It’s
official. If we’re in a tight spot, we’re not interested in some muscle-bound
superhero coming to our rescue. We wouldn’t call on James Bond, Indiana Jones or
even Jack Bauer to get us out of a tight corner. According to a study by the
McCormick Tribune Foundation, more people would call on 80’s science nerd secret agent MacGyver(MacGyver is favourite disaster hero - SMH 13/9/07). Give
this man a penknife, a bag of cable ties and a box of bi-carb soda and he can
resolve any situation from global warming to getting red wine stains out of the
carpet.
It’s time
for the nerdy boffins among us to stand tall and proud. They may not grace the covers of celebrity
magazines, but when the going gets tough we want the guy who can take a few
common household odds and ends to design his own getaway vehicle, not the
Hollywood pretty boy in the flash car. The mullet is entirely optional.
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