The Top 9 Things
Overheard at the SF Holiday Party

9> I’m not being judgemental or anything, but I gotta admit I was a little creeped out by the bald dude with his arm up Master Yoda’s ass.”

8> “Geez, Lazarus — with all you’ve had to choose from, you brought your mother as your date THIS year — again??”

7> “Greetings. I am the Emergency Holiday Hologram System. Please state the nature of the Yuletide emergency.”

6> “Have you seen Rudolph? He’s totally high on spice!”

5> “When I retire from Starfleet, I’m thinking of becoming a lawyer. Or maybe a game show host!”

4> “A ring? For me? Oh, Frodo, you shouldn’t have!”

3> “It’s really starting to bug me when Wedge refers to Santa as ‘Red Leader.’”

2> “Kirk just said to Picard that Joel was a better host than Mike, and that’s when the fight broke out.”

and the Number 1 Thing Overheard at the SF Holiday Party…

1> “Yeah, same as last year — Baron Haarkonen floats in dressed in a Santa suit, gives everyone a set of kitchen spices, then explodes.”

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Credits:

Selected from 26 submissions from 7 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL — 1, 2, 4, 7 (Hat trick!)
Mark David, Sunnyvale, CA — 3, 6
Guy Reeves, Houston, TX — 5
Mary Ann McDonald, Sacramento, CA — 8
Brian Pierce, Lynnwood, WA — 9
Chris von Seggern, Cibolo, TX — Topic
Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC — SF List Moderator