Yesterday, May 4th, was a glorious day to be celebrated by all of Star Wars fandom. Star Wars Day was upon us, and thanks to social media outlets like Twitter, fans were able to connect with other fans over their mutual love of all things Star Wars.
Sadly, but in some cases hilariously…but in most cases tragically sad, Corporate Twitter accounts used the day to shamelessly push their particular brands on the rest of the world. The did this through the use of the hash-tags #MayTheFourthBeWithYou and #StarWarsDay
Corporate brands like Charmin were getting in on the celebration.
These aren’t the buns you’re looking for… #tweetfromtheseat pic.twitter.com/idIHTpkCJX
— Charmin (@Charmin) May 4, 2015
As you can see, there was nothing they would not do to get their awful puns in.
Monster got in on the fun.
Jedi wanted. Must know Java. http://t.co/1iaAOQiRgY #MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWars pic.twitter.com/Uxe53MBuca
— Monster (@Monster) May 4, 2015
But was quickly corrected by a java pro, who also used the wrong hashtag. COME ON NERD BRO GET THE ONE NERD THING RIGHT PLEASE.
/sigh
Southwest Airlines thought they’d be clever with this tweet…
Use the fares, Luke. #MayThe4thBeWithYou http://t.co/Bokzb1vJJO pic.twitter.com/B5xdtFehH3
— Southwest Airlines (@SouthwestAir) May 4, 2015
But we all know that had the normal lay-person stood up in an airplane with a stormtrooper helmet on, then the Sky-Marshal would have us on the ground and handcuffed before we could say “May the Fo…”
Whataburger got points for artistic design.
Whataburger represents all that is good in the universe. #MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/SkJp0nt9Iv
— Whataburger® (@Whataburger) May 4, 2015
But then had those points instantly revoked by using the word “Good” with a picture of a condiment AT-AT. Dear Whataburger social media director’s assistant’s assistant in charge of Twitter: The Empire is bad. The Empire uses the AT-AT. The Empire is NOT “Good.”
Canada tried…
Do. Or do not. There is no try. #MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/hbgE8cAh1F
— Parks Canada (@ParksCanada) May 4, 2015
And failed with their horrible lettering. That’s like the discount brand Star Wars lettering.
Pillsbury absolutely killed it!
Princess Leia would love to don these buns! #MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWarsDay http://t.co/t63VLKu9zw pic.twitter.com/lX9ibN6079
— Pillsbury (@Pillsbury) May 4, 2015
Seriously, this is top 5 best tweets of May 4th, 2015.
The USDA got in on the festivities with a very well constructed tweet.
Cook safe and #MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/y4wgwGljOF
— USDA Food Safety & Inspection Service (@USDAFoodSafety) May 4, 2015
Notice the awesome “Sleeping Bag” part of the TaunTaun? Well done USDA, well done (cooking pun).
Goddammit Canada, didn’t we just talk about proper Star Wars tweets?
The force is strong with this one. #MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/EY8xwzNyAh
— Home Depot Canada (@HomeDepotCanada) May 4, 2015
I literally wish I could Force choke Canada.
NO KMART, THAT’S A BAD KMART!
Much to shop for, you still have. #StarWarsDay http://t.co/UK4bkOpI58 pic.twitter.com/3X0VWlnZC4
— Kmart (@Kmart) May 4, 2015
STOP IT KMART…JUST STOP!
Never mind, Kmart, Nissan has saved the day. This is just plain f@#king awesome!
You can stop looking. We found them. #StarWarsDay #MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/WWG2YIN9Yx
— Nissan (@Nissan) May 4, 2015
Seriously, never tweet again, Kmart.
Target did quite well, as well.
Happy #StarWarsDay! Who's done this Jedi Door Trick? pic.twitter.com/ZcajkoG8IT
— Target (@Target) May 4, 2015
Don’t even try to lie, you’ve done this multiple times…I HAVE.
Finally, I leave you with the “Try harder, please” award, which is given to Red Bull.
Happy Monday.#StarWarsDay pic.twitter.com/C3diULcSou
— Red Bull (@redbull) May 4, 2015
No really, Red Bull, “Happy Monday?” Really? Try harder, Red Bull. This is why I only drink Monster energy drinks.