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Brian Jay Jones
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Bestselling biographer and big mouth, now coming to you from the wilds of New Mexico. Come for the Muppets, Star Wars, and Dr. Seuss; stay because I make a mean cocktail. Up next: the U.S. Capitol. He/him. Go Lobos 🐺
At 3 a.m., I was willing to take the chance.
November 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I had exactly this problem with another smoke detector in the house. In this instance, I took it down, took it out to my garage, and smashed it to bits with a hammer.
November 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
HUGE IF TRUE
November 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Just the WORST.

Me when I get up, finally find the right smoke alarm, take it down, and find I have no 9 volt batteries:
darth vader is standing in a dark room with the letter n behind him
Alt: darth vader is screaming NOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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November 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Me in bed at 4:28 this morning
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Oh god
November 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I actually got up, went out to the garage and got the ladder, and changed the damn battery like a grown ass adult. And then never got back to sleep. And because I am a night owl, rather than a morning person, I am now presently running on about four hours of sleep.
November 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Y'know, like, with bone saws and stuff.
November 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
An absolute fucking ghoul.
November 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
It was gonna be this, or "Layla."
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
There actually isn't much involved in the Ewoks that would require Henson-type finesse--they're mostly costumes and masks, as designed by Stuart Freeborn, who also had a hand in designing Yoda, though that *still* doesn't make the Ewoks a cross-pollenated Henson project.
November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The only Henson-related creation for Star Wars was Yoda, which had the direct involvement of Jim himself.

There were some Henson-affiliated performers involved with Jabba the Hutt, like Toby Philpott--though Jabba, similar to the Ewoks, wasn't a Henson-related creation.
November 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The Ewoks were not Henson-related creations.
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“Evolved” lol
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
We truly live in the dumbest timeline.
November 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM
They are indeed as I am not a philistine.
November 18, 2025 at 5:25 AM
And they DO look damn fine!
November 18, 2025 at 5:24 AM