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Buckeye_Democrat

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1. I was a Mensa member for one year...

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2020, 04:44 PM

May 2020

... and quit paying the annual dues after a few local meetings.

I thought this thread might’ve been serious because there’s some political-crazies among Mensa members too, like Ayn Rand types.

In my personal experience, the worst Mensa members were the ones who qualified based on testing of their verbal skills (not the logic and pattern-based tests).

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So, MENSA has setup a protest in KY [View all] Roland99 May 2020 OP

I was a Mensa member for one year... Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #1

Your Post Reads Like I Wrote It ProfessorGAC May 2020 #2

I had recently graduated from high school... Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #6

Nope. I was just being sarcastic Roland99 May 2020 #3

I thought maybe MENSA folks has set up a counter-protest to the protests! thesquanderer May 2020 #7

That was what I thought, as wel. niyad May 2020 #12

Do not group us all in that way. Most Mensans I know are quite different! overleft May 2020 #4

Please, I'm a Mensan and wouldn't do anything that stupid SharonAnn May 2020 #5

I had a friend who wanted to get into mensa I_UndergroundPanther May 2020 #10

Sorry you and Prof GAC had a negative experience. Mine has been quite different over 56 years... Hekate May 2020 #11

Your last sentence: how would you know? Hekate May 2020 #13

During the local meetings, other members... Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #15

Crap, Buckeye, you hit the jackpot. I'd've walked away too. Hekate May 2020 #16

I read thread title and thought they were protesting KY's stupid electing of McConnell !!! lll donkeypoofed May 2020 #8

That would be DENSA Hekate May 2020 #9

Oh....not really MENSA awesomerwb1 May 2020 #14