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snelson Registered: Aug '05	Date Posted: 5/4 8:18am Subject: Why Did Luke Call R5-D4 An R2 Unit?.
	why did luke call r5d4 an r2 unit. -----signature----- I Love 1930'S 1940'S 1950'S Movies Hermione Granger Is A Beautiful Witch Dreaming Of Jeannie Olivia DeHavilland Still Kicking At 93 Daniel Radcliffe Is So Sweet Like Harry
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halibut Title: FF GSA & FF-UK RSA / Saga Mod Registered: Aug '00	Date Posted: 5/4 8:50am Subject: Why Did Luke Call R5-D4 An R2 Unit?.
	Could be worse. He could have called him a robot -----signature----- They are not "songs", they are "tracks" or "cues" ROTJ - "It has a nice mix of muppets and patricide that you don't see very often" - Darthboba Everybody knows that the bird is the word!
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Gary_Buchenara Registered: Apr '09	Date Posted: 5/4 1:16pm Subject: Why Did Luke Call R5-D4 An R2 Unit?.
	I always thought it was cos the original units were called R2's and the name just stuck to all subsequent models. Then again, they were probably originally called R1's.
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Aiwendil42 Registered: Jul '08	Date Posted: 5/4 2:13pm Subject: Why Did Luke Call R5-D4 An R2 Unit?.
	Probably the same reason people call CDs 'albums' or refer to the graphite in pencils as 'lead'.
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BarkingFrog Registered: Jan '09	Date Posted: 5/4 3:13pm Subject: Why Did Luke Call R5-D4 An R2 Unit?.
	Aiwendil42 posted: Probably the same reason people call CDs 'albums' The album is the collection of songs... calling a CD a 'record' might be a better analogy.
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Aiwendil42 Registered: Jul '08	Date Posted: 5/4 5:25pm Subject: Why Did Luke Call R5-D4 An R2 Unit?. - Date Edited: 5/4 5:27pm (2 edits total) Edited By: Aiwendil42
	BarkingFrog posted: The album is the collection of songs I agree that that's what it's come to mean and what it usually means now, but the reference seems originally to have been to the vinyl record itself. The OED, for instance, says only: 6. A long-playing gramophone record or a set of such records.
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JEDIGUNSHIP Title: C&G Game Host Registered: May '08	Date Posted: 5/4 5:28pm Subject: Why Did Luke Call R5-D4 An R2 Unit?.
	As far as the thread question, all droid units were probably known as "R2" units in those days. -----signature----- Blue and yellow make a green lightsaber. How do you get red out of blue? Council Member in the New Jedi Trials/ Commander-in-Chief of the Rebel Alliance Addicted to Rock Band 2 and Proud of It! SWC Secret Rebel '09 Band Geek For Life!
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TwiLekJedi Title: Classic Trilogy Manager Registered: Jun '01	Date Posted: 5/5 5:56am Subject: Why Did Luke Call R5-D4 An R2 Unit?.
	Aiwendil42 posted: BarkingFrog posted: The album is the collection of songs I agree that that's what it's come to mean and what it usually means now, but the reference seems originally to have been to the vinyl record itself. The OED, for instance, says only: 6. A long-playing gramophone record or a set of such records. What are the first 5 definitions? Because the vinyl albums are in turn named after photo albums. The word as such refers to a collection of some sort IIRC, so it's not wrong to call CDs albums - except they lack the resemblance to photo albums. Which is why it's fine to call an R5 unit an R2 unit. It becomes more debatable with the huge bulky R1 units. -----signature----- We do what we must Because we can For the good of all of us Except the ones who are dead
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Black-Tiger Registered: Nov '08	Date Posted: 5/5 6:38am Subject: Why Did Luke Call R5-D4 An R2 Unit?. - Date Edited: 5/5 6:39am (1 edits total) Edited By: Black-Tiger
	JEDIGUNSHIP posted: As far as the thread question, all droid units were probably known as "R2" units in those days. Yes, during the making of the first movie they were less nit picking and hadn't formed different designations for all the droids yet.
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GuNgAnFaN3090 Registered: Oct '08	Date Posted: 5/5 8:37am Subject: Why Did Luke Call R5-D4 An R2 Unit?.
	I call all the ones that look like that R2 units. No idea why, I just do.... -----signature----- QueenArdnassak is my insane e-girlfriend. Sith Warrior in the "SWC: Acolytes of Darkness" Dark Side Points: 55
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Grand_Moff_Jawa Registered: May '01	Date Posted: 5/5 8:50am Subject: Why Did Luke Call R5-D4 An R2 Unit?.
	Did any other astromech droid have a name other than R2-D2? Or did the names come later along with all the toys? I don't recall hearing another astro-droid's name mentioned, which is probably why the script never made the distinction. -----signature----- "I can't abide those Jawas... disgusting creatures"! - C3PO This sig line is [FABULOUSO!] www.outerrimsieges.com "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." -- Carl Sagan
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halibut Title: FF GSA & FF-UK RSA / Saga Mod Registered: Aug '00	Date Posted: 5/5 8:55am Subject: Why Did Luke Call R5-D4 An R2 Unit?.
	TwiLekJedi posted: Aiwendil42 posted: BarkingFrog posted: The album is the collection of songs I agree that that's what it's come to mean and what it usually means now, but the reference seems originally to have been to the vinyl record itself. The OED, for instance, says only: 6. A long-playing gramophone record or a set of such records. What are the first 5 definitions? Because the vinyl albums are in turn named after photo albums. The word as such refers to a collection of some sort IIRC, so it's not wrong to call CDs albums - except they lack the resemblance to photo albums. Yup. Calling a CD an album is fine - that's like calling an R5 unit a "droid". Calling a CD a "record" is debatable as record is short for recording. But I think LP is synonymous with vinyl. -----signature----- They are not "songs", they are "tracks" or "cues" ROTJ - "It has a nice mix of muppets and patricide that you don't see very often" - Darthboba Everybody knows that the bird is the word!
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Aiwendil42 Registered: Jul '08	Date Posted: 5/5 4:57pm Subject: Why Did Luke Call R5-D4 An R2 Unit?.
	TwiLekJedi posted: What are the first 5 definitions? Because the vinyl albums are in turn named after photo albums. The word as such refers to a collection of some sort IIRC, so it's not wrong to call CDs albums - except they lack the resemblance to photo albums. The first five definitions are tablets, books, photo albums, and the like. But I agree with your logic, and I suppose the OED's definition can be put down to vinyl records being the only format around when the entry was written. The graphite/lead example is better.
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rich-narco Registered: May '04	Date Posted: 5/6 9:12am Subject: Why Did Luke Call R5-D4 An R2 Unit?.
	because he's not called R5 D4. In my first edition novelisation of the OT movie - he's a "red artoo unit"..... R5D4 came from the Kenner toys and just stucl i guess.
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Sven_Starcrown Registered: Mar '09	Date Posted: 5/6 9:50am Subject: Why Did Luke Call R5-D4 An R2 Unit?.
	He is just a farmer he could easily mix it up. -----signature----- Nobody's perfect. There was never a perfect person around. You just have half-angel and half-devil in you.
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MasterMonkey13 Registered: Dec '08	Date Posted: 5/10 6:45am Subject: Why Did Luke Call R5-D4 An R2 Unit?.
	Yeah, I think that they were all "R2" is the original script. -----signature----- "There is no charge for awesomeness.....or attractiveness." Former Padawan of MsLanna / now I'm a Jedi Knight! Isaiah 41:10
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