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The Top 8 Geek Holiday Traditions

8> Changing screensaver from Pamela Anderson in a skimpy bikini to Pamela Anderson in a skimpy Mrs. Claus outfit.

7> Only hacking into butterball.com on Thanksgivin

godivachocolates.com on Valentine’s Day and whitehouse.gov on President’s Day.

6> Solving the Christmas Travelling Salesman Problem: Calculating the shortest distance needed to visit al

stores in your holiday shopping spree.

5> Microsoft Bob-ing for Apples.

4> Just like the rest of us: Spending time with friends and loved ones like LNXLVR, CODEMAN_THE_BARBARIAN and SPOCK253.

3> Explaining the theory of quantum tunneling to skeptical kids who don’t believe that Santa comes *through* the fireplace.

2> Making candied Apples and selling them as iMacs.

and the Number 1 Geek Holiday Tradition…

1> Carving up the Linux Butterball penguin.

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Credits:

Selected from 42 submissions from 14 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Kim Moser, New York, NY — 1, 5, Topic,
List Moderator
Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL — 2
Chris Lipe, Rome, NY — 3
Julie Nusbaum, Hamilton IN — 4
Gideon Griebenow, Potchefstroom, South Africa — 6
Bill Ervin, Tigard, OR — 7
Brandon Hunt, Braintree, MA — 8