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Wednesday, March 29, 2006
IQ Doesn't Mean Much, Does It?
Being a member of Mensa is supposed to mean something, right? It means that you're smarter than 98% of the population. OK, maybe not as smart... you have a higher IQ than 98% of the population. There seems to be a wide gap between high IQs and smarts.
Case in point: Sharon Stone. According to her publicist, she's a member of Mensa with an IQ of 148 or 154 (depending on which press release you pick up). (A Mensa spokesperson pointed out that she's never been a member... oops... ) This fine specimen of brainiac power has been more than willing to share her wisdom with the world. Here are some of her best tidbits of brainiacism:
I wish I could remember the context, but a group of us (mostly bloggers, some not) were chatting, and Mensa came up in the conversation. Then general concensus was that most of us could be members of Mensa... very few of us had any desire at all to be members. We know our IQs... and we don't really care if anyone else does or not.
Says something, doesn't it?
Case in point: Sharon Stone. According to her publicist, she's a member of Mensa with an IQ of 148 or 154 (depending on which press release you pick up). (A Mensa spokesperson pointed out that she's never been a member... oops... ) This fine specimen of brainiac power has been more than willing to share her wisdom with the world. Here are some of her best tidbits of brainiacism:
- In May 1999, Sharon Stone called police to take away her guns and made the following statement: "Our world has changed and our children are in danger. I choose to surrender my right to bear arms in exchange for the peace of mind of doing the right thing". (very not safe for work photos on that page)
- She encouraged teen girls who were being pressured into having sex to... um... go the oral route. "If you're in a situation where you cannot get out of sex, offer a blow job. I'm not embarrassed to tell them." (uh... did she just say that you should reward a would-be rapist with what I think she just suggested???)
- She said that Hillary Clinton is too sexy to be President. (I'm sorry... "Hillary" and "sexy" in the same sentence??? no... not just no... )
I wish I could remember the context, but a group of us (mostly bloggers, some not) were chatting, and Mensa came up in the conversation. Then general concensus was that most of us could be members of Mensa... very few of us had any desire at all to be members. We know our IQs... and we don't really care if anyone else does or not.
Says something, doesn't it?
