We revel in our nerdiness, and often try to out-nerd each other. Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, video games -- you name it, some or all of us are into it.
So what does a nerdish family do together during the holiday season? Why, we alter the words the Christmas carols!
Here's one we worked on together the other night as we sat around the fire sipping adult beverages:
The Twelve Days of Christmas, Version Le Nerd
On the first day of Christmas my true nerd gave to me
A cartridge for my A-tar-iii.
On the second day of Christmas my true nerd gave to me
Two power gloves
And a cartridge for my A-ta-iii.
On the third day of Christmas my true nerd gave to me
Three laser pens
Two power gloves
And cartridge for my A-tar-iii.
On the fourth day of Christmas my true nerd gave to me
Four angry birds
(Etc.)
On the fifth day of Christmas my true nerd gave to me
Five ELV-ISH riiiings!
(Etc.)
On the sixth day of Christmas my true nerd gave to me
Six geeks a-playing
(Etc.)
Seven Wookiees winning
(Etc.)
On the eighth day of Christmas my true nerd gave to me
Eight bards a-filking
(Etc.)
On the ninth day of Christmas my true nerd gave to me
(Etc.)
On the ninth day of Christmas my true nerd gave to me
Nine knights a-lancing
(yadda-yadda-yadda...)
(yadda-yadda-yadda...)
On the tenth day of Christmas my true nerd gave to me
Ten Gollums creeping
(You know the drill...)
(You know the drill...)
On the eleventh day of Christmas my true nerd gave to me
Eleven fanboys griping
(Um, yeah...)
Eleven fanboys griping
(Um, yeah...)
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Twelve warp-drives humming
Eleven fanboys griping,
Ten gollums creeping,
Nine Knights a-lancing,
Eight bards a-filking,
Seven Wookiees winning,
Six geeks a-playing,
Five ELV-ISH RINGS!
Four angry birds,
Three laser pens,
Two power gloves,
And a car-tridge for my A-TAR-III!!
Merry Nerdmas to All!
Twelve warp-drives humming
Eleven fanboys griping,
Ten gollums creeping,
Nine Knights a-lancing,
Eight bards a-filking,
Seven Wookiees winning,
Six geeks a-playing,
Five ELV-ISH RINGS!
Four angry birds,
Three laser pens,
Two power gloves,
And a car-tridge for my A-TAR-III!!
Merry Nerdmas to All!
21 comments:
Bwaaahahahahahaaaaaaaaaa! Love this!
*stands, applauds* Well done!
I like your version better than the original, and you even taught me a new word ... filking?
Is it wrong that I'm dying for a cake pop now? I also must know what the Wookies are winning????
So funny - I love it! And a Merry Nerdmas to you, too.
P.S. Am I the only nerd who remembers Dungeons and Dragons? Now there's some fertile ground for parody. :-)
I like your nerdy version. Although I already have one fanboy.
You are a winner at my blog today.
i'm pretty sure "and a cartridge for my atari" is going to be stuck in my head all day.
thanks for that.
Merry Nerdmas!
Hehehe, everyone loves to sing the five golden rings bit (but I like your verse better!).
Hi, Linda! This post brought joy to my afternoon. :) I wouldn't mind the 5 Elvish rings or the 7 Wookies, but I draw the line at 10 creeping Gollums, hahaha. Hope you have a great week!
You nerds look like you're having heaps of fun!
Happy Christmas!
Denise
Too cute! We love our Star Wars too. Did you know there is a Taun Taun sleeping bag at thinkgeek.com?!!! I'd totally get it but it is almost $100!
Our families would TOTALLY get along! :D
hi miss linda! that was a fun post. ha ha. filking??? i got no idea what that is. ack! being nerdy is way cool.
...hugs from lenny
This is GREAT!
The original version definitely needs some yada yada yada. Merry Christmas, Linda!
Bwahahahahaha! Oh, Linda, only you could please me so well.*bows to the awesome* You are my kind of people. :) Your blog never fails to amuse. <3
I wish you a very merry, full of boozy cheer, Nerdmas!
Squeezy hugs,
Lola
superior tone of voice - We're not quite as nerdy as yoooore family. We did rewrite the 12 days (nerds that we are) but not about gadgetry or nerdy movies.
lol - loved your version!
I officially want to be a part of your family now. How do you feel about adoption?
Awesome!! :D Loved the Atari-iii! :D
And um, I wouldn't want a Gollum for Christmas, not even if I was his precious! LOL
Way more interesting gifts than the original :-)
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