R2D2, the bathing-suit edition

The Artoo bathing suit from Australian designer James Lillis will make help you blend in on the sandy beaches of Tatooine.

Artoo (via JWZ)

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how come there is a bullseye on her womprat?
- Anonymous
  
  That’s not a bull’s eye, it’s her interfaceport.
Jeremiah Cornelius

I believe that there is a clever comment waiting yet to be made… Something about a “small thermal exhaust port, right below the main port”.

That’s the best I can recall, of a film I haven’t seen in nearly 25 years. :-)
Anonymous

Where can I buy this?
simonbarsinister

> the sandy beaches of Tatooine.

I don’t like sand. It’s coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere. Not like here. Here everything is soft and smooth
Anonymous

and for something emulating a stubby squeaky robot, weirdly….
..Foxy?
braininavat

Can we get a pic of a geeky guy wearing one?
Chang

Dizzamn! That’s the droid I’m looking for!!!
Anonymous

She’s my special lady, and she needs a special necklace.
- devophill
  
  Came here for that, leaving happy.
warreno

Huh. Those are the droids I’m looking for.
ZippySpincycle

This IS the droid I’m looking for!

(yeah, obvious, but hey…)
- ZippySpincycle
  
  Is it any less awful if I imagine Fred Willard saying that?
- Frank_in_Virginia
  
  Well done!
tubacat

Is that Jamie Lee Curtis? Or just a look-alike?
Also, you would think they would make this in an XL size, to fit women (like me) who more closely resemble the body type of the original… ;)
- ZippySpincycle
  
  I thought the same thing about JL Curtis :)
  
  Is the model unhappy to see us, or is that just caused by the restraining bolt?
- obeyken
  
  Circa 1983 perhaps
ganatronic

I’m pretty sure this model is Claire from the band, YACHT.

At the least, it totally looks like her. And she has a science blog: http://scienceblogs.com/universe/
Manooshi

Want.
Mister44

If I looked that good in an R2-D2 bathing suit, I think I would smile.
jennchlebus

WANT WANT WANT WANT!!!!!! and the protocol droid can wear a gold Speedo.
technogeek

Somehow, as a slightly portly guy, I think I’m more R2D2-shaped than she is. [Wheedlebleep doodoot?]

Yeah, I think a C3P0 suit might work better. Especially if one is interested in human/droid relations.
deckard68

It’s like if R2D2 and C3PO mated!
audiomaryjane

i can see your tauntuan toe
VICTOR JIMENEZ

Suddenly my midichlorian pressure has gone sky high.

I am…
a jedi…
MUST… NOT… WANT..!

Screw it! IÂ´ll go to the dark side!
Anonymous

I can’t help wondering where the interface port is
PrettyBoyTim

I am detecting abnormally high pressure in my injector manifold.
David Carroll

I read these comments expecting a long and pedantic thread debating the existence of beaches on Tatooine. I leave disappointed.
- dculberson
  
  It’s one big beach, without the requisite body of water.
redesigned

don’t get too excited by that photo…she is actually your sister separated at birth! no wookie nookie for you, only hand solo. ;-P
- jimh
  
  I think I’ll keep it on manual for a while.
Anonymous

What bathing suit?
deckard68

[misses the point] The back of the suit is wrong! [/misses the point]
Ocker3

GF says no to R2D2 bathing suit, but would say Yes if there was a C3PO suit *heads to Google*
- Anonymous
  
  There IS a c3po one! lol http://gadgetsin.com/tag/star-wars-swim-suit
pjcamp

What’s the opposite of a camel toe?