Casting call for geeks nets nerd mother lode

There was Robert Nagel, 32, hopping nervously from foot to foot, clutching his Dungeons and Dragons game book. And Will Horowitz, 23, going on and on about the periodic table, chortling and swinging his long, unkempt hair. And a chorus line of non-buff specimens in boat shoes and pleated, high-waisted pants, their spectacles gleaming in the setting sun. (Full article: 586 words)

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