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Posted on 06/11/2009 3:55:10 PM PDT by syriacus
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posted on
06/11/2009 3:55:10 PM PDT
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syriacus
To: syriacus
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posted on
06/11/2009 3:58:30 PM PDT
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syriacus
(When do the Feds in NY commence the prosecution of the Japanese aviators who bombed Pearl Harbor?)
To: syriacus
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posted on
06/11/2009 4:08:53 PM PDT
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syriacus
(When do the Feds in NY commence the prosecution of the Japanese aviators who bombed Pearl Harbor?)
To: syriacus
Because the only thing Mensans have in common is the IQ requirement, you can meet literally any type of person in the organization. Winston Churchill could have been a Mensan, and so could the Unabomber.
To: BlazingArizona
Some of the dumbest people I’ve ever met have been Mensans. (Sorry, Mensans. It’s true.)
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posted on
06/11/2009 4:55:37 PM PDT
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Savage Beast
(The Left is decadence. Hubris and denial lead to tragedy. Marxism is a Fools' Paradise.)
To: Savage Beast
As a Mensan I would say that having a high IQ does not indicate good judgment or common sense.
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posted on
06/11/2009 4:59:56 PM PDT
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Lucius Cornelius Sulla
("men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters." -- Edmund Burke)
To: BlazingArizona
you can meet literally any type of person in the organization. True. You can meet any type of person with an IQ in the top 2%.
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posted on
06/11/2009 5:02:24 PM PDT
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syriacus
(When do the Feds in NY commence the prosecution of the Japanese aviators who bombed Pearl Harbor?)
To: Savage Beast
Book smarts, no common sense.
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posted on
06/11/2009 5:06:06 PM PDT
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kalee
(01/20/13 The end of an error.... Obama even worse than Carter.)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
As a Mensan I would say that having a high IQ does not indicate good judgment or common sense. Yep, I tried it for a few years too... had some fun at some gatherings (tons of beer), but was amazed at how many misfits were there.
To: Savage Beast
That’s a fact. I attended one meeting years ago, decided I didn’t want to be associated with a bunch of stupid high IQ folks.
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posted on
06/11/2009 5:49:48 PM PDT
by
Balding_Eagle
(Overproduction, one of the top five worries for the American farmer.)
To: syriacus
Mensa ping.
So how many of us Mensans are also freepers?
To: Teotwawki
I’m a member for 30 years. I’ve found that mPhasis tilts left.
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posted on
06/11/2009 9:15:14 PM PDT
by
jmaroneps37
(Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
To: Cementjungle
Yep, I was a member once too. Found it exactly as you did, some nice people (made a couple of good friends) but lots of strange ones and I didn’t reup.
To: Teotwawki
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posted on
06/11/2009 9:25:11 PM PDT
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Patriotic1
(Dic mihi solum facta, domina - Just the facts, ma'am)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Your name is really pretentious and hurts my feelings.
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posted on
06/11/2009 9:28:02 PM PDT
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Deb
(Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
To: Deb
I guess it achieved its desired purpose then?
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posted on
06/11/2009 10:07:42 PM PDT
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Lucius Cornelius Sulla
("men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters." -- Edmund Burke)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
As a Mensan I would say that having a high IQ does not indicate good judgment or common sense.As a Mensan, I would too.
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posted on
06/12/2009 7:06:55 AM PDT
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Savage Beast
(The Left is decadence. Hubris and denial lead to tragedy. Marxism is a Fools' Paradise.)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
As a Mensan I would say that having a high IQ does not indicate good judgment or common sense.And as a graduate of more than 15 years of university-level study with a doctorate degree, I'd say that being a university professor does not indicate good judgment, common sense, or intelligence. (Apparently, many people--notably the university professors themselves--seem to think that it does.)
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posted on
06/12/2009 7:10:59 AM PDT
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Savage Beast
(The Left is decadence. Hubris and denial lead to tragedy. Marxism is a Fools' Paradise.)
To: kalee
Book smarts, no common sense.I don't think that holds true, Kalee, even as a rule of thumb. Some people have both. And infuriating and unjust though it is, there are some people who are book smart, have common sense--and are happy, rich, beautiful--and, most infuriating of all!--even NICE!
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posted on
06/12/2009 7:17:38 AM PDT
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Savage Beast
(The Left is decadence. Hubris and denial lead to tragedy. Marxism is a Fools' Paradise.)
To: syriacus
I too have been there done that. The thing that impacted me the most was that almost all Mensans are liberal.
I also noted that Mensa has around 50 percent membership among qualified individuals.
In my experience in two local Mensa groups, the Liberal members seems to be there to preen and show off their superior intellect.
Conservatives seldom stay in Mensa because Conservatives have usually got better things to do than exercise intellectual arrogance.
I am glad I joined and am now glad I am out of it.
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posted on
06/12/2009 8:58:26 AM PDT
by
larry hagedon
(born and raised and retired in Iowa.)
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