4th of nature: ‘Star Wars’ May Fourth Day loads Twitter with fun
May 4, 2016, 1:22 PM
(Disney Photo)
(Disney Photo)
The nerd flags are flying high Wednesday — it’s May 4, or as “Star Wars” fans know, May the Fourth Be With You Day.
People still went to work, but honestly, all around the world there’s been a holiday-like atmosphere for lovers of all things Star Wars. There is nowhere more obvious of this sentiment than Twitter.
"This is not the #MayThe4thBeWithYou joke you've been looking for…" pic.twitter.com/2McLHAWABj
— Danny Kelly (@dannykellywords) May 4, 2016
Let's dance
Put on your Stormtrooper boots
And dance the blues #StarWarsSongs #RIPBowie pic.twitter.com/GlRGOIpN7R— puppits™ (@BunchOfPuppits) May 4, 2016
#MayTheFourthBeWithYou
This is true evil pic.twitter.com/FVzeDsBoQY— Steve Long (@stevelong193) May 4, 2016
Happy #StarWarsDay everyone! Retweet and Follow us for a change to win this chocolate #MayTheFourthBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/85AHYE4dRs
— Chocolectable (@chocolectable) May 4, 2016
Welsh Lamb are feeling funny after a weekend at @machcomedyfest ! #StarWarsDay #Maythefourthbewithyou pic.twitter.com/wvqLh8zipa
— Welsh Lamb (@WelshLamb_PGI) May 4, 2016
Comedy Central asked for song parodies and got some good ones:
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together #StarWarsSongs @midnight pic.twitter.com/TILt3ilb1q
— Uncle Riley (@RileyLundgren) May 4, 2016
Droid Looks Like A Lady #StarWarsSongs @midnight pic.twitter.com/1uuvN7Fmxr
— -S- (@FoundersGirl) May 4, 2016
Pink Droyd – Dark Side Of That's No Moon#StarWarsSongs pic.twitter.com/RWslJs4xNA
— Simon Bravery (@Simon_Bravery) May 4, 2016
https://twitter.com/JoseMolinaTV/status/727766590155034624
Places of learning were not immune to the pull:
May the 4th be with you! #starwarsday #maythe4thbewithyou pic.twitter.com/vzD3rAf0ou
— NC Aquarium at FF (@NCAquariumFF) May 4, 2016
Our Sith presidency and the rise of Darth Trump… https://t.co/yzDpuNEZcL #MayTheFourthBeWithYou #Cato2016 pic.twitter.com/sK7HyqYbHb
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) May 4, 2016
When you get an extension on that final paper you've been procrastinating for a month. #maythefourthbewithyou #Uill… pic.twitter.com/UxVHeT8Onx
— U of I Student Money (@ILStudentMoney) May 4, 2016
In honor of Star Wars… #MayTheFourthBeWithYou #FUAllTheTime pic.twitter.com/Fkm5BUJdKD
— Furman Football (@PaladinFootball) May 4, 2016
And lest you think the joy was all from grown-ups, this kid for the win:
Meet Little Lord Vader – the four-year-old Star Wars fan who brings a whole new meaning to #MayTheFourthBeWithYouhttps://t.co/MtueH21K9Z
— ITV News (@itvnews) May 4, 2016
Even those trapped in offices showed their allegiance to the franchise:
We are celebrating #MayThe4thBeWithYou at KTAR. 🙌🏽🙌🏽 pic.twitter.com/XtI1FyoZkp
— KTAR News (@KTAR923) May 4, 2016
Happy #StarWarsDay from the Nextiva team! #MayTheFourthBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/jm13Ood9HD
— Nextiva (@Nextiva) May 4, 2016
#MayTheFourthBeWithYou Costume Party at Invincea today! Are we #StarWars Characters or #Invinceans ?! pic.twitter.com/nwIeJkIDA2
— Invincea, Inc. (@Invincea) May 4, 2016
#MayTheFourthBeWithYou! Complete your Jedi training w/our Best Car Gifts for #StarWars Geeks.https://t.co/b2nJhVMfhf pic.twitter.com/Suov5E0qmP
— Cars.com (@carsdotcom) May 4, 2016
Like any hero or villain, May the Fourth comes with an origin story.
One of the earliest known references to the day came after the May 4, 1979, election of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, according to a post on the official Star Wars website.
Thatcher’s party took out an ad in the London Evening News with the message, “May the Fourth Be With You, Maggie.
Congratulations” the website said, adding that the day took off once the internet began connecting fans.
That was one pretty good.
Finally, in timing that was nearly as disastrous as Luke hanging around in the snow on Hoth:
https://twitter.com/JohnKasich/status/727857489870393344
That was posted hours before Kasich called a work stoppage of his GOP presidential bid.
