in defense of Han

[Rachel Bray]

> Back when we used to play "Star Wars" as kids, lots of 
girls wanted 
> to be Princess Leia. But lots of girls wanted to be Luke 
Skywalker,> too. A few of us wanted to be Chewie or R2-D2. 
Almost none of us > wanted to be Han, or Obi-Wan. Most boys 
wanted to be Luke or Han; I > don't remember many takers 
for Obi-Wan for them, either. Nobody  wanted to be Mon 
Mothma, sadly enough .



I was always Han because he not only had the Falcon (which 
is now hanging from my bedroom ceiling with an X-Wing), but 
he also had the best lines!  :-)
Besides, in my neighborhood playgroup, there were more 
girls than boys.  The three guys in my gang were Luke, Ben 
and C3PO, alternating parts as Storm Troopers and the 
Emperor.

Strange...now that I think about it....we never had a Darth 
Vader, either.  Odd.



Rachel Bray
The Ohio State University
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LORD OF THE SNITCH
Three men form the chaser-squad under the sky 
Seven are the teammates on their brooms of wood
Two are Bludger balls charmed to fly
One is the dork Ref all on his own
On the field of Quidditch where the Quaffles lie.
One Snitch flits over all, one grab will win it
One game may take three months, or may take but a minute
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