# King of the Nerds wasn't horrible **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 20, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-nerds-wasnt-horrible/647818 "2013-01-20T18:00:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-nerds-wasnt-horrible/647818/41 "2013-02-22T17:34:31Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Garfunkle (or perhaps Oates-- the dark-haired girl judge) was on The Big Bang Theory last week for half a second. She went to the nerd party and left with Raj. > > I hear this week Raj my have a girlfriend. I missed BBT this week. I wonder if it’s her. Oates aka [Kate Micucci](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Micucci). She’s also a regular on Raising Hope and was on a few episodes of Scrubs. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-nerds-wasnt-horrible/647818/42 "2013-02-22T21:48:54Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Oates aka [Kate Micucci](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Micucci). She’s also a regular on Raising Hope and was on a few episodes of Scrubs. Every time I see her I yell “Gooch!” (Her character from Scrubs). The other half of Garfunkel and Oates was also on BBT as I recall as well. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2013, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-nerds-wasnt-horrible/647818/43 "2013-02-23T00:07:38Z")
Just noticed they took the original unedited version of Team Blue’s song down from YouTube and put up an edited version with all the references to Star Wars (and maybe some other things, It’s about a minute shorter) removed. Nice, Disney, real Nice. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2013, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-nerds-wasnt-horrible/647818/44 "2013-02-23T00:15:49Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > I was also surprised there were only two weeks left but then I realized most reality shows end when they have four contestants left which is what they will have after next week. > > From the editing I figured we were being set up for a Virgil loss and sure enough… > > FWIW I actually liked both songs (and they are both already on YouTube is you search for kingofthenerdstbs). I think the hook of the Blue team’s was the more catchy one but liked the verses of the Orange team’s better. If I had to vote for one I would have probably gone with Blue. I agree: Blextrophy-better melody, Forsaken Orb-Cooler Lyrics ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2013, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-nerds-wasnt-horrible/647818/45 "2013-02-23T00:17:41Z")
Oates also thinks “Pregnant women are smug”. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-nerds-wasnt-horrible/647818/46 "2013-02-23T00:49:50Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Oates also thinks “Pregnant women are smug”. Garfunkel does as well. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2013, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-nerds-wasnt-horrible/647818/47 "2013-02-23T04:10:03Z")
But you can [fuck them in the ass 'cause they love Jesus](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ36S3d1CaU). And when they announced special guest judges, my first thought was “If not Weird Al, then Frontalot”. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2013, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-nerds-wasnt-horrible/647818/48 "2013-02-23T04:33:04Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > And when they announced special guest judges, my first thought was “If not Weird Al, then Frontalot”. The lack of Al was obvious from the 1st view of the judges from behind, but at first I thought “Oates” was JoCo, which would have been pretty cool. Though as far as nerd anthems go, once we’ve got Al’s “White and Nerdy” and “Hail to the Geek” (by the Deaf Pedestrians), what more do we need? ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-nerds-wasnt-horrible/647818/49 "2013-02-23T14:39:52Z")
> [@gonzoron](#): > > Though as far as nerd anthems go, once we’ve got Al’s “White and Nerdy” …and “All About The Pentiums”. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2013, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-nerds-wasnt-horrible/647818/50 "2013-02-23T22:30:45Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > …and “All About The Pentiums”. A great song, but sadly starting to get a bit dated. Kind of inevitable when writing about tech stuff. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-nerds-wasnt-horrible/647818/51 "2013-03-01T16:25:31Z")
Good episode last night though Danielle needs to be strangled and I was sorry at the outcome of the nerd-off. Anyone else watch yet? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-nerds-wasnt-horrible/647818/52 "2013-03-01T17:29:43Z")
I did not get to watch any TV last night so I missed this and Big Bang Theory. I know I can watch BBT on line. Is this available? ---
**Author:** ![Palo\_Verde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-nerds-wasnt-horrible/647818/53 "2013-03-01T18:30:03Z")
I can’t believe someone with a Master’s in physics could go so wrong with a physics challenge! How did she get the panes of glass problem so off? She is going to be teased back at NASA. I’m sad because Moo was my favorite nerd, I like how she was fun but low key, and not into drama. What kind of name is Moogega anyway? ---
**Author:** ![Noelq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noelq/32/16438_2.png) [@Noelq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noelq)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-nerds-wasnt-horrible/647818/54 "2013-03-01T18:31:03Z")
Genevieve is 28? _Twenty-frickin’-Eight_, and she acts like that? \*Dafuq \*is wrong with her! And yes. They forgot to take the weight of the falling glass into effect. They really didn’t need to study physics for this. If the 12-pound ball can break 4 sheets, then a lower-weight ball will break fewer, and a higher weight ball will break more. I must admit, I was two off on the stuffed pig, because I thought the plushie would act as an absorber, but there must have been a solid lump of something in the pig, rather than be “stuffed” consistenly with styrofoam or packing material. I really, really hope Ivan wins. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-nerds-wasnt-horrible/647818/55 "2013-03-01T18:41:18Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Good episode last night though Danielle needs to be strangled and I was sorry at the outcome of the nerd-off. Anyone else watch yet? There certainly has been a lot of weeping on this show, gotta say that. I’m more for the “sunny disposition like Moo” type than “drama queen like Danielle and Genevieve” type. Liked this week’s challenges and found it interesting that the exercises most likely to play to the strengths of engineers, er, didn’t. I’m OK with any of the remaining four winning as long as it’s not by a fluke. This has been kinda fun to watch, although the mandatory product placement seemed particularly obnoxious and most of the interpersonal stuff came off as pure filler. Hope they do this again, with a bit less of the contestants getting faced and babbling drunkenly. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-nerds-wasnt-horrible/647818/56 "2013-03-01T18:46:30Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > There certainly has been a lot of weeping on this show, gotta say that. Celeste’s fake crying was pretty hilarious. I’m kind of shocked that Danielle fell for it. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-nerds-wasnt-horrible/647818/57 "2013-03-01T19:42:27Z")
This has been renewed for another season. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-nerds-wasnt-horrible/647818/58 "2013-03-01T20:59:25Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > This has been renewed for another season. Cool! I am liking this show. Hope they don’t ruin it with bad casting. This season was spot on. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-nerds-wasnt-horrible/647818/59 "2013-03-01T21:03:45Z")
I wonder if Robert Carradine will be back next season. He doesn’t seem to say much. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-nerds-wasnt-horrible/647818/60 "2013-03-01T21:29:59Z")
Danielle is one of those people who thinks she is incredibly witty and funny, but her humor is so forced. Classy last line there Danielle. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-nerds-wasnt-horrible/647818.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-nerds-wasnt-horrible/647818.md?page=4)