Mensa, the organisation for clever people, with IQs in the top 2%, have decided to drop the ‘smug and self-satisfied’ qualification for aspiring members. “We’re trying to distance ourself from the elitist notion that Mensa members are inherently superior just because they are hyper-intelligent”, said membership secretary, Bryony Edwards. “Anyway, ‘smug’ and ‘self-satisfied’ are tautologous. Me, patronising? How clever of you to notice”...
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