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Jul 13, 2006 11:01

You know, I say disparaging things about a lot of perfectly nice people.

So let's get back to it.

You've heard of Mensa- it's a group that allows geniuses to gather and socialize without the crutch of percentile dice.

What you didn't know is that they're having their annual convention in Orlando this year. In August. Orlando in August. Because they ( Read more... )

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Pointed here by magdalene1.... crankyasanoldma July 13 2006, 17:58:21 UTC

Reading the FAQs make it sound like these people don't often poke their nose out of their houses. What do I tip? What if I need a rental car? Come on.

Actually, should I be surprised?

Re: Pointed here by magdalene1.... prufrock451 July 13 2006, 18:08:40 UTC

I reveal something now- I was, as a teenager, a member of Mensa.

I never went to the meetings because I was too painfully shy.

TRUE.

Re: Pointed here by magdalene1.... crankyasanoldma July 13 2006, 18:14:13 UTC

Well, surely it still had its benefits. You could always pull the membership card out of your wallet and caress it during stressful moments, so there's that.

Apparently our local chapter has its monthly meetings at the Old Country Buffet. Now, I see the allure on one level--you pay separately, upon entrance, so no confusion with checks. And there is no tipping. It has a lot of choice for picky palates. But still, OLD COUNTRY BUFFET.

Midvale School for the Gifted magdalene1 July 13 2006, 20:14:31 UTC

Could you imagine trying to split a dinner check with a bunch of Mensans?

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!

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Re: Pointed here by magdalene1.... prufrock451 July 14 2006, 13:46:34 UTC

As I've said: I'm sure that Mensa's Inner Circle is having their own secret meeting.

Re: Pointed here by magdalene1.... cambro July 14 2006, 00:18:05 UTC

I'm afraid I was a teenage Mensan as well, and I never attended the meetings either, for a variety of reasons: A) I was shy; B) based on the newsletter, I expected the members to be a bunch of arrested-development cases; and C) the meetings were held in Burlington or someplace like that.

...and as long as I'm confessing shameful things, I also kind of like Old Country Buffet. (Hm, if that's where they're meeting, maybe I should join back up. )

Re: Pointed here by magdalene1.... hansenmj July 14 2006, 13:40:03 UTC

You were also a teenage Monson. Not that you needed that pointed out. As you can see, I was not a Mensa-nite.

Re: Pointed here by magdalene1.... cambro July 14 2006, 15:01:30 UTC

"I Was a Teenage Monson." Wasn't that a black-and-white horror movie starring Michael Landon?

Re: Pointed here by magdalene1.... prufrock451 July 14 2006, 13:47:26 UTC

Mmmmm, buffet.

And it appears your judgment of the newsletter was... "SPOT" on! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Re: Pointed here by magdalene1.... cambro July 14 2006, 15:04:48 UTC

Hey, now. Didn't you notice the little orange dot on my name tag? It means "no puns."

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