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From: dsn@tove.UUCP (Dana S. Nau)
Newsgroups: net.singles,net.social
Subject: Re: Intelligence
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Date: Thu, 6-Jun-85 16:28:45 EDT
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In article <227@gatech.CSNET> spaf@gatech.UUCP (Gene Spafford) writes:
> ... So, I looked elsewhere -- I joined
>Mensa.  It's not an elitist group as some would charge.  It is simply
>a group of people with something in common who get together to form
>a social environment that offers a break from the workday environment. ...

Personally, I have mixed feelings about Mensa.  I met some very nice people
that way, but I also met some people who didn't seem to be very good at
interacting with other people and who appeared to be using their
intelligence as an excuse for their lack of social skills.

I found Mensa to be a good way to meet people at times when I had just moved
to a new location--but in each case, after I had lived there for a while and
had formed closer friendships, I ended up losing interest in Mensa.

However, I realize that other people's experiences may differ!
-- 
Dana S. Nau,  Computer Science Dept.,  U. of Maryland,  College Park, MD 20742
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