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OffWithTheirHeads

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17. Interesting. I took the test about 20 years ago and passed.

Sat Oct 25, 2014, 06:51 PM

Oct 2014

I know I'm smarter than the average bear but don't consider myself exceptional. What I am really good at is taking tests and seeing patterns most others don't. Never play Backgammon with me. Also, that little triangle game where you jump pins and are supposed to end up with only one pin left on the board...nailed it the first time with a major hangover and then did it again just to prove I could. Yeah, just because you take tests well does not make you exceptional.

Note to people who still have to take tests. Try writing one. Coming up with plausible wrong answers is really difficult. Helps you figure out the test makers thought process and and eliminate obvious wrong answers.

Also, when they ask you to read something and then answer the questions, read the questions first. I know it sounds obvious but you would be amazed.

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Just back from a MENSA lunch, first time, one person there really ruined my appetite. [View all] NYC_SKP Oct 2014 OP

I sent the test in when I was 12 Warpy Oct 2014 #1

Interesting. I took the test about 20 years ago and passed. OffWithTheirHeads Oct 2014 #17

No kidding, figured all that out, too Warpy Oct 2014 #20

better answer bmac19gg Oct 2014 #2

I like your velociraptor idea. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #11

high iq and compassion for others do not always go together PowerToThePeople Oct 2014 #3

This dude was, I think, an outlier but I can't disagree with what you say. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #12

Yikes! KoKo Oct 2014 #4

I will report on game night. I hope they aren't playing "Risk"! NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #19

You mean they haven't moved on beyond "Scrabble and Risk"???? KoKo Oct 2014 #24

Oh, I just had to satisfy my curiosity, but I don't think this group is very representative. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #28

Yes...good to try new things... KoKo Oct 2014 #30

Let me know by PM here if you decide to come to the Central Coast Hekate Oct 2014 #33

I love language, and I love Scrabble, but no one will play with me because I know tblue37 Oct 2014 #42

Game play reveals a lot of interesting human qualities... NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #43

As James Randi (aka "The Amazing Randi") has said. . . DinahMoeHum Oct 2014 #5

YMMV Hekate Oct 2014 #16

I don't know anyone in Mensa Johonny Oct 2014 #41

Everybody, including you, is a member of an "affirmation society". NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #44

How would you know? IRL my friends and I don't talk Mensa up with other people. We're too busy... Hekate Oct 2014 #46

I took that test where you have to draw a pirate BubbaFett Oct 2014 #51

Smarty pants. randome Oct 2014 #6

I've been a member since 1987. WhiteAndNerdy Oct 2014 #7

I've been a member since 1989. branford Oct 2014 #48

Same here. WhiteAndNerdy Oct 2014 #50

I'm an attorney, and my clients are sometimes impressed. branford Oct 2014 #52

How much more positive, I'd have told him, to take Vonnegut's approach . . . Journeyman Oct 2014 #8

His comment was shockingly ignorant on so many levels, I could only nod. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #18

Wow. And I thought our local Mensa here in Lost Angeles was weird because of the folks who kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #9

LOL. Up here in Santa Barbara "from Los Angeles" became the byword for all-around weirdness... Hekate Oct 2014 #14

lol kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #21

Here's my take, as a lifer in a small group... Hekate Oct 2014 #10

Thank you for that wonderful post. murielm99 Oct 2014 #13

No, the others were quiet and I think a bit embarrassed as there was a newcomer there. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #15

Looks like you joined for the same reason I re-joined: to meet people in a new area Hekate Oct 2014 #22

This thread is totally going over my head LeftInTX Oct 2014 #23

There is a well-known overlap, I assure you Hekate Oct 2014 #47

Indeed....many of us are the smartest, and the dumbest people our friends and msanthrope Oct 2014 #55

I like my yacht club. L0oniX Oct 2014 #25

Keep meaning to go to the local meeting here in St Pete.. EX500rider Oct 2014 #26

Haha!! 2naSalit Oct 2014 #27

You gotta call that "logistics" and secure transport. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #29

Maybe it was a 'pig party' douggg Oct 2014 #31

Wait he is in Mensa and said he would kill - whomever started Islam ? lunasun Oct 2014 #32

I think he's a spousal guest of the member and is cognitively challenged. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #38

I work with a number of highly skilled and educated engineers and scientists Youdontwantthetruth Oct 2014 #34

It takes more than IQ points quaker bill Oct 2014 #35

The thing to remember is that most people are not haters like that asshole. MrScorpio Oct 2014 #36

Had I felt argumentative, I might have asked him, "Well who created Muhammed? Let's kill THEM!" NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #39

Those photos made me puddle up. It's good to be reminded that there are kind and generous people... Hekate Oct 2014 #49

I think that proves intelligence can be measured in many different ways davidn3600 Oct 2014 #37

Is there an "eyeroll" emoji here on DU? Principled Peter Oct 2014 #40

I think the others at lunch felt more sympathy than repulsion. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #45

Wadya mean *IF* I could go back in time? hunter Oct 2014 #53

I took the test and was a member for a while, Blue_In_AK Oct 2014 #54

I think his wife and the others were embarassed, that he's not well. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #56

Good luck. Blue_In_AK Oct 2014 #58

He's in Mensa and he doesn't know who started Islam?! KamaAina Oct 2014 #57

I suspect he's the husband of the actual member, and that he's suffering from cognitive deficits. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #60

I know MENSA sent me and invite Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #59

Not a single anagram in your OP CreekDog Oct 2014 #61

Rinse the Resin! NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #62

There are other high IQ societies that are more selective than MENSA. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2014 #63

That mix of professions makes sense. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #65

A link with lists and reviews. There are several sites like this. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2014 #70

SDS is more my speed. JEB Oct 2014 #64

Kinda keep your eyes on Ronny. He sounds like a future problem to me. nt kelliekat44 Oct 2014 #66

"Whoever started Islam" Mister Ed Oct 2014 #67

Not a member, a spouse of a member, I believe. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #69

I wonder what the head deal is about, why a head? Why not a penis or a tongue? lonestarnot Oct 2014 #68

I guess he was waxing historic, so many myths and legends involve the head. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #71