Quote Originally Posted by English assassin
Hmm. no one else in this thread subscribes to the "Lucas just makes it all up as he goes along" theory then?
I do.

Actually, I kinda based it on the "stoned ramblings" theory. How the hell else do you come up with Chewbakka?

"Okay... so... we've got this big, hairy mutant ape guy... called chewy. It's short for Chewbakka. ...*makes wierd gurgling noise* That's how he talks. All the time."