<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Jumped The Snark]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://jumpedthesnark.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[skeim01]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://jumpedthesnark.com/author/skeim01/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Planet Hoth: Giving Credit Where Credit is&nbsp;Due]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Unlike <a href="http://jumpedthesnark.com/2011/01/11/speaking-of-robots-did-stephen-colbert-rip-us-off/" target="_blank">Stephen Colbert</a> and <a href="http://jumpedthesnark.com/2011/01/12/and-speaking-of-ripping-us-off-did-rolling-stone-rip-us-off-what-was-that-we-were-saying-about-jimmy-fallon/" target="_blank"><em>Rolling Stone</em></a> magazine, here at Jumped the Snark we&#8217;ll admit it when we borrow from others, which is why we&#8217;re obligated to point out that background image used in <a href="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/cropped-jumpedthesnarkatat4.jpg" target="_blank">our current website header</a> is not our own, but courtesy of fellow Williamsburg resident <a href="http://gothamist.com/2010/12/28/williamsburg_becomes_ice_planet_hot.php?gallery0Pic=3#gallery" target="_blank">Henry Hargreaves</a>.  During the <a href="http://jumpedthesnark.com/2010/12/27/cabin-fever/" target="_blank">Blizzmageddon</a> Hargreaves had the genius vision of Brooklyn as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWjj8EKTkWE" target="_blank">Hoth</a>, photoshopping <em>Empire Strikes Back </em>characters and vehicles onto the snow-white Williamsburg canvas, including Luke and Han gathering their bearings in front of the Hess station on Metropolitan Ave.  In fact, it was the composite of the AT-AT used in our header that informed us that we should probably wait another day or two before returning to Brooklyn after the storm, as in the distance we spotted a White Castle, and knew that the ice planet Hoth in these photos was just mere blocks from our own apartment.  So, Mr. Hargreaves, we owe you a debt of gratitude for not just creating these brilliant images (which we&#8217;ve gladly appropriated), but also for tipping us off to the horrible post-blizzard conditions in the neighborhood.  May the Force be with you.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="Hess on Hoth" src="https://i0.wp.com/gothamist.com/upload/2010/12/3burgstrikesback1210.jpg" alt="" width="384" height="265" /></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Alright, Luke, time to <a href="http://www.heavy.com/comedy/comedy-videos/family-guy/2010/03/family-guy-something-dark-side-imperial-walker-fall/" target="_blank">take down that AT-AT</a>.  Let&#8217;s not deprive local residents of their <a href="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSf-5XWphhVNqSa6lAEexB-KM7gmjnyaqJkF8WbkE1R9PrU_ijqIA" target="_blank">Crave Cases</a> any longer.</p>
<h4 style="text-align:left;"><a href="http://gothamist.com/2010/12/28/williamsburg_becomes_ice_planet_hot.php?gallery0Pic=3#gallery" target="_blank">via Gothamist</a></h4>
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