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Why Atticus Finch Is Better Than Han Solo

UPDATE: Atticus advanced to the Elite Eight. I won’t be doing any more full posts on voting for him, but I will do “bottom links.” Thanks for voting and for bearing with me. 

The good news: Y’all rock. Atticus beat out Belle (Beauty and the Beast) to advance to the Sweet Sixteen of Clay Morgan’s March Movie Madness tournament.

The bad news: Atticus is now facing Mr. Star Wars himself, Han Solo, in the quest to be Best Hero.

In case you haven’t see what Han Solo look like since he became zombie-fied, here he is:

Four reasons why Atticus deserves your vote (and Han Solo doesn’t):

  • Atticus doesn’t yell at a large furry sidekick.
  • Atticus isn’t trying to sleep with the main character’s sister.
  • Atticus doesn’t need droids to change society.
  • Atticus doesn’t defend Tom Robinson in order to get Imperial Galactic Credits.

The voting is open now until Saturday at noon EST. 

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Meanwhile, if you wish to witness some of my attempts at being funny, feel free to hop around the web to see the mischief I’ve wrought:

  • 9 Reasons Why Being a Mom Qualifies You To Work in a Brothel (NickMom) #5 is “You’re accustomed to things being very hard.”


  • Why Children Love Babysitters (Calgary Herald humor column)
This photo ran with the column: Two lovely inebriated women who picked up William (left) and Vivian (right)

Filed Under: Finding Humor Everywhere, On the Move Tagged With: Atticus Finch, Clay Morgan, Educlaytion, Han Solo, humor, March Movie Madness, mom, parenting

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  1. Clay Morgan (@ClayMorganPA) says

    March 23, 2012 at 10:20 am

    Haha, have I mentioned how hilarious you are. Love that you’re zombifying your cinematic opponents. It’s certainly an epic matchup. They all are really. This round is going to the hardest one yet. [Insert funny reference to your Nick column here.]

    Reply
  2. Teresa Lepure says

    March 23, 2012 at 10:48 am

    Vote accomplished. I hate zombies because I have to wear unflattering helmets when they rampage. Atticus shall prevail!

    Reply
  3. Howlin' Mad Heather says

    March 23, 2012 at 11:07 am

    You almost convinced me…but I have a shot at winning the secondary contest and I picked Han to win it all. Atticus is a great hero though. I even named one of my cats after him.

    Reply
  4. David N. Walker says

    March 23, 2012 at 11:36 am

    Sorry – not into Star Wars or Trek or whatever, and I didn’t care for To Kill a Mockingbird. I’d have voted for almost any John Wayne character, though.

    Reply
  5. jeandayfriday says

    March 23, 2012 at 1:09 pm

    Atticus Finch = hero. Voted for! 🙂

    Reply
  6. Renée A. Schuls-Jacobson says

    March 23, 2012 at 1:18 pm

    Going to vote now. I’ve decided to let all the Bonds kill Ferris so I can work on my WIP. 😉

    Off to vote.

    Reply
  7. Trish Loye Elliott says

    March 23, 2012 at 1:19 pm

    I would so chose Atticus over a zombified Han Solo. You’ve got a tough battle ahead of you. May the Force be with you. 😉

    Reply
  8. Chad Jones says

    March 23, 2012 at 2:56 pm

    I voted Atticus.

    Can you possibly swing a vote Sam’s way?

    Reply
  9. mj monaghan says

    March 23, 2012 at 3:06 pm

    I can’t stress enough that I will not say who I voted for. However, I may have a Tequila Mockingbird tonight with dinner. hehehe

    Reply
  10. Larry Hehn says

    March 23, 2012 at 4:12 pm

    I was planning to vote for Han Solo. And then I read this. Your writing skills have won me over, Leanne. Atticus it is!

    Reply
  11. susielindau says

    March 23, 2012 at 9:57 pm

    I will “scout” it out and vote!

    Reply
  12. Jenny Hansen says

    March 24, 2012 at 1:00 am

    I love that babysitting column. I’m a “just kind of there” parent too. LOL…

    Reply
  13. serre says

    March 29, 2012 at 1:33 am

    This could be the first time that “have-not-seen-star-wars” comes in handy… it usually gets me thrown out of parties and nerd discussions.

    Reply

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