TWEETERS in Oxfordshire are out in force making jokes about 'Star Wars Day'.
May 4 has become synonymous with the popular science fiction series because of the phrase 'May the force (fourth) be with you'.
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Oxford's Ashmolean Museum got in on the act with a reference to episode one, the Phantom Menace.
Wreckage of a #podracer engine, or chariot wheel hub, found in the tomb of Amenhotep III by archaeologist Howard Carter #StarWarsDay #MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/T7FltWoSOp
— Ashmolean Museum (@AshmoleanMuseum) May 4, 2019
Regional police have also trooped in with an effort on Twitter.
When the force met The Force...😅#StarWarsDay #MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/cKdZ2Jejkl
— Thames Valley Police (@ThamesVP) May 4, 2019
The reference was less niche than our friends at the Ashmolean, who are clearly very keen on the films, made famous by director George Lucas and actors Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill, who, as Luke Skywalker, battled Jabba The Hut.
Happy #StarWarsDay! This 4th-century Chinese greenware pot always reminds us of Tatooine-based crime lord #JabbaTheHutt #MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/Sgr69TH5ss
— Ashmolean Museum (@AshmoleanMuseum) May 4, 2019
Oxford Recycles used a somewhat tenuous link to encourage residents to dispose of their waste more responsibly.
More residents in Oxford are recycling well and wasting less.
— Oxford Recycles (@Recycle4Oxford) May 4, 2019
Did you know that 80% of your household waste can be recycled! ♻ #MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/kHSFhwOMm0
Similarly, flood alleviation scheme tweeters told followers not to 'disappoint Darth', the evil sith lord who turned to the dark side in episode three.
Don't disappoint Darth! #UseTheForce to create a flood plan to protect your family, your possessions & all your rebel friends #MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWarsDay #TeamEA #FloodAware pic.twitter.com/vjBoigHcjM
— Oxford Flood Scheme (@OxfordFAS) May 4, 2019
Perhaps our favourite effort, though, came from Oxford Direct Services, who appear to have taken power tools to the next level.
Wishing everyone a fantastic #BankHolidayWeekend with these incorrect #StarWars inspired pictures of our colleagues..#MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/04idn0WEZG
— Oxford Direct Services (@OxfordDS) May 4, 2019
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