It’s like they’ve missed out on an entire era of human history.

And once again, I am amazed that in nearly ten years, I am the first one to mention it. I think his line is hilarious, but I feel like everyone else is just sitting there wondering why I’m laughing.

That’s a really disturbing line, on a lot of levels.

Dave’s white-collar haircut is gradually losing its kemptness, even before it gets replaced altogether. A full-blown Adventure changes meek men. Although, Dave has been changed so many times by now that this latest gradual transformation is almost below consideration.

Y’know, I don’t really know what people see in the “great disturbance” line, such that it’s the third most often quoted Star Wars line after this and (shudder) this.

The missing, milling throng of massing Daves,

“No survivors,” she declares, and still that’s

The epitaph gainst which he grimly raves.

The sudden silence in the global force,

After terrors the exiles couldn’t name.

One nerdy, beardy henchman mourns, of course,

And a doubting intern displays no shame.

No sign to be seen of their missing boss,

Perhaps off on some gaudy sideshow trip.

They don’t seem to notice much that wry loss,

She’ll be back, they can be sure, it’s her strip.

A parti-colored rodent, shrill, exclaims,

“They’re gone but they left their grisly remains!”