Densa

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Densa is an association, members of whom must have in theory been designated to be the stupidest 98% of the population, i.e. not in the top 2%, who would qualify for membership in Mensa, an association of individuals with high IQ.

Densa was created as a humorous antithesis of Mensa. Official slogans of Densa include "for the rest of us", and "Dense is intense." Many "card-carrying-members" of Densa are famous scientists and academics^{[citation needed]} with a highly developed sense of humour, who refuse to take themselves too seriously, and hence find the Mensa organization rather stuffy.

Densa meetings, once common, are now quite rare. They were renowned for their pantomimes, rich use of irony and sarcasm mixed with profane idiocy.

Perhaps the Ig Nobel Prize awards capture the spirit of Densa at its best.

[edit] External links

• Archived version of Densa.org
• A Densa site with image of a Densa diploma