Saw this tribute at a comic strip I just discovered:
http://www.savagechickens.com/2009/03/st-patricks-day-salute.html (http://www.savagechickens.com/2009/03/st-patricks-day-salute.html)
Made me chuckle. There are a few others with references to Star Wars and Star Trek and other SciFi stuff.
~katze