From the huddled masses lining up outside theaters months before a movie opening, to the convention centers filled with adults in polyester jump suits, nothing inspires the fervent fandom of these, the galaxy's greatest space epics.

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Regardless, getting your hands on any of the hotter deals will likely be a chore, and if you're not exactly keen with lining up outside a retailer's door at 3:00AM, just hold tight for that soon-to-come Cyber Monday, cool?

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Second the credit crunch had started to hit home and for the first time in more than a hundred years, there had been a run on a British bank with the extraordinary sight of queues of savers lining up outside branches of Northern Rock to extract their cash.

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On a bomber jacket, he moved the comfy lining to the outside, putting the traditional Prince of Wales plaid on the inside.

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Students began lining up for seats outside the arena almost 24 hours before tipoff, a rarity for the attendance-challenged Hurricanes.

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People line up outside Pinks because they see other people lining up.

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There are outside chances for David O Russell for Silver Lining Playbook, Michael Haneke for Amour and Benh Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild.

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You wouldn't want to call it a silver lining to the crowds queuing solemnly outside the Alamo, but the day Davy Crockett and his men died was the day chilli con carne was born.

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Its outside walls are covered in what looks like soot and the inside is empty, apart from a few meagre possessions lining a far wall.

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