Thursday, October 13, 2005

There is a Chewbacca...And he's an American!

WASHINGTON — A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a Wookiee named Chewbacca growled and howled his way through "Star Wars" movies. On Monday, the actor who played him will take the oath to become an American citizen.

British-born Peter Mayhew will be among 441 people from 77 countries who will become naturalized Americans in a ceremony in Arlington, Texas.

5 comments:

Steve Burri said...

Lance, you just weren't in Texas long enough. I hit two wookies on the way home from visiting you in San Angelo. They were just illegal aliens, I guess.

Steve Burri said...

And before you or Todd jump on me... I did misspell 'Wookiee'. Geez... what a couple of nerds!

Al said...

Aaaaa-ugh!

Or however you spell that. Anybody got a Wookiee-English dictionary?

(It'd probably be worth a fortune if you did.)

Jib said...

Wait, I thought Johnny Damon was already an American?

(I'm sorry. I make myself laugh when I compare Damon to Chewie)

Steve Burri said...

Mr. Jib,
The Intergalactic Wookiee Association expressly denies that Johnny Damon is one of us.
He is as much Wookiee as Ward Churchill is an Indian.
Johnny Damon is a Wookieewannabee only.