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Star Wars Day: Best (and worst) memes for when the dark side looks back

'Out of this world': Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker with Yoda

(Picture: Lucas Film)

May the fourth be with you – said every Facebook post, Instagram story and WhatsApp status on this auspicious day.

This cracking pun was the deciding factor for the day, on May 4, dedicated to the celebration of everything Star Wars.

On this anniversary, there’s lots in store to celebrate including this compilation of funny (and cringy) Star Wars wisecracks.

Whether these gags from the galaxy earn an eye roll, a slightly heavy breath from your nose or an outright cackle – here’s the best and worst Star Wars memes we could find.

Play on Wars

Which website did Chewbacca create to share Empire secrets? Wookieleaks.

Which program do Jedi use to open PDF files? Adobe Wan Kenobi.

Why did the movies come out 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3? In charge of scheduling, Yoda was.

What was Lando’s nickname before he became a skilled pilot? Crashdo.

How did Darth Vader know what Luke was getting for his birthday? He felt his presents.

Why couldn’t Luke find love? He was looking in Alderaan places.

Jedi Jokes

Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi walk into a Chinese restaurant. Ten minutes into the meal, Luke still can’t figure out the chopsticks, dropping food everywhere. Obi-Wan finally snaps: “Use the forks, Luke.”

An Ewok strolls into a bar and says to the bartender, “I’ll have a whisky and… soda.” The bartender says, “Sure thing — but why the little pause?” “Dunno,” says the Ewok. “I’ve had them all my life.”

Yoda looks at Darth Vader and asks, “Rule the galaxy, you do. But at what cost?!” Vader thinks for a moment and replies, “It was expensive… It cost an arm and a leg.” After a short pause, Vader says, “Two legs in fact.”

Rebel reactions

Star Wars reaction gifs are a dime a dozen – and perfect for any situation.

For those young Padawans looking for guidance, perhaps consider a therapist who understand your references:

An incredibly creative merger of our favourite moments gave us this gem:

Taking a sad moment and making it better – with a Disney Pixar crossover of a Star Wars and Toy Story reference in one.

Porgs don’t tweet – they squawk

Shout out to this Star Wars Twitter admin for the most shameless responses to fan tweets and providing some much needed banter on the site.

Joining the legions to drool over Adam Driver as Ben Solo, they are not alone.

The trooper behind the keyboard holds a lot of power – as we can tell from this interaction:

We are all, with varying levels of remorse, the same when it comes to fangirling over our favourite characters.

One commenter said: “If the Star Wars [Twitter] account had a [profile picture] of a character I would genuinely think it was just another one of us.”

To which they replied: “Thank you.”

And here is definitive proof, as Qui-Gon taught us, that the ability to speak does not make you intelligent:

One fan shared a Yoda meme thatreflects how we all feel waking up in the morning, even if it is Star Wars Day:

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