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MENSA: Busted, and I don't mean nip wise~ but I'm....picky.

IamTammy©'s picture

Although I sometimes act like the epitome of white trash with sarcasm, bitterness, and large mammaries, I do have my moments~ and I'm about to share one with you:

I just checked a page on the mensa.com website. Now, keep in mind: I used to say that if I wasn't into the music aspect, being an English teacher was something I wouldn't have minded doing at all. I may not always type it, and I may not always speak it (as my mom used to say), but I can recognize it, just like that Jeff Gordan NASCAR authentic-reproduction-replica-autographed clock bargain on Ebay.

Now~

To some, this is going to seem picky and miniscule, especially when there are children starving in Africa and Angelina Jolie is about to give birth, but to someone who knows how to dissect a sentence with the fury of an elderly man buying a new Cadillac, this will be gold.

Oh, before expose this little tidbit, let me just tell you that someone I used to know, claimed to be a Mensa member, and used to make me feel as if I was the most ignorant woman known to man.

Of course, this was after he became a stalker and I dumped him as quickly as I dump an empty can of pork n' beans when I'm finished sporking those little protein bits of goodness out of it.

I'm going to write Mensa and see if they blow me off, revise their statement, or call me names because my low IQ. The last time it was checked, it was only 137. (Of course, keep in mind that living life to the fullest has hindered me and left me humming the theme from Deliverance every time I urinate, so amuse me.....P.S. I'm not a NASCAR fan....just a classic mustang one.)

Now~

If you go to mensa.org and click on the 'mensa information' link, it will take you to its facts pertaining to the site, telling you what Mensa means, yadda yadda yadda....

I love this part:

"What is Mensa?
Mensa was founded in England in 1946 by Roland Berrill, a barrister, and Dr. Lance Ware, a scientist and lawyer. They had the idea of forming a society for bright people, the only qualification for membership of which was a high IQ. The original aims were, as they are today, to create a society that is non-political and free from all racial or religious distinctions. "

Does anyone else see what's wrong with that high IQ of a sentence that I have so boldly made bold?

I see it. It jumped out at me like a rubber chicken in my bidet~ I'm just curious if anyone else does......I'm just picky~ not stupid.

Anna Nicole Smith would be......proud.

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o ceallaigh's picture

oooo, be careful, Tammy ...

... you're cavorting on the slippery scree slopes of the Queen's English. Where color is spelled with a "u", and derby is pronounced with an "a", and Llanelli is pronounced - oh, Jesus H. Christ, I don't know, but it's nothing like what it looks. Where one speaks of the Liverpudlian football side, they... 'cause everyone knows a side (American "team") has more than one player on it. And aims meaning "purposes" is a plural noun (agreeing with the plural verb) taken as singular, because an aim is something you take with a bow and arrow, or an Enfield rifle.

I looked at MENSA once upon a time. My first impression was "arrogant [deleted]s". Never looked back. Life's too short.
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Maverick's picture

I Check Out MENSA Occasionally

To laugh at their pop-culture and level of education "IQ tests."

IamTammy©'s picture

O' and Mav~

O'~ haha you are hilarious sometimes. I love it~

MAV~ I know.

deorre's picture

I may be too densa for mensa

I may be satisfied with my intelligence, and value it as a part of who I am. It is not my badge of honor, though. I got a whole lotta other stuff to occupy my time with.

White trash with sarcasm, bitterness, and large mammaries? I think I'm scared.

deorre

IQ - MENSA

My wife is a psychologist. I am throwing that out there so that this makes sense:
I dont know my IQ

When I was young they put me in GT, but didnt actually test me. Then, when my wife was in grad school she had to learn the to administer IQ tests. She wanted to give me one. I made her find someone else. Here is why:

If my IQ is low, then that is just depressing.
If my IQ is high, I am a tremendous under-achiever.
If it is average, well then it was a waste of time.

Id rather not know.....ever. For all I know im a genius, or borderline MR. I love ignorance.

Later

IamTammy©'s picture

hey framed~

haha man, I totally hear ya.

IamTammy©'s picture

deorre~

Nah, don't be scared~ just come on over and we'll partake of some warm Mad Dog and Hot Pockets.

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