The 6th annual International Talk Like Jar Jar Binks Day took place on August 19th, 2021, and we think it's safe to say, we all had a bombad time observing our favorite holiday! Let's take a look at how the day went down!
Plenty of friends both old and new participated in the holiday via social media this year. Here are just some of the many International Talk Like Jar Jar Binks Day themed tweets!
Meesa?
— CorellianBlue (@BlueCorellian) August 18, 2021
mesa excited but can't wait for talk like yoda day https://t.co/mqA72oegrI
— 🌙🐸Surfing pikachu ☘🍁 (@dragonstorm86) August 19, 2021
Smilen Birthenday @AhmedBest, Mesa'll nebber besa able ta tank yous enough per bring wunna mesa top fife favorite Star Wars characters ta life! Will nebber understand how someone could ebber hate Jar Jar!#JarJarBinks #HappyBirthday pic.twitter.com/uHc9TTrsq9
— Jeff Fischbach (@SWFisch77) August 19, 2021
I got the ol’ heyblibber out of the attic. Should be a fun day! https://t.co/2TZ5izk9uv
— Star Wars Line by Line (@StarWarslxl) August 19, 2021
Jar Jar is awesome, I loved him from the start.
— Com Fans #ActionAF #MakeSolo2Happen #StopAsianHate (@ActionafFans) August 19, 2021
Also, Happy Birthday @ahmedbest, thank you for bringing Jar Jar to life for us all!
AND, it is #talklikejarjarbinksday, so me is bustin with happiness right now me booba! #ITLJJBD pic.twitter.com/IkbwTvIF2g
Happy National @TalkLikeJarJar Day! Resharing this glorious image of 4 or 5 y/o me repin’ my Jar Jar hat and shirt!
— DJ Foster (@RebelScumTexan) August 19, 2021
Happy birthday @ahmedbest! #TalkLikeJarJarDay https://t.co/Ad5pEzV9N7
Yousa lookin' hot in dat hat! Smilen Spake Liken Jar Jar day ta all un a special shout out un smilen birthenday ta @ahmedbest!#TalkLikeJarJarDay #TalkLikeJarJar@TalkLikeJarJar https://t.co/Cwqld2pJOh pic.twitter.com/KIPFfZUFZA
— SaturdayAMCereal (@StayclassySDCC) August 19, 2021
Mesa feelin' a bitty sick today so Mesa nosa can celebrate wit friends,but Mesa plan on watch'n da original trilogy alongo witda clone wars episodes Jar Jar appears in
— 🦕Dom(of)nic🦖 (@DomButVirtual) August 19, 2021
"Ex-Squeeze-Me, But De Mostest Safest Place Would Be Gunga City. Is Where I Grew Up. 'Tis A Hidden City." - Jar Jar Binks (Happy International talk like Jar Jar Binks day)
— Mr. De Leon 🦁 (@KingCesaa) August 19, 2021
Obviously meesa gonna wear my bombad Jar Jar pin from @nerdmatters
— Manic Pagan Stoner Girl🏳️⚧️ (@stonertrans) August 19, 2021
Meesa so happy! https://t.co/53yKqz5DPh
— Eric Twachtman (@EricTwachtman) August 19, 2021
#WorldPhotographyDay @ the same as#TalkLikeJarJarBinksDay - ?! What?!🥳
— Lee Spelled L-i (@LeeSpelledLi) August 19, 2021
So...How many photo displays feature@JarJarBinks describing the display?😆 pic.twitter.com/vmS3xCrfn0
Jar Jar Binks anyone? https://t.co/CaQTNTOyzQ
— Kiss 95.1 (@Kiss951WNKS) August 19, 2021
Da Best Day Of Da Year! https://t.co/rmIHOAaPeb pic.twitter.com/1WaIExvUQZ
— Jeff Fischbach (@SWFisch77) August 19, 2021
#TalklikeJarJarBinksDay is finally here! Woo!
— Rawadon (@Rawadon12345678) August 19, 2021
Aug 19 is International Talk Like Jar Jar Binks Day! #Itljjbd #TalkLikeJarJarBinksDay #InternationalTalkLikeJarJarBinksDay #Holiday https://t.co/iyFI3KJBZZ
— Checkiday.com (@checkiday) August 18, 2021
We also saw lots of people wishing Ahmed Best a happy birthday, which is great! He deserves it!
Over on Facebook, one of our friends, Tim Blumensteel, has been posting images of Jar Jar in a Car since the beginning of the ITLJJBD Jar Jar in a Car season on August 1st. Check out some of the great images and videos below, and be sure to join our Facebook community to see more.
Our friends at JCMediaStudios put together their fifth International Talk Like Jar Jar Binks Day themed music video for us this year. It's Jar Jar's grade school video project with lyrics /music ala Duel of the Fates! It's awesome! Thanks as always guys! You can check it out below.
Here on the International Talk Like Jar Jar Binks Day website we saw the most usage on any ITLJJBD. We had visitors from at least 22 countries. So this is definitely an international holiday!
This past year we were added to a few "What holiday is it today?" type websites, and we think that it's starting to help get the word out about ITLJJBD. In particular a lot of people seem to have found out about the holiday from Checkiday.com which is really awesome.
We also got a few Google news alerts about Talk Like Jar Jar Binks Day, so awareness is definitely growing. Some examples: Kiss 95.1 FM, The Times, and KALW.
So how was YOUR International Talk Like Jar Jar Binks Day? If you have any stories about your experiences speaking Gunganese or anything else you'd like to share with us in regards to the holiday, or if there's something we missed, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Thanks to everybody who participated in the holiday this year! We hope you had fun! Here's looking forward to the 7th annual International Talk Like Jar Jar Binks Day on August 19th, 2022!