From: scott@nord.tostit.ca (Scott Andrew Tai)
Subject: t: A newcomer...
Reply-To: scott@nord.tostit.ca (Scott Andrew Tai)
Organization: Tostit Northern Associates, Calgary, AB
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 22:23:42 GMT


gmark@cbnewse.cb.att.com (gilbert.m.stewart) writes:
> shapiro@cfsctc.enet.dec.com (Steve Shapiro) writes:
> >Dave.Aronson@p11.f120.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Dave Aronson) writes...
> >> MJE> I don't think anyone has been archiving rec.org.mensa.   
> >> MJE> That is an idea whose time has not yet come.  (The idea 
> >> MJE> of preserving Scott Tai and flames back and forth for all 
> >> MJE> posterity is somewhat disturbing.)
> >> 
> >>How apropos, preserving a horse's posterior for posterity....
> >
> >Well, now that he has his own newsgroup...
> 
> It seems fairly obvious that Tai does quite a bit of archiving, 
> considering how much of previous articles appeared in his last 
> post.  Might just as well start alt.tai.talking.to.himself.

No dude -- I don't archive articles (except ecsd's); the 
sarcastic *tone* of my articles is what you remember, not the 
*words* -- they're new.  What's *not* new are your *lame*
excuses -- *you* seem to resort to "oh pooh, you're just 
repeating yourself" whenever *I* make a valid point.  And you 
*know* it...  

I've said before that MENSA is an *idiotic* organization.  Why?
Because I still do *not* see how you can essentially *discard* 
an entire subset of humans because they don't measure up to you,
intellectually.  (Whether that can even be measured is another 
article in itself.)  And then, *you* complain because other 
people discard *you*, for equally trivial reasons.  

When I was in high school, my senior class project involved, 
in part, volunteering at the Stuart King Home -- a Home for 
the mentally challenged.  I know no MENSA member would want to 
waste his or her precious brain-power around such a group, but 
this group of all ages genuinely touched me in a way that 
very few others have -- *VERY* worthwhile.  And I believe it's 
*far more* intellectually challenging to spend time with those 
who have *less* intelligence than you do -- huh?  Why do I say 
this?  Hell, it's *easy* to communicate with someone at your 
own intelligence level.  No problem getting your AG friend to 
see your point or where you're going with it.  Same awareness
level, and all that.  That's *so* fucking easy -- even lazy,
some would say.

As you can guess -- it's *not* so easy trying to explain even 
simple ideas to those who are mentally impaired -- 
communication breakdown.  Go ahead and try.

   [ Yeah -- ha ha, gmark, I already see your little flames   ] 
   [ coming here.  Too fucking bad I'm overqualified for your ] 
   [ pompous group -- not that I would ever join.             ]

At the Home, the real challenge was explaining things in a way 
that *they* could see it.  The reward -- there was nothing 
like that moment when you could see that *they* had gotten it.  
Kind of like communicating with small children -- but of course 
we know there's a big difference there.  Hard work, yes, but 
*so* rewarding -- for those of us who aren't afraid to associate
with "a bunch of retards."  It really pisses me off when people 
speak that way -- hmm.  You can't overcome your mental handicaps 
*nor* your sexual preferences; *nor* your skin color.  Bigots -- 
if *you* will not associate with *them* -- those who are
*different* than you are -- then *you* are a *fucking coward* 
and no bigger than a *gnat's ass*.

--
Scott Andrew Tai
Tostit Northern Associates
Artificial Intelligence Systems
Newsgroups: rec.org.mensa