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'Star Wars' meets The Onion in these amusing headline mashups

Tumblr user Skygawker creates a series of images using "Star Wars" scenes to highlight headlines from the satirical news site The Onion. May the Farce be with you.

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Han Solo, Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker are loose cannons in this "Star Wars" meets The Onion parody. Skygawker/Tumblr

The Force is strong with satirical news site The Onion. Tumblr user Skygawker released a series of images showing that not only can humans on Earth relate to the smirk-inspiring headlines from The Onion, but so can creatures in a galaxy far, far away.

The images were posted to Skygawker's blog, A Certain Point of View, on Sunday, and each is a screenshot from one of the six " Star Wars" movies alongside an actual headline from The Onion.

The result is gems like the headline "Family spends awkward, silent quality time together" against an image of Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker after Luke surrenders to Vader in the Battle of Endor, or my personal favorite: the headline "Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one who gives a sh*t about rich, lustrous hair" with an accompanying image of a young adult Anakin Skywalker with his luscious locks.

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Things get awkward when Vader decides to hand Luke Skywalker over to the Emperor. Skygawker/Tumblr

To see even more of Skygawker's "Star Wars" meets The Onion parody mashups, be sure to check out the original post on Skygawker's A Certain Point of View blog. And keep up with our Force Friday coverage on CNET's Star Wars hub.

(Via Mashable)