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

Sun Oct 26, 2014, 10:00 AM

Oct 2014

His appearance and manner suggest stroke or onset of dementia or some other deficits.

He first only said what I wrote, then the person next to him asked, "do you mean Muhammed?" and he nodded.

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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