[long rant ahead]
Angie, I am a mensan but hopefully not a nerd like the ones I met on Sunday
... (augh)...
No, to be honest, some of them were really nice humble people. It was the child prodigies who bugged me. It was supposed to be a FRIENDLY game for amateurs (there were 2 categories, amateurs and masters). BUT! Some of them were so friggin'
ANAL about the rules. For instance, there was one guy who played against me, I don't think he's even hit puberty yet. He was a brilliant player but he said things like
"Oh no no no, don't take the tiles like that; hold it up at eye level and take them"
"Put your tiles flat face down on the table before you exchange them. There, like that"
"Is this your
first time or what??"
He also had a huge problem about me not taking down his score after every turn. I kept having to tell him that it's not necessary. Obviously some geniuses don't think outside of the friggin' box! Still, he won the 1st place for our category. Shit floats to the top.
Some other guy there also made a remark about how I was counting my scores the wrong way. (!!)
As a result, I didn't have much fun. Really. Imagine being in the same room as them from 8am to 6pm
..... Gah!
I hate mensan nerds I hate mensan nerds
I hate mensan nerds I hate mensan nerds
Oh yeah, for anyone who knows what I'm talking about, there was a guy in a black and red gingham shirt and every time I saw him this song would spring to mind: "I'm a lumberjack and that's okay/I sleep all night and I work all day".. LOL
Having a headache now... Merry Christmas!
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