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16 July, 1995
Dear Prometheans
As we all know, there’s no such thing as too many societies for smart folk like us. I have therefore decided to found another. But this one will be a society with a difference: the entrance requirement will be an attitude, not an IQ score. Shoot, we all know that ‘tude is where it’s at, anyway, don’t we? So I’d like to announce the birth of IFIS, officially Intellect For Intellect’s Sake, unofficially–and actually–the Incredibly Fucking Intelligent Society. Entrance will be based on how you do on our untimed, unsupervised, self-scoring multiple-choice test, the BRAIN [PDF file] (harBeck Razor for Attitude towards INtelligence), which I have devised. Since it’s self-scoring, there is no scoring fee (I’m not so hard up for money that I’d actually charge you for this!). Send your scores to me. There is no membership fee, as it is extremely unlikely that we will ever get around to having a newsletter or anything. Proposed questions for additions to the BRAIN are also welcomed. All questions undergo a stringent norming (if I can figure them out, they’re in; if not, they’re obviously wrong or illogical).
I look forward to further fellowship with those worthy enough.
Yours brightly, James Harbeck.
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