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Old 06-23-2009, 01:42 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Old 06-23-2009, 09:07 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Used to be. Before I stopped paying the membership fee.
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Old 06-24-2009, 01:03 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I know someone who is a member.

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Old 06-24-2009, 04:14 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Used to be. Before I stopped paying the membership fee.
My experience, "Cliff-Note-ized" and over-dramatized for entertainment purposes :

Me: Cool! I passed the test, and signed up, and now I'm getting this swell newsletter. Too bad I'm an introvert... [about 1 year passes]

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Me: *sigh*
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Old 06-24-2009, 09:05 AM   #5 (permalink)
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so any ideas what people do on the meetings then and are there any international gatherings of some sort?
So far I was invited to one meeting since I joined, but couldn't make it, was in another city.
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Old 06-24-2009, 08:17 PM   #6 (permalink)
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so any ideas what people do on the meetings?
They drink beer and talk about science fiction. They dress up as elves and fairies. They discuss time travel and programming.
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Old 06-24-2009, 08:43 PM   #7 (permalink)
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They drink beer and talk about science fiction. They dress up as elves and fairies. They discuss time travel and programming.
They sound more like sci-fi nerds than an elite group of high IQs. Hell, I do half of those things without paying a membership fee.
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Old 06-25-2009, 06:41 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Damn! I missed out on all that? Slap a bill on me and call me a Daffy clone
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Old 06-25-2009, 10:23 AM   #9 (permalink)
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They drink beer and talk about science fiction. They dress up as elves and fairies. They discuss time travel and programming.
heh, not my kind of fun, but I don't mind paying the annual fee just for the bragging rights it's about $25 here.
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Old 06-25-2009, 12:59 PM   #10 (permalink)
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The newsletter is nice.

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I'm thinking of applying for a membership. It'll probably be forgotten by me within a couple of minutes.
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It doesn't sound like any of you have had any real Mensa experience.
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It doesn't sound like any of you have had any real Mensa experience.
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