Challenge of Interest

[impressive]

*Psst ... Imp ... wasn't actually convinced that I didn't exist. But thanks for the reassurance. *

Smart ass.

 

[Liar]

People should get on their knees and thank God for lawyers.

...or He'll use them on us. Oh the mayhem.

 

[shereads]

70% to 90% of the dust in an average household is shed skin cells.

 

[tolyk]

You've obviously been to a Mensa meeting.

That's rich.. I know a number of people I consider smart, they don't have to talk about things outside their own lives to be smart though. Hell, I like to know what is going on in my friends' lives. If I weren't interested in my friends then we'd not be friends in the first place.

People you discuss only intelligent topics with rarely end up becoming close knit friends, they're often seen as acquaintances.

Just MY uninteresting opinion.
-Tolyk

 

[impressive]

70% to 90% of the dust in an average household is shed skin cells.

I'm envisioning a new line of Hannibal Lechter vacuums.

 

[scheherazade_79]

In keeping with the dictum that dull people talk about themselves, mediocre people talk about events, and smart people talk about ideas, say something interesting that (a) isn't about you, (b) isn't about someone else on the boards, (3) isn't about your kids.

I no longer believe it can be done.

---Zoot

Did you know there's a woman in China, who can write the entire alphabet on a grain of rice?

And if that doesn't stir your imagination, how about this:

There was once a doctor, who decided to go to a classical music concert one night with his wife. They had a young kid, and had only been in the area a couple of weeks, so they had to rely on word of mouth to get a babysitter.
They left for the concert in good time, and decided to phone home during the interval to check that everything was OK. The phone rang and rang... but no one picked it up.
In a panic, they dashed back home, went into the house and called the babysitter's name. They heard a shout from the direction of the bathroom and heard their kid crying.
Fearing the worst, they rushed up and were greeted with a scene straight out of a nightmare - the babysitter was sitting on the toilet, knickers around her ankles... and completely utterly STUCK to the seat.
As the house was new, the doctor and his wife had been doing a lot of renovations. Earlier on that evening, he'd varnished the toilet seat... and now the babysitter was stuck.
They tried everything - white spirits, brute force, quiet prayer - but nothing could unfasten their babysitter. Eventually they admitted defeat and phone the fire brigade.
After having a good laugh, the firemen simply sawed the seat off its hinges and suggested that the girl be taken to the emergency room.
In the hospital, news of her unfortunate situation spread fast, and soon nurses, junior doctors and senior consultants were all rushing to the room for a sly peak. At a total loss what to do next, the doctor on duty summoned a surgeon to lend his expertise to the matter.
He came into the room to see the poor girl on all fours, naked from the waist down, and the toilet seat still attached firmly to her butt. Snickering, a nurse turned to him and said, "Well, Mr Brown - have you ever seen something like this before?!"
The surgeon raised a cool eyebrow and replied, "Yes, many a time - but never framed."

 

[shereads]

Over a lifetime, people on average spend 2 weeks kissing.

 

[Guest]

Over a lifetime, people on average spend 2 weeks kissing.

And something like three years on the toilet.

No wonder they say life isn't fair.

(But, 2 weeks!? Is that all?)

 

[cheerful_deviant]

But, 2 weeks!? Is that all?

It's an average. Factor out the average time of 2 minutes for all the Bible Thumpers and the average for the rest of us goes up quite a bit.

 

[rgraham666]

You've obviously been to a Mensa meeting.

I have. I'm falling asleep just thinking about it.

 

[BlackShanglan]

I find the whole Mensa concept fairly offputting. I can't summon much enthusiasm for a group of people who need to publically verify their performance on a standardized test.

Shanglan

 

[gauchecritic]

Well they wouldn't take you anyway Shang (apart from being a horsey) you just know too bloody much.

 

[impressive]

I find the whole Mensa concept fairly offputting. I can't summon much enthusiasm for a group of people who need to publically verify their performance on a standardized test.

Shanglan

I thought they'd be eclectic and interesting and involved in activism for social change ... but the one meeting I attended was phenomenally boring. Not an activist in the bunch. *sigh* That being said, very few Mensans flaunt their membership to the public at large. One of the most recent journals contained a discussion about whether or not to even disclose membership on a resume. The consensus was "no."

The organization, or what I've seen of it, is very insular and far from elitist.

 

[cantdog]

I was so unimpressed by the test that I turned them down without a qualm. I've given a lot of thought to the matter, and I think it is deeply ironic that the definition of intelligence is the score on that thing.

 

[impressive]

I was so unimpressed by the test that I turned them down without a qualm. I've given a lot of thought to the matter, and I think it is deeply ironic that the definition of intelligence is the score on that thing.

Just a standard IQ test -- virtually useless in any application. The whole concept of IQ in general is flawed.

 

[cantdog]

Hence MENSA.

 

[carsonshepherd]

In keeping with the dictum that dull people talk about themselves, mediocre people talk about events, and smart people talk about ideas, say something interesting that (a) isn't about you, (b) isn't about someone else on the boards, (3) isn't about your kids.

I no longer believe it can be done.

---Zoot

a) there is nothing interesting that isn't about me.

 

[ElizabethWest]

a) there is nothing interesting that isn't about me.

Fuck you. It's all about me!

And don't you forget it...

 

[cantdog]

My!

 

[BlackShanglan]

a) there is nothing interesting that isn't about me.

*sigh* So true, so thoroughly true.

Fuck you. It's all about me!

And yet you want to fuck him. Clearly, he's actually right.

 

[ElizabethWest]

And yet you want to fuck him. Clearly, he's actually right.

If you only knew...

 

[carsonshepherd]

*sigh* So true, so thoroughly true.



And yet you want to fuck him. Clearly, he's actually right.

See? I told you.

 

[shereads]

And something like three years on the toilet.

No wonder they say life isn't fair.

(But, 2 weeks!? Is that all?)

Some people shouldn't bother kissing. Others should charge a fee. The statistic doesn't care.

 

[oggbashan]

There is a plaque on a house in Sandwich, Kent, that claims that it was Tom Paine's cottage.

At the time he lived there he would probably have been tried for treason if the Government knew what he was thinking.

How long does it take for a radical to become respectable?

Og

 

[gauchecritic]

There is a plaque on a house in Sandwich, Kent, that claims that it was Tom Paine's cottage.

At the time he lived there he would probably have been tried for treason if the Government knew what he was thinking.

How long does it take for a radical to become respectable?

Og

Communist revolutionaries? Depends on the new boss (same as the old boss)