Question of the day: what the hell were Jabba's intentions?

Jabba the hunt is one of the recurring bad guys in the Star Wars franchise (even though he was left much less menacing in 1 through some rubbish CGI), something we know because he kills his dancing girl at the start of 6.

The question is; why?

She dies after resisting him pulling her towards him/it until he opens a trap door underneath her, letting his pet eat her.

But why pull her towards him? Surely he could have just had her thrown to the Rancor if he wanted? What was the big gross slug with small arms going to do?

Possibly better not knowing. Forget I asked.

Thought of the Day: Is Ed Cowan Monkey Magic?

Above: Ed Cowan

Having grown up in Australia in the 1980s, Monkey Magic was a constant presence in my life, and often a guiding one.

The opening to the TV show; “In the Worlds before Monkey, primal chaos reigned, heaven sought order; but the phoenix can fly only when its feathers are grown” still ring in my ears, albeit in a strange chinglish accent.

These words came back to me suddenly with the retirement of Mike Hussey, as his departure means that the Australian cricket teams batting line-up suddenly becomes as brittle as the backs of its bowlers.

Not wanting to add too much fuel to the fire, the selectors will no doubt minimise changes to the batting line-up / seek order, meaning EdCowan is likely to keep his spot at the top of the order; despite not scoring runs & keeping Shane Watson out of the team.

Here’s hoping Cowan grows some feathers (not of the Duck variety though).