Rumor has it that George Lucas and a co-worker were editing American Graffiti, when a co-worker asked Lucas for “Reel Two, Dialog Twoâ€, which is abbreviated “R2D2â€. Lucas supposedly wrote down the abbreviation and used it as the name of the now famous droid in Star Wars.
Find out by taking the tiredness test here.
Other than the movie that goes by the same name, here are the top five:
Nil by Mouth (never heard of it)Â
Casino (mobsters cuss?)
Alpha Dog
Twin Town (never heard of it)Â
Summer of Sam
But does anyone say it better and with more authroiti than Samuel L. Jackson?
Amy Jussel, a mother that runs a blog named Shaping Youth, was offended by this ad found in Times Square.
She emailed Target asking for a comment she could post on her blog, but found that Target “Target does not participate with non-traditional media outlets.”
She’s not happy.
Parents for Ethical Marketing has a good write up about it.