Han Solo, laughing as he plans his next joke. Image: Lucasfilm/Disney
You may think you’re Star Wars-ed out. You may think you can’t hear any more about Kylo Ren, or Rey, or Han Solo, or Finn, or BB-8. But you’re wrong. You’re so wrong.
The latest Star Wars parody account to appear online – Dad Joke Han Solo – is one of the greatest confluences of internet heavy-hitters to date, because it pairs two of the internet’s favourite things: Star Wars and dad jokes.
Warning: if you haven’t seen the film, there are spoilers ahead.
And it may just keep you on the Star Wars hook for another few weeks.
With Dad Joke Han Solo, we get a glimpse into Solo family life, with Han regularly tweeting terrible, god-awful, amazing Star Wars puns to his son, Ben.
Maybe we’ve finally discovered what pushed Ben to the dark side.
Dad jokes are a universal ‘love to pretend-to-hate’ internet mainstay, shared widely by people who appreciate a good bad joke, so marrying them with the Star Wars universe means almost guaranteed success.
If nothing else, it means guaranteed laughs.
Ben, guess why your mother always picks where the rebels hide out Because she knows how to Leia low! Your mother is a treasure
— Dad Joke Han Solo (@dadjokehansolo) January 12, 2016
What do you call Boba Fett on a pogo stick? A BOUNCY HUNTER! They made us into comics Ben! https://t.co/yzbysyNxsU pic.twitter.com/LRllWs1zOd
— Dad Joke Han Solo (@dadjokehansolo) January 19, 2016
Me: What is a pirate's favorite droid? Ben: Dad no Me: Arrrrtoo-Detoo! Ben: Dad you are actually the worst But I know he loves me!
— Dad Joke Han Solo (@dadjokehansolo) January 18, 2016
Me: What's a pirate's favorite droid? Ben: You just said it's Arrrtoo Me: You'd think so but it do be the Sea-3PO #haha #dadjoke #fakeout
— Dad Joke Han Solo (@dadjokehansolo) January 18, 2016
Me: What is a droid's favorite pirate? Ben: Dad you have to stop this Me: THE DROID PIRATE ROBERTS Ben: Please stop #hahaha #dadjoke
— Dad Joke Han Solo (@dadjokehansolo) January 18, 2016
(That one has crossover appeal.)
Ben you should call yourself "Pound Ren" not "Kilo Ren" if you like the Imperial system so much! #thinkaboutthat! #zinger!
— Dad Joke Han Solo (@dadjokehansolo) January 14, 2016
LOOK @KyloR3n IT'S YOU AND ME Someone made comics of my #dadjokes! There are "spoilers" https://t.co/VIrmlwNSfj pic.twitter.com/Z6lRIWldY3
— Dad Joke Han Solo (@dadjokehansolo) January 17, 2016
Me: Ben! A droid General is killing Jedi! Is that against the law? Ben: I don't care Me: I think it's a Grievous infraction! #goodone #dad!
— Dad Joke Han Solo (@dadjokehansolo) January 17, 2016
Me: Ben, where do wookiees do their research? Ben: Dad no Me: WOOKIEEPEDIA Ben: Dad that is already a real website I THOUGHT OF IT FIRST!!
— Dad Joke Han Solo (@dadjokehansolo) January 14, 2016
Don't know why but @KyloR3n wore this weird new mask today and asked what I thought of it I said I found his lack of face disturbing
— Dad Joke Han Solo (@dadjokehansolo) January 14, 2016
Ben says I should be called "Fad" Joke Han Solo I feel like I'm Rey on Jakku Struggling with a harsh sun that's always giving me burns
— Dad Joke Han Solo (@dadjokehansolo) January 15, 2016
And the greatest of all time:
I brought Luke a movie to watch after his hand surgery 1st thing he said: What movie did you bring? 1st thing I said: "Cool Hand, Luke!!"
— Dad Joke Han Solo (@dadjokehansolo) January 13, 2016
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