R.I.P. Vader (Boing Boing Flickr Pool)

Photograph contributed to the Boing Boing Flickr Pool by BB reader DaynaT.

Anonymous

there’s a Vader Washington …
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vader,_Washington
does that help this rather weak thread along?
eccentriffic

When researching my family tree in elementary school I discovered that I was related to a Vader from Virginia. I was disappointed to find out that his first name was not Darth. ):
felixjawesome

TIL Darth is short for Daniel.
VagabondAstronomer

Thought he was cremated?
ill lich

He died a long time ago. . . in a galaxy far far away.
- MadRat
  
  1870? C’mon it wasn’t THAT long ago.
irksome

Oh Darth, where is thy sting?
Crispinus211

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
- jimh
  
  win
Anonymous

http://nooooooooooooooo.com/
Anonymous

I thought this was about “ITS VADER TIME” Vader :(
Anonymous

Vader is Dutch for father.
- Antinous / Moderator
  
  I thought it was vazha.
  - Frank W
    
    Nope. Vader is the Dutch word for father.
BadIdeaSociety

I suppose tragedy plus time DOES equal comedy
- Jake0748
  
  “I suppose tragedy plus time DOES equal comedy”.
  
  First of all… what tragedy? Every death isn’t necessarily a tragedy.
  
  Second of all… yes, sometimes. :)
mdh

Shouldn’t that be made of carbonite?
EH

I went all through elementary school with a Vader and a Darth, though not the same person.
Luc

‘Vader’ in indeed Dutch for ‘father’, but in this case it seems to be someone’s family name: ‘Anna, wife of Daniel P. Vader’.
Phikus

The plot thickens…
Brainspore

And all this time I thought the last-minute change of heart meant that he died as Anakin Skywalker.
Umbriel

There’s a Vader’s Restaurant in suburban Philadelphia. I’m sure they’re quite tired of the jokes by now…

“When we last met I was your server… now I am the master!”

“I have altered your tab. Pray that I do not alter it again.”

“The headwaiter is not as forgiving as I am.”
- PFlint
  
  There’s a Jedi Garden (Greek family owned?) restaurant in Chicago’s SW suburbs. I don’t know if they get any jokes, but I always think of jokes when I pass by. “These are not the specials you are looking for.”
  
  Also, there was a priest in our parish, Father Vader. There’s a joke there somewhere, I just never made one.
penguinchris

There’s at least one Vader buried in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Rochester, NY, too. I think I may have a photo of it somewhere.

Anyway, having a name starting with D and the last name Vader is great, even if it isn’t Darth. There’s nothing stopping you from writing your name as D. Vader, which if I were Daniel P. Vader (and if I didn’t die well before the films were made) I would be sure to do where appropriate.
Anonymous

I’m afraid you’re mistaken – Vader rocks on.