On the eve of the Star Wars punny holiday that took the galaxy by storm, May the Fourth, the official Twitter account for the Star Wars franchise posted a fun thread for fans! The tweet reads, “Overheard at the Lucasfilm office (a thread).” The account proceeds to list phrases supposedly overheard at the Lucasfilm offices and fans loved it!
Here’s the intro, and the quotes are listed below! Do you get all the references?
Don’t worry there’s a brief description in case you’re new to the fandom!
Overheard at the Lucasfilm office (a thread)
— Star Wars (@starwars) May 3, 2023
“Ewoks are real in my heart”
Ewoks are teddy bear-looking creatures that help the rebels on Endor in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983).
“Your Boba Fett helmet rolled off the desk again”
Mandalorian Boba Fett was one of the galaxy’s most feared bounty hunters and is a clone of his father Jango Fett, who was also a skilled bounty hunter.
“Whose blue milk is in the fridge?”
Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker drinks a glass of blue Bantha milk in Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope (1977).
“We get it you don’t like sand”
In Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), Anakin (Hayden Christensen) is talking with Padme (Natalie Portman) at her palace on Naboo. He mentions that he doesn’t like sand. “It’s coarse, and rough, and irritating, and it gets everywhere. Not like here. Here everything is soft, and smooth.”
“Please return the Poe Dameron display”
“Roger, roger! No seriously, where’s Roger?”
"Roger, roger!
No seriously, where's Roger?"
— Xbox (@Xbox) May 3, 2023
“The men’s bathroom smells like the inside of a TaunTaun”
“The men’s bathroom smells like the inside of a TaunTaun”😵
— TheSithFather (@TheSithFather_) May 3, 2023
“The Jawas took your stapler again”
“The Jawas took your stapler again”
— Mike (@mikefalconlifts) May 3, 2023
HR to the new starter: And THIS IS THE WAY to the meeting room. And THIS IS THE WAY to the fire exit. And THIS IS THE WAY to the coffee machine.
“Yoda man!” “No, Yoda man!”
“Yoda man!”
“No, Yoda man!”
— Joe Unseen (@JoeUnseen) May 3, 2023
No may how you celebrate May the Fourth, may the force be with you.