Has anybody on here ever been a member? I passed the test, but they want £55 a year subscription, and I'm not really sure if it will be my thing.
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Has anybody on here ever been a member? I passed the test, but they want £55 a year subscription, and I'm not really sure if it will be my thing.
thinly veiled " i,m a smart arse post" imho :hehe: way to go Walt :thumbup:
That's the thinnest of thin veils...Quote:
Originally Posted by Packerman
This is off to a good start :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by Packerman
Did you pay to do the test like?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wales-Bales
Look at me, look at me!
You're gonna tell us next that you've been very successful in business and are generally considered quite good looking.
Birthday present :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by Baloo
Why?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Bloop
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Originally Posted by Wales-Bales
I work for someone who is a member.
To borrow a phrase from Sludge, are there any dirty rotters there? You know, the Carol Vorderman type.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nelsonca61
Tut tut, other than myself, all fine upstanding people. :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by Wales-Bales
I've always wanted to take the test but never gone through with it (In the awful realisation that although I think of myself as intelligent I may actually be quite thick)
Everyone passes so they've got a chance of taking £55 a year off peopleQuote:
Originally Posted by Wales-Bales
I don't think it's about intelligence, it more about a person's hardwired ability to deal with a particular type of question. I'm predisposed towards maths, music and computing, so logic, patterns, puzzles, etc. I've always done better in IQ tests compared with written exams, possibly because I did the least amount of work in order to pass :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe Gillis
Besides, Margaret Thatcher and Jimmy Savile are past members of Mensa, so read into that what you will!
Save your money for beer. :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by Wales-Bales
http://www.adamus.nl/mensa-a-critical-review/
There's a test on their website, it's unspeakably easy, I know because:-
Mensa Quiz - Results
Your score: 100%!
You took the "British Mensa's Online Workout" quiz and were awarded 18/18 marks
A top score! Excellent! You could achieve a high IQ score if you took a Mensa Supervised IQ test.
https://www.mensa.org.uk/workout
How are you fixed for top-end scrunt?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wales-Bales
I designed that test back in the day so you did well to score so highly. Might be a few mistakes in there though, as I was having sex with 200 women while I was working on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by itkman
They are standard tests as used by schools and employers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Llanedeyrnblue
All at the same time? :yikes:Quote:
Originally Posted by lardy
To be honest Mensa is all a bit common.
But funnily enough I have been wondering whether to maintain my membership of The Prometheus Society after all these years.
I got the question wrong on the 'Confirm you're not a bot' bit. 7 + 8 = ?? :frown:Quote:
Originally Posted by itkman
You must be suffering from percentile dysfunction :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by Baloo
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Originally Posted by Steve R
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Originally Posted by Steve R
I used to be a member but it was full if weirdos. There was no point in paying to be a member when you can meet weirdos for free in the pub or on the busQuote:
Originally Posted by Wales-Bales
I've passed a few tests in the past with high marks. I don't remember, but I've been told I had a very high IQ when i was about 9 or 10.
(it doesn't change much with time, apparently)
Never saw the attraction of joining this "elitist club", though.
Back to the original question my son was a member of MENSA in High school and later at University. Then he was able to claim a free subscription under their hardship fund. He is no longer a member. He thought membership might help him secure a job but the effect it had on his employer is impossible to assess. There are local meetings but he didn't bother to attend any.
There is not much point belonging unless you feel that you will get something out of it.
Lots of sources (they are there you just need to find them) saying that russians have hacked Mensa systems to falsely promote certain potential applicants (obviously it is a russian hack so there will be no trace) and undermine the integrity of the process.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wales-Bales
I am easily led so accept the result on its merit. Well done:thumbup:
Ok forget Mensa, any freemasons on here willing to give out an invite? :biggrin:
They need to know how you got on in the test first!Quote:
Originally Posted by Wales-Bales
If you pay the £55 you have failed the test IMO.
:hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
One has to wonder why any intelligent being would support CCFC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wales-Bales
I actually took and passed the test when I was about 10 or 11, but baulked at paying the fee.
I thought it was more than £100 back in the day, but perhaps it just seemed like more.
Yeah, Coventry used to be a decent team, but they're shite now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Forest Green Bluebird
Very soothing.Quote:
Originally Posted by itkman
Exactly!Quote:
Originally Posted by Llanedeyrnblue
That's why I said CCFC!Quote:
Originally Posted by bobh