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Mensa?

I very rarely post anything negative here, other than cheap shots at casinos
and their management. Some may have noted that I stayed completely out of
the recent Dancer / Boyd brouhaha. But this one tripped my trigger.

My folks asked me to take Mensa & IQ tests when I was 16. Blew right
through them, no problem, results came back in the 160 range - but who cares?
"Pumpkin is to Halloween like Tinsel is to....." - give me a break! Afterwards,
we figured out that the Mensa organization seemed like an elitist, snobbish
group with the attitude that they were the Anointed Ones looking down on
everyone else from their thrones. I never pursued it beyond that point.

I'll happily remain a member of the "hoi polloi", thank you very much.

  - Brian in MI

In a message dated 7/7/2007 6:51:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
wcanevari@yahoo.com writes:

The quality of a discussion with other Mensans is head and shoulders
above a similar discussion with the hoi polloi.

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Bravo Marksalot:):):slight_smile: I have always thought anyone who needs to brag on brain power must have other lacks elsewhere. The rest of us just carry on.

Marksalot300@aol.com wrote: I very rarely post anything negative here, other than cheap shots at casinos
and their management. Some may have noted that I stayed completely out of
the recent Dancer / Boyd brouhaha. But this one tripped my trigger.
  
My folks asked me to take Mensa & IQ tests when I was 16. Blew right
through them, no problem, results came back in the 160 range - but who cares?
"Pumpkin is to Halloween like Tinsel is to....." - give me a break! Afterwards,
we figured out that the Mensa organization seemed like an elitist, snobbish
group with the attitude that they were the Anointed Ones looking down on
everyone else from their thrones. I never pursued it beyond that point.
  
I'll happily remain a member of the "hoi polloi", thank you very much.
  
   - Brian in MI
  
In a message dated 7/7/2007 6:51:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
wcanevari@yahoo.com writes:

The quality of a discussion with other Mensans is head and shoulders
above a similar discussion with the hoi polloi.

************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Well, the good news about this discussion is that it forced me to
look up "hoi polloi" and learn about Marilyn vos Savant. The bad
news is this disclosure outs me as a non-qualifier.

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wrote:

Bravo Marksalot:):):slight_smile: I have always thought anyone who needs to

brag on brain power must have other lacks elsewhere. The rest of us
just carry on.

Marksalot300@... wrote: I very

rarely post anything negative here, other than cheap shots at
casinos

and their management. Some may have noted that I stayed

completely out of

the recent Dancer / Boyd brouhaha. But this one tripped my

trigger.

  
My folks asked me to take Mensa & IQ tests when I was 16. Blew

right

through them, no problem, results came back in the 160 range -

but who cares?

"Pumpkin is to Halloween like Tinsel is to....." - give me a

break! Afterwards,

we figured out that the Mensa organization seemed like an

elitist, snobbish

group with the attitude that they were the Anointed Ones looking

down on

everyone else from their thrones. I never pursued it beyond that

point.

  
I'll happily remain a member of the "hoi polloi", thank you very

much.

  
   - Brian in MI
  
In a message dated 7/7/2007 6:51:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
wcanevari@... writes:

The quality of a discussion with other Mensans is head and

shoulders

above a similar discussion with the hoi polloi.

************************************** See what's free at

http://www.aol.com.

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user panel and lay it on us.

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What I really what to know is, how many of you Mensa people smoke in the casino ?

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What I really what to know is, how many of you Mensa people smoke in

the

casino ?

Never smoked in my life. In fact, I dont even play in the "black
lung" areas of the casinos. You will find me and my wife in the
Atlantis smokefree Skyway as long as they have playable VP there.

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