Forget all the other merchandise, with the Darth Vader lawn sprinkler, you can "let the Dark Side defend your lawn from the ravages of summer heat" as Vader "spins around with water spraying action, wielding his lightsabre in a furious battle to save your lawn!" Costs US$18.99 ($26), ships worldwide from starwarsshop.com.
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A teacher presented each 6-year-old child in her class the first half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the rest ...
* Don't change horses ... until they stop running.
* Strike while the ... bug is close.
* Never underestimate the power of ... termites.
* You can lead a horse to water but ... how?
* Don't bite the hand that ... looks dirty.
* No news is ... impossible.
* A miss is as good as a ... Mr.
* You can't teach an old dog new ... math.
* If you lie down with dogs, you'll ... stink in the morning.
* Love all, trust ... me.
* The pen is mightier than the ... pigs.
* An idle mind is ... the best way to relax.
* Where there's smoke there's ... pollution.
* Happy the bride who ... gets all the presents.
* A penny saved is ... not much.
* Two's company, three's ... the Musketeers
* Don't put off till tomorrow what ... you put on to go to bed.
* Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and ... you have to blow your nose.
* There are none so blind as ... Stevie Wonder.
* Children should be seen and not ... spanked or grounded.
* If at first you don't succeed ... get new batteries.
* You get out of something only what you ... see in the picture on the box.
* When the blind lead the blind ... get out of the way.
* Better late than ... pregnant.
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Shaun would like to correct Daniel's definition a bit: "Roll on doves is actually 'rollin' on dubs' - a wheel brand commonly used on lowrider cars. Rock prada he got right, is wearing Prada. Throw bows is actually 'throw bones' - to throw punches or to fight. Check Brooke Valentine's new single 'girlfight' - 'we bout' to throw them bones'. Doing a driveby shooting with a bow & arrow? HaHa please, you guys crack me up."
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On TV One's Tonight show on Monday, an item on leaky homes captioned the man speaking as a "Leaky Homeowner".
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