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[ManaByte]

From imdb:

'Star Wars' Star Protests Innocence Over Drunk-Driving


Star Wars R2-D2 actor Kenny Baker is challenging charges of drunk-driving - claiming his asthma prevented him from agreeing to the breath test to determine the alcohol in his body. The 70-year-old vertically challenged actor, who played the robot in the 1977 movie, is relying on blood tests to clear him of reckless driving after he was stopped by police as he drove his Maroon Mercedes in Lancashire, England, on December 17. Baker ended up being locked up for two hours until a doctor had carried out a blood test - after his asthma prevented him from blowing into the test bag. He says, "The police said they'd had reports from other motorists that I was veering all over the road. I had gone for a drink after the show (Speed Dating), but only had one glass of wine. I am certain the tests will come back clear."

:lol

 

[Substance]

It's not a big deal but I like the title :lol

 

[ManaByte]

It's not a big deal but I like the title :lol

What's funny was that at this year's Comic Con he was spotted drinking vodka like it was water and he was in the desert. :lol

 

[Mama Smurf]

Cue not being able to see over the steering wheel jokes

 

[FortNinety]

Guilty.

Look dude, get back in your can, practice your beeps and whistles and try to squeeze one more check out of the next movie before they recycle you and turn you into a sprite can. Sober up R2.

 

[segasonic]

"vertically challenged"



PC is the funny :lol

 

[Rocket Punch]

Har har. Reminds me of that parody-biography of R2 for the Star Wars DVD.

 

[Substance]

This thread is certainly a blast from the past! Quite the bump...

 

[android]

What would it take to get him drunk? A thimble or two