[DC LoCo] OT - Be afraid: Casting call for "King of the Nerds"

[Kevin Cole]

Television has found its next group to portray as circus freaks... I'd
rather they portray proprietary developers and users in a bad light.
However, if your dignity can be bought for the right price, you may be
interested in the following. Gotta love the use of ALL CAPS.

---- Forwarded message ----
Date: Oct 11, 2011 8:36 PM
Subject: [HacDC:Blabber] OT? Casting call for "King of the Nerds"

The following from Michael Yates, Casting Director, KING OF THE NERDS (
nerdking.net).

Writes Michael, "...while this may seem sort of trite, please consider what
shows like MYTHBUSTERS and ROBOT WARS have done for
the interest in science, engineering and the like."

There's "BIG$$" involved so I'm complying with the forward request but
neither me nor DorkbotDC nor HacDC endorse or have anything to do with it.
If you send this to anyone, please get rid of my email address first.

They are especially interested in female "nerds." People identifying as
female "nerds" or "geeks" can add "referred by MY" to the subject line.

In the interest of being exhaustive, the PDF announcement (which I'm not
attaching) also includes a fauxlaroid of Lewis & Booger, anti-heros of
Revenge of the Nerds.

LOOKING FOR A NEW GENERATION OF NERDS AND GEEKS!
COMPETE TO WIN BIG$$

>From the producers of MYTHBUSTERS, SURVIVOR and AMAZING RACE comes a new
Competition based show embracing and celebrating passionate and
INTELLECTUALLY SAVVY guys and girls 21‐30 years old. Showcase your skills by
competing on topics you already know and WIN BIG $$!!!

Are you passionate about MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY,
NANOTECHNOLOGY?

Are you a super fan of STAR WARS, STAR TREK, HARRY POTTER, LORD OF THE
RINGS, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA or JOSS WHEDON?

Do you build ROBOTS and write APPS and PROGRAMS for fun? Do you consider
yourself a MAKER or DIY person?

Do you compile your own LINUX DISTROS?

Do you love everything SCI-FI?

Are you ARDUINO proficient? Can you count PI to 50 places?

Are you in MENSA?

Have you excelled at the top of your studies? Have you received awards,
recognitions or accolades for your academic achievements or hobbies? Are you
a passionate person who is intellectually driven & has been typecast most of
your life? Are you ready to compete against other NERDS in a
competition show that will showcase your smarts and inner geek?

If you answered yes to any of the above, consider yourself a geek or
nerd and are between the ages of 21­30, then audition TODAY!

BE A PART OF A SHOW THAT DEFINES A NEW GENERATION OF NERD

HOSTED BY THE ORIGINAL UBER NERDS FROM “REVENGE OF THE NERDS”!

MUST BE INTELLECTUAL. MUST BE PASSIONATE. MUST BE READY TO WIN BIG$$!

EMAIL: KINGOFTHENERDSCASTING at GMAIL.COM
Include your name, age, photo, contact info, and brief bio on what makes you
today’s MOST INGENIOUS nerd!

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