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Chewbacca Nightstand: Squeaky Furniture Becomes Internet Star

by Jordan Yerman | August 16, 2010 at 08:50 am

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'Is Chewbacca Trapped in My Nightstand?' Video Prompts Apparent Bidding War

When Youtube user usetheforcechewey posted a video of his/her squeaky nightstand and wrote, "One day I opened my nightstand and realized that it sounded exactly like Chewbacca. I hope Darth Vader doesn't break into my apartment with a can of WD-40", it became a slow-burning viral hit.

Over 700,000 people have watched video footage of a nightstand door opening and closing- the content is as thin as it sounds. However, that squeaky door sounds remarkably like a forlorn wookiee. Not only is the comment thread nearly devoid of the word "retarted", but viewers seem entranced, with some offering to buy the wookified nightstand.

Two videos are attached: the nightstand video, and some footage of Chewbacca in action. You be the judge.

For those without suitably squeaky nightstands, you can learn to sound like Chewbacca all on your own, thanks to the miracle that is the Internet.