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From: gary@ISM780.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Re: Intelligence (and Mensa)
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Date: Wed, 12-Jun-85 16:54:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 12 16:54:00 1985
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This isn't really appropriate to net.singles, but after reading the 
posting about Mensa, I thought some of you might enjoy this little 
anecdote.  

A few years ago a local (L.A.) Mensa chapter invited Bucky Fuller to 
speak, and the event was open to the public.  Several of my friends 
and I (all with design degrees) decided to go.  Bucky was a little 
late, so a lady came out for a warm-up session.  After some kind words 
about Mensa, Bucky, and that night's program, she asked how many people
were Mensa members, and about 1/3 of the audience stood up.  Everyone 
applauded.  Next she asked how many people were invited guests of
Mensa members, about another 1/3 of the audience stood up, and 
everyone applauded.  Then she asked how many people from the "general
public" had come, and I stood up with the remaining approx. 1/3 of the
audience.

At that point (being somewhat of a smartass, but probably not Mensa 
material) I couldn't resist.  In that taunting sing-songy voice that 
children use to tease someone, just load enough for most of the 
audience to hear, I yelled, "Looook at all the duuuuuummies!"  Well, it
nearly brought the house down with laughter, and everyone applauded.  

Gary Swift, INTERACTIVE Systems Corp., Santa Monica, Ca., (213) 453 8649
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