I likewise show no obvious signs of brain damage. but somebody is going to have to explain that one to me.
p.s. I never knew there were people who devoted their whole career to the study of rhinos. What an endless source of life-enhancing information this forum is (and it's such an additional joy to know you can absolutely trust everything you are told here.)
@graeme-ogg Graeme you can rest assured that the information/knowledge imparted on this forum is gleaned from elsewhere and thus reliable, as none of us has ever had an original thought. Okay the rhinologist noun may not survive examination....I may have been trying to impress; but beaknician just sounded so common to me.
Right. But I'm still waiting for enlightenment re the image above. (Yes, I know, if I'm stupid enough to have to ask, I shouldn't be here at all. I should be gearing up for a Mensa Halloween party.)
@graeme-ogg, I'm confident that, given time, the profundity would come to you. However, in the interests of expediting higher thought prior to the coming of the New Year, I will attempt to explain.
To those of diminished mental capacity (by "diminished," I mean an IQ of lower than 79.1), it is no more than a quote from Monty Python's "Holy Grail." But for enlightened think tankeds, it can mean so much more. I must candidly confess to struggling with the significance myself as I lack the .1 increment in IQ that might elevate me into the higher levels of academia a la Mr. Dodds. Yet, as I applied myself to the task and diligently pondered its meaning, no small struggle I do not hesitate to mention, I began to get glimpses of something far more deep and beautiful than mere comedy.
I found the little red pills the nice people in their bright white outfits here at the home provide for me every afternoon to be most helpful.
@jkuvakas Profundity....yeah that's it....nice word, whatever it means...that's like...four syllables! JK I admire your IQ development aspirations and I do realize that you are smarter than the average bear, as demonstrated by your usage of big words and stuff, further bolstered by your increasing consumption of The Red Pills. Not to seem patronizing but IMO you demonstrate an intellect nearly equal to that of my personal role models The Three Stooges and Larry, Darryl and Darryl. In addition to that you also are a master rubmeister and smokenitian, no other man of this world can compare, which is evidenced by your happy, well fed congregation and repeated attendance at your residence by the Warrenton Fire Dept. Then there is your budding media career which is developing so impressively that you will need an agent very soon (you have my number...15% is all I ask). I mention all of this simply to remind you of your true worth; to stave off depression in the event that you don't reach the exalted intellectual development of other "think tank(ed)" Forumites (P.R. and select others shall remain nameless as we are also exceedingly humble). Ultimately though, if all of your academic efforts fail, I am certainly prepared to put your name (and a couple G-notes) forward to our selection committee to grant you metric IQ designation, which should muddy the waters enough to gain admission.
Right. But I'm still waiting for enlightenment re the image above. (Yes, I know, if I'm stupid enough to have to ask, I shouldn't be here at all. I should be gearing up for a Mensa Halloween party.)
Hang on a second........is there caroling at Mensa Hallowe'en parties? You may want to check first before emerging unarmed from your "basement" Graeme.
Well, I did actually ask them about carols being involved, but being academic sort of chaps they thought I was making an obscure reference to the Carolingian Dynasty (7th-8th centuries AD) and assured me that neither Charlemagne nor any of his heirs and successors would be attending the event. I was naturally relieved and accepted the invitation to participate.
But thank you for your thoughtful concern for my wellbeing, and for offering emotional reassurance to JK and others on the Forum for whom Alfred E. Neumann serves as a role model for intellectual attainment.
The great Alfred E.! Let us all speak the name of he whom we aspire to in solemn reverence. May we all come to know him for who he is rather than the persona created around him.
@jack-dodds I shall refuse to accept anything I have not earned honestly and with integrity. I will work my way up. I have recorded my planned methods and placed them in a nondescript envelope addressed to the committee with appropriate compensation for their trouble. Let me know if it works...if it's enou...if their "objectivity" is satisfied.
