{"id":654,"date":"2008-03-06T17:24:14","date_gmt":"2008-03-07T00:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ahniwa.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/06\/mensa-meme-moxie\/"},"modified":"2008-03-06T17:24:14","modified_gmt":"2008-03-07T00:24:14","slug":"mensa-meme-moxie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahniwa.com\/old\/2008\/03\/06\/mensa-meme-moxie\/","title":{"rendered":"Mensa Meme Moxie?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Forgotten television<\/a><\/p>\n

First, Mensa says “‘Dese TV shows R smart!<\/a>”<\/p>\n

Then, Johnny replies, “Yar, where be me Simpsons!? Yar!<\/a>” (Note that in this story, Johnny is clearly a pirate.)<\/p>\n

Finally, I retort, “Guh, I don’t even know if I can list 10 television shows.” Yep, that’s me, always ready with a witty repartee.<\/p>\n

I’ll try anyway. My top 10 smart television shows, old and new.<\/p>\n

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  1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/li>\n
  2. Firefly<\/li>\n
  3. House M.D.<\/li>\n
  4. The Simpsons<\/li>\n
  5. Angel<\/li>\n
  6. Monty Python’s Flying Circus<\/li>\n
  7. Mythbusters<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I can only make it to seven, and I almost feel that putting Monty Python on the list is cheating. Then again, Mensa mentioned M*A*S*H, so I don’t feel too bad. That show was awful. And yes, I included three Joss Whedon shows. But that’s because he’s an amazing genius, and his shows show it.<\/p>\n

    What about you, what’s your favorite “smart” show?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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