So Wikipedia says that white skin in humans is actually "see-through". Which is kinda neat, I suppose.
But that self-deprecating joke your palest friend makes about being "so white, I'm clear!" really loses some moxie after you know that.
Great moment in Return of the King when Theoden says to Eowyn, "I have left instruction: the people are to follow your rule in my stead."
Perfect example of Jackson speaking like Tolkien.
And then he ruins it 25 seconds later by telling her to smile more.
That dude commanding the AT-AT during the Battle of Hoth was so locked in that he told Darth Vader, "you may start your landing." You. May. Because I said so.
He didn't even get in trouble for it.
Man, that's porn for fashies.