Mensa, Intertel, and Triple Nine

Here at the pub, we can even tolerate Mensa®, Intertel®, and Triple Nine® members, though they tip at exactly eighteen percent, and carry out the decimal to three places for accuracy, while other patrons opt for twenty percent, finding it less troublesome.

From time to time, we must, perforce, see to the needs of even these patrons in the back room, where they are encouraged to stay by themselves. Their conversations often wax so profound that they quickly clear out the room, so it is quieter, except for the occasional eruptions from football fans in the next chamber watching the telly, in high definition, of course.

Isaac, the pub's autodidact, and Ian, who has the odd habit of using dictionaries and thesauri, are having a lively conversation about clubs where good fellowship and common interests can be explored. Few patrons have the patience to deal with them, but Ian is tolerated because he can fix computer problems, and Isaac, because you never know when you might need an obscure fact, such as where Addis Ababa is located.

Way, way, back there, in the farthest corner of the pub, the one with the dangling light-bulb, are persons who could surely answer any arcane question at all, employed as they are in something called "think tanks." However, they use long words, which cannot be understood by the rest of us, so we leave them alone for the most part, hoping they do not attempt communication with anyone beyond their cramped booth. It is bad for the pub's reputation.

The whole lot in this room is something of an embarrassment to us here at the pub, particularly because they used to skew the Trivia contests, which was a problem, but one which we solved satisfactorily by changing the questions to reflect American culture. Weighted now to celebrities and sports figures, we find they are ignorant, and all is pleasant again here in the pub.

As a group, these individuals from Mensa®, Intertel® and Triple Nine® know their way about Web sites. For this reason, they often show interest in SBI, where offerings of informative topics are both encouraged and met with enthusiasm.

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