Wookie, or Iranian Sniper, ou decide. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009...kiee-star-wars Over the weekend Iranian snipers marched in the annual Army Day parade in Tehran in full camouflage, looking less like crack combatants and more like Wookiee extras from a forgotten Star Wars spin-off. So how do you tell the difference? Iranian army sniper When and where: now, Iran. Planet of origin: Earth. Language: Persian, officially. Average height: approximately 5ft 8in, without haystack suit. Weapon of choice: the sniper rifle, presumably, although pictured holding the rather less precise AK-47 assault rifle for some reason. Strategic advantages: concealment. Would be virtually invisible, for example, at a Star Wars convention, or in a vat of angel hair pasta. Also sometimes confused with: Cruella De Vil after dry cleaning mishap; a compost heap. Wookiee When and where: a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Planet of origin: Kashyyyk. Language: Shyriiwook, a system of barks, groans and gargling. Average height: 6ft 11in (the actor who played Chewbacca, Peter Mayhew, stood at 7ft 3in). Weapon of choice: the bowcaster, a crossbow firing magnetically accelerated projectiles, according to online resource Wookieepedia. Strategic advantages: strong, readily lends itself to merchandising. Also sometimes confused with: the cowardly lion from The Wizard of Oz; Brian Blessed. http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/...full-c-001.jpg |
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