12 Days Of GEEK Christmas

by Alan Skorkin on December 18, 2008

On the first day of Christmas,
a Klingon sent to me
An 8 Gig USB key.

On the second day of Christmas,
a Goa’uld sent to me
2 ipods playing,
And a brand new Nintendo Wii.

On the third day of Christmas,
a Vulcan sent to me
3 apps compiling,
2 ipods playing,
And a copy of Windows XP.

On the fourth day of Christmas,
a Jaffa sent to me
4 torrents seeding,
3 apps compiling,
2 ipods playing,
And “The Matrix” trilogy on DVD.

On the fifth day of Christmas,
an Ewok sent to me
5 iphones ringing,
4 torrents seeding,
3 apps compiling,
2 ipods playing,
And a Computer Science PHD.

On the sixth day of Christmas,
an Ocampa sent to me
6 blogs a-posting,
5 iphones ringing,
4 torrents seeding,
3 apps compiling,
2 ipods playing,
And a keyboard with a missing Tab key.

On the seventh day of Christmas,
a Twi’lek sent to me
7 friends a-twitting,
6 blogs a-posting,
5 iphones ringing,
4 torrents seeding,
3 apps compiling,
2 ipods playing,
And a router outside of a DMZ.

On the eighth day of Christmas,
a Vorlon sent to me
8 desktops crashing,
7 friends a-twitting,
6 blogs a-posting,
5 iphones ringing,
4 torrents seeding,
3 apps compiling,
2 ipods playing,
And Stargate Atlantis Season 3.

On the ninth day of Christmas,
a Gungan sent to me
9 cables tangling,
8 desktops crashing,
7 friends a-twitting,
6 blogs a-posting,
5 iphones ringing,
4 torrents seeding,
3 apps compiling,
2 ipods playing,
And a biography of Pierre & Marie Curie.

On the tenth day of Christmas,
a Ferengi sent to me
10 WoW guilds raiding,
9 cables tangling,
8 desktops crashing,
7 friends a-twitting,
6 blogs a-posting,
5 iphones ringing,
4 torrents seeding,
3 apps compiling,
2 ipods playing,
And a hosting plan with a low setup fee.

On the eleventh day of Christmas,
a Wookie sent to me
11 hackers scripting,
10 WoW guilds raiding,
9 cables tangling,
8 desktops crashing,
7 friends a-twitting,
6 blogs a-posting,
5 iphones ringing,
4 torrents seeding,
3 apps compiling,
2 ipods playing,
And a Tetris theme song MP3.

On the twelfth day of Christmas,
a Jawa sent to me
12 networks lagging,
11 hackers scripting,
10 WoW guilds raiding,
9 cables tangling,
8 desktops crashing,
7 friends a-twitting,
6 blogs a-posting,
5 iphones ringing,
4 torrents seeding,
3 apps compiling,
2 ipods playing,
And a 40 inch LCD TV!

{ 12 comments… read them below or add one }

neurofen December 18, 2008 at 4:47 pm

Very funny! Not sure about Pierre & Marie Curie popularity among geeks. This will definitely raise my status at the next Christmas stand-up ;-)

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Jem December 20, 2008 at 9:16 pm

lol@skorks. You’re a crazy cat.

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Andre December 20, 2008 at 11:16 pm

haha, clearly a stargate fan!
good stuff, keep it up!

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Andrew December 20, 2008 at 11:58 pm

I knew all the people sending the gifts except the Goa’uld and the Vorlon. I bet a lot of people won’t know what an Ocampa is.

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Alan Skorkin December 21, 2008 at 12:09 am

Vorlon is from “Babylon 5″, awesome show, I had to work it in there :)

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Andrew December 28, 2008 at 9:58 pm

It’s supposed to repeat the previous gifts.

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Box of tricks January 1, 2009 at 9:17 am

Yep,
I know that Ferengi, he promised me a lot of things, even a private moon. I hope Odo’s able to find him before next christmas !
I think I’ll buy him a parachute and push him off the towers of commerce. For 3 strips of latinum I’ll buy any defective parachute.

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goacom January 18, 2009 at 12:54 am

What is Goa’uld? Anything to do with beautiful Goa?

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David Azzopardi August 26, 2009 at 10:33 pm

Haha… very funny – you really made my day with this post. Great stuff :)

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Alan Skorkin August 26, 2009 at 10:41 pm

I am glad you enjoyed it, I have to admit – it was a lot of fun to write as well :)

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Andy Towler November 30, 2009 at 1:57 am

What is it with everyone assuming geeks are addicted to bad sci-fi films? I’m a geek and I can’t stand them.

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Alan Skorkin December 5, 2009 at 9:53 pm

You would have to admit that you’re probably in the minority then :).
Then again what might seem bad to you is brilliant to someone else. And I think anyone would agree that Babylon 5 for example was brilliant, not the best production values but awesome story, characters etc.

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