Thanks to Jami over at his blog AZM for posting this one; I just couldn’t pass up posting it. Apparently the USPS is celebrating Star Wars’ 30th anniversary by unleashing a mob of R2-D2 mailboxes, which if nothing else look pretty darn interesting.
“There are 80-something postal districts around the country, most of which are getting four of the R2D2 boxes each, so figure 320 or so of these will be spread out across the nation.”
“People won’t be seeing R2D2 on every corner. They will be placed in high-traffic, highly visible locations.”
“hopefully fans will remember that these are real mail boxes, with real mail inside, and will face a serious federal offense if they try to steal one.”
(via TheForce.net)
Hopefully not too many rabid fans will be imprisoned due to attempting to snatch one of these things, then again if they actually succeed I’d say they earned it. I think Jami is spot on when he suggests that the USPS will be auctioning them off at the end of the celebration, but you won’t see me bidding for one. Even though they are quite cool, I just can’t imagine wanting or needing one in the end. You can see more images of them here, and I am very curious where in the area they will actually end up (if at all).
I’d be surprised if one didn’t end up in DC. Field trip!
I was walking around Sunset Place the other day…and I saw one…and I rejoiced…
Sunset Place! One of the most ‘Florida’ structures in the gables…