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Great Moments in Nerdery: The Muppets sing Bohemian Rhapsody

Really, this needs no other comment.

Profiles in Nerdery: Jessica Mogen, Muppet-lover & Lego-mailer

• Astrological Sign: They need to have a consistency meeting at Horoscope, Inc. Sometimes they say Aries, sometimes Taurus. I guess my b’day gets . . . Taries the . . . Liger. Yeah. Bred for skills in magic. Some famous Taries: Joey Lawrence, Adolf Hitler, Carmen Electra, Clint Howard, Luther Vandross, George Takei
• Time at the Nerdery: 2 years and a small handful of months.
• Area of expertise: Staying under budget.
• When people ask you what you do, how do you respond: Jack of most
  trades. I mail Legos or fetch things for The Marks. I have a real explanation, but it’s more boring.
• Favorite kinds of projects to work on: Things that are out of the ordinary & require a different look at things, then doing them well enough to legitimize them to those less whimsical.
• What one thing about The Nerdery surprises people the most when you tell them about it: That yes, we do actually call it that & no, I can’t get them a job here.
• Seven dream Jeopardy Categories: 1. “An album cover;” 2. Habits & Hobbies
  of Nocturnal People; 3. BravoDogs; 4. Drum corps; 5. Mechanics of mini-donut machines; 6. “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia;” and 7. Stupid Questions People Ask the Unusually Short.
• Favorite Fictional Nerd: Beaker And Dr. Bunsen Honeydew. I have a crush on most of the Muppets.
• According to the Wikipedia entry on Nerd, some nerds show a pronounced interest in subjects which others tend to find dull or complex and difficult to comprehend, or overly mature for their age, especially topics related to science, disambiguation, mathematics and technology. Do you know what disambiguation is: I prefer ambiguation.