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Nerd or Jock?

Story by Greta Johnsen | Design by Chris Hagan

Over the past two weekends, thousands of fans converged on downtown Chicago, but for two very different reasons: some came for the comic convention, and others were here for the NFL Draft.

We collected quotes from visitors to each event about what they love about their gathering. Can you pick out who’s the jock and who’s the nerd?

Turns out, genuine enthusiasm is more universal than you think.

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“I’m excited to meet some really cool awesome people that will be here. Oh my gosh. I’ve been dreaming for it for so long and I finally get to do this and I’m really excited about it.”
Nerd
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Jock
WRONG!
That was a quote from Laura Gray, a nerd.
“First time I’ve been to one of these. I’ve always wanted to go, and my friends invited me this year to join ‘em. So I’m just excited to see everything.”
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Jock
WRONG!
That was a quote from Matt Longfellow, a nerd.
“I just think they’ve got a really good following, you know? And I like to be a part of it.”
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Jock
WRONG!
That was a quote from Kyle Belcher, a jock.
“Yeah, I’m really excited to be here today, just to see which people are going which direction, and really what they kinda end up doing in the future.”
Nerd
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Jock
WRONG!
That was a quote from Ryan Miesuk, a jock.
“Oh, it’s great. I moved here from Dallas and this is just a great experience. This is just … amazing.”
Nerd
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Jock
WRONG!
That was a quote from Jeff Robinson, a jock.
“I’m super excited. This is one of the best weekends of the year. I mean, I traveled all the way from Indianapolis for it.”
Nerd
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Jock
WRONG!
That was a quote from Chris Hogan, a nerd.
“So we’re from California… my son had a big test on Friday, and there was a big deal about if he was gonna skip the test or get ready for the test or come, and he just could not pass up this event.”
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WRONG!
That was a quote from Caroline Lucas, a jock.
“I am very excited too, Chicago is the greatest city in the world, so it’s a great place to have it.”
Nerd
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Jock
WRONG!
That was a quote from Jake Healy, a jock.
“I’m just here for all the scantily clad people in tight clothing.”
Nerd
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Jock
WRONG!
That was a quote from Aaron Thurman, a nerd.
“I think… I think that it’s just about the future. I think that, you know, after today, we’re gonna be moving in a good direction.”
Nerd
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Jock
WRONG!
That was a quote from Andy Thurman, a nerd.
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