Mensa, of course, being the international organization for people whose IQ is in the top 2%:
- Marilyn Vos Savant: Listed by Guinness as having the world's highest recorded IQ (228). Writes "Ask Marilyn!", a weekly column in Parade magazine
- Bobby Czyz: A former two-time World Boxing Association (WBA) Cruiserweight Champion
- Dr. Julie Peterson: A former Playboy "Playmate"
- Barry Nolan: Co-anchor of TV's "Hard Copy"
- Deborah Yates: Member of the world-famous Radio City Rockettes
- Bob Speca, Jr.: Professional domino toppler
- Henry Milligan: The 1983 National Amateur Heavyweight champion
Of course there are many members of Mensa who are world-renowned this-or-that.... AND it's not that there is anything wrong with anything these people are doing. But I find this oddly comforting. They aren't all Oxford Professors. They're just really brilliant and they're probably great at what they do.
Anybody you come across could be a genius. I find genuises fascinating, like some weird celebrity cult or something... a group I desperately want to be a part of. I'm especially curious about the Rockette... does she do her kicks with such precision that they can be consistently measured? Does she realize she does this? Or is she just doing it to blow off some steam? Do the other Rockettes hate her? These are the burning questions I ask myself on a warm late Tuesday afternoon.
