may the fourth(?) be with you.

“You don’t need to see his identification … These aren’t the droids you’re looking for … He can go about his business … Move along.” ~Obi-Wan Kenobi (Sir Alec Guinness)

 May the 4th. "May the force" [be with you]. Do you see the similarities there? Today is Star Wars Day, apparently this information has been a guarded secret for the past 30 years or so by the nerds and dorks of the world. Today though, I'm finally bringing this nonsense to light. According to the star wars "Wookiepedia", the phrase (and day's homonym like significance) was first used in 1989 (close enough) when the London Evening News ran the story about how Margaret Thatcher first became prime minister of England and they congratulated her by saying "May the 4th be with you, Margaret". Only the British would think that's a worthy headline for a newspaper post. Apparently only the British and myself, though admittedly this isn't a newspaper, my title is remarkably similar to their nonsensical phrase. Not only does this day have dubious historical significance related to Britain's first female prime minister, it's also a reason for star wars nerds around the world to celebrate.

The "Wookiepedia" reports that the 4th of May should include (but I assume not be limited to as I'm going to be adding to this list as soon as I share it):

"Typical festivities consist of inviting fellow Star Wars-obsessed friends to stay over, and then watching the series in succession. Lots of snacks, bring lightsabers and Star Wars-themed toys. Lightsaber fights in the early morning hours optional."

The grammar issues aside, this kind of sounds like a pretty decent gathering, if you wanted to tweak it a bit. Obviously, it'd need some help and here's a few simple tips on how:

• The lightsaber battles described above shouldn't be a thinly veiled gay sex metaphor and there's no reason that it needs to occur only in the early morning hours. I assume this is used by the "obsessed" fans because it's better lighting for when they film their home movie outdoor "lightsaber battles". Presumably to be uploaded to whichever fan site they like best that week. Additionally, it's a lot easier to expose yourself in the early morning hours than it is, say, during rush hour in the middle of a busy urban area.
• There should be a caveat along with the phrase "obsessed". Possibly something like "moderately interested Star Wars fans" or simply "Star Wars fans" or better yet, "people that have heard of Star Wars and may have seen at least one of the movies".
• The bit about inviting folks to stay over for the night (and the lascivious behavior the next morning) implies a wild and loud house party so I have to assume the "snacks" mentioned in the following sentence would mean "alcohol, drugs, and individuals with loose morals".

At this point, your hypothetical "May the Fourth be with you" party is turning into a slam jam fun times kind of shin dig, but we're not done yet.

• I imagine the most boring part of the entire evening, to the laymen, would be the more than 12 straight hours of Star Wars casually mentioned as "watching the series in succession". This is obviously the part of the party that needs the most work in order to "get it poppin". I propose a drinking game with the following rules:
• Take a drink every time:
1. "It's a trap" of any kind. I mean any instance any character falls into a trap, not just the greatest cinematic moment in the history of film, Admiral Ackbar's "It's a trap!!!" in the scene where they rush on the second death star. Whenever you see any trap on screen or anything that could be considered a trap, you take a drink.
2. The word "Force" is used.
3. C3P-0 raps R2-D2's dome. They bicker a lot, this happens often and will definitely contribute to the level of "fun" at your gathering.
4. Vader/dark-sider chokes out a bitch.
5. Instances of incest.
6. The Millenium Falcon stalls/breaks down/falls in disrepair. In the prequels this is whatever the main form of transportation is, or on Hoth when Luke's Tauntaun dies and he sleeps inside it. Technically, it did break down.
7. Chewbacca flies into a rage over something.
8. Each time a main character misses a shot from their laser/rocket/etc. Watch out though, there are quite a few but I could have made the rule "Each time an extra misses a shot" but folks might die if they had to drink that often, even water. Kudos to you if you want to try that rule over 12 hours of video. 
9. Obi-Wan Kenobi drops wisdom or has wisdom dropped on him. The second part happens more frequently in the prequels.
10. Jar-Jar Binks or an Imperial Officer/Stormtrooper/Droid in the prequels says something stupid. 

Now, write this down or print it out and go watch ONE of these movies sober, count the number of times these things happen and consider how loaded like freight you'll be by the time any "early morning dick fights" happen. Hopefully, I've turned one of the lamest "holidays" in the world into a pre-cinco de mayo drinking festival. It's friday and tonight, may the fourth be with you.