Empire Strikes Back And Other Stories We Didn’t Post

So much news passes before our collective eyes every day that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Mostly because much of it isn’t worth covering! But here are a some borderline tidbits we passed on, just in case.

Maybe the iPhone 3GS Will Maybe Stick Around and Be Free, Maybe

Stop me if you’ve heard this one: The iPhone 3GS might end up being fr– oh, you have? A dozen hundred thousand dozen times? Yeah, but guys, this time it might actually happen. The 3GS might end up free on a two year contract, which would sort of undercut Apple’s move into the affordable arena, but hey, “Free iPhone” is fun to float, right guys?? [MacRumors]

“Luke, I Am Your Fath — ” OH WHAT THE F**K

The first time you saw The Empire Strikes Back, you’d proobably already been keyed into the big reveal, right? Not this little fella. He runs the whole gauntlet of emotion from “OH MY GOD THAT IS GNARLEY” to “Oh, wait… seriously?” to “Hoooooold on, NOT COOL arsehole.” [Neatorama]

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