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R2D2 Mailboxes
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December
12/20/2007:
Speaking of “mailboxes”, R2D2, who spent most of 2007 with us in Hoboken has recently disappeared!
Here’s what Hoboken411 reader “aohring” said about it and what might have happened:
“It was with great shock and suprise that I noticed the beloved R2D2 mailbox (reported on in Hoboken 411 a few months ago) in front of Qdoba has been replaced by a standard run-of-the-mill USPS mail box!
After extensive research, this disappearance is most likely due to one of the following scenarios:
- R2D2 has become bored with Hoboken and returned to Alpha Centauri or where-ever the hell he’s from.
- The dark side is alive and well and living in Hoboken.
- The US Postal Service has come to its senses and decided to stop wasting money on silly promotions.
- The Hoboken sanitation dept., being thoroughly confused by such an unusual item, mis-took it for recycling.
- Could have been stolen by a rabid Star Wars fan willing to risk a long sentence in Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary for a chance to own the ultimate Star Wars collectible?
3/23/2007 Update:
The Force is with us. One was spotted on 4th and Washington in front of Qdoba.
Anyone else see any others? What’s the money line for this getting defaced?
Of course there was a delivery truck all in the way!
3/10/2007:
The USPS will be rolling out these R2D2 mailboxes to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Star Wars. I wonder if Hoboken is slated to get any of these? It’d sure be cool.
I like what the folks over at Geekologie had to say: “I don’t know what they’re gonna do with them, since the second they’re actually put on the street they’d just get stolen. And probably by some nerd too. Stupid nerds!”
37 Responses to ** R2D2 Mailboxes **
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March 23rd 2007 - 12:42:44 |
Too bad it can’t zap that illegally parked truck, talk about a baby killer…
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March 23rd 2007 - 13:41:09 |
Q- What is that object on the corner of 4th & Washington?
A- The quickest way to send mail to Romulus IV
B- An attempt by the USPS to distract the American public from the upcoming postal rate increase
c- R2D2’s tombstone
d- A clever promotion for the new R2D2 television series.
e- A recycling bin for obsolete robots.
Any other guesses?
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March 23rd 2007 - 13:45:27 |
I dunno, but there’s no way I’m putting my mail in this thing. I heard on the broadcast of the City Council meeting that someone is stealing the public trash cans - surely this thing is on par with a filthy trash can in terms of desirability to thieves…
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March 23rd 2007 - 13:59:36 |
what a f’n waste of money.
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March 23rd 2007 - 15:22:23 |
Kenny Baker, the actor who played R2-D2 is British, and the same guy who payed Fidgit in the Movie Time Bandits.
Even though Lucas wrote and directed Star Wars most if the filming was done in England. R2-D2 is the only character to appear in all six Star Wars films and he was built by an Australian company.
I predict the arrest of someone for stealing one of these will be in the news by next week….
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March 23rd 2007 - 17:42:06 |
I wonder if I can use this R2-D2 mailbox to send one of those “Greetings From Hoboken!” postcards to Tatooine? Mail delivery is often spotty there because of the Tusken Raiders.
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March 25th 2007 - 20:38:54 |
YipYap wrote:
What about C3PO?
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March 26th 2007 - 10:08:11 |
http://www.chrisscalf.com/misc%20creation/misc%20creationR2.html
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December 20th 2007 - 11:42:06 |
MidnightRacer wrote:
He’s in a safe place in my media room for a mere $2,880, out of stock for the rest of you late comers:
fao.com/catalog/product.jsp?product...Term-_-Google-_-Action_Collectibles
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December 20th 2007 - 11:49:44 |
Much like there is a seperate section for Rants…should there not be a seperate section for dorks?
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December 20th 2007 - 12:07:51 |
Red Haven wrote:
C’mon, everyone knows R2D2 is from Naboo.
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December 20th 2007 - 12:18:25 |
He’s been missing for a while…
I actually kind of thought it was cool to have it there… Something different, for sure… It’s too bad that it’s gone now…
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December 20th 2007 - 13:11:28 |
i hear r2d2 was to be replaced by johney 5
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December 20th 2007 - 14:10:09 |
It’s been gone for over 6 months.
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December 21st 2007 - 01:01:56 |
I vote for #2. Anyone who doesn’t believe the dark side is alive and well and living in Hoboken has not been paying attention.
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December 21st 2007 - 08:31:38 |
Yeah, the R2D2 has been gone about a month after they premiered the Star Wars stamps back in (I think it was) March. Is there still a mailbox there though? because that seemed like a convenient spot.
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December 21st 2007 - 08:50:03 |
There was a regular mailbox there before R2D2, and there is a regular one there now.
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