Things I Wish I Made Up: Jewbacca

I was doing some menial task at work the other day and I thought to myself, wouldn't it be slightly amusing if there was a Jewish Wookie and his name was Jewbacca? Turns out there's already a Jewbacca. I know, right!



To be honest it's a simplistic switch of words to go from Chew to Jew and merge it with the bacca we all know and love, so it's no surprise that someone beat me to the punch [by about 30 years, I reckon].

But, in those moments of mindlessness we often find ourselves in, Jewbacca was born from a demented mating of The Big Lebowski and Star Wars.

Jewbacca: "I told those fucks down at the Rebellion a thousand times that I don't play Dejarik on Shabbos!"

Luke: "What's Shabbos?"

Jewbacca: "Saturday, Luke, is Shabbos the Jewish day of rest. That means I don't work, I don't get in the Falcon, I don't fucking ride in the Falcon, I don't pick up the communicator, I don't turn on the oven, and I sure as shit don't fucking play Dejarik! Shomer shabbos!"

Han Solo: "Jewbacca...."

Jewbacca: "Shomer fucking Shabbos!"

Han Solo: "Oh fuck it. I'm out of here."