Happy Ed Balls Day: Brits Create New Holiday On Twitter

Ed Balls is a shadow chancellor and member of parliament in the UK, and on April 28, 2011 posted a tweet that would never be forgotten on the Interwebs.

With much to say that late April day, Ed shared some profound words of wisdom:

Ed Balls

— Ed Balls (@edballs) April 28, 2011

Three years later, Twitter remembers the now infamous tweet with hashtag #EdBallsDay, and likely confusing thousands who have absolutely no idea what’s going on.

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Ed eventually caught wind of the trend, letting out a sigh of despair:

Good grief.. Oh go on then.. RT @edballsmp: Ed Balls

— Ed Balls (@edballs) April 28, 2014

For us less informed on the man named Ed Balls, The Washington Post explains:

“What makes #EdBallsDay so powerful? Well, you could argue that it’s because the ambitious Balls is a divisive figure in British politics: He’s a man who plotted to help Gordon Brown usurp Tony Blair as prime minister, a man many suspect of wanting to be prime minister himself, and a man who was called a “muttering idiot” by the current prime minister, David Cameron.”

May Ed Balls Day treat you well, and deliver you peace and prosperity through the remainder of 2014.

Photo credit: Harry (Howard) Potts