Answer The Phone You Must - Voice Ringtones
By Philip Nicosia

Bad acting. Tacky costumes. Princesses that either wear too much makeup or sport hairdos inspired by very large pastries. Who would've guessed that Star Wars would've had such a large cult following, moving grown men to attend premiere nights dressed in full costume, and fighting over who has the biggest light saber?

But apparently, the Force lies Strong, surviving the long decades after the first trilogy, and the highly disappointing prequels. What's the secret? Maybe not the actual movies, but the lovable characters. Villains with a sensitive past. Unlikely heroes who possess powers greater than even they imagine. Robots who possess more personality than their plastic parts reveal. That's why every little kid who watches the Star Wars movies walks out of the movie theatre wanting to be a Jedi.

And with the Stars Wars merchandise available, you can be a Jedi. Except for the slight problem. You'd look pretty stupid brandishing a light saber at work, and the costumes won't exactly meet the Office Dress Code. (Although you know what they say about how black matches everything...) So the only way to channel your inner Jedi without being branded a total geek is through the Star Wars Voice Ringtones-actual characters and their famous lines, activated whenever somebody makes a call or sends a text message.

One of the most popular voice ring tones is Yoda, whose strange grammatical structures and cryptic messages have made him the Star Wars Equivalent of Buddha (albeit a short, green and hairy version of him).

There are several messages available. "Answer the phone you must!" he admonishes, whenever you let the phone ring a little too long. (He's always been good at telling people what to do. Why not assign this particular voice ring tone to your boss-who is, probably, equally short, green and hairy).

Another popular version is "Press the button and fulfill your destiny!". Which makes you feel a little more important, as if the future of the universe depends on you taking the call. Even if it's just your wife telling you to pass by the supermarket and buy a dozen eggs before going home-although we can guess what your destiny would be if you forget to run her errands. Assign this ring tone to her, or any significant other who has the power to make you very happy, or very, very miserable.

Of course, Yoda's not the only Star Wars character who deserves his own voice ring tone. There's Chewbacca, whose roars and grunts can clearly be translated into "Get the darn phone, or I'll beat the heck out of you." Aaah, but we all know he's just a very big teddy bear. Who also happens to wield a very big gun. But a teddy bear nonetheless. A great ring tone to assign to your mother. She'll be calling you frequently.

And then there's R2D2, and his cheerful beeps and whistles, and See-Threepio (C3-PO)-Princess Leia's loyal escorts, who acted as her digital secretaries long before people were even using computers at work. Assign this voice ring tone to your overworked assistant.