Delivering mail? Oh, he excels at that, sir.
August 4, 2018 11:23 AM   Subscribe

"R2-D2 was chosen to have its likeness placed onto collection boxes because his shape is so similar to that of the mailboxes. Additionally, the little droid was selected because it 'embodies the trust and dependability for which the Postal Service is renowned' according to the USPS press release announcing the mailboxes' arrival." The associated Flickr group. via (via)
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome (10 comments total) 5 users marked this as a favorite
 
another point in his favor is that he wasn't always running his mouth "oh I know 400 thousand forms of communication and that isn't used by the Alliance blah blah blah"
posted by thelonius at 11:26 AM on August 4, 2018 [1 favorite]


Deceives his best friend via lies of omission in order to deliver stolen materials to a group of terrorists which results in the murder of thousands of Death Star contractors, sure he's "dependable"
posted by RobotVoodooPower at 11:39 AM on August 4, 2018 [7 favorites]


There was one of these in my neighborhood. Naturally, I took photos and sent them to the biggest R2-D2 fan I know.
posted by GenjiandProust at 11:52 AM on August 4, 2018


No Star Destroyers, tractor beams, escape pods, deserts, nor Jawa capture shall stray this courier from the swift completion of delivering Leia’s message to Obi-wan.
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 11:57 AM on August 4, 2018 [6 favorites]


No one ever noticed the army of R2 units (or even R2 absolute units) quietly lurking near us, disguised as mailboxes.
posted by GenjiandProust at 12:03 PM on August 4, 2018


people are going to steal those
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 12:04 PM on August 4, 2018 [3 favorites]


I printed this papercraft R2D2 mailbox out back then and left it at my workplace's mail room window. It stayed for many months before someone removed it.
posted by Seboshin at 12:10 PM on August 4, 2018 [1 favorite]


people are going to steal those

Jawa are people.
posted by srboisvert at 3:59 PM on August 4, 2018 [2 favorites]


I can't complain.
posted by Max Power at 4:33 PM on August 4, 2018


people are going to steal those

They are going to have to time travel back to 2007.
posted by plastic_animals at 5:12 PM on August 4, 2018 [2 favorites]


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