Nerf Herder: Difference between revisions

The band takes their name from the ''[[Star Wars]]'' franchise. A "nerf" is a domesticated, bison-like quadruped, bred mainly as [[wikt:fatstock|fatstock]]; thus, a "[[Wookieepedia:nerf herder|nerf herder]]" (equivalent to a [[sheep herder]]) is not a well-regarded occupation, especially not by [[Princess Leia]] ([[Carrie Fisher]]). In the film ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' ([[1980 in film|1980]]), Leia insults [[Han Solo]] ([[Harrison Ford]]) for asserting that she has romantic feelings for him:<ref name="deseret" /> <blockquote>"Why you stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking '''nerfherder'''!"<ref>Quote from ''The Empire Strikes Back''.</ref></blockquote>