December 10th, 2002
The Top 10 Things That Would Be
Different If Santa Were a Science Fiction Geek
Different If Santa Were a Science Fiction Geek
10> You asked for a train set, but got George Takei’s makeup towel from “Wrath of Khan” instead.
9> Changes into a jolly red goo to easily slide down chimneys.
8> “And I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,’Reconfigure the deflector array, and make the jump to light!’”
7> Attack of the Clones would still suck. (Some things even Santa can’t change.)
6> All the little boys would be getting anatomically correct Xena dolls for Christmas.
5> No toys, but children all over the world get an e-mail explaining 47 reasons why the trip is scientifically impossible.
4> Cloned copies in malls across the country. Sleigh travels faster than light. What do you mean “if”?
3> “Naughty/Nice” list replaced with a “Kirk/Picard” list.
2> Christmas would have 36 minutes of never-before-seen-footage.
and the Number 1 Thing That Would Be Different If Santa Were a
Science Fiction Geek…
Science Fiction Geek…
1> For starters, he’d never go out on a mission dressed in red.
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Credits:
Selected from 44 submissions from 12 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:
Arthur Levesque, Laurel, MD — 1 (Woohoo!)
Steven Shehori, Toronto, ON — 2, 7
Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL — 3
RW Lipp, Lenexa, KS — 4
Martin Bredeck, Hybla Valley, VA — 5, 8, 10 (Hat trick!)
Peter Heltzer, Wheeling, IL — 6
Toby Click, Macon, GA — 9
Mary Ann McDonald, Sacramento, CA — HM, RU list names
Greg Preece, Toronto, ON — Dark Lord Of The Sith