# Not Quite A Nerd...Not Quite A Hunk (Beauty) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 22, 2010, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-a-nerd-not-quite-a-hunk-beauty/533397 "2010-03-22T21:58:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-a-nerd-not-quite-a-hunk-beauty/533397/1 "2010-03-22T21:58:52Z")
I was watching a rerun of _the Simpsons_ and Homer mentions Shia Labeouf and classifies hiim as: “not quite a nerd, not quite a hunk” So using this criteria what other actors or actresses or just other famous people (sports personalities, news reporters, what-have-you) would you qualify as \*\*\*“not quite a nerd, not quite a hunk” * * * Obviously you’d replace hunk with beauty for a woman personality ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-a-nerd-not-quite-a-hunk-beauty/533397/2 "2010-03-22T22:02:00Z")
The chick from 30rock that does the Sarah Palin impersonation on SNL. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-a-nerd-not-quite-a-hunk-beauty/533397/3 "2010-03-23T01:10:11Z")
> [@Mosier](#): > > The chick from 30rock that does the Sarah Palin impersonation on SNL. Tina Fey? She’s gorgeous! ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-a-nerd-not-quite-a-hunk-beauty/533397/4 "2010-03-23T01:23:39Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > Tina Fey? She’s gorgeous! Really? :dubious: I don’t think she’s ugly but I’ve never found her particularly attractive. And no, I don’t have crazy standards. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-a-nerd-not-quite-a-hunk-beauty/533397/5 "2010-03-23T01:55:07Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Really? :dubious: I don’t think she’s ugly but I’ve never found her particularly attractive. And no, I don’t have crazy standards. No, Tina Fey is definitely smoking hot. No room for debate on that one. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-a-nerd-not-quite-a-hunk-beauty/533397/6 "2010-03-23T03:11:53Z")
Reading about Tremors in another thread, I nominate Kevin Bacon. though he was cute as a button in Tremors. His looks, like his movie career, are betwixt and between. Distinctive, definitely watchable, yet never crossing over to greatness. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-a-nerd-not-quite-a-hunk-beauty/533397/7 "2010-03-23T04:55:26Z")
Yeah, but Shia the Egg has a distinctive nerdy vibe going. Every see The Battle For Shaker Heights? Oofa. Kevin Bacon has never had a nerdy vibe going. Tina Fey is a good example for the women. For the guys, someone like Zachary Levi (Chuck) or John Krasynski (Jim from The Office). ---
**Author:** ![malkavia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malkavia/32/5621_2.png) [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-a-nerd-not-quite-a-hunk-beauty/533397/8 "2010-03-23T05:25:23Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > For the guys, someone like Zachary Levi (Chuck) or John Krasynski (Jim from The Office). I’ll call your John Krasynski and raise you Edward Norton _rawr_ 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-a-nerd-not-quite-a-hunk-beauty/533397/9 "2010-03-23T05:28:11Z")
Maybe Toby Maguire? Especially circa Spiderman 2. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-a-nerd-not-quite-a-hunk-beauty/533397/10 "2010-03-23T06:20:43Z")
Helen Hunt Brian Williams David Letterman Lisa Loeb David Byrne Jodie Foster Stephen Colbert Phillip Seymour Hoffman The guys from Imagination Movers! Steve Buscemi 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-a-nerd-not-quite-a-hunk-beauty/533397/11 "2010-03-23T09:40:44Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > I was watching a rerun of _the Simpsons_ and Homer mentions Shia Labeouf and classifies hiim as: > > “not quite a nerd, not quite a hunk” > > So using this criteria criteri_on_, singular ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-a-nerd-not-quite-a-hunk-beauty/533397/12 "2010-03-23T09:48:05Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > Yeah, but Shia the Egg has a distinctive nerdy vibe going. Every see The Battle For Shaker Heights? Oofa. Kevin Bacon has never had a nerdy vibe going. > > Tina Fey is a good example for the women. > > For the guys, someone like Zachary Levi (Chuck) or John Krasynski (Jim from The Office). Agree with your examples and that Tina Fey is a great fit. Shia the _Egg_? ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-a-nerd-not-quite-a-hunk-beauty/533397/13 "2010-03-23T14:54:55Z")
Shia the BEEF. Oeuf is French for egg. Beouf is beef. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-a-nerd-not-quite-a-hunk-beauty/533397/14 "2010-03-23T15:04:45Z")
Oops, my bad. Hate when I ruin a joke. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-a-nerd-not-quite-a-hunk-beauty/533397/15 "2010-03-23T15:58:14Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > Shia the BEEF. Oeuf is French for egg. Beouf is beef. And Shia is ‘peace’, so you could homonymistically translate his name to ‘Piece of Beef’. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-a-nerd-not-quite-a-hunk-beauty/533397/16 "2010-03-23T16:16:26Z")
Well, lots of guys here seem to think [Jenna Fischer](http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/Pam-Beasley-pam-beesly-370043_384_288.jpg)is the ultimate hot geek girl, though I don’t really see it. [Alyson Hannigan](http://jaded4good.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/allyson.jpg) seems to fit the bill pretty well. Sticking with the “How I Met Your Mother” theme, I’ll say [Jason Segel](http://chud.com/articles/content_images/5/jason_l.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-a-nerd-not-quite-a-hunk-beauty/533397/17 "2010-03-23T16:34:51Z")
I’ll second Toby Maguire. Also, Michael Cerra (though he is probably more geek/nerd than hunk!) Oh, and while Weird Al is _famous_ for being geeky/nerdy, he’s surprisingly good-looking! ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-a-nerd-not-quite-a-hunk-beauty/533397/18 "2010-03-23T19:25:41Z")
Donal Logue Denis Leary Anthony Edwards Jeff Daniels Michael Richards Lyle Lovett ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-a-nerd-not-quite-a-hunk-beauty/533397/19 "2010-03-23T19:36:46Z")
Mary Lynn Rasjkub America Ferrera ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-a-nerd-not-quite-a-hunk-beauty/533397/20 "2010-03-23T19:42:29Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > Shia the BEEF. Oeuf is French for egg. Beouf is beef. actually, \*le boeuf \*is beef. “La Beouf” is… I don’t know, but it really bothers me a lot. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-a-nerd-not-quite-a-hunk-beauty/533397.md?page=2)