There probably aren’t too many Star Wars fans out there who aren’t also fans of cookies. I, myself, love both. So to house one’s cookies inside the hollowed-out ceramic head of an imperial Storm Tropper seems like a logical extension of both interests.

It’s true what they say: some of the best products start out as fake products on April Fools’ Day. I don’t know who says that but the next time someone says “You know what they say: some of the best products start out as fake products on April Fools’ Day,” the “they” part of that phrase will be me. Or something like that.

If you think about it, Star Wars pool toys make perfect sense. A beach ball that looks like the Death Star? Of course. A Millenium Falcon innertube? Absolutely. Another beach ball that looks like R2D2? Sure, especially since it’s surrounded by cup holders.

We posit that a confluence of fantasy universes will create a singularity so dense with cultural meaning and freighted with masturbatory value that it would cause the average sci-fi fan to release his (always his) bowels in a rush of hot shame. Discuss.

I don’t know if this video is new or has been floating around Star War’s fan site for years. Nor do I really care, cause it’s awful entertaining. There is something mesmerizing watching this Russian skater glide around the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic’s rink throwing and catching lightsabers. Hell, maybe if lightsabers were involved in figure skating, I would actually watch it with my wife.

Ever wonder what the little droid was really saying? I mean, C-3PO translated sometimes but you know he was always putting a politicly correct spin on it. Highlights from Episode one are above and Episode 2 are after the break. These might not be safe for work, but they’re funny as hell.

This evil-looking boombox is definitely what Vader would have had in his room as an surly teenager — which is to say, during Attack of the Clones. The best part about this AT-AT stereo is that it’s pretty much cassette-only. After all, that was the business in 1980 when the AT-AT was at the height of chic.

Is Star Wars a bit to pre-teen for ya? Joe Schreiber’s Star Wars: Deathtroopers (scary name, eh?) aims to be a Star Wars horror novel set pre-A New Hope era. Details about the plot and whatnot aren’t available to keep fanboys guessing but Amazon has it up for pre-order for only $8 with a shipping date of Halloween. I can’t wait.

I dream of electric sheep, or something! Here’s a charming video of a steam-powered R2D2. Too funny!

This man, Jerry Philips, plays a mean SMB theme using only his hands. This will be amazingly useful in the coming depression because he can stand on a street corner with a small monkey in a hat and entertain passers-by and men on the bread line with his jolly renditions of Brother Can You Spare a Dime and Single Ladies. Video after the jump.

Call me crazy, but $90 for a handsome-looking clock adorned with various pewter Star Wars vehicles seems like a pretty okay deal if you’re a Star Wars fanatic.

The SWGEmu team announced yesterday that it’s going ahead with plans to launch a fully playable test server for the Star Wars Galaxies Emulation Project sometime in the first quarter of 2009. Galaxies is fun again, chaps.

Bravo to George Lucas for making a mockery of many of our childhoods. The Star Wars creator (and destroyer) has approved the production of “Star Wars: A Musical Journey,” a musical that will open in London next year.

Believe it or not, I actually feel that it IS possible to over-report on LEGO-centric phenomena. However, this 60,000-piece LEGO diorama portraying the epic battle at Hoth is a miracle of modern block-building.