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All members of Mensa have I.Q.s of at least 140.
At one Mensa convention, several members at a local cafe noticed the shaker with an S on top, for salt, contained pepper and their pepper shaker, with a P on top, was full of salt. How could they swap the contents of the bottles without spilling anything and using only the implements at hand? Clearly, here was the marvellous Mensa mystery!
They presented ideas, debated them, and finally came up with what they felt was a brilliant solution involving a napkin, a straw, and an empty saucer.
They called the blonde waitress over to dazzle her with their solution.
"Ma'am," they said, "we couldn't help but notice that the pepper shaker contains salt and the salt shaker contains..."
"Oh, sorry!" interrupted the blonde waitress. "Here," and she unscrewed the caps of both bottles and switched them.

Even at a Mensa convention someone is the dumbest person in the room.

This was written by William Keaton, and originally published in "MIND", the newsletter of Indianapolis Mensa beck in 1993. It was reprinted in the national (American) "Mensa Bulletin" this month. And now, with the usual apologies to Clement Moore. ..' Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house
Not a computer was stirring, not even a mouse.
The hard drives were left on in each computer case
With a database for Santa, punched up in dBase.
The hackers were all snug asleep in their beds,
While visions of access codes danced in their heads.
And I with my PC and Ma with her Mac,
Had settled in for a long winter's nap.
When up from my modem there arose such a squeal,
I jumped from my bed and said, "What's the deal!!?!?"
To my computer I tore like a flash,
Hoping I wasn't suffering a Christmas Eve Crash.
A flashing green light on the front of my case,
Showed late-night activity (I more...

From The Economist of July 8, page 49:
Mensa, the club for "highly intelligent people," advertised
a competition in a children's newspaper-closing date,
June 31st.

The Top 15 MENSA Pick-Up Lines

15>' This is your brain. This is your brain on my naked thigh. Any questions?'

14>' Towards what end does a substantially empathetic demoiselle such as yourself inhabit a locus such as this?'

13>' What say we skip this nerd-fest and hit an all-night symposium on Euclidean Geometry?'

12>' Perchance, would you be inclined to participate, at my domicile, sans apparel, in a modicum of copulation?'

11>' It doesn't take a genius to see how gorgeous you are, but if it did, I'd be overqualified.'

10>' You'll have to excuse me -- Your presence excites me beyond all capacity for cognitive discourse.'

9>' Vini, Vici, Va-va-voom!'

8>' You must be tired, because you've been running quadratic equations through my mind all night.'

7>' That tape on your glasses really sets off your eyes.'

6>' According to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle of Quantum Mechanics, more...