The Top 10 Things SF
Characters Are Thankful For

10> Dave was extremely thankful that HAL 9000 was taught “Daisy,” and NOT “In-a-gadda-da-vida.” (As were we all.)

9> Jack O’Neil is thankful for those years as MacGyver that no

allow him to build a Stargate power unit with a bicycle and a magnifying glass.

8> Chewbacca is thankful for anti-tangle conditioner shampoo.

7> It’s been 50 years, but no matter how campy, flabby and rubbery he gets, Godzilla STILL hasn’t had to retire.

6> That pod people are easily spotted by their tendency to start or end a sentence with a preposition.

5> “Thanks for the ring and the advice about the tax man, Uncle Bilbo!”

4> The Star Wars cast: One more movie and we’re DONE!

3> All monsters, villains, and things that go bump in the night are extremely thankful for the seemingly endless supply of dumb blondes who still open the door when they hear a noise.

2> That hyperspace drives don’t have strange side effects, like making you crave yams and squeak like a gerbil.

and the Number 1 Thing SF Characters Are Thankful For…

1> Dr. Samuel Beckett is thankful for never quantum leaping int

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Credits:

Selected from 29 submissions from 8 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Douglas Bishop, Fort Wayne, IN — 1, 8, 9 (Hat trick!)
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA — 2, 6
Vilyehm Teighlore, Tucson, AZ — 3
Jennifer A. Ford, Fort Wayne, IN — 4
Guy Payne, Birmingham, AL — 5
Mary Ann McDonald, Sacramento, CA — 7, 10
Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC — Jedi Knight