{"id":117208,"date":"2016-01-23T10:10:36","date_gmt":"2016-01-23T10:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/01\/23\/star-wars-episode-iii-backstroke-of-the-west-a\/"},"modified":"2016-01-23T10:10:36","modified_gmt":"2016-01-23T10:10:36","slug":"star-wars-episode-iii-backstroke-of-the-west-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/01\/23\/star-wars-episode-iii-backstroke-of-the-west-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars Episode III: Backstroke of the West – A Historical Preservation Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

roane72<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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persian-slipper<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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timsutton<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Earlier today I made a reference to\u00a0\u201cBackstroke of the West\u201d, and when I looked it up I saw that the original post was made in 2005, which means that a good chunk of people on here might be too young to remember it. So consider this post a public service.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The following was originally posted here<\/a>:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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6.07.2005<\/p>\n

episode iii, the backstroke of the west<\/p>\n

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i saw revenge of the sith<\/a> last weekend at a local theater with my friend joe<\/a> who was in town on business. it was much better than the first two movies and a fitting end (err.. middle) to the star wars saga.<\/p>\n

the next day i was walking past my friendly dvd salesperson and decided to check out revenge of the sith. i was assured the quality was good and for 7rmb why not give it a shot.<\/p>\n

aside from the counters on the top of the screen and a distorted perspective it was ok- not high quality but watchable. the captions were a hilarious surprise- a direct english translation of the chinese interpretation of what the script was saying. it varied from being somewhat close to the script to being \u2018far far away\u2019\u2026.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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amazingly enough, the beginning scroll is mistranslated even though the words are right there on the screen.<\/p>\n

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star war (just one)<\/p>\n

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\u2018the backstroke of the west\u2019 is the english translation of the chinese title.<\/p>\n

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anakin: \u201cthis is where the fun begins\u201d<\/p>\n

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obi wan: \u201clet them pass between us\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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anonymous doomed fighter pilot: \u201cthey\u2019re all over me\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Keep reading<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Very important fandom history.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I\u2019m CRYING. I\u2019d never seen this before. According to @persian-slipper<\/a>\u2018s tags, this is the origin of\u00a0\u201cdo not want\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

roane72: persian-slipper: timsutton: Earlier today I made a reference to\u00a0\u201cBackstroke of the West\u201d, and when I looked it up I saw that the original post was made in 2005, which means that a good chunk of people on here might be too young to remember it. So consider this post a public service.\u00a0 The following … <\/p>\n

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