Apr 22 2010Stormtrooper Girl Graduates In Full Regalia
Seen here with C-3PO and Dane Cook, college grad Manja Pieters (BTDT -- had to get a salve from the witchdoctor) wore a full Stormtrooper costume to her graduation ceremony. Why? Hell I don't know, why did I wear a tophat and monocle to mine? Oh right, because I'm classy was dating Mr. Peanut and we always dressed alike.
Manja Pieters, 36, is one of 1360 Canterbury University students to graduate this week, and he paraded through central Christchurch in the costume yesterday before receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, majoring in film.
"I have graduated a few times before and I thought, `This is my final time - I'm going to go out with a bang'," she said.Pieters said she grew up with movies such as Star Wars and directors like George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, who inspired her to study film.
Pieters, who had to remove her helmet to be capped, said some people appeared intimidated by the outfit, but "I'm short so I'm not that imposing".
"I'm short so I'm not that imposing" my ass! You ever seen those Lollypop Guilders from The Wizard of Oz? Now imagine a bunch of them together wearing Stormtrooper armor. Frightening enough to even scare the hair off Chewbacca's balls.
Stormtrooper graduate 'goes out with bang' [stuff]
Thanks to Simon and jimmy, who wore wings to graduation and are now both fully-licensed toothfairies.
Reader Comments
1. amanda - April 22, 2010 1:57 PM
FIRST?
2. Alfrancism - April 22, 2010 1:59 PM
FIRSTIES :D
3. RobertCop4 - April 22, 2010 2:01 PM
@2 Fails at life. OCP
4. akwiz - April 22, 2010 2:02 PM
Isn't she a little short for a storm trooper?
5. naas - April 22, 2010 2:18 PM
Daisy wouldn't even call that one fake
6. Huh? - April 22, 2010 2:21 PM
Anyone else notice that the first quoted paragraph said "...and HE paraded through central Christchurch in the costume yesterday before receiving HER Bachelor of Fine Arts degree..."
Also, GW called our new Ru Paul here "Manji" but the quote says "Manja."
MAKE UP YOUR DAMN MINDS!!
7. Anti-stupid - April 22, 2010 2:22 PM
What happened to all of these promises? Dang your lies Dark Side... but the cookies are good though. http://www.geekologie.com/2010/04/yow_yow_star_wars_pinuppropaga.php
8. Xodus I - April 22, 2010 2:28 PM
That costume really accentuates her vagina...
9. kandy - April 22, 2010 2:46 PM
Isn't she a little short for a stormtrooper?
10. Brrrrian - April 22, 2010 4:09 PM
Wow, finishing with a bachelors of fine arts. That's the end of your academic career? I look forward to ordering my starbucks beverage from you.
11. Dishy - April 22, 2010 4:11 PM
He, she, let's just split the difference.
http://theswedishbed.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/1259113442058.jpg
12. Rachel - April 22, 2010 4:24 PM
In less than 2 months will be my 4th and final graduation. What should I wear?! I don't have a stormtrooper costume.
13. Serris - April 22, 2010 4:46 PM
he paraded through central Christchurch in the costume yesterday before receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree
wait, is it a he or a she :S i am confused
14. RazorJack - April 22, 2010 4:49 PM
HA! Nerd!
15. RazorJack - April 22, 2010 4:50 PM
In other news, why is the girl standing next to her ashamed?
16. moonbunnychan - April 22, 2010 5:15 PM
Part of me thinks it's really cool...but then I think if I'd been part of that graduating class I'd probably have been pretty pissed at her.
17. Greg - April 22, 2010 5:23 PM
@5 Nice, that made me laugh :D
18. Jaded Icon - April 22, 2010 6:24 PM
Respect Knuckles!! You have balls girl!....at least you would have if you were a guy.
19. Val - April 22, 2010 6:59 PM
I'm generally a fan of Star Wars ridiculousness, but this is just... stupid. I feel for the other students in her graduating class that were graduating for the first time (some of them probably with useful degrees, even. Bachelors of Fine Arts? Really?) that had to walk around with this moron and have her ruin their photos and whatnot. What a loser.
20. Rackmore - April 22, 2010 7:39 PM
Dane Cook guy = Jar Jar Binks
21. Moss - April 23, 2010 1:46 AM
He got a sex change part way through the article?
22. Tom - April 23, 2010 4:32 AM
"Pieters, who had to remove her helmet to be capped, said some people appeared intimidated by the outfit"
Yeah, I'm sure. Asshole.
23. Jodocast - April 23, 2010 4:40 AM
Good on her !
It's still a free country......well,at least it was last time I checked?
Congratz Manja!
24. witchyone8180 - April 23, 2010 8:43 AM
A friend of mine wore a super skimpy string bikini to our college graduation and flashed that teeny bikini for the graduation portrait. Now it's impossible to miss her in it.
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27. Craig Norton - October 19, 2010 11:51 AM
That's just awesome! I hope she took her helmet off for the picture...