A ****** bouncy: Skippy brags about being smart and the Religion on Peace.

[dutch508]

NYC_SKP (62,394 posts) http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025714678

Just back from a MENSA lunch, first time, one person there really ruined my appetite.
This is my first ever foray into the organization, and first time joining in any sort of meeting.

There were only five of us and conversation was mostly good, except for one very nasty thing:

One guest brought their Mr. Peabody and Sherman birthday card which had a lot of conversation starters, including the question, "If you could go back in time where would you go and what would you do?"

I went first and we proceeded around the table and all was good until it was Ronny's turn.

"Mine's kind of dark. I'd go back to whenever and kill whoever started Islam."
 

Follow up question was "what would you bring back?"

"His head."

The absence of shock on the others' faces suggested that this is how Ronny rolls and, in the groups' defense, I think he has either had a stroke or has cognitive and motor challenges. His head stays bowed and he stared at me a lot and much of what he said was unintelligible. He maybe he's there only as the husband of his wife, the actual member.

They do a game night and this dinner, once a month each. I will probably try game night, maybe that will be a bit more lively.

And less dark.

 Lots of Fox News, I reckon.

Just stupid. Does anyone here believe Skippy is a Mensa member? Does anyone believe any part of this story?

 Warpy (79,365 posts)

1. I sent the test in when I was 12

and was informed that they weren't admitting children and try again when I grew up a few years because I'd passed it.

By the time I grew up, I'd realized that passing an IQ test was no guarantee of anything except being good at passing IQ tests.

I'd rather choose friends for compatability of interests and temperaments. I don't care that they're not all over the place like I am and they don't seem to care that I'm all over the place.

That works a lot better than choosing them for one limited thing like IQ or being heathens or anything else.

Ronny's a git, but who among us hasn't wanted to go back and supply a few targeted women with birth control pills to prevent a few monsters from being born?

He just chose a poor monster. Muhammad represented a huge improvement over the tribal crap that limited most people's lives. The tribal crap crept back in centuries after his death and that's what we're seeing today.

Suggest Ronny read history books that weren't written by bible bangers.

Warpy's a Mensa member?

DinahMoeHum (13,483 posts)
5. As James Randi (aka "The Amazing Randi") has said. . .

"People who are smart get into Mensa. People who are really smart look around and leave."

James Randi himself got into Mensa once upon a time; and promptly resigned after being booed off a podium because of a speech he gave indicating that Mensa members were the must susceptible to beliefs of the paranormal.

 

I am waiting for Nadin to explain how she was a founding member of the Mexican branch of the MENSA...

WhiteAndNerdy (145 posts)
7. I've been a member since 1987. I was briefly active in one of my local groups, and I've met a lot of interesting people, but there's always at least one really kooky person who can make a meeting miserable for everyone. I haven't been to any local events since the '90s.

oh, for fuque's face...

[Ralph Wiggum]

Horrid, not even close to being a believable story.  By itself, the lunch part is laughable.  Who the hell acts like that amongst friends, not to mention people you just met?

Then, there is the MENSA part...

 

I'd more likely believe it if Skippy said he was dropped off on the short bus. 

[freedumb2003b]

Horrid, not even close to being a believable story.  By itself, the lunch part is laughable.  Who the hell acts like that amongst friends, not to mention people you just met?

Then, there is the MENSA part...

 :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:

I'd more likely believe it if Skippy said he was dropped off on the short bus.  :shortbus:

"Mine's kind of dark. I'd go back to whenever and kill whoever started Islam."

A MENSA member who doesn't know muhammed's name and when the rop was founded?  God, skips dude, if you want to do a bouncy don't expose it within your own post!

Just a helpful hint from the Cave

[Carl]

Barry would be more likely invited to a glory hole then a Mensa meeting.

What a sad and pathetic dolt.

[EagleKeeper]

I went first and we proceeded around the table and all was good until it was Ronny's turn.

I'm deeply disappointed that Skippy didn't care to enlighten us as to his answer to the question(s).

Edit: Formatting.

[FlippyDoo]

Everyone of them claim to have MENSA level IQs, yet all of them are too stupid to...oh hell... the list is too long to type. Let's just say they are lying, hypocritical DUmbasses. Even cabbage can outsmart them.

For the record, I didn't need to use blocks, wire, and burning newspaper to make the above determination. Nor did I need to consult with the location of the stars, moon, or planets. Nor did I need to drink organic pineapple juice. Nor did I need to check with a ghost chicken. Nor did I need to go to a website off lunatics and plead for help in making the determination.

Lord how I despise these imbeciles.

[Chris_]

Even cabbage can outsmart them.

Survival instinct.

I'm SO SICK of Bush's Amerikkka

[Ralph Wiggum]

Survival instinct.

I'm SO SICK of Bush's Amerikkka

One of my favorite all-time threads.