Denglish 50: The German Renames a Famous Scotsman

Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequels

"These aren't the movies you were hoping for." - Image courtesy of space-debris.com

One weekend in August, The Wife and I put a Netflix movie into our DVD player and settled onto the couch as the trailers began. The first one was for some silly re-release of the Star Wars prequels, in which Scottish actor Ewan McGregor is seen prancing about with his glowing lightsaber at full salute.

THE WIFE: “What is his name? George McGuire?”

ME: “Yes.”

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11 Responses to Denglish 50: The German Renames a Famous Scotsman

  1. By George! She probably meant to say Jerry McGuire … or George McClooney, ja? :) Love, cat.

  2. Great, hilarious post!

  3. Or my Austrian mother’s favorite actor, “East Clintwood.”

  4. Hey, I liked it even tho’ I didn’t get it the first fifteen times I read it.

  5. Ha ha, funny … but it took me a while too. :)

    ~Anja~

  6. I nominated you for the ABC Award; no doubt riches and fame are headed your way. You can check it out on my site!

  7. Re-imagining history through celebrity: is there any end to human imagination?

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