Quote:again, merely something to fuel elitist snobbery
Such organizations can be, but they may also have other purposes. The Grady Towers article I linked to elsewhere, "The Outsiders", has an interesting take on this subject, on IQ, etc.
And don't be too hard on elitist snobbery. Witness our friend CAS, for instance:
Quote:The modern intolerance toward what is called "painted speech," toward "the grand manner," springs too often from the instinctive resentment inspired in vulgar minds by all that savors of loftiness, exaltation, nobility, sublimity and aristocracy.
Would many here disagree with him?
Quote:Have I mentioned I was, briefly, a Mensa member?
What was that old Grouch Marx line about clubs and memberships?