User:Comlink Cursor/Jokes candidates

Test page. This is a list of possible jokes that are not on Jokes, kept here so Bill can judge each one. It is not part of the main wiki.

All the medium-strength candidates, the grouped ones and the rest, have moved to Jokes (26 October 2026), and so have the weaker readings that Bill picked: Boelo, Han's Back and the other Back cards, Ewok Log Jam, Blow Parried, Battle Droid Officer, General Jar Jar, Captain Tarpals and Nien Nunb. The cantina band, Res Luk Ra'auf and Bog-wing moved there too, the first two as Running gags. What is left is the weaker readings not yet added, and the new candidates from the round 13 card scan. Types follow Jokes.

Weaker readings

These readings are listed so they can be ruled in or out. They have no pictures.

Card	Text	Suspected reference	Why it is weak
Corporal Vandolay	Name	Art Vandelay, the made-up name George uses in Seinfeld	Different spelling, and nothing on the card points to the show
Gamall Wironicc, Rachalt Hyst	"He misses everything he'll never be." / "Everything she's ever cared about is now gone or dead."	Melancholy lines that read like song lyrics	No source found
Elite Squadron Stormtrooper	"All they know is killing and white uniforms."	Possibly a film line	No match found
Owen Lars	"Brother of Obi-Wan Kenobi."	An early story idea that Owen was Obi-Wan's brother	A story detail, not a joke
C-3PO (See-Threepio)	"Has never been memory-wiped... as far as he knows."	Self-aware: a memory wipe would not be remembered	Mild; see EG-6 above
K-3PO (Kay-Threepio)	Original: "Old-model protocol droid. Learned military tactics while under the ownership of Commander Narra. In charge of the droid pool at Echo Base."	The scan listed the game-rules wording "May initiate battle and be battled" as lore	That wording is not on the original card
Zutton	"Snivvian also known as 'Snaggletooth.'"	The name of the Kenner action figure	The nickname comes from the toy, not from Decipher
Captain Sarkli	"Piett's nephew. ... On fast-track to promotion."	A dig at favouritism in the Imperial Navy	Mild
OS-72-2 In Obsidian 2	"Nicknamed 'Night Beast' for his many curfew violations."	A pun on the nickname	Mild
Lateral Damage	Title	A play on "collateral damage"	Possibly a straight term
Your Ship?	"As the old gamblers' saying about sabacc goes: 'Win the game, lose a friend.'"	An invented proverb	Mild
Visage	"Considered a joke assignment by most lower-ranked Naval officers."	Uses the word "joke" about itself	Mild
Kal'Falnl C'ndros, Arleil Schous	"Has custom-built ship with tall corridors. Lays eggs." / "Has lost the ability to warp light."	Deadpan last lines	Mild
Shocking Information, Shocking Revelation	Titles	R2-D2 gets an electric shock; Threepio is shot	A mild pun
Jabba Desilijic Tiure	"...only Bib Fortuna knows the exact number."	"Fortuna" sounds like "fortune"	A stretch
Racing Skiff	"Barada and Klaatu strip down and rebuild old skiffs to race on the Dune Sea."	Pairs Klaatu and Barada again, like Klaatu, Barada, Nikto on Jokes	Could be a footnote to that block

New candidates from the round 13 card scan

These come from a read of the lore, titles and game text of the 2,204 Decipher cards that are not yet on Jokes, the lists above, Easter eggs, Anagrams or Talk:Jokes. Running gags across several cards are left out here. Quotes are from the cards' wiki pages. They have no pictures yet.

Strong

Card	Text	Reading	Type and fit
Ubrikkian 9000 Z001	Title	"Ubrikkian" is close to Kubrick, "9000" is the number of HAL 9000 and "Z001" reads as 2001, so the title points to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey	Pop-culture reference. The name is older than the card: it was in Star Wars Blueprints (1977), and Pablo Hidalgo noted the Kubrick link. It sits with Bespin Motors Void Spider THX 1138.
Solo Han	"If Han is defending a battle alone at a site, add two battle destiny."	The title turns "Han Solo" around, and the game text has Han fighting solo	Wordplay
The Bith Shuffle	Lore: "play at the Cantina with a distinctive rocking motion". Game text: "Shuffle any player's Reserve Deck or Lost Pile or Used Pile."	A shuffle is a dance, and the card shuffles a deck. Ommni Box, another band card, has the same game text.	Wordplay or design gag
Return Of A Jedi	"'Where did you dig up that old fossil?' ... 'Oh, he's not dead, not yet.' Obi's back!"	The title is Return of the Jedi with one word changed. The lore ends with the same "back" line as Han's Back and the other Back cards.	Film in-joke. Could join the Back cards on Jokes.
Motti	"Has a disturbing lack of faith."	Vader's line to Motti, "I find your lack of faith disturbing", turned into a fact about Motti	Film in-joke. The same lore also calls him "an overrated leader".
Ghoel	"Mistakenly left in Jabba's palace. No one suspects its intelligence. Often tries to lick passersby."	Three flat lines that end on the licking	Deadpan lore
Magnetic Suction Tube (Dark Side)	"'Slurp.'"	The whole lore is a sound effect. The Light Side card says Jawas use the tube to suck up droids "(and anything else that's not nailed down)".	Deadpan lore. The pair could go together.
Podracer Collision	"Podracing demands constant attention to many variables as well as all opponents. Failure to do so can often result in reduced performance."	A crash called "reduced performance"	Deadpan lore

Medium

Card	Text	Reading	Type and fit
M'iiyoom Onith, Feltipern Trevagg	M'iiyoom: "Female H'nemthe, a species whose females ritually kill their mates. ... Razor-sharp tongue." Feltipern: "Romanced M'iiyoom Onith."	"Razor-sharp tongue" can mean a cutting wit or a real blade, and Feltipern's card says he courted her	Deadpan lore
We're Doomed	"The luckless protocol droid developed a healthy sense of cynicism, and a keen grasp of the obvious."	A dig at Threepio, whose "We're doomed" states the obvious	Film in-joke. Could join Digs at Han, Lando and Threepio.
Here We Go Again	"Many of the Rebels in the strike team considered him a good luck charm. That isn't what Han considers him."	Another dig at Threepio	Could join Digs at Han, Lando and Threepio
See-Threepio	"Wasn't informed of R2-D2's role in the rescue of Han."	Threepio left out of the plan, as in the film	Could join Digs at Han, Lando and Threepio
Jar Jar's Electropole	"Jar Jar had to be instructed on how to use an electropole prior to the battle on the great grass plains. It's not his weapon of choice."	A dig at Jar Jar	Could join Digs at Jar Jar Binks
Leia, Rebel Princess	"After attracting Luke's attention and then Han's attention, Leia should not have been surprised when she got more attention than desired from Jabba."	Understatement	Deadpan lore
Merc Sunlet	"A crafty purloiner from Tirac Munda with a heart of gold. Often hired to advise the wealthy on how to protect their own property."	The thief with a heart of gold, and a thief paid to advise on theft	Deadpan lore
Changing The Odds	"Qui-Gon used his Jedi abilities to insure that there was no 'chance' involved with the use of Watto's chance cube."	Play on "chance" and the chance cube	Wordplay
Aurra Sing's Blaster Rifle	"Targeting mechanism is so complex only Aurra Sing can decipher it."	"Decipher" may be a play on the company's name	Possible Decipher in-joke. No source found.
Den Of Thieves	"It is also widely known to provide luxurious accommodations to its welcomed guests."	Jabba's palace described like a hotel brochure	Deadpan lore
Well Guarded	"Most of Jabba's guards had been sold to the Hutt and were too scared (or too dumb) to leave."	The aside in brackets	Deadpan lore
Weequay Guard	"Very religious. Communicate through pheromones. Smell really bad."	Ends on a blunt line	Deadpan lore
BG-J38	"Undefeated hologame player. Kept by Jabba as a source of entertainment. Hoping for escape or termination."	A champion who wants out either way	Deadpan lore
Salacious Crumb	"His life depends on making Jabba laugh at least once per day."	A comedian whose life depends on getting a laugh	Deadpan lore
Gamorrean Ax	"Ax head contains an ultrasonic generator. Jabba's Gamorrean guards sometimes switch the power off to prove their might."	Turning the weapon off to look tough	Deadpan lore
Eject! Eject!	"The Guidenhouser ejection seat has saved many pilots ... However, system malfunctions have sometimes caused spontaneous ejection."	A safety seat that throws the pilot out by itself	Deadpan lore
Magnetic Suction Tube (Light Side)	"Jawas now use it to suck up droids (and anything else that's not nailed down)."	The "not nailed down" saying for thieves	Deadpan lore. Pair with the Dark Side card above.
Feltipern Trevagg's Stun Rifle	"Used by the Gotal bounty hunter before he became a tax collector. Occasionally brought along to 'ease' Feltipern's collection duties."	A tax collector who brings a rifle	Deadpan lore
Corellian Engineering Corporation	"CEC employees take great delight in calling their highly modifiable designs 'stock'."	"Stock" for ships everyone modifies, as with the Millennium Falcon	Deadpan lore
Fighters Straight Ahead	"Sometimes a swarm of starfighters can look more imposing than it really is. Mostly though, it's just best to avoid them altogether."	The second sentence undoes the first	Deadpan lore
Panic	"Han's gambler reflexes led him to do what comes naturally – attack! Surprise assaults work... sometimes."	Han's charge at the stormtroopers on the Death Star, and the trailing "sometimes"	Film in-joke
Surreptitious Glance	"After working together for a long time, Lando and Lobot developed a speechless form of communication."	Lobot never speaks in the film	Film in-joke
Black 11	"Pilot known as 'Wampa' for icy precision in battle."	A nickname taken from the ice creature	Wordplay
Lucky Shot	"It's one shot in a million, but such odds are a familiar to the Rebellion."	The Rebels and long odds, as on 3,720 To 1	Film in-joke
Rayno Vaca	"Coruscant taxi driver who barely makes enough money to get by. Will try any trick in the book to get an extra credit from his customer."	The cab driver who takes the long way	Deadpan lore

Weak

Card	Text	Suspected reference	Why it is weak
Jawa Siesta	"Three Jawas take a cool, energy-saving nap in the noon-day suns at Mos Eisley."	Noël Coward's "Mad Dogs and Englishmen", whose refrain is "Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun"	Only the noon sun links them
LIN-V8M	"Armored military droid which specializes in laying explosive mines. Originally intended to set charges inside ore and spice mines"	Two kinds of mine	May be plain description
Freon Drevan	Name	Freon, the refrigerant brand	Nothing else on the card points to it
Obi-Wan's Journal	"Keyed to self-destruct if not opened by Luke."	The self-destructing message in Mission: Impossible	A common idea
Dark Rage	"Darth Maul paced impatiently outside the energy barrier like a caged krayt dragon."	"Like a caged lion" with a Star Wars animal	Plain simile
Lieutenant Rya Kirsch	"Became a member of Bravo Flight after embarrassing himself in front of Amidala as a guard."	A guard moved to pilot after a gaffe	Mild
Snowspeeder	"Rebels typically nickname converted speeders after the intended environment."	The obvious name explained as a habit	Mild
Quick Reflexes	"He doesn't miss a thing."	Boba Fett's helmet, read as a pun on missing shots	Mild
Corporal Misik, Lieutenant Grond, Captain Yorr	"Hopes for promotion to Emperor's Demonstration Team." / "Formerly served with Emperor's Demonstration Team." / "Former member of Imperial Demonstration Team."	Air show display teams such as the Blue Angels	Could be a running gag; passed to the running-gag search