April 6th, 2007



The Top 9 Strangest Trio of
Items in Your Sci-Fi Shopping Basket


9> The colossal 50-foot woman, R2-D2 and a gross of dilithium batteries.

8> An Ewok, a Wookiee and a Professional Use Laser Razor.

7> One hundred pounds of biotronic growth media, two gallons of silicon supplement, a Britney clone seed, and ignore the smirks from the middle age checkout lady.

6> A guide to the Klingon homeworld, a case of Starfleet body bags and lots and lots of red shirts.

5> 1 chainsaw, 1 box of pepper, “To Serve Man” cookbook.

4> Two ‘droids that are …not at ALL what I was looking for, and a sonic screwdriver.

3> 12 bottles of Diet Coke, 1 jumbo case of Mentos, 1 copy of “Rocket Ship Galileo” by Robert Heinlein.

2> 1 Blender, 5 pounds of fresh Gagh, 1 tribble.

and the Number 1 Strangest Trio of Items in Your Sci-Fi Shopping Basket …

1> Little Miss Wee-Wee’s Frilly Sundress, Missy Manners’ Fancy Tea Party set, and a bound and gagged Yoda.




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Credits:

Selected from 27 submissions from 10 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Doug Crews, Oceanside, CA — 1
Barry Wallace, Knoxville, TN — 2, 3, 5 (Hat trick!)
Mary Ann McDonald, Sacramento, CA — 4
Donald Johnson, Cincinnati, OH — 6, 8, 9 (Hat trick!)
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA — 7
Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC — SF List Moderator