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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.