My semi-Catholic makes it so whenever someone says “May the Force be with you”, I want to reply “And also with you.”
Whenever I’m around my fellow Catholic Star Wars fanfolk, that’s exactly what we do.
I’m not even Catholic, and I’m gonna start doing that.
…so have a shot of midi-chloridians!
I thought you were making a joke. But I search the web and it is true. I am a big Star Wars but I found this really lame. I do not know if I am getting old or lossing my sense of humor. Most of the Star Wars films were released in May right? At least the prequel were so I guess there is some valid reason to celebrate other than the joke.
I’d go with losing your sense of humour.
Yeah, I heard about that, too. Not a day dedicated to Star Wars because it was the anniversary of the release of the original film (or any of the films, for that matter). Nor because it was George Lucas’ birthday. No, someone came up with this “International Star Wars Day” for the sake of a horrible pun.
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Shameful. And I, for one, absolutely refuse to use the words “May the fourth be with you.” Never, ever would I stoop so low.
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Apparently this day has been around for a few years, but I’d never heard of it until yesterday. It was one of the items “trending” on Yahoo’s main page. As the person who’d told me that “”International Star Wars Day” has been around for a while put it, it kind of goes to show how quickly stuff like this gets around, thanks to the recent rise of social media.
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Given the raison d’etre for “International Star Wars Day”, it remains to be seen whether all this social media is (in the words of the opening narration to the Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider series) a blessing or a curse.
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Rick
May 4th is also the fortieth anniversary of Kent State.
I’ve been hearing this pun for 10 years.
think the International Day is a recent development. But seriously; am I really seeing people complaining that this isn’t the “right day” for an international Star Wars day?
Did they really invent the day just for the stupid pun?
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Well, it’s Cinco de Mayo now, a day more people can get into, I guess. Although, it does bother me sometimes that nobody ever seems to remember the true meaning of Cinco de Mayo. It’s not about going out and getting drunk– it’s about Crushing the Evil French!!!
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No, really, it is. You can look it up.
I beg to differ: any day which is recognized as a holiday in America is an excuse to go out and get drunk. If you don’t have liberty to do that, then you stay in and get drunk.
*hic*
Well, you’re probably right.
Although…. We did have 4/20 a couple of weeks ago, and that’s not about getting drunk, but it’s kind of close.
Well, maybe they could make May 5th International Drop Your Jar of Mayonnaise in the Ocean Day.
Because it’s, you know, Sinko the Mayo…
PAD
Despite my defence of May 4th, I think there should be a limit on day-related puns within a month.
But then, I hate puns.
Oh, man, I didn’t even get it until you pointed it out. I feel really, really ashamed.
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(E.T. voice) oooooouuuucccchhhh
http://instantsfun.es/sadtrombone
Shouldn’t that be Internathonal Thtar Warth Day then?
D’oh!
http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.12316.everyone_loves_x-men~colon~_second_coming
Congrats on the reprint!
My semi-Catholic makes it so whenever someone says “May the Force be with you”, I want to reply “And also with you.”
Whenever I’m around my fellow Catholic Star Wars fanfolk, that’s exactly what we do.
I’m not even Catholic, and I’m gonna start doing that.
…so have a shot of midi-chloridians!
I thought you were making a joke. But I search the web and it is true. I am a big Star Wars but I found this really lame. I do not know if I am getting old or lossing my sense of humor. Most of the Star Wars films were released in May right? At least the prequel were so I guess there is some valid reason to celebrate other than the joke.
I’d go with losing your sense of humour.
Yeah, I heard about that, too. Not a day dedicated to Star Wars because it was the anniversary of the release of the original film (or any of the films, for that matter). Nor because it was George Lucas’ birthday. No, someone came up with this “International Star Wars Day” for the sake of a horrible pun.
.
Shameful. And I, for one, absolutely refuse to use the words “May the fourth be with you.” Never, ever would I stoop so low.
.
Apparently this day has been around for a few years, but I’d never heard of it until yesterday. It was one of the items “trending” on Yahoo’s main page. As the person who’d told me that “”International Star Wars Day” has been around for a while put it, it kind of goes to show how quickly stuff like this gets around, thanks to the recent rise of social media.
.
Given the raison d’etre for “International Star Wars Day”, it remains to be seen whether all this social media is (in the words of the opening narration to the Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider series) a blessing or a curse.
.
Rick
May 4th is also the fortieth anniversary of Kent State.
I’ve been hearing this pun for 10 years.
think the International Day is a recent development. But seriously; am I really seeing people complaining that this isn’t the “right day” for an international Star Wars day?
Did they really invent the day just for the stupid pun?
.
Well, it’s Cinco de Mayo now, a day more people can get into, I guess. Although, it does bother me sometimes that nobody ever seems to remember the true meaning of Cinco de Mayo. It’s not about going out and getting drunk– it’s about Crushing the Evil French!!!
.
No, really, it is. You can look it up.
I beg to differ: any day which is recognized as a holiday in America is an excuse to go out and get drunk. If you don’t have liberty to do that, then you stay in and get drunk.
*hic*
Well, you’re probably right.
Although…. We did have 4/20 a couple of weeks ago, and that’s not about getting drunk, but it’s kind of close.
Well, maybe they could make May 5th International Drop Your Jar of Mayonnaise in the Ocean Day.
Because it’s, you know, Sinko the Mayo…
PAD
Despite my defence of May 4th, I think there should be a limit on day-related puns within a month.
But then, I hate puns.
Oh, man, I didn’t even get it until you pointed it out. I feel really, really ashamed.