Mensa Membership Getting Younger

American Voices • Politics • ISSUE 46•42 • Oct 22, 2010

Since 2000, the number of Mensa members under 30 has increased 63 percent. What do you think?

“Really? I would have figured way more old people would be falling for that scam."”
Alicia Martsch –
Systems Analyst
“I don't know. I just wanted to belong to something, and they had a hell of a lot fewer hoops to jump through than the Latin Kings." ”
Keith Plouf –
Laboratory Miller
“But if the number of young members has increased, doesn't that mean that there are even more ages now? And therefore people are even older? I'm not in Mensa."”
Michael Roth –
Carpet Installer

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