Pretty Good Joke Right Here....

[NY Trooper]

There was a Mensa convention in San Francisco.
Mensa, as you probably know, is a national organization for people who have an IQ of 150 or higher.

Several of the Mensa members went out for lunch at a
local café. When they sat down, one of them discovered that their salt
shaker contained pepper, and their pepper shaker was full of salt.

How could they swap the contents of the two bottles
without spilling any, and using only the implements at hand? Clearly, this
was a job for Mensa minds.

The group debated the problem and presented ideas and finally came up with a brilliant solution involving a napkin, a straw, and an empty saucer.

They called the blonde waitress over ready to dazzle her with their solution. "Ma'am," they said, "we couldn't help but notice that the pepper shaker contains salt and the salt shaker has pepper."

But before they could finish, the waitress interrupted: " Oh, sorry about that." She leaned over the table, unscrewed the caps of both bottles and switched them.

There was dead silence at the Mensa table.


Kind of reminds you of the past 30 years in Washington D.C., doesn't it?

[DvKing]

What was the reason that they couldn't just use them the way they were?

[Lund1625]

[Bassin08]

I was trying to figure out what Mensa is, then I read the 150 IQ and knew why I didn’t know what it is.

[DvKing]

Had they already ordered food, or was all this time taken up before? Any idea how long the lunch break was from the convention?

[local16]

I'd have to know how old each person was in order to figure this out

[btlsranger]

That about sums it up right there. Sometimes the solution is too easy.

[DvKing]

Was the group diverse?

[old373guy]

Typical case of people that are very intelligent people always overthinking a problem, the solution is often simply common sense. Your analogy to Washington D.C. is a perfect example of that. They always have to deal with a problem by forming committees, sub-committees and hiring costly research teams to solve issues when the answer is simple.

[Bassman Ia.]

How many martinis did they have before this Scientific experiment ?

[jimsch]

I'd have to know how old each person was in order to figure this out

Each person's age or the average?

[Jeff Hahn]

Typical case of people that are very intelligent people always overthinking a problem, the solution is often simply common sense. Your analogy to Washington D.C. is a perfect example of that. They always have to deal with a problem by forming committees, sub-committees and hiring costly research teams to solve issues when the answer is simple.

Whether in government, private industry, or charitable organizations, remember: “There is no problem that a committee and an additional layer of bureaucracy can not make worse.”

[yanknbass]

geesh I thought it was meant to be a joke!

[CastingCall]

Did they all leave the convention for lunch at the same time, in the same vehicle? Or did some take a car and the others take a train at a different time, in opposite directions, with a 20 mph speed difference? If so, which of the group arrived first???

[CastingCall]

Any pics of the blonde?

[g2072]

Any pics of the blonde?

Ding, ding, we have a winner.

[ou1dadgumit]

Here she is.

[Jeff Hahn]

There was a Mensa convention in San Francisco.
Mensa, as you probably know, is a national organization for people who have an IQ of 150 or higher.

Several of the Mensa members went out for lunch at a
local café. When they sat down, one of them discovered that their salt
shaker contained pepper, and their pepper shaker was full of salt.

How could they swap the contents of the two bottles
without spilling any, and using only the implements at hand? Clearly, this
was a job for Mensa minds.

The group debated the problem and presented ideas and finally came up with a brilliant solution involving a napkin, a straw, and an empty saucer.

They called the blonde waitress over ready to dazzle her with their solution. "Ma'am," they said, "we couldn't help but notice that the pepper shaker contains salt and the salt shaker has pepper."

But before they could finish, the waitress interrupted: " Oh, sorry about that." She leaned over the table, unscrewed the caps of both bottles and switched them.

There was dead silence at the Mensa table.


Kind of reminds you of the past 30 years in Washington D.C., doesn't it?

Sounds like a scene from Big Bang Theory!

[plowjock]

The blonde waitress became the Einstein and the Mensa group became the dumb blonds.

[jigman51]

geesh I thought it was meant to be a joke!