Anybody here a member of MENSA?

[humblesmurph]

I joined up a couple of years ago but I never went to a meeting.  I let my membership lapse. I'm thinking about renewing it.  I was wondering if any of you have been to a MENSA event and what it was like.

[SSY]

I joined up a couple of years ago but I never went to a meeting.  I let my membership lapse. I'm thinking about renewing it.  I was wondering if any of you have been to a MENSA event and what it was like.

I took the test out of interest, and then realised they were not really the sort of people I wished to associate with. I imagine your chances of finding members here would skewed above the 2% margin.

[humblesmurph]

SSY, what made you determine that mensans weren't the kind of people you would want to associate with?

[Tank]

I and my wife both took the entrance tests and both passed (she got 5 points more than me   ).

Neither of us joined though, basically because it required some things we were very short of at the time, time and money, as we had three kids under 10. What also put us off was the guy in charge in the UK, Clive Sinclair, who just came over as a complete tosser at times.

[SSY]

SSY, what made you determine that mensans weren't the kind of people you would want to associate with?

The test was preceded by a small talk, mostly consisting of how awesome MENSA were, which came across as outmoded elitist bullshit to be honest, the whole thing left a very bad taste in my mouth. Whilst it was nice to finally receive a metered and reputable IQ test, that is all I got from my brief dalliance with MENSA.

[karadan]

SSY, what made you determine that mensans weren't the kind of people you would want to associate with?

The test was preceded by a small talk, mostly consisting of how awesome MENSA were, which came across as outmoded elitist bullshit to be honest, the whole thing left a very bad taste in my mouth. Whilst it was nice to finally receive a metered and reputable IQ test, that is all I got from my brief dalliance with MENSA.

I bet you are 160 or something

[humblesmurph]

SSY, what made you determine that mensans weren't the kind of people you would want to associate with?

The test was preceded by a small talk, mostly consisting of how awesome MENSA were, which came across as outmoded elitist bullshit to be honest, the whole thing left a very bad taste in my mouth. Whilst it was nice to finally receive a metered and reputable IQ test, that is all I got from my brief dalliance with MENSA.

Thanks for the insight.  I don't have much faith in IQ tests, reputable or not.  I just took it to meet some atheists. I had been told that mensans were more likely to be atheists.  It didn't occur to me at the time to just look for a group for atheists, I really did think you guys were a secret society. I still don't know any real atheists personally.

I've been informed of discounts on products and services for mensans, but nothing better than I could find on the internet on my own.  Without going to the meetings, it isn't worth the fifty or sixty bucks a year.

I

[SSY]

SSY, what made you determine that mensans weren't the kind of people you would want to associate with?

The test was preceded by a small talk, mostly consisting of how awesome MENSA were, which came across as outmoded elitist bullshit to be honest, the whole thing left a very bad taste in my mouth. Whilst it was nice to finally receive a metered and reputable IQ test, that is all I got from my brief dalliance with MENSA.

I bet you are 160 or something

You're too kind, I wish it was that high.

Also humble, MENSA was certainly the right place to go to meet atheist, what with the correlation and all. It could be different over the pond, or even just the guy administering the test, but that's the impression I got was a bad one.

Edit, I share your view of IQ tests, they measure nothing other than your ability to take IQ tests as someone once said.

[Tank]

Thanks for the insight.  I don't have much faith in IQ tests, reputable or not.  I just took it to meet some atheists. I had been told that mensans were more likely to be atheists.  It didn't occur to me at the time to just look for a group for atheists, I really did think you guys were a secret society. I still don't know any real atheists personally.

I

 

[SSY]

Thanks for the insight.  I don't have much faith in IQ tests, reputable or not.  I just took it to meet some atheists. I had been told that mensans were more likely to be atheists.  It didn't occur to me at the time to just look for a group for atheists, I really did think you guys were a secret society. I still don't know any real atheists personally.

I

 

Not on the forum you knave, save it for the bar-b-kid later this week.

[_7654_]

I was offered a membership, but did not go for it

[Sophus]

Nope, but I know a Young-Earth Creationist dumber than a sac of bricks who is.

[Thumpalumpacus]

I don't really see the point of joining.  I don't know if my last IQ score would qualify.

I'll go with the Groucho Marx position on this, as well as most other clubs.

[Tank]

I don't really see the point of joining.  I don't know if my last IQ score would qualify.

I'll go with the Groucho Marx position on this, as well as most other clubs.

I suppose a forum doesn't really count as a club

[humblesmurph]

Nope, but I know a Young-Earth Creationist dumber than a sac of bricks who is.

hahah.  I don't know why that's so funny to me. but it is.