Recently I set up a google alert for the keyword “mensa”. The intention was to receive a comprehensive alert of whats new related to Mensa… well, Mensa as we know it.

I must admit I was ignorant. The alerts started rolling in promptly. After all, its a google service! But, surprisingly, there were sites with the word “mensa” being used without any relevance to the Mensa I was expecting. Today, while surfing the net I came across this entry in wikipedia. And, suddenly it dawned on me that this is rather diversely used term with very different meanings and connotations.