December 17th, 2004



NOTE FROM DAVE:
Happy Holidays from Top5 Science Fiction!


The Top 10 Useful SF Gadgets
We’d Like to See as Our Holiday Gifts


10> The Jar Jar opener — no explanation necessary.

9> For people too dumb to understand “Doctor Who”: the RETARDIS.

8> The UnGeekolator — a big seller at SF conventions.

7> Flying cars, dammit! It’s the freakin’ 21st century — where’s my damn flying car?

6> Upgrade for the Universal Translator that changes Technobabble(TM) into normal everyday English.

5> The PDA PDA — lets you record every time you’ve been kissed by a girl.

4> The Universal Girlfriend Translator — finally find out what the hell she’s mad about!

3> The Roombanator — a robotic assistant that cleans up after itself.

2> For those lonesome nights during female pon farr: a Ron Jeremy-sized “oscillation overthruster.”

and the Number 1 Useful SF Gadget We’d Like to See as Our Holiday
Gift…

1> Geek on! Geek off! The Socializer.




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Credits:

Selected from 40 submissions from 13 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Vilyehm Teighlore, Tucson, AZ — 1
Chris Woodall, Dayton, KY — 2, 9
Eric Akawie, Annandale, VA — 3, 5
Doug Crews, Oceanside, CA — 4, 7
Kyros Starr, Everett, WA — 6
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA — 8, RU list name
Genevre Wolf, Lakewood, OH — 10
Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC — Jedi Santa
Gideon Griebenow, Potchefstroom, S. Africa — Topic