This is Ed Balls:
Back on April 28, 2011, the then British member of parliament searched his name on Twitter. But instead of typing his moniker into the search bar, he mistakenly wrote it into a tweet and hit send:
Ed Balls
— Ed Balls (@edballs) April 28, 2011
Ballsβ post immediately went viral and spawned what has since become a spoof national day β predictably called βEd Balls Day.β
This year on April 28, as each of the ones that have gone before it, Twitter users in the United Kingdom have taken to the social media platform in their droves to mockingly commemorate the snafu.
Since leaving politics in 2015, Balls, 51, has gone on to star in βStrictly Come Dancing,β the British version of βDancing With The Stars.β He also appeared on a charity edition of βThe Great British Bake Off.β
Hereβs a roundup of the 2018 celebrations so far:
Happy #edballs day! Iβve celebrated with tea and a croissant.
— Rachael Lucas (@karamina) April 28, 2018
I hate how Ed Balls Day has become so commercialised! We really are in danger of losing sight of what the day is all about #EdBallsDay pic.twitter.com/j7Cd2gLL47
— Charlie Proctor (@MonarchyUK) April 28, 2018
Some days only come once a year and are a joy but we should never forget the true meaning of today. Happy Ed Balls Day. #EdBallsDay
— John Darvall (@johndarvall) April 28, 2018
Up bright and early this on this special day. So much to do preparing sausage rolls, the cake, the decorations. Left it all far too late this year. But will be careful to take a few moments amidst the whirlwind to stop and be mindful of what π#EdBallsDayπ is really all about.
— Alison CowanπΉ (@AlisonCowan) April 28, 2018
Itβs here itβs here!
— Nicola Hume (@Nicola_Hume) April 28, 2018
Was at the Ed Balls Eve midnight service last night and everyone was in high spirits.
Hope you get everything you wished for on this magical day.
Happy #EdBallsDay one and all. https://t.co/TcIdgiCXUO
Happy Ed Balls Day!! My favourite national holiday ππ
— Wil Jarvis (@MarquisOfSham) April 28, 2018
Should auld @edballs be forgot
— Funyarinpa (@projekct) April 28, 2018
And never brought to mind
Should auld @edballs be forgot
And Ed Balls Day
Happy #EdBallsDay to those celebrating!
Happy Ed Balls Day everyone. Hope it's a special day for you and your families! pic.twitter.com/qYOQSXnovN
— Young Labour (@YoungLabourUK) April 27, 2018
Happy #EdBallsDay 2018. Went a bit too wild on Ed Balls Eve this year, so a day of quiet contemplation of the true meaning for me today.
— David Halliwell (@davidhalliwell4) April 28, 2018
It is a joyous day, even for us non-Brits, and I'm just glad that it hasn't been over-commercialised yet. Though I did notice the Ed Balls Day decorations going up in the shops a few weeks earlier this year...
— Kamahl Santamaria | Al Jazeera (@KamahlAJE) April 28, 2018
It feels like the last Ed Balls day was just a few months ago. Time flies https://t.co/4lOHPkMkWg
— Thomas π΄ (@bullsczi) April 28, 2018
Happy #EdBallsDay folks! May your day be as beautiful as Ed Balls :) pic.twitter.com/D7qw6nLQFG
— Emma B (@Emmabiasini) April 28, 2018
Ed Balls day - a day for remembering more innocent & joyous times.
— Cait MacPhee (@sciorama) April 28, 2018
Can't believe I forgot that today was the official holiday of my people. Happy Ed Balls Day everyone. May the spirit of the season be with you throughout the year pic.twitter.com/H2IlyZqIKa
— A sad grad (@JessAlice1992) April 28, 2018
Canβt believe businesses are using #EdBallsDay to promote their useless products and services. pic.twitter.com/M6DjKmtKyl
— π―πΎπππ π’π² π ππ½ππΎππ ππ₯ (@pennyb) April 28, 2018
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