- One glorious Thursday in April 2011, a meme was born after Ed Balls inadvertently tweeted his own name. And, three years later, the jokes just keep on coming...
And the much anticipated Ed Balls Oscar Selfie. #EdBallsDay pic.twitter.com/d93mBylcNy
I hope Ed plays all his hits at Glastonbury, especially "post neo-classical endogenous growth theory" #EdBallsDay
Happy #EdBalls Day everyone. I hope you're spending it with the people you love. Nobody should have to be alone on #EdBallsDay.
If you think Ed Balls has it bad, spare a thought for his poor sister Ophelia. #EdBallsDay
#EdBallsDay is an appropriation of the pagan goddess Edballa who shouted her own name into a cave & was echoed back 'manie thousand times'- For many, April 28th has become something of a Ballsian Christmas.
Holidays are coming, holidays are coming 😃 #EdBaEdBallsDayppic.twitter.com/rm0x76LA33
#EdBallsDay somewhat loses it's magic when you are woken at 4am by two small excited children shouting "has he been? Has he been?"...
So far I've lost 7 followers because of my #EdBallsDay pics. ***k 'em pic.twitter.com/ZWrJqE9YmG
To celebrate #EdBallsDay we're having the traditional festive meal pic.twitter.com/4YTGP4lzzb
The Ed Balls carnival committee really splashed out this year.#EdBallsDay pic.twitter.com/518jHbuuJn- Balls. Balls everywhere.
Just spotted this at Balham. Cheeky but fair play. #EdBallsDay pic.twitter.com/rN6Rm5fiQN
Much as we all love #EdBallsDay, I think the BBC has gone too far. pic.twitter.com/EFZP71Y5fb
Get your Ed Balls name by replacing your first name with Ed and your surname with Balls. #EdBallsDay- Ed Balls Day 2014: the year of merchandise
Have you had any #EdBallsDay cards yet? My Mum never forgets! pic.twitter.com/rOCfXLN6cK
Wearing my @edballsmp t-shirt for the occasion. Many confused Hong Kong faces. Happy #EdBallsDay! pic.twitter.com/CojouDidKD
To celebrate #EdBallsDay, I've revamped the 'Lift Spartacus' game for your pleasure. (Suggested entry fee £1) pic.twitter.com/NZTr3SIHwx- Although there were fears that it was becoming yet another Hallmark holiday.
#EdBallsDay was invented by the card shops, it's another way for them to make money.
I hate #EdBallsDay, it's so commercialised now. I remember when it actually meant something - families getting together and tweeting names.- Indeed, for anyone questioning the cultural significance of the day, look no further than The Daily Mirror, who have dedicated an entire liveblog to charting the celebrations. An entire liveblog.
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Happy 3rd birthday, Ed Balls Day!
One of the best things about Twitter is that it allows us to digitally archive people's mistakes and never let them forget their errors. Ever. With that in mind, let's celebrate one of the genre's finest - the third anniversary of Ed Balls Day.
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