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This should be enough to nip that American-dated nonsense in the bud once and for all. #fourthofmaybewithyou #fuckthatcher #stilldead
fionasmall.bsky.social Fiona @fionasmall.bsky.social · May 4
To say I was surprised by the origin of ‘May the 4th be with you’ would be an understatement
May 4 is often known as "Star Wars Day". It is jokingly said: "May the 4th be with you", in reference to the popular phrase in Star Wars: "May the Force be with you." The phrase dates back to at least 1979, on the day Margaret Thatcher was elected Britain's first woman prime minister. Her party took out a newspaper ad in the London Evening News that said "May the Fourth be with you, Maggie. Congratulations."
May 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM