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"Mark Edwards" wrote in message
... No cluons were harmed when Yoj! wrote: [snips] I didn't figure it out either, and I've been a member of Mensa for many years. Twenty-seven years, and a life member, here (and no, I didn't solve the puzzle, either). I'm in the Mensa 76 group. Hugs and Purrs, Mark -- Proof of Sanity Forged Upon Request Hi Mark! Would that be Philadelphia? I'm not familiar with a numeral designation for a group. I'm part of GLAAM - Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa. Joy |
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"Seanette Blaylock" wrote in
message ... "CatNipped" had some very interesting things to say about [OT} Puzzle thats driving us nuts: LOL. I was once at a Mensa Party at a member's house and we were sitting beside the pool watching as three guys were setting up a standing lamp since it was getting dark out. My friend looked over and commented, "Hmmm, three Mensans, an electrical appliance, and a large body of water. Should I call 911 now to save time later?" [snicker] At least they weren't using liquid oxygen to jumpstart a barbecue grill. :-) There was a member of Inland Empire Mensa, who was an engineer or a scientist of some kind. I met him several times, but I wasn't at the party where he decided to demonstrate a volcano he had built. It blew up in his face and put him in the hospital with third degree burns. Joy |
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"Yoj" wrote in message
... "Mark Edwards" wrote in message ... No cluons were harmed when Yoj! wrote: [snips] I didn't figure it out either, and I've been a member of Mensa for many years. Twenty-seven years, and a life member, here (and no, I didn't solve the puzzle, either). I'm in the Mensa 76 group. Hugs and Purrs, Mark -- Proof of Sanity Forged Upon Request Hi Mark! Would that be Philadelphia? I'm not familiar with a numeral designation for a group. I'm part of GLAAM - Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa. Joy No, Mensa 76 is in Fort Worth, Texas. Here's a link to their site: http://mensa76.us.mensa.org/ Hugs, CatNipped |
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"Yowie" wrote in My sister tells the story from her work - 5 radiologist/oncologists, all with PhDs and many years experience, plus her, the technician, fresh out of highschool. She was always called to cut the cake, as none of the other 5 could figure out how to cut it properly so everyone got the same sized slice. When my sister said to start by cutting the cake in half - they did. And then they had two much thinner round cakes and still none the wiser. LOL! That sounds like something Mensans would do. They often make things more complicated than they need to be. My old boss (who is a great bloke when he's not being the boss) says that the place I work is a "sheltered workshop for the gifted". I am one of the least educated there, most people have PhDs, and a goodly portion of my colleagues are what the English would politely call "eccentric". Oh, they are are *brilliant* all right, the IQs would be off scale, and they know all there is to know about their specialisation, but most of 'em don't have a *clue* about the outside world. Only in a sheltered workshop for the gifted would a man who insists on doing animal impersonations before and after he talks to you would be tolerated. Or a man who will happily tell you anything you could ever think of about the London Underground and keeps cpoious notes on every single train he has ever seen (logged to the *second*). Another talks to himself *all* the time, you can happily eavesdrop on his entire thought process if you can keep up (I can't). My current boss is an utter literalist, so you have to be careful to say exactly what you mean, or he'll get confused. Me, I'm just as nuts, there's cat paraphenalia all over my office, and I meow at the guy who does animal impersonations and we have proper conversations in Cattish. And everyone takes this as perfectly normal. And its always a big shock when I start reading the internal work newsgroup and discover just how - errr - how different the folks out on the production line are to the people I usually work with. I guess if we can put up with the Train mad person, The Animal Impersonator, the Mad Cat Lady, The Guy That Must Whistle In the Corridor and the rest of the eccentricities in tbe building, we are a very tolerant and accepting lot. And if I throw in you here in RPCA, and the rest of the people I hang out with, it always comes as a bit of a surprise and shock that not everybody on this planet are as tolerant and accepting as the people I spend my life with. Yowie Tolerant and accepting is good. Many Mensans are, but some are snobs, and truly believe they are both smarter and better than everybody else. Actually, your entire gang, including you, would probably qualify for Mensa membership - both in intelligence and eccentricity. I actually know two Mensans who are millionaires. One of them buys all his clothes at garage sales, goes to Happy Hours so he can fill up on free food while nursing one drink, and leads "urban hikes" that always end up at a buffet restaurant just in time to get the lunch prices. Joy |
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No cluons were harmed when Yoj! wrote:
[snips] I didn't figure it out either, and I've been a member of Mensa for many years. Twenty-seven years, and a life member, here (and no, I didn't solve the puzzle, either). I'm in the Mensa 76 group. Hugs and Purrs, Mark -- Proof of Sanity Forged Upon Request |
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 09:28:56 +1100, Yowie wrote:
For Christmas, my parents were given a Mensa calender with a puzzle for each day. They haven't opened it yet, but the sample question was: A toy shop prices toys on the whim of the owner: A doll is $12, a kite $15, a skateboard $34, and a ring toss $24. How much is a blackboard? My whole family has been working furiously on this puzzle, but even though we know the answer (it was printed on the box) we have no idea *why* $31 right Can anyone out there in RPCA land explain the solution? It will save the Greater Chapman Clan from going utterly bonkers. Yowie --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.799 / Virus Database: 543 - Release Date: 20/11/04 Definitely not a Mensa person. My first reaction was -- why not ask the owner? MLB |
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"Mark Edwards" wrote in message
... No cluons were harmed when Yoj! wrote: [Mensa 76] Hi Mark! Would that be Philadelphia? I'm not familiar with a numeral designation for a group. I'm part of GLAAM - Greater Los Angeles Area Oops, sorry. That's the 76xxx zip-code area, which is basically Fort Worth, Arlington, and a few isolated towns in the west end (or thereabouts) of the Dallas/Fort Worth area, in Texas. Hugs and Purrs, Mark Okay. Now I know where you are. Joy |
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"CatNipped" wrote in message
I saw that! I think he put it on at the "Black Gold Blowout" (50th anniversary of American Mensa) AG (annual gathering of American Mensa) we held here in Houston a few years back (or it could have been at another AG). It was amazing some of the really idiotic things supposedly "smart" people have done. I also think it's great that they can admit it and not take themselves too seriously. I'll have to see if I can't get hold of the words to "The Mensa Song". It was written by a San Diego Mensan, and is hilarious. It is very much to the point about not taking ourselves too seriously. When I first joined I was afraid to go to a meeting. I thought I had somehow fluked the test and I was scared stiff that I would feel really out of place and dumb around all those "geniuses". After years of being a "silent" member I finally volunteered to do the program book for the above-mentioned AG and I was pleasantly surprised that the people were just as, ahem, eccentric as I am - and they were very down-to-earth and humble. I talked to a lot of people at my first RG (Regional Gathering). I felt the same way (about it being a fluke), and found that most of the people I talked to felt the same way. There are a few arrogant jerks, of course, but you get those in nearly every group. This one seems to be an exception. But then again, the requirements allow for one out of every fifty people to qualify, so we *do* cover a broad spectrum of the population. Judging by the comments and quality of conversation here in rpca I've always felt that there are just *tons* of people on this group who would qualify. Hugs, CatNipped I agree. Hugs, Joy |
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"Yoj" had some very interesting things to
say about [OT} Puzzle thats driving us nuts: [snicker] At least they weren't using liquid oxygen to jumpstart a barbecue grill. :-) There was a member of Inland Empire Mensa, who was an engineer or a scientist of some kind. I met him several times, but I wasn't at the party where he decided to demonstrate a volcano he had built. It blew up in his face and put him in the hospital with third degree burns. OWIE!!! An *engineer* did this? -- "The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL |
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"Yoj" had some very interesting things to
say about [OT} Puzzle thats driving us nuts: Tolerant and accepting is good. Many Mensans are, but some are snobs, and truly believe they are both smarter and better than everybody else. Actually, your entire gang, including you, would probably qualify for Mensa membership - both in intelligence and eccentricity. I actually know two Mensans who are millionaires. One of them buys all his clothes at garage sales, goes to Happy Hours so he can fill up on free food while nursing one drink, and leads "urban hikes" that always end up at a buffet restaurant just in time to get the lunch prices. What's wrong with not wanting to pay more than necessary? ;-) -- "The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL |
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