?

Chestnuts roasted by Mars @ 11/27/2006 3:19 AM

Hello everyone,

tonight/this morning is the first i’ve seen of X-E’s Christmas Season motif, or at least, the first I’ve noticed. Was it just put up, or did I just fail to notice it until now?

Chestnuts roasted by Hoverbored @ 11/27/2006 5:04 AM

Sweet baby Jesusclause. Now we all know I love me some Snow Globes and Star Wars as well for that matter, but please, God in heaven, I need one of these. I swear I’ll treasure it.

Now, if we can just get Boba Fett wrapping presents around the tree, life would be complete.

Chestnuts roasted by Alli @ 11/27/2006 12:57 PM

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