Don’t Wanna Be No Nerf Herder

Friday, May 18, 2007

Awesome:

What is a “nerf herder?” you may be asking yourself. From Wikipedia:

...a “nerf herder” is a fictional occupation referred to by Princess Leia in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, when she insults Han Solo for arrogantly asserting that she has romantic feelings for him: “Why you stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf herder!” In the Star Wars Expanded Universe, a nerf herder is a lower class outdoorsman who spends his days safeguarding the nerfs on various planets across the universe. They can best be compared to the American cowboy or shepherds of old in their steadfast pursuit of an independent lifestyle. They generally wear old, worn out work clothes and carry simple projectile weapons as well as staves they use to drive obstinate nerfs out of their hiding places. Due to their significant skills in fieldcraft and gunplay, as well as not having the resources to bathe and change their clothes often, the rest of the “civilized” universe looks down upon them.