fcgamer | 4,754 Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Is anyone here a member of Mensa? I've noticed that there's a chapter in Taiwan, and I'm thinking about testing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,995 Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Do it. You seem like a super smart person. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,127 Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 There is no way this topic doesn’t end up off the rails 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 They told me I was too smart and wouldn’t allow me to join. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,014 Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 I plan on applying. When I looked into it, you can apply directly through them but you only get one shot at it. If you fail, you can never apply again. Another way is to get a private IQ test done and if it's high enough, you can submit it to them for approval. If it comes back too low, you never have to submit it and you can try again later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,844 Administrator · Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,537 Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 "Today's Mensa test will feature questions in the following categories. Famicom bootlegs. Game collecting in Taiwan. Why US exclusives suck. Sachen, the forgotten publisher. Being contrary. And trolling for fun and profit. Good luck!" *Dave cracks knuckles* 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 1,899 Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 3 minutes ago, Tulpa said: "Today's Mensa test will feature questions in the following categories. Famicom bootlegs. Game collecting in Taiwan. Why US exclusives suck. Sachen, the forgotten publisher. Being contrary. And trolling for fun and profit. Good luck!" *Dave cracks knuckles* ..You left out Linguistics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrslam | 477 Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 I did you one better: I married a Mensan so she can do all the smart stuff and I can have fun being stoopid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,092 Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 5 hours ago, Tulpa said: "Today's Mensa test will feature questions in the following categories. Famicom bootlegs. Game collecting in Taiwan. Why US exclusives suck. Sachen, the forgotten publisher. Being contrary. And trolling for fun and profit. Good luck!" *Dave cracks knuckles* Ever see the Cheers episode where Cliff Claven is on Jeopardy and the categories are like "The US postal System" and a bunch of other shit he knows intimately? This is basically the FCGamer version of that... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,092 Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 6 hours ago, Code Monkey said: If it comes back too low, you never have to submit it and you can try again later. Or, if you had a modicum of insight, you would realize that the low result is a definitive sign that you do not belong in Mensa... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOURTURN | 1,257 Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 (edited) I'm part Doyle. So it is more or less a curse since I have found psychological similarities between me and some of my better known genetic relatives. With me saying that, from a familial point of view, that I am Sherlock Holmes but could have been a bit more John Watson if I was raised in a better environment. As opposed to being a Mycroft Holmes simply because the immediate family I deal with choose to not understand me. With others using their own egos and desire for self-entitlement to do the same. Point being is that I waste my intelligence (and money) trying to not act like I am smart enough to try for Mensa. I see psychological patterns better than I see spatial ones. I have tried out numerous grading companies, which includes the ones that get snubbed here, as a means to see what visual/emotional appeasement they have to offer. Plus I chose to return to VGS. And that tells me that I either should avoid Mensa or I should admit that I am a masochist. And not just a high-functioning "sociopath" (aka an Aspie). Edited May 12, 2023 by FenrirZero I wink, therefor people think I am human. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOURTURN | 1,257 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 20 hours ago, Dr. Morbis said: Or, if you had a modicum of insight, you would realize that the low result is a definitive sign that you do not belong in Mensa... I feel like the realization of that conversation is one that could use Kevin Smith's touch. I mean that I can totally see @OptOut dressed up as Jay, with @fcgamer dressed up as Silent Bob. With you facepalming at it all, and not just me telling a Mensa member "In the realm of video games, the one true "return" is "Matroid II: Return of Samus"!" While a member of Mensa saying to all of us, "I would like to remind all of you that this is Mensa and NOT Mooby's!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor | 855 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 $80/year to "prove" that i'm intelligent? no thank you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor | 855 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 21 hours ago, FenrirZero said: I'm part Doyle. i'm assuming this is what you mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOURTURN | 1,257 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 59 minutes ago, twiztor said: i'm assuming this is what you mean. Nope! What I mean is that I have my late Great-Great-Uncle's family research. And thanks to the fact my Multi-Great-Grandfather had 26 sons between two wives, Arthur Conan Doyle is my genetic cousin. I'm more like that because I am also part-Pickle. On my Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandmother's side. With her mother being a Dickie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,030 Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 (edited) I'd try but I think they'd just pat my head and give me a ball to bounce like Lisa in that Simpsons episode. Edited May 14, 2023 by mbd39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Doyce | 477 Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 On 5/12/2023 at 11:13 PM, twiztor said: $80/year to "prove" that i'm intelligent? no thank you. Most legit two or three standard deviation smart people aren't in Mensa. It's got the same cachet as those Who's Who books they try to scam college kids into paying to get an entry in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,597 Editorials Team · Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 On 5/12/2023 at 9:13 PM, twiztor said: $80/year to "prove" that i'm intelligent? no thank you. I'll mail you a card that says whatever you want for $9.99. The PENSA option is my best seller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,844 Administrator · Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 1 minute ago, Reed Rothchild said: I'll mail you a card that says whatever you want for $9.99. The PENSA option is my best seller. I'll take a signed card which says "I, [your real name], hereby do grant one Douglas Glover of [my address] full ownership of my house and all entities found within in perpetuity for the cost of $1 USD to be paid in full at the time of my death to a charity of his choosing. [your signature]". Thanks! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,597 Editorials Team · Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Just now, Gloves said: I'll take a signed card which says "I, [your real name], hereby do grant one Douglas Glover of [my address] full ownership of my house and all entities found within in perpetuity for the cost of $1 USD to be paid in full at the time of my death to a charity of his choosing. [your signature]". Thanks! Well I'm living forever, smart guy! That will be $9.99 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,844 Administrator · Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 1 minute ago, Reed Rothchild said: Well I'm living forever, smart guy! That will be $9.99 Only the $1 is owed upon your death, the house is transferred upon signing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splain | 2,592 Editorials Team · Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Gloves has passed the first MENSA test. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,844 Administrator · Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 At long last, recognition! And it only cost me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,597 Editorials Team · Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 23 minutes ago, Gloves said: Only the $1 is owed upon your death, the house is transferred upon signing. I live in Montana. Good luck getting past all of the bears and wolves and making it to my house! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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