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I realized that "Mensa" didn't contain enough numerals to be a phone number, and knew it must be understood that any future member would be able to figure out the next two digits in the sequence. I tried dialling MENSANE, MENSAIL, MENSAFE, and MENSAAB, but got three rebuffs and a fax tone.

From "How I Joined MENSA" by Steve Martin

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[-] davel@lemmy.ml 89 points 2 weeks ago

It discounts my impression of them.

[-] tourist@lemmy.world 58 points 2 weeks ago

Same.

The entire concept of mensa always rubbed me the wrong way

It just feels like its only purpose is to be a magnet for narcissists.

You're supposedly one of the smartest people alive, and yet you somehow concluded that a good use of your limited time on Earth is to blow smoke up your own ass with a group of other pretentious jerkoffs who know how to cheese IQ tests

[-] bobbyfiend@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 weeks ago

Don't forget racists. Plenty of those are drawn to the Mensa labels, too.

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