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             TOP TEN THINGS TO DO AT 
            A ... BAD MOVIE WITH A BAD DATE 
             
            1.        
            Freak out your date by pretending she's 
            Christine McVie. 
            2.        
            Tell her you're reviewing the movie, but 
            actually take notes for your book on bad 
            dates. 
            3.        
            Tell her, "I'm surprised you're 
            not in this movie." 
            4.        
            When someone gets shot 47 times, yell 
            "Ooh, that's gonna leave a mark." 
            5.        
            Hold a contest for alternatives to "This 
            movie sucks." 
            6.        
            Tell the projectionist to make it out of 
            focus. 
            7.        
            Tell the audience your date's the 
            director. 
            8.        
            Ask the couple in front of you if they're 
            into S&M. 
            9.        
            During animé films, say "Been there, done 
            her" about the lead actress. 
            10.     
            Ask your date if she has a sister who 
            doesn't have her faults. 
             
            Published 
            in The Oracle, 
            newsletter of Orange County Mensa, September, 
            2003.  | 
          
             TOP TEN THINGS TO DO AT A ... GOOD MOVIE WITH 
            A BAD DATE 
             
            1.        
            Refer to your date by the lead actress's 
            character's name. 
            2.        
            Hit on the lesbian couple in front of 
            you. 
            3.        
            Go for popcorn, sit somewhere else and 
            tell your date you got lost. 
            4.        
            Throw popcorn and soft drinks at people 
            who talk too much. 
            5.        
            Tell your date she could be an actress if 
            she wore more eye makeup. 
            6.        
            Use her cellphone to ask someone else 
            out. 
            7.        
            Pretend you're your long-lost evil twin 
            brother. 
            8.        
            During animé films, ask your date if she 
            knows anyone who looks like the women 
            onscreen. 
            9.        
            Ask your date if you can borrow her 
            outfit sometime. 
            10.     
            Ask your date how she's getting 
            home. 
              
            Published 
            in The Oracle, 
            newsletter of Orange County Mensa, September, 
            2003.  |  
        
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             TOP TEN THINGS TO DO AT A ... BAD MOVIE WITH 
            A GOOD DATE 
             
            1.        
            The two of you act out a skit to explain 
            the plot. 
            2.        
            Tell the projectionist to skip the second 
            reel. 
            3.        
            Make disparaging remarks about the 
            director's family. 
            4.        
            Give stage directions to the 
            cinematographer, e.g., "Pan left, you 
            idiot!" 
            5.        
            When someone gets decapitated, yell "Ooh, 
            that's gotta hurt." 
            6.        
            Make bets about which characters are 
            going to get killed. 
            7.        
            Criticize the font used for the 
            credits. 
            8.        
            Borrow the usher's flashlight and read a 
            book. 
            9.        
            Add your own sound 
            effects. 
            10.     
            Tell the actors, "You'll never work in 
            this town again!" 
              
            Published 
            in The Oracle, 
            newsletter of Orange County Mensa, September, 
            2003.  | 
          
             TOP TEN THINGS TO DO AT A ... GOOD MOVIE WITH 
            A GOOD DATE 
             
            1.        
            Actually watch the 
            movie. 
            2.        
            Tell the audience you wrote the 
            script. 
            3.        
            Say "We're better at that" to the couple 
            making out in the next row. 
            4.        
            Compliment your date on wearing too much 
            eye makeup. 
            5.        
            Change clothes with your 
            date. 
            6.        
            During animé films, tell people the two 
            of you are related to the lead 
            actor/actress. 
            7.        
            Freak out the two guys next to you by 
            pretending they're Ebert and Roeper. 
            8.        
            Call up your agents and ask them why they 
            can't get you work in films like this. 
            9.        
            Call up other studios and ask why they 
            can't make movies like this. 
            10.     
            Ask why Geena Davis's scene ended up on 
            the cutting room floor. 
              
              
            Published 
            in The Oracle, 
            newsletter of Orange County Mensa, September, 2003.  |  
        
        
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             TOP TEN LAWS OF 
            CAT PHYSICS   
            1. Any object anywhere in the universe, will someday be destroyed 
            by a cat. 2. Whatever time you set your alarm clock for, your cat 
            will wake you up an hour before that. 3. At every waking moment 
            of every day, your cat needs something. 4. All cats have attended 
            the seminar, How to Constantly Be Underfoot and Trip Creatures Much 
            Larger Than You. 5. When your cat wants the litterbox cleaned, 
            (s)he wants it cleaned NOW; remember, they can always take their 
            'business' elsewhere. 6. The chances of your cat damaging 
            something of yours, and the degree of the damage, is directly 
            proportional to its value. 7. The film even Hitchcock was afraid 
            to make—What Cats Do While You're at Work. 8. Any material object 
            in your house belongs to the cat. YOU belong to the cat. 9. 
            Never, ever let your cat see your credit card number. 10. Being a cat means never having to say 
            you're sorry. They have diplomatic immunity. They invented the 'It's 
            not me, it's you' defence.   
                       
                      
            Published 
            in The Oracle, 
            newsletter of Orange County Mensa.  | 
          
             TOP TEN OTHER 
            LAWS OF CAT PHYSICS   
            1. Cats like high ground. All shelves, countertops and cabinet 
            tops are THEIR TURF. If you fail to clear off these areas 
            for their exclusive use, they will do it for you. 2. Every 
            movable object is a cat toy. Every immovable object is a scratching 
            post. 3. Every place in your house, no matter how obscure or 
            well-hidden, is accessible by the cat. Especially if you're not 
            home. 4. The chances of your cat actually using that toy or 
            accessory you bought them is inversely proportional to its 
            cost. 5. Presented with the choice of giving a cat a bath or 
            committing suicide, most people opt for the latter. 6. Nanosecond 
            (n.): the amount of time between your cleaning the catbox and it 
            being used again. 7. Any cute or amusing pose or antics displayed 
            by your cat will immediately cease the moment you turn on the camera 
            / remove the lens cap. 8. As soon as you get your cat inside the 
            car, they instinctively know they're going SOMEPLACE BAD. 9. Even 
            animals as darling as cats have enemies. DO NOT open any email 
            addressed to That Little Furball from Hell. 10. The cat—nature's 
            paper shredder. 
            Published 
            in The Oracle, 
            newsletter of Orange County Mensa.  |  
        
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             TOP TEN TV EPISODES OF ALL TIME [as of 
            2003] 
              
            1.        
            That Ally McBeal episode where 
            Ally wears a really, really short 
            skirt. 
            2.        
            That Buffy the Vampire Slayer 
            episode where Buffy kicks ass. 
            3.        
            That ER episode where Dr. Weaver 
            is really, really mean. 
            4.        
            That Honeymooners episode where 
            Ralph loses his temper. 
            5.        
            That 
            Miami Vice 
            episode where 
            Dets. Crockett and Tubbs take down a bunch of drug 
            dealers. 
            6.        
            That Perry Mason episode where 
            Perry's client is innocent and Hamilton Burger comes across as a 
            doofus. 
            7.        
            That The Practice episode where 
            Helen Gamble acts sultry and argues with opposing 
            counsel. 
            8.        
            That Seinfeld episode where 
            Newman causes trouble. 
            9.        
            That She Spies episode where 
            Cassie, D.D. and Shane almost get killed. 
            10.   That 
            3rd Rock from the Sun 
            episode where someone almost discovers the Solomons' 
            secret. 
              
            Published 
            in The Oracle, 
            newsletter of Orange County Mensa, May, 2003.  | 
          
             TOP TEN CANCELLED AG 
            * SESSIONS 
            1. Geena Davis Indoor Archery 
            Demonstration 2. Extra-Extra-Beginner-Level Carnelli 3. 
            Scrabble® for Blood 4. Big Corporations Who'll Sue your Ass for 
            No Good Reason 5. Why Christy Carlson Romano, Hilary Duff and Kim 
            Possible Sold Their Soul to Disney 6. English Lit is for 
            Pantywaists 7. Why Guys are Such Jerks 8. Why René Magritte 
            Never Visited Minnesota 9. Jesse Ventura Arm-wrestles Hillary 
            Rodham Clinton 10. Women without Bangs Panel Discussion/Catfight 
            with Jennifer Aniston, Jillian Barberie, Amanda Bynes, Jennifer 
            Garner, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Peri Gilpin, Lucy Liu, Jennifer Love 
            Hewitt, Christa Miller and Charlotte Ross—"moderated" by Lara Flynn 
            Boyle 
            * Annual Gathering, American Mensa's 
            yearly convention. In 2003, it was held in 
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