May the Fourth fun lives online
It’s May 4, or rather May the Fourth, a completely made up holiday celebrating all things “Star Wars.”
May the Fourth, as in “may the fourth be with you.” Get it?
The holiday was created a mere six years ago, and already had spread like a rampaging Zillo Beast throughout the known galaxy.
Anyhoo, because we’ll collectively damage our livers a day later for another holiday, Cinco de Mayo, May the Fourth doesn’t yet have a great bar night/party tradition. But it has the memes. Oh, does it have the memes. Here are a but a few of our favorites culled from the interwebs this morning.
Enjoy.
This from Twitter user @ChrisWarcraft, aka former NFL punter Chris Kluew:
The sentiment, if not the image of Martin Luther, also works with longtime Catholics:
Our friends at Auntie’s Bookstore in Spokane shared this sage advice from a Jedi Master:
We know, Yoda. Thursdays can be hard.
So much to love about this one, posted by the Twitter user @Calvinn_Hobbes (and thanks to the great Bill Watterson):
Who doesn’t want to see Portland’s famous Unipiper dressed as Darth Vader wielding a lightsaber and his fiery bagpipes?
Finally, there’s this, thanks to Jimmy Fallon and his team at “Tonight Show.” You’re welcome.