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Big Mac · 05:14 PM

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Star Wars, the United States Postal Service is holding a contest to win a trip to Los Angeles (and some eBay coupons as consolation prizes) and a vote to choose the main Star Wars stamp design to be selected for a special ceremony. The site is uspsjedimaster.com, and you can vote for your favorite stamp once a day. Currently Darth Maul is winning - I say we should try to get an original trilogy design chosen as the main stamp.

brassplayersrock² · Apr 15, 2007, 05:22 PM

i chose the chewy and han solo stamp....of course

Big Mac · Apr 15, 2007, 05:27 PM

As did I.

Mithras · Apr 15, 2007, 05:29 PM

I voted for Yoda, but I can see the case for Han & Chewie.

brassplayersrock² · Apr 15, 2007, 05:29 PM

must be a californian thing

Big Mac · Apr 15, 2007, 05:37 PM

Perhaps so, brass. . .

My brother and I were thinking about picking Vader, but then it occurred to us that it would send a rather sinister underlying message for the USPS to choose the dark icon of the Empire as its showcase stamp.

Stogieman · Apr 15, 2007, 05:42 PM

Personally, I want to see a Star Wars stamp made from this picture.

imitchellg5 · Apr 15, 2007, 05:56 PM

I picked Han and Chewie. Chewie is the only action figure ever to have the honor of Tower Guard (that is, he gets to stand on the top of my Power Mac!).

dcmacdaddy · Apr 15, 2007, 09:05 PM

Just added a vote for Yoda. While Han and Chewie *are* the dynamic duo in the Star Wars realm Yoda is the one who brings continuity among all six films. He is the force-wielding rock upon which all the narrative of lightness is built.

Yoda teaches the master Qui Gon who teaches the pupil Obi-Wan
who becomes the master Obi-Wan who teaches the pupil Anakin.
AND
Yoda teaches the pupil Luke who becomes the master who defeats Anakin.

Anyway, where do you see the total votes for all of them? The page I went to just showed the highest vote getter, Darth Maul.

I think it would send a VERY bad signal if Darth Maul or Darth Vader won. That to me says the forces of darkness in our world are more appealing than the forces of good. (Hokey sounding, I know. But as a generalized sentiment it seems appropriate.)

KeriVit · Apr 15, 2007, 09:20 PM

leia and r2- classic!

andi*pandi · Apr 15, 2007, 09:37 PM

I voted leia and R2 as well. The pose is very iconic and memorable.

KeriVit · Apr 15, 2007, 09:40 PM

Originally Posted by andi*pandi

I voted leia and R2 as well. The pose is very iconic and memorable.

it must be a chick thing.

ort888 · Apr 15, 2007, 10:11 PM

I voted for Darth Maul. That dude is so rad!

zro · Apr 15, 2007, 10:54 PM

HTF do you vote? It says to click on one but nothing happens...

I "voted" for the Falcon.

Originally Posted by dcmacdaddy

Just added a vote for Yoda. While Han and Chewie *are* the dynamic duo in the Star Wars realm Yoda is the one who brings continuity among all six films. He is the force-wielding rock upon which all the narrative of lightness is built.

Yoda wasn't in the original. The droids are the only characters in all six flicks.

SpaceMonkey · Apr 15, 2007, 11:00 PM

No Jar-Jar? WTF? I am disappointed.

SeSawaya · Apr 15, 2007, 11:07 PM

no one voted the Fett?

me neither

exca1ibur · Apr 15, 2007, 11:22 PM

Maul for me. Dark side all the way.

Jawbone54 · Apr 16, 2007, 12:08 AM

Went with Han and Chewie. Thought about Obi-Wan.

angelmb · Apr 16, 2007, 01:44 AM

if only had this one…

mdc · Apr 16, 2007, 08:32 AM

That's a cool picture

I voted for Yoda. Has anyone seen any Star Wars R2D2 mailboxes?

residentEvil · Apr 16, 2007, 09:11 AM

fat elvis.

oh wait, damnit.

Big Mac · Apr 16, 2007, 09:18 AM

It looks like I was wrong about Darth Maul being number 1 because right now they're showing an X-Wing.

ort888 · Apr 16, 2007, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by zro

Yoda wasn't in the original. The droids are the only characters in all six flicks.

Anakin/Vader

Oh, and I didn't really vote for Maul. I didn't vote for anything, because Star Wars is dead to me now.

zro · Apr 16, 2007, 09:43 AM

Vader isn't in Episode I. We don't see him 'til Episode II.

Hmm... I guess Obi-Wan is in them all, too.

ort888 · Apr 16, 2007, 10:25 AM

Erm, sure he is. I said Anakin/Vader.

Person Man · Apr 16, 2007, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by mdc

Has anyone seen any Star Wars R2D2 mailboxes?

I saw one in Toledo (Ohio) this past weekend.

Oh, and speaking of Star Wars, what handle is SWG using these days? I only post about 1.24 posts a day (according to my stats) so I'm not up with all the latest nick switching.

brassplayersrock² · Apr 16, 2007, 07:29 PM

his new nick is anaglous sprinkles, or something like that. he actually retired ALL of his star war nicks

there is a star wars mail box around the corner from me on newbury street

Person Man · Apr 16, 2007, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by brassplayersrock

his new nick is anaglous sprinkles, or something like that. he actually retired ALL of his star war nicks

I suspected as much, but couldn't confirm it. How do we know he retired them? Did he say as much?

brassplayersrock² · Apr 16, 2007, 07:33 PM

yep. can't remember which thread, but I remember him mentioning it

Gossamer · Apr 17, 2007, 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by Person Man

I suspected as much, but couldn't confirm it. How do we know he retired them? Did he say as much?

http://forums.macnn.com/89/macnn-lou...e/#post3339614

Right there. He's analogue SPRINKLES now.

Big Mac · Apr 17, 2007, 10:00 AM

Is anyone getting the vote confirmation emails? I haven't gotten any.

DeathToWindows · Apr 17, 2007, 10:54 AM

I saw one of their R2D2 mailboxes going to work a couple weeks back and nearly choked laughing.

It was in front of Symphony Hall in Boston.

mdc · Apr 17, 2007, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by Big Mac

Is anyone getting the vote confirmation emails? I haven't gotten any.

I got the email.

Big Mac · Apr 17, 2007, 11:59 AM

Darn. Stupid .Mac server side filtering.

brassplayersrock² · Apr 17, 2007, 04:35 PM

i as well got said e-mail

andi*pandi · 02:45 PM

there's a r2 mailbox in front of the NYC apple store. I was lame and took a picture.

Big Mac · May 29, 2007, 03:38 AM

Yoda won out as the featured design:

residentEvil · May 29, 2007, 12:37 PM

does anyone actually still mail items anymore? i'm all paperless billing and bank online. any personal communication is done via email.

now that i think about it, guess the only thing i do send is a birthday card to my grandma each year and that well, won't last forever (not being mean, just saying)

$.41 cents...why not just make it a nice round $.50? goodness.

voodoo · May 29, 2007, 12:53 PM

Originally Posted by Big Mac

Yoda won out as the featured design:

"Mmmmm.. mail me you can.."

V

Dakarʒ · May 29, 2007, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by residentEvil

does anyone actually still mail items anymore? i'm all paperless billing and bank online. any personal communication is done via email.

now that i think about it, guess the only thing i do send is a birthday card to my grandma each year and that well, won't last forever (not being mean, just saying)

$.41 cents...why not just make it a nice round $.50? goodness.

More importantly, put it somewhere you won't change the price in 2 years... jesus...

ort888 · May 29, 2007, 12:58 PM

What ever happened with those universal stamps they were supposed to be selling? The ones where you buy it and it is always a valid first class stamp, even after any price increases?

Did that idea get canned?

LINK
The Simple Dollar � USPS Announces The “Forever” Stamp: Is It Worth Your $0.39?

EDIT: Looks like they are out. Cool beans. I'm going to go buy $20 bucks worth of these stamps and they will probably last me 10 years.

USPS Stamp News: Nation Gets Sneak Peek of the Forever Stamp

Big Mac · May 29, 2007, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by Dakarʒ

More importantly, put it somewhere you won't change the price in 2 years... jesus...

I used to agree with that sentiment, but then it was pointed out to me by my grandmother that if the USPS took a higher increase than they needed for operations, extra waste and inefficiency would inevitably creep in and justify another increase anyway.

Originally Posted by ort888

EDIT: Looks like they are out. Cool beans. I'm going to go buy $20 bucks worth of these stamps and they will probably last me 10 years.

Yeah, they're out. The design is a bit plain - a bell (maybe the Liberty Bell) - but the concept is very cool. There's no reason to use them right now because they're the same price as regular stamps, so I bought 20 and put them away. I think the expectation is that people will buy them, put them away, forget about them and continue buying stamps at the then current rate.

ort888 · May 29, 2007, 01:20 PM

Every penny of the postal increase is a huge deal to places that send a lot of mail. A one penny price increase can mean hundreds of thousands of dollars to many companies and organizations.

Dakarʒ · May 29, 2007, 01:23 PM

Is this the appropriate time to point out I'm being self-centered and don't care.

Obviously your logical replies have left me bitter and overwhelmed.

residentEvil · May 29, 2007, 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by ort888

Every penny of the postal increase is a huge deal to places that send a lot of mail. A one penny price increase can mean hundreds of thousands of dollars to many companies and organizations.

metered/postage paid rates are different...i don't know if they increased.

ort888 · May 29, 2007, 01:25 PM

They are. They go up just as frequently as regular stamps.

residentEvil · May 29, 2007, 01:28 PM

i think they are at 24.8 cents or something silly, what is it going up to?

imitchellg5 · May 29, 2007, 01:42 PM

I think $.32 or something like that. It's a big increase if I remember right.

residentEvil · May 29, 2007, 01:52 PM

i'll check my next few mailers and see what they got charged

olePigeon · May 29, 2007, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by ort888

EDIT: Looks like they are out. Cool beans. I'm going to go buy $20 bucks worth of these stamps and they will probably last me 10 years.

USPS Stamp News: Nation Gets Sneak Peek of the Forever Stamp

I've been buying "forever" stamps since the early 90s. Buy packs of Breast Cancer stamps. They cost a little more than normal stamps (some money goes to Breast Cancer research), but the stamps don't have a fixed value; it's whatever the postage is.

Product: Breast Cancer Semi-Postal