I was pretty psyched to see Christopher Hill’s name mentioned as Obama’s selection for Ambassador to Iraq. In fact, I was so psyched that I started drafting a list of reasons why I adore Hill—and it was then that I realized I had developed yet another nerd crush. I have a lot of them, but I decided to do a little data collection because I know I’m not alone. Operating without a working definition of nerd crush, I asked individuals to provide me with 5 crushes they would define as such and the percentage likelihood that they would create a homemade t-shirt in honor of the crush. Because nerd crushes seem like they could be a little embarrassing, contributors are identified only by the British Double Cross codenames I assigned to them. And the results are…interesting:
1) I suck at formatting charts.
2) You can have a nerd crush on a dead guy.
3) GROSGRAIN is too proud to honor a crush with a t-shirt.
4) Nerd crushes are associated with 3 fields: journalism, politics, and food.
5) Aaron Sorkin has cornered the nerd crush market.
6) BIDET is going to request a new codename.
February 27, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Does Daniel Radcliffe actually count as a nerd crush? Also, I’d like to get on board with the History Boys and Dan Savage …. did Reebs tell you about the Savage Love Fest she attended in honour of Valentine’s day this year? You’ll appreciate it. <3
February 27, 2009 at 2:49 pm
YES to Dustin Lance Black. Why, my dear, was I not asked for input? Is it because I am IN BRITAIN? That would make code names difficult.
February 27, 2009 at 6:57 pm
I have some! Edward Said, Noam Chomsky, Paul Krugman, Isaiah Berlin, and SARAH
August 11, 2009 at 12:13 am
[...] Today’s important life lesson graph comes to us courtesy of my dear friend Bidet. She had a great first date with this chap, and he asked her out again right away. But in the [...]