Lio by Mark Tatulli for July 20, 2021

R2D2 calling long distance.

A dial-up modem?!

No built-in radio?

Why would R2D2 call C3PIO on an ancient land line?

R2D2 calling C-3PO.

R2D2 is calling to talk to C3PO.

Translation; We are calling about your Droid warranty !

A segment that was deleted from the “Star Wars” movies…

Some years ago I came home from work to find my answering machine (remember those?) talking to a robocaller. They then each hung up and all I could think to say was “I don’t care what you just bought but if the charge shows up on my credit card you are so out of here.” My wife laughed hysterically as she overheard me but I was serious, I would have round-filed his ass.

Just the Fax ma’am

Just the fax, please.

I must be getting old: I remember having to use a cradle modem to dial into the local main frame before there was an Internet. We had to do that with ARPANET, and it was a long distance call to hit the closest node which was Ft.Bragg, NC.

Either that or someone in the house is using a dial-up modem.

CP3O would be cool to have around…..

They’re calling to tell you about your robot’s warranty…

“Threepio phone home!”

Excellent rendering of C-3PO, by the way.

How to answer telemarketing calls. I think I’ll see that up on my computer. lol

It’s a trap! C3P0, it’s a telemarketer droid.

Well r2d22U2!