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    Slacker007
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    I have a colleague who is a member of this organization. However, I think the ID cards got mixed up because this person is actually retarded. So I ask of you members of the project that is code, what does it mean to be a member of Mensa? In case you haven't heard of it[^]

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      I have a colleague who is a member of this organization. However, I think the ID cards got mixed up because this person is actually retarded. So I ask of you members of the project that is code, what does it mean to be a member of Mensa? In case you haven't heard of it[^]

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      Pete OHanlon
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      What does it mean to be a member of Mensa? Not a lot really.

      Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

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        I have a colleague who is a member of this organization. However, I think the ID cards got mixed up because this person is actually retarded. So I ask of you members of the project that is code, what does it mean to be a member of Mensa? In case you haven't heard of it[^]

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        AspDotNetDev
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        Sweet, they have a practice test.

        Slacker007 wrote:

        I have a colleague who is a member of this organization. However, I think the ID cards got mixed up because this person is actually retarded.

        Perhaps he/she has Asperger's syndrome or is just socially retarded?

        Somebody in an online forum wrote:

        INTJs never really joke. They make a point. The joke is just a gift wrapper.

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          I have a colleague who is a member of this organization. However, I think the ID cards got mixed up because this person is actually retarded. So I ask of you members of the project that is code, what does it mean to be a member of Mensa? In case you haven't heard of it[^]

          Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)

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          Dalek Dave
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          It means you have convinced a bunch of charmless losers that you should hang out with them doing logic problems instead of getting a life! They really are a sad collection of introverted tossers, I have never met a mensa member who is more interesting than the table the group is named after.

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            I have a colleague who is a member of this organization. However, I think the ID cards got mixed up because this person is actually retarded. So I ask of you members of the project that is code, what does it mean to be a member of Mensa? In case you haven't heard of it[^]

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            Mike Hankey
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            I have de mensa symptoms include: a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. It affects memory, thinking, language, judgment, and behavior. Does that count?

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              Sweet, they have a practice test.

              Slacker007 wrote:

              I have a colleague who is a member of this organization. However, I think the ID cards got mixed up because this person is actually retarded.

              Perhaps he/she has Asperger's syndrome or is just socially retarded?

              Somebody in an online forum wrote:

              INTJs never really joke. They make a point. The joke is just a gift wrapper.

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              Dalek Dave
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              I have aspergers, but even I wouldn't join them.

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                I have a colleague who is a member of this organization. However, I think the ID cards got mixed up because this person is actually retarded. So I ask of you members of the project that is code, what does it mean to be a member of Mensa? In case you haven't heard of it[^]

                Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)

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                Chris Losinger
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                it means you did well on their qualification test (a multi-hour logic, puzzle, reading, vocabulary and math test) and then you thought it would be fun to join a group of other people who likewise did well on that test. i took the test, because i like those kind of tests, and did well enough to get in. but i couldn't see the point of joining such a group.

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                  What does it mean to be a member of Mensa? Not a lot really.

                  Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

                  My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility

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                  Apparently, you only have to be in the top 2% to be in Mensa. I'd like to chat with some of the members of Mega Society. High IQ societies. Mega Society.

                  Somebody in an online forum wrote:

                  INTJs never really joke. They make a point. The joke is just a gift wrapper.

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                    I have a colleague who is a member of this organization. However, I think the ID cards got mixed up because this person is actually retarded. So I ask of you members of the project that is code, what does it mean to be a member of Mensa? In case you haven't heard of it[^]

                    Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)

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                    Chris Meech
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                    It's a form of social networking that pre-dates Facebook, Twitter, et all. :)

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                    • P Pete OHanlon

                      What does it mean to be a member of Mensa? Not a lot really.

                      Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

                      My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility

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                      Brian C Hart
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                      I guess if you pay them money and can tell them the answer to 2 plus 2 you're in.

                      Sincerely Yours, Brian Hart

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                        it means you did well on their qualification test (a multi-hour logic, puzzle, reading, vocabulary and math test) and then you thought it would be fun to join a group of other people who likewise did well on that test. i took the test, because i like those kind of tests, and did well enough to get in. but i couldn't see the point of joining such a group.

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                        I also took the test years ago. Qualified, but respectfully denied membership. As for the tests ... it was something like 60 or so assignments. Each assignment was some graphical logical sequence of nine symbols where the ninth symbol was missing and had to be selected from given options. So no language/math/... knowledge necessary, only logic.

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                          I also took the test years ago. Qualified, but respectfully denied membership. As for the tests ... it was something like 60 or so assignments. Each assignment was some graphical logical sequence of nine symbols where the ninth symbol was missing and had to be selected from given options. So no language/math/... knowledge necessary, only logic.

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                          i took it two or three years ago. there were lots of those puzzle/logic sequences. tricky rotations and pattern recognition, etc.. some basic algebra, too but then there was a big section on listening comprehension; test administrator read a passage - twice, IIRC - from a story and then we had to answer questions about the passage.

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                            I have a colleague who is a member of this organization. However, I think the ID cards got mixed up because this person is actually retarded. So I ask of you members of the project that is code, what does it mean to be a member of Mensa? In case you haven't heard of it[^]

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                            It means they can pass some IQ tests which generally mean nothing; having a high IQ does not make people intelligent.

                            Unrequited desire is character building. OriginalGriff

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                              I guess if you pay them money and can tell them the answer to 2 plus 2 you're in.

                              Sincerely Yours, Brian Hart

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                              Albert Holguin
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                              but they're willing to overlook an incorrect answer if you double your "donation"...

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                                It means you have convinced a bunch of charmless losers that you should hang out with them doing logic problems instead of getting a life! They really are a sad collection of introverted tossers, I have never met a mensa member who is more interesting than the table the group is named after.

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                                Ennis Ray Lynch Jr
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                                Not pass the test, huh :)

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                                  i took it two or three years ago. there were lots of those puzzle/logic sequences. tricky rotations and pattern recognition, etc.. some basic algebra, too but then there was a big section on listening comprehension; test administrator read a passage - twice, IIRC - from a story and then we had to answer questions about the passage.

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                                  Chris Losinger wrote:

                                  but then there was a big section on listening comprehension; test administrator read a passage - twice, IIRC - from a story and then we had to answer questions about the passage.

                                  I would not do well on that portion. I have the memory of a goldfish.

                                  Somebody in an online forum wrote:

                                  INTJs never really joke. They make a point. The joke is just a gift wrapper.

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                                    It means they can pass some IQ tests which generally mean nothing; having a high IQ does not make people intelligent.

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                                    But it usually does make you a social retard... ;P

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                                      i took it two or three years ago. there were lots of those puzzle/logic sequences. tricky rotations and pattern recognition, etc.. some basic algebra, too but then there was a big section on listening comprehension; test administrator read a passage - twice, IIRC - from a story and then we had to answer questions about the passage.

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                                      For me it was only puzzle/logic sequences. No algebra or listening or anything else. It was about 7 or 8 years ago. Perhaps the tests have changed to cover broader skills, which makes perfect sense to me, as intelligence cannot be exclusively mathematical/logical/etc. IMO.

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                                        i took it two or three years ago. there were lots of those puzzle/logic sequences. tricky rotations and pattern recognition, etc.. some basic algebra, too but then there was a big section on listening comprehension; test administrator read a passage - twice, IIRC - from a story and then we had to answer questions about the passage.

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                                        Ian Shlasko
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                                        Yeah, that sounds like the one I took earlier this year... I did great on the passage, and the rotations and such weren't so bad... But half the test was a bunch of relationships with images ("Which if these is most like/unlike this"), which could be related in enough different ways that it felt like a "Guess what the author was thinking" puzzle... These were like shrunk-down Office clip art images, not just abstract shapes. As for the algebra... That actually caught me off-guard... I've gotten so used to just grabbing a calculator, a cell phone, or a computer, that I had practically forgotten how to do multiplication (Talking about 4-digit numbers, not quick stuff)... Slowed me down enough to mess up my score. But hey, with all that, combined with me operating on four hours of sleep, I still only missed qualifying by one point. No point in retaking... I know I could have done it.

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                                          But it usually does make you a social retard... ;P

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                                          I think many of them already have that distinction.

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