The longest holiday weekend of the year is here, and while, for many, that means observing a series of time-honored traditions with their families, for the young adults of the internet generation , new traditions are being are being established.
10. The invitations stipulate that costumes are required.
9. The gathering strictly is BYOEC: Bright your own Extention Cord.
8. Places are set in a Lan Party configuration, to allow for filesharing during the meal.
7. At least one of the guests is present only as an avatar.
6. All the best dinner conversation is Twittered live.
5. The guests’ gratitude lists involve more acronyms than a Best Buy circular.
4. The meal begins with reading a passage from Neil Gaiman rather than from the Bible.
3. At least one argument erupts that requires consulting, then altering a Wikipedia entry.
2. Instead of watching football, there’s a highlight reel of old Warsong Gulch games.
1. Thanks to the magic of caffeine, Thanksgiving doesn’t end until late Saturday night.
“Top Ten Signs it’s a Traditional Geek Thanksgiving Party” was written by Pipedreamergrey and originally posted to The Great Geek Manual. It may be reposted so long as this blog is credited. © 2009 Pipedreamergrey
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