wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) (06/20/85)
Regarding the ongoing discussion of Mensa, and the qualities of the Mensans some posters have encountered: The latest Playboy has a pointer on the last page to the following month's contents -- one of the features is to be "The Girls of Mensa". So maybe you can evaluate some of the membership without attending a meeting... :-) Will
wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) (06/21/85)
>-- one of the features is to be "The Girls of Mensa". > ^^^^^ Or it might well say "Women" instead of "Girls" -- thought I'd post this myself before someone else flames about it. (I believe Playboy's "survey" features always used to be called "The Girls of ..." and were changed to "The Women of ..." a while ago.) This might be a good example of the language changing when the attitude doesn't! :-) Will
hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) (06/21/85)
In article <11309@brl-tgr.ARPA> wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) writes: > >The latest Playboy has a pointer on the last page to the following >month's contents -- one of the features is to be "The Girls of Mensa". I don't recall seeing anything about this in any Mensa publications. Playboy has at least a six month lead time on articles while the lead on the Mensa Bulletin (the national magazine) is only one or two months. You'd think they'd have said something if they knew about it. I think I'll get that Playboy and check the names of the "Mensa Girls" against the Mensa Register. I wonder what the home-office lawyers are going to think of this. (Note: Mensans come from all walks of life, including more than a few former and present Playboy bunnies. I'm just wondering why the general membership never heard about this). -- -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- The Polymath (aka: Jerry Hollombe) Citicorp TTI Common Sense is what tells you that a ten 3100 Ocean Park Blvd. pound weight falls ten times as fast as a Santa Monica, CA 90405 one pound weight. (213) 450-9111, ext. 2483 {philabs,randvax,trwrb,vortex}!ttidca!ttidcc!hollombe
al@psivax.UUCP (Al Schwartz) (06/29/85)
In article <497@ttidcc.UUCP> hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) writes: >In article <11309@brl-tgr.ARPA> wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) writes: >> >>The latest Playboy has a pointer on the last page to the following >>month's contents -- one of the features is to be "The Girls of Mensa". > >I think I'll get that Playboy and check the names of the "Mensa Girls" >against the Mensa Register. I wonder what the home-office lawyers are >going to think of this. > Why? Can people be ousted from Mensa by appearing in the nude? I wonder what Vanessa Williams is going to think of this. :-) -- Al Schwartz Pacesetter Systems Inc., Sylmar, CA {trwrb|allegra|burdvax|cbosgd|hplabs|ihnp4|sdcsvax|aero|uscvax|ucla-cs| bmcg|sdccsu3|csun|orstcs|akgua|randvax}!sdcrdcf!psivax!al or {ttdica|quad1|scgvaxd|nrcvax|bellcore|logico}!psivax!al ARPA: ttidca!psivax!al@rand-unix.arpa
hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) (07/01/85)
In article <525@psivax.UUCP> al@psivax.UUCP (Al Schwartz) writes: >>I think I'll get that Playboy and check the names of the "Mensa Girls" >>against the Mensa Register. I wonder what the home-office lawyers are >>going to think of this. >> >Why? Can people be ousted from Mensa by appearing in the nude? Heavens, no! In fact, I coordinate the local nudist SIG in Los Angeles. "Mensa", on the other hand, is a registered trademark. Its use by Playboy has legal implications. Of course, the Home Office is usually happy to accept any free publcity. I was just wondering why the general membership hadn't heard about this from them. No call went out for model candidates that I know of. So where and how did Playboy find them?
mjc@cmu-cs-cad.ARPA (Monica Cellio) (07/02/85)
From: al@psivax ? (Al Schwartz) >>I think I'll get that Playboy and check the names of the "Mensa Girls" >>against the Mensa Register. I wonder what the home-office lawyers are >>going to think of this. >> >Why? Can people be ousted from Mensa by appearing in the nude? No, but Playboy could be in violation of some law or other (probably having to do with fraud or false advertising) if the women aren't Mensa members. -Dragon -- UUCP: ...ucbvax!dual!lll-crg!dragon ARPA: monica.cellio@cmu-cs-cad or dragon@lll-crg