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           DEATH STAR
Special Selection June 2009 This spherical moon size battle station produces the mother of all laser beams. The Death Star is capable of moving throughout the galaxy, destroying entire planets and spreading fear like a shadow of impending doom. 75 miles in diameter it has a surface like a metropolis full of detention blocks and interrogation cells. The death star is capable of housing a billion people and requires a million personnel to operate.
Nominated by Love of the Awesome
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Death Star was voted MORE AWESOME than:
 Library of Congress  The Couch Dress  Moustache Balaclava  Shaved Ball Cap  Giant Nintendo Controller  Little Superstar  Meat Suitcase  Sasquatch  Unibrow  General Lee 01  Roller Derby  Dwight K. Schrute  Mister Rogers doing The Wave  Miracle On Ice  President Obama  The Hamburger Bed  Bob Ross  Flying Spaghetti Monster  Beer Maids  WAKE n' BACON  Zombies  Paul Bunyan  Space Invader Invasion  Octo-Stache  Peekaru  Queen of the Mist  Ultra Slow Motion  The Viking Helmet  Johnny Cash  Keith Loutit's Little Sydney  Soccer* Hooligans  Reliant Robin  Stinky Cheese  Chindogu  Notorious B.I.G. Doll  Rasputin  The Disintegrator: Rubber Band Minigun  Mermaids  Male Emperor Penguins  Rockin' Steady  Literal Video Versions  Chuck Norris vs. Bruce Lee  Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka  Hunter S. Thompson Death Star was voted LESS AWESOME than:  Teddy Roosevelt  Chewbacca  Jesus Christ  Theo Jansen's Art  Nikola Tesla  Robocop on a Unicorn  Aurora Borealis  Badass Mountain Men  Hedgehogs  The Brick Testament  Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton  Captain James T. Kirk  The Man with No Name  Banksy Teddy Roosevelt Teddy Roosevelt  Choose Your Own Adventure Books Library of Congress  Che Guevara  James Earl Jones Counts to 10  Emperor Norton  Jesus Riding A Dinosaur
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         THE BRICK TESTAMENT
May 2009 Champion The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith illustrates the Bible stories with Legos, but here’s the thing: he doesn’t hold back on the Pg-13 & R-Rated parts. Biblical beheadings, plagues, adultery, it’s all there blocked out in Legos. If you’re curious what Samson tearing apart a lion looks like in Legos, Smith’s awesome effort is where to look. To be truly amazed, take you bible study group to: http://www.thebricktestament.com/
Nominated by DorkPower
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Filename: bricktestament_Crucifixion.jpgSource: (C) Constructed and Photographed entirely by The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith Url: http://www.thebricktestament.com/the_life_of_jesus/the_crucifixion/jn19_16-17plk23_32.html 
Filename: bricktestament-adamandeve.jpgSource: (C) Constructed and Photographed entirely by The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith Url: http://www.thebricktestament.com/desktops/ 
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Filename: bricktestament-edom.jpgSource: (C) Constructed and Photographed entirely by The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith Url: http://www.thebricktestament.com/king_david/edomite_males_exterminated/1k11_15.html 
Filename: bricktestament-johns-head.jpgSource: (C) Constructed and Photographed entirely by The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith Url: http://www.thebricktestament.com/the_life_of_jesus/the_head_of_john_the_baptist/mk06_28a.html 
Filename: bricktestament-moses.jpgSource: (C) Constructed and Photographed entirely by The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith Url: http://www.thebricktestament.com/exodus/the_golden_calf/ex32_15-16.html 
Filename: bricktestament_destruction.jpgSource: (C) Constructed and Photographed entirely by The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith Url: http://www.thebricktestament.com/revelation/god_burns_one_third_of_earth/rv08_07b.html 
Filename: bricktestament_destruction2.jp...Source: (C) Constructed and Photographed entirely by The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith Url: http://www.thebricktestament.com/revelation/god_poisons_humans_sealife/rv08_08b.html
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The Brick Testament was voted MORE AWESOME than:
 Bookmobile Chewbacca The Couch Dress  Easy Bake(R) Oven Moustache Balaclava Shaved Ball Cap Giant Nintendo Controller Jesus Christ Little Superstar Meat Suitcase Sasquatch  Venus Fly Traps General Lee 01  Crop Circles  Mock Apple Pie  El Chupacabra  Freerunning Dwight K. Schrute Miracle On Ice The Hamburger Bed Beer Maids WAKE n' BACON Paul Bunyan Space Invader Invasion  Xiao Xiao The Man with No Name  Neil Peart's Drum Kit  Bette Calman the Yoga "Supergran"  Eskil Ronningsbakken  Jimi's Star-Spangled Banner  Pop Rocks  Spork  Cocktail Umbrellas Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton  Cyclops  Sammy Hagar Can't Drive 55 Captain James T. Kirk Captain James T. Kirk  Shutter Shades  Shadow Hare  Meerkat Manor The Man with No Name The Man with No Name  Head and Wrist Bands Banksy Banksy  Urban Camouflage  Coracle  Tree Hugging  Throat Singing  Moustaches  Forbidden Fist of the Ninja Death Star Literal Video Versions Chuck Norris vs. Bruce Lee Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka  MST3K The Brick Testament was voted LESS AWESOME than: Nikola Tesla Robocop on a Unicorn President Obama  Wingsuit Base Jumping  Rollerman  Brawndo: The Thirst Mutilator  Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Jimi's Star-Spangled Banner Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton  Danny MacAskill Captain James T. Kirk Teddy Roosevelt Library of Congress James Earl Jones Counts to 10  Extent of the Universe  Mark Twain Jesus Riding A Dinosaur  Walking on the Moon
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The Death Star could have destroyed the planet of the Jar Jar Binkses, but didn't.
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It should have...
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I know! That's an epic fail!
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Totally, epic epic fail
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I think the fact that a bunch of personafied catfish were able to take down that many droids and not get blown up only increases a giant laser's awesomeness.
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If it did, it would have been even more awesome.
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yea lets all vote for queen of the mist now
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You people are voting for something that is used to efficiently kill billions of innocent people at a time. Sure, it is fictional, but you are still voting for a fictional floating planetwide holocaust device. Think about it.
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Sorry, much like Yorky, I have to vote against religious fanatic terrorists like Luke Skywalker, so the Death Star has my vote.
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Your logic has won me over. A vote for the Death Star is a vote for peace, justice, law, order, and the American way. A vote for Che Guevara is a vote for Luke Skywalker, Osama bin Laden, and the families of the victims of 9/11 who don't support the Iraq War.
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This is suddenly the best political debate I have heard in 10 years
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I actually noticed that there are no legit Death Star pictures in this slideshow. It must be so awesome, everyone just know what that is.
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The Reverend takes you playfully, and ever faithfully, where few pilgrims on a search for truth have gone... and to where few amongst the fainthearted will dare to linger for long.
The scriptures come alive in this lively illustrated romp through the Torah and Tanakh of Judaism, and the New Testament gospels of Christianity.
Prepare to have your faith in scriptures tested. And your faith in the power of truth restored.
The Brick Testament Has My Enthusiastic Vote!
(G-d knows, I Love ya too, Jimi Hendrix, but let's get real!)
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I'm a personal fan of Brad Neely's interpretation of Sodom & Gomorrah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61JHQT9Y1ys
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this is incredibly awesome. cocktail umbrellas are great, but this is better.
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I'm not sure what kind of beast I've unleashed by nominating TBT, with all the pro and con energy surrounding it. Just the size and scope of the project make it curious to me. I would have been as interested if he'd taken on the Odyssey or William Faulkner's novels with Legos.
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I can totally understand why it would get nominated, and I think it would be a lot more awesome with the Odyssey, the Illiad, the Hamlet or the Tarvunty (www.tarvu.com).
It's just the self-seriousness of the project that I find unawesome. reply
I'm just sick of the one-vote wonders. All these new people that come on here and talk about how wonderful TBT is, and they only have one or two votes, and they're all for TBT. It's clear we've got another MLG invasion situation brewing here. I might actually think TBT was pretty neat if it weren't for these people. That being said, there's a difference between neat and awesome.
I agree, if it were an epic like the Odyssey, it would definitely come closer to the awesome line.
I wonder if a rule may be needed regarding "no religious entrants." It stirs up a lot of emotional responses, and incites the possibility for more "invasions."
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Agreed. I'm not sure from where these one-vote people are coming, but I prefer the idea of an Awesomeoff community participating in all votes rather than ballot-stuffers coming in to pump up one thing. As for me, I'm greatly anticipating hitting the 1500 vote mark (maybe today?).
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I agree on the awesomeness of the undertaking of the task- but yes, perhaps it is the subject matter that has stirred things up. Although if you go through some of the weirder ones (like "when to marry your sister-in-law") you kinda get the feeling that this guy is being tongue-in-cheek about it...
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I don't think you can ban religious nominations, because there are so many things that people feel religous about.
Also, there were a swarm of my friends who signed up just for Robocop on a Unicorn. So there's no real way to ban the swarm strategy. We just have to know in our hearts that the top vote getter each month isn't neccessarily the one that won the moral victory. We need to keep up the discussion and win through presenting the better argument. reply
Even if you could ban swarm voters I don't think you should.
The thing about awesome is that it's subjective. Your opinions on awesome are not made more valid because you've voted on this website over a thousand times.
If someone thinks Lego religious references are awesome then so be it. Personally I think there better uses for lego, such as http://www.brickartist.com/.
I think he should have a place in the next awesomeoff
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If you think the Brick Testament is self-serious, you haven't read much of it. As far as I can tell, it's got a great deal of sly humor running through it; from graphic depictions of sex to showcasing nonsensical contradictions. If you spend an hour with it, you'll almost surely find yourself laughing a bit. You can get a glimpse of The Reverend's attitude by reading #10 from the about page.
I'm a little taken aback by the negativity surrounding people like myself who just showed up. I don't know what proper etiquette is when you hear that something you think is awesome is up for voting on a site called "AwesomeOff". I thought that hopping in and voting was the desired behavior. I'm not clear how that would be skewing the results as long as there are just real people voting according to their likes.
Of course, it is expected that I actually consider the opponent, and I have. In fact I struggled with voting TBT higher than Sammy Hagar's I Can't Drive 55 since that is incredibly awesome too. However I went with TBT because Sammy had just lost to a Cyclops (which I don't find that awesome -- no depth perception? Please!) so I kind of considered Sammy pre-defeated.
All that said, sorry if it makes the community seem less fun.
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As I've said before, something can be funny and not be awesome.
and, as for one-vote-wonders, you've only voted for one thing. That skews the results. It would be different if you were showing up and voting for the entire round-robin, but you have two votes and they're both for the same thing. You weren't here for the Major League Gaming incident, but when MLG was in the round robin, a bunch of gamers joined up and voted MLG through above everything else, so the result was that it won by so many votes that nothing else could touch it. Now MLG is (Ivan, you'll have to check my numbers) the Awesomeoff champion with the record for the most votes. Even though it may not be truly representative of what Awesomeoff is really about.
It also skews the results because some people will start voting for whatever is AGAINST TBT just to see it get handed a loss. I didn't really want to vote for Meerkat Manor, but I really want to see TBT go down. That skews the results as well.
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talk about self-seriousness... this is "awesomeoff"; one of the most derrivative, if not at least wide-spread and unoriginal, ideas I've seen in a decade of working on the web. If the people who made this site took it as serious as you they could prevent people from jumping in to support one-vote wonders. Would have been easy to predict since that's the way it always works in A vs B sites.
The kicker is I actually like Banksy's work better even though I voted for The Brick Testament.
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The brick testament fills me with despair rather than awe.
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Possibly also some disgust ... but definitely not awe.
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The brick testament is the most ingenius thing I've ever seen, it capures all the message of what the bible wants to say by graphics, very fun, smart.
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