- May 4, 2023

May the 4th Be With You! Check Out These Austin Star Wars Themed Pictures and Memes

Now is as good a time as any to bring back every Star Wars fan in Austin’s favorite set of photos. In January 2014, KLBJ’s CJ Morgan and his friend Nicole Raney (from CultureMap Austin) photoshopped some classic Empire Strikes Back action into the backdrop of the frozen wasteland that was Austin for a couple of days. Little did we know history would repeat itself with Austin’s most recent arctic blast, making all these pictures just as relevant as ever! 

We’ll get to the tundras of Hoth in a moment, but let’s first start with everyone’s favorite, shareable meme that has been making the rounds for years. It’s a regional variation of a national meme that just says “store” instead of “H-E-B.” Of course, it’s a meme, so attribution is difficult. 

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Now onto the spectacular Austin themed Star Wars pics previously mentioned.

They probably don’t smell like tacos…on the inside

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And we thought the traffic on South Congress was bad already

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The Empire needs a break — party on 6th Street?

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At least these AT ATs took it a little further outside of the city limits

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And the rebels are there waiting for them

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In light of the current climate in Austin, we decided to make a couple of ATX Star Wars themed memes of our own (though these have nothing to do with the weather). 

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May the 4th be with you, y’all!

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Featured photo from KLBJ.com