�I�d much rather understand, perceive and imagine � and be unhappy � than be stupid and content�
Think of a Mensa meeting and you imagine either a bunch of affable masterminds or overbearing snobs. Oliver Roberts discovers that genius is indiscriminate.
On the third Thursday of every month, a group of extraordinary people infiltrates the musty halls of the Old Edwardian Sports Club in Houghton.
Among the brass plaques, framed photographs of conquering teams and smell of Deep Heat they lurk, holding cups of tea and appearing uncomfortable even when they�re comfortable. Some have rounded shoulders, others wear glasses comically repaired with tape, and many flaunt a self-satisfied confidence. They are the brain jocks, and they don�t belong here.
This abode of beer games and towel-flicks is, however, one of the few places they can go to seek refuge from the condition that has both cursed and blessed them throughout their lives. Outside the hall where they find each other is a blackboard with an arrow, and above it, the word that spells out their hope for connection and an exchange of warm, intellectual juices � Mensa.

Mensa Head Lists Smartest Shows Ever
‘House,’ ‘NCIS,’ ‘Law & Order’ Among Current Shows Picked
POSTED: 10:59 am EST February 15, 2008

Some people think that TV rots your brain, but the head of an organization for smart people has a list of what he said are the smartest shows ever made.
Jim Werdell, the chairman of Mensa International, gave his list of the 10 most intelligent shows ever in honor of the end of the Hollywood writers’ strike.
In an interview with Fancast.com, he said the top 10 shows of all time are:

Opinion by Stephen Cook

Yes, I too have had those �Eureka Moments� in my lifetime, but these were a different kind. Such as when I realized how much sense intelligent creation made. Or when I realized how much Bible prophecy has been and is being fulfilled. These are only a few, but let me share some with you.

1) How long did the Hundred Years’ War last?
2) Which country makes Panama hats?
3) From which animal do we get catgut?
4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
5) What is a camel’s hair brush made of?
6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal?
7) What was King George VI’s first name?
8) What color is a purple finch?
9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=463539&in_page_id=1770

Two-year-old ‘Matilda’ becomes youngest ever girl in Mensa
By DUNCAN ROBERTSON –

Do you like puzzles? Really hard ones? The results from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology�s 2007 Mystery Hunt are now on the web.
Teams worked non stop from Friday until Sunday unraveling the fiendishly hard puzzles in this annual event. Check out the puzzles and see how you do.
http://web.mit.edu/puzzle/www/07/

I saw an ad in the K.C. Star Monday that Midwest Airlines is having a fare sale which includes round trip to New Orleans from Kansas City for $79 each way. It’s a 900+ mile trip by car, and I would think the gas alone would cost right at that, not to mention the wear and tear on one’s car (and body).

Thought I would pass it along, in case someone might be interested.

Ok, here�s the deal. I am a part-time Mobile Disc Jockey. I generally do school dances, corporate functions and weddings. These are fairly straight forward events where the music that I can play is restricted to the occasion at hand.

To be considered, the producers require single males to e-mail them at [email protected] with a brief description your credentials. They will be holding interviews at 122 west 26th street on the 6th floor, Monday the 25th of October for 11 to 6.

Jim Blackmore, APR National Marketing Director American Mensa, Ltd. [email protected]www.us.mensa.org