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Looks like I won't be getting the inside story on super brains.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 30-OCT-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Looks like I won't be getting the inside story on super brains.(Entertainment)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard

Memo to: Mark Johnson, features editor at The Register-Guard.

From: Susan Palmer, general assignment reporter.

Subject: The Mensa IQ test you sent me to take for a story on the popular society of smart people.

Hey, boss:

Hate to say I told you so, but I did warn you. Expecting me to ace a timed multiple-choice test? That's like asking your outfielder to pitch a no-hitter.

Forget about it. I got through college and grad school based on my skill with good old-fashioned essay questions and footnoted reports.

I did give the IQ test my best shot. Took a couple of preparatory mini-quizzes from Mensa's Web site before going up to Corvallis to take the proctored exam, along with seven other Oregon residents who all seemed to be marking their answers a whole lot faster than me.

Now, I won't know...

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