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For sale: Tauntaun sleeping bag*

chicagotribune.com — thinkgeek.com offered a tauntaun sleeping bag last week—"complete with saddle, internal intestines and LED Luke Skywalker Lightsaber zipper pull"—the company was flooded with orders. (*It was an April Fool's joke, but so many people wanted one that they're going to try to convince Lucasfilm to let them produce a few.)

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  • acmaurer, on 04/09/2009, -0/+20That'd be even more awesome than the bear sleeping bag!
    PIC: http://www.likecool.com/Home/Outdoor/The%20Sleepin ...
  • Anim8tor, on 04/09/2009, -0/+19The article fills in the prank details. Here's a link to the (FAKE) website offering the tauntaun sleeping bag for sale:
    http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/tauntaun.html

    Ah, April Fool's. You are the best holiday.
  • farfegnugen, on 04/09/2009, -0/+13First line is incorrect. Says "Han Solo uses his lightsaber..." False. Han used Luke's lightsaber.
  • Langford, on 04/09/2009, -0/+11Will it smell bad on the outside and worse on the inside?
  • FakeHipster, on 04/09/2009, -0/+8Oh man if only I had a nephew or someone to buy this for.
  • Anim8tor, on 04/09/2009, -0/+8But it for yourself! (Once they start making it.)
  • ftwb, on 04/10/2009, -0/+7Seriously? This isn't even the most ridiculous Star Wars-related thing I've ever heard. Hell, it's not even the most ridiculous Star Wars thing I've heard today!
  • Fatcheeseguy, on 04/09/2009, -0/+7Han shot first..
  • TsuruchiBrian, on 04/09/2009, -1/+7I like the light saber zipper handle and the tauntaun guts pattern on the inside.
  • ClarkBender, on 04/09/2009, -0/+6Does it come with that fresh Tauntaun smell? Han always said they were worse on the inside!
  • CaptainNoPants, on 04/09/2009, -0/+5The april fools day products were great because they really weren't that far off from actual products. I mean, who doesn't own a ice dagger mold?
  • acmaurer, on 04/09/2009, -0/+5Ha, love the kid's helmet!
  • SkippyDoorknob, on 04/09/2009, -0/+4If Lucas licensed this disturbing C3PO tape dispenser, then a tauntaun sleeping back should be a no-brainer.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicknormal/2280366334 ...
  • bossm4n, on 04/09/2009, -0/+4I thought this was one of Think Geeks better April Fool efforts. I'm still waiting on my Squeez Bacon though.
  • themastersb, on 04/09/2009, -0/+4Same thing that happened with the 8bit tie. Meant to be a joke but was made nonetheless.
  • zeebo, on 04/10/2009, -0/+3Hopefully this becomes a real product, it wouldn't be the first time that a think geek april fools joke became a real product.
  • Kazbaeden, on 04/10/2009, -1/+4Doesn't this happen like every year for think geek? I remember that 8-bit tie turned into an actual product.

    Seems like a great way to test ideas.
  • einrobstein, on 04/10/2009, -0/+3Duh. Han isn't a jedi so he neither owns nor uses a light saber.

    "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid."
  • bubbameister33, on 04/10/2009, -0/+3You go boy!!!
  • farfegnugen, on 04/09/2009, -0/+2Pedobear, is that you??
  • hawkeye17, on 04/10/2009, -0/+2And I thought they smelled bad on the outside....
  • sameolesameol, on 04/10/2009, -0/+2This is the Internet, isn't it?

    Why the FARK do we get stories without pictures?

    Does it cost too much?
  • Anim8tor, on 04/10/2009, -0/+2You guys are going to die alone. Ha, ha. But me too.
  • sinkinglife, on 04/09/2009, -0/+2"Hang loose, Tauntauns!"
  • bubbameister33, on 04/10/2009, -0/+2Me no no emglish neither!
  • snagglefoof, on 04/10/2009, -0/+2OK, you got me. It's not the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.
  • RobotKeaton, on 04/10/2009, -0/+2http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/tauntaun.html
  • HanSolo69, on 04/10/2009, -0/+2Lucas can't turn down easy money. I'll be looking for this in stores soon.
  • Goombellaofgoom, on 04/10/2009, -0/+2This isn't guaranteed yet... thinkgeek is talking to Lucasfilm about it. Keep your fingers crossed.
  • inactive, on 04/09/2009, -1/+2I don't think Will's here right now.
  • ChazPSE, on 04/10/2009, -0/+1The original newsletter is at http://www.thinkgeek.com/edm/20090401.shtml.

    Now if I can only get my boss to wear the Buzzword wristband.
  • Anim8tor, on 04/09/2009, -0/+1That's classy!
  • farfegnugen, on 04/10/2009, -0/+1Oh don't worry, I've known that for 2 years now... Right after I enrolled in MIT
  • snagglefoof, on 04/09/2009, -1/+2This is by far the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.
  • bubbameister33, on 04/10/2009, -1/+1Thats gayest Star Wars product ever.
  • Anim8tor, on 04/09/2009, -3/+2Someone needs to put the Admiral Akhbar "It's a trap!" graphic on here ...
  • mikemehak, on 04/10/2009, -2/+0you could just buy one and invite random little boys to come and have sleep overs...

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