June 15th, 2004



The Top 8 Geek
Superheroes and Villains (Part I)


8> The Blue Screen of Death: Brings all electronic systems crashing to their knees without warning or hints of danger and leaves indecipherable messages to taunt and confound crime fighters.

7> The Stallmanator: Everything he touches becomes GNU.

6> The Keymaster: Arcane knowledge of Ctrl-Shift-Alt-Windows key codes saves up to two hours per day for increased efficiency.

5> Underboy: More powerful than an atomic wedgie.

4> Mr. 404: Wherever you look, he can’t be found.

3> Magneto Boy: Mysterious invisible force field repels all females.

2> Star Wars Fan Man: Ability to stand in line motionless for hours.

and the Number 1 Geek Superhero/Villain…

1> Insulto: Regardless of how fast, new or expensive your computer system is, he can tell you exactly why it sucks.




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Credits:

Selected from 43 submissions from 15 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Kim Moser, New York, NY — 1, 3, List Moderator, Topic
Arthur Levesque, Laurel, MD — 2
Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL — 4
Joe Terranova, Lake Orion, MI — 5
Doug Crews, San Diego, CA — 6
RW Lipp, Lenexa, KS — 7
Matt Hurlburt, Stow, OH — 8