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“No much deeper significance,” states German navy.
Nate Anderson
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The German navy going “complete Empire” down the Thames.
The FGS Braunschweig is a German marine corvette produced sneaky littoral (coastline) operations, however the Braunschweig dumped the stealth totally while transiting up the Thames today on a training objective to London. Rather, the ship ended up its gotten guys to base on deck in light blue t-shirts and dark trousers while the boat blasted a recording of “The Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme)” from Star Wars as it drifted previous Tower Bridge.
Coming 8 years after Londoners endured the German “blitz” in World War II and after that invested years awaiting a German marine intrusion that never ever emerged, playing the Big Bad Guy’s style from Star Wars movies was definitely a strong option. A German marine representative guaranteed the BBC that the music had “no much deeper message” and included that it was not some sort of commentary from the German marine personnel. Rather, the boat’s leader “can select the music easily.”
The little phenomenon did reveal 2 things. One– presuming this was, in truth, a joke– it put the lie to the old stereotype that the Germans have no funny bone, a stereotype that has actually caused the production of real BBC headings like “Why individuals believe Germans aren’t amusing.”
Second, it’s a suggestion that individuals of my generation, those who matured enjoying the initial (and finest!) Star Wars trilogy, are now individuals running the world and its weapons systems. And we’re bringing our musical tastes with us, even if they originate from a galaxy far, far.
Noting image by Lucasfilm/ ILMxLAB
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