NOTE FROM GREG:

Michael Crichton’s “Timeline” will hit theaters soon.
Or it’s already come and gone.
Or it might show up in some other time-space continuum….

The Top 10
Complaints of Time Travellers

10> It seems Citibank still has you in its system, and you owe about $30 million in late fees.

9> Step on one little butterfly in the distant past and everyone acts all mad at you once you return to… er, your post-apocalyptic world… um, ruled by sentient kudzu… oops….

8> Cell phone reception in the ninth century? Really friggin’ lousy.

7> Hey! It was MY turn to execute Hitler!!

6> You used to be able to just hang out with your friends, but now all they want from you are tomorrow’s winning lotto numbers.

5> You’d think someone with a time machine would realize how quickly a DeLorean would get dated.

4> It’s surprising how violently intolerant historic cultures were of strangely dressed people who appear out of thin air.

3> It’s so difficult to keep track of which Bush recession you’re in the middle of.

2> By going forward a couple of weeks, then coming back and sending in all of next week’s TopFive submissions, and still failing to get a #1, I’ve pretty well determined Greg hates me.

and the Number 1 Complaint of Time Travellers…

1> “I traveled back in time to kill my grandfather and all I got wa– ”

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Credits:

Selected from 48 submissions from 11 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Fran Fruit, Winnetka, IL — 1
Blake Taylor, Ogden, UT — 2, 4, HM list name
Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL — 3
Rabbi Crut, Bowling Green, OH — 5
Jennifer A. Ford, Fort Wayne, IN — 6
Mary Ann McDonald, Sacramento, CA — 7, RU list name
Larry Hollister, Concord, CA — 8, 10
Steve Thomas, Atlanta, GA — 9
Greg Preece, Toronto, Canada — Dark Lord of the Sith
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Complaints of Time Travellers
RUNNERS UP list — Bad Timing
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