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gelinas
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response 107 of 673:
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Jul 4 13:24 UTC 2003 |
So you are good at taking tests?
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goose
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response 108 of 673:
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Jul 4 13:59 UTC 2003 |
And at telling others about it....
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jor
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response 109 of 673:
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Jul 4 14:40 UTC 2003 |
I'm a lifetime member of DENSA
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cmcgee
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response 110 of 673:
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Jul 4 15:08 UTC 2003 |
One person in fifty (2% of the population) is Mensa-eligible. If you know
50 people it's very likely that you know at least one person who is eligible
for Mensa.
Given the self-selection on this system, I suspect that the percentage of Grex
BBSers who are eligible for Mensa is greater than 50% of the active
participants.
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jmsaul
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response 111 of 673:
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Jul 4 15:16 UTC 2003 |
Given how low Mensa's standards apparently are, it's probably higher than
that.
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other
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response 112 of 673:
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Jul 5 07:14 UTC 2003 |
Now, now, Joe. Play nice. Leave the sledgehammer for the REALLY dense.
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remmers
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response 113 of 673:
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Jul 5 14:12 UTC 2003 |
I'm over-qualified for Mensa.
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orinoco
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response 114 of 673:
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Jul 5 14:17 UTC 2003 |
I'm over-apathetic about whether or not I qualify.
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jazz
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response 115 of 673:
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Jul 5 14:53 UTC 2003 |
Having been to a few of their "shindigs", I can share in your apathy.
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russ
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response 116 of 673:
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Jul 6 04:27 UTC 2003 |
I'm amazed how sturdy the model dome has become now that it is
more than half enclosed. This concept has real possibilities.
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tsty
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response 117 of 673:
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Jul 6 07:01 UTC 2003 |
ihb my brother and i took mom to greenfield village for her 35th birthday
(and 50th celebration of same). mom was a guide at the villag for over
a dozen years.
lots has changed, mostly for the better, but the eshibits and
the rides are the same or better.
expecially the rides. ford has started to re-manfacture the model A/T <??>
to the original specs with modern techniques.
they picked up with the next serial number from the last model (X) that
was built.
rode in surry (w/fringe) adn automobile and carousel and several
houses/exhibits.
mom had a blast!
the requisite roses were delivered just as we arrived back
at her place. the world is lloking up, sort of.
b-roll was shot also.
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scott
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response 118 of 673:
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Jul 6 08:32 UTC 2003 |
Grex (Agora, at least) seems to have a higher intelligence level than
the 2-3 Mensa meetings I attended.
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aruba
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response 119 of 673:
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Jul 6 11:33 UTC 2003 |
IHB I'm Grexing from Japan!
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scott
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response 120 of 673:
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Jul 6 12:33 UTC 2003 |
IHB I'm finally back at my brother's house, having survived the Kongsberg
Jazzfestival.
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slynne
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response 121 of 673:
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Jul 6 15:23 UTC 2003 |
Wow. You folks are just hopping all over the world!
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russ
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response 122 of 673:
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Jul 6 17:32 UTC 2003 |
About to head off to a party. Should be a fun afternoon.
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eskarina
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response 123 of 673:
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Jul 6 19:46 UTC 2003 |
re 119: What are you dong in Japan?
re 118: You're telling me that entire items of "I'm number 100! Joy, wood,
log!" are more intelligent than mensa meetings? oi.
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jazz
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response 124 of 673:
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Jul 6 20:39 UTC 2003 |
I have to agree with Scott. The MENSA groups I've attended were full
of bright and hardworking (to the point of being boring) people, but very few
true geniuses.
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janc
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response 125 of 673:
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Jul 6 21:23 UTC 2003 |
I've never done anything with Mensa, but I suppose Mensa favors people
who are good at taking tests and who want to meet other people like them.
Good, but not a formula for an exciting evening. Grex also attracts
geeks, but on-line at least, it also selects for people who have a
certain ability to say something interesting, or at least type something
interesting. This gives the Grex a bit of an edge up. Not that big a
one. Grex gatherings aren't exactly the nations most sought after social
venue either. Probably the Mensa test should include an oral portion:
(1) You have three seconds to come up with a witty response to this
question.
(2) You have three seconds to come up with a charming compliment for this
member of the opposite sex.
(3) Go out in the street and engage a total stranger in conversation.
OK, I'd probably flunk that test too. Still, it would select for a set
of people who were more fun at parties. Maybe it could be an either/or
thing. People could get in based either on traditional IQ, or on
social IQ. Then at least you'd have a few people to lubricate gatherings.
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jazz
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response 126 of 673:
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Jul 6 21:35 UTC 2003 |
(1) Just three seconds? This is MENSA, not sex.
(2) That's an incredibly attrctive IQ you have. No, really. It makes
me curious as to whether you're really intelligent as well.
(3) I hate it when that happens! Oh, dear, no, go 'way ...
While #1 is fairly well-covered, and I think that many GREXers would
be able to do it (it took me about ten, but then you'd have more than three
seconds in real life as it would take longer than three seconds just to say
you have three seconds to respond), I find it fascinating that #2 and #3 are
things that a lot of people know, but very, very few know consciously. Try
to find a written example of either in literature or a portrayal in scripted
television or movies that isn't awkward or completely unrealistic.
Fodder for another item if anyone else is interested in one of my
favourite rant topics.
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mary
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response 127 of 673:
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Jul 6 22:06 UTC 2003 |
People who show up to parties and leave feeling bored out
of their minds are usually people who brought nothing to
the party but the expectation they'd be entertained.
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mary
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response 128 of 673:
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Jul 6 22:17 UTC 2003 |
I'm ever so happy the power was on and the skies cleared in time
for a gathering we had last night. Lots of wine and little candles,
friends and family. They all brought along a sense of humor, their
outrageous opinions, and thick skin. How wonderful.
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gregb
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response 129 of 673:
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Jul 6 23:47 UTC 2003 |
Re. #125:
1) "Um, what was the question?"
2) "That's a very symetrical navel you have, my dear."
3) "'Scuse me, but you've got dog poop on your shoe."
How'd I do?
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jazz
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response 130 of 673:
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Jul 7 00:00 UTC 2003 |
Re #127:
While it's true that there are a lot of people out there who expect
to be entertained, and they usually have little to offer in the way of
entertainment themselves, you're more likely to run into them at a MENSA
"shindig" than at a non-MENSA party, in my experience.
The whole equasion is more complex than the reduction that you are
amused in porportion to the amusement you give. Even professional comics tire
of working to amuse others and give in to the urge to let someone else
entertain for part of the evening. It's best when there are several people
entertaining, and no one really has to work at it.
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jaklumen
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response 131 of 673:
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Jul 7 00:24 UTC 2003 |
resp:125 #1: That seems to be a statement, not a question.
#2: I admire your sense of style in those snappy clothes you're
wearing today, and I'll bet you have the conversation to match it.
Care to test my theory over a quiet dinner somewhere?
#3: Good morning, wonderful weather we're having, aren't we? Perfect
for a swim.
I'm not sure what that was supposed to prove, but there you go. It
was fun.
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