“My wife is leaving me because of my Star Wars obsession. I said, ‘May divorce be with you’”
“May the Force be with you” is a famous line from the Star Wars films. “May divorce be with you” is a popular joke.
“May Divorce Be with You” was an episode of the American medical drama television series Trapper John, M.D. that originally aired on October 23, 1983. “May Divorce Be With You! -Obi Wan Kenobi” was posted on the newsgroup rec.arts.sf.starwars.collecting on November 1, 1996.
“My wife is leaving me because of my major obsession with Star-Wars.I said ‘Well, may divorce be with you’” was posted on Twitter by eddy burton (and others) on August 26, 2011.
Wikipedia: The Force (Star Wars)
The Force is a binding, metaphysical, and ubiquitous power in the fictional universe of the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. Introduced in the first Star Wars film (1977), it is wielded primarily by the Jedi and Sith monastic orders and is a part of all subsequent Star Wars works, including the Star Wars Legends collection of comic books, novels, and video games. The line “May the Force be with you”, spoken in each of the Star Wars films, has become part of the pop culture vernacular and is iconic of the series.
Depiction
In the original Star Wars film (1977), later dubbed A New Hope, the Force is first described by Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi:
The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It’s an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us, and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together.
Later entries in the series would give added information on the nature of the Force.
All energy from the Living Force, from all things that have ever lived, feeds into the Cosmic Force, binding everything and communicating to us through the midi-chlorians.
IMDb
Trapper John, M.D. (1979–1986)
May Divorce Be with You
1h | Drama | Episode aired 23 October 1983
Google Groups: rec.arts.sf.starwars
What happened to Han and Leia? (was Re: Harrison Ford)
Karen W Ho
4/16/92
I personally think they eventually settled down, married, got on each other’s
nerves, and split up. The title of the episode would have been, (to borrow a line
from Mad magazine, circa 1981) “May the divorce be with you”.
—Karen
IMDb
Dream On (1990–1996)
May Divorce Be with You
30min | Comedy | Episode aired 25 July 1992
IMDb
Tropical Heat (1991–1993)
May Divorce Be with You
TV-14 | 1h | Action, Drama | Episode aired 3 May 1993
Google Groups: rec.arts.sf.starwars.collecting
FS Star Wars Holiday Special $12ppd
Archie Bunker
11/1/96
(...)
May Divorce Be With You! -Obi Wan Kenobi
Google Groups: alt.fan.harrison-ford
You Asked For It - Tab #1 HF Article
Jill
9/4/01
Hi,
For those who requested it, here is tab #1’s article. It’s from The Star, September 11, 2001 issue, page 28. As usual, there are some errors though they seem to get the gist of the problem. If you read the article in the current People magazine, the essential facts are the same.
Han Is Solo!
May Divorce Be With You, Says Harrison Ford’s Wife
Twitter
ArFive DeeFour
@R5_D4
RT @grainnemaguire: What did Princess Leah say when she was breaking up with Han Solo? May the divorce be with you.
8:42 AM · Jan 15, 2011·twitterfeed
Twitter
eddy burton
@eburton27
My wife is leaving me because of my major obsession with Star-Wars.I said ‘‘Well, may divorce be with you’‘
3:53 PM · Aug 26, 2011·Twitter for iPad
Twitter
Leigh Clevett
@lclevett
My wife is leaving me because of my major obsession with Star-Wars.
I said ‘‘May divorce be with you’‘
3:55 PM · Aug 26, 2011·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
LetsBeRational_Blog
@BeRational_Blog
SNL right now: President of the Moon Gingrich says in light of Star Wars: “May divorce be with you” Ha! #snl #laughalittle #ohcalista
11:33 PM · Feb 4, 2012·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
One Liners
@TheDailyTop
My wife is leaving me because of my obsession with Star Wars. I said, “May divorce be with you.”
5:50 PM · Feb 22, 2013·Hootsuite
Twitter
Bob Kostic
@causticbob
My wife is leaving me because of my obsession with ‘Star Wars’.
I said: May divorce be with you.
8:56 AM · Aug 3, 2014·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Bob Kostic
@causticbob
My wife is leaving me because of my obsession with ‘Star Wars’.
I said: May divorce be with you.
2:55 PM · Feb 1, 2015·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Bob Kostic
@causticbob
My wife is leaving me because of my obsession with ‘Star Wars’.
I said: May divorce be with you. #MayThe4thBeWithYou
7:39 AM · May 4, 2015·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Emrys
@Eriadeus
husband: “Want to watch Star Wars?”
wife: “I don’t really like Star Wars”
husband: “May divorce be with you”
8:43 PM · Jan 16, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Bob Kostic
@causticbob
My wife is leaving me because of my obsession with ‘Star Wars’.
I said: May divorce be with you.
#StarWarsDay
8:55 AM · May 4, 2017·Twitter Web Client
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/edrabbit April 14, 2018
Man: Your honor, my wife never laughs at my Star Wars jokes…
Judge: Say no more, may divorce be with you!
Twitter
Rick Aaron
@RickAaron
Your wife found out you spent $10,000 on rare Star Wars figurines? May divorce be with you.
10:49 PM · Jul 19, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/Buddy2269 October 24, 2019
My wife is leaving me because of my obsession with “Star Wars”.
I said:
May divorce be with you.
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/Dobzhd May 2, 2020
I took my Wife to a marriage counsellor
She said she was sick of my Star Wars jokes. I told the counsellor Divorce is strong with this one.