Articles by Mark Hutchenreuther

Over the years, I have written a number of articles for our local Mensa newsletter, Channel M. Most of the articles are humorous, and several have been reprinted here and there. If you do reprint any of them, I would appreciate a copy of the publication.

I have hyperlinked the listing below to actual HTML files, so you can see the original formatting. Enjoy!

• * Pay No Attention to the Cat Behind the Shower Curtain. Assorted true cat stories.
• * Types of Mensa Members. Different types of Mensa members, some whiners, some volunteers.
• * Older M Elopes With Young Letter S. Playing with letters, and the symbol of our logo.
• * Gifted? Me.? I have never considered myself gifted.
• Maslow and Mensa. A personal opinion.
• You May be a Mensan. One of those lists.
• Mensans Will Eat Anything. A report on the second annual El Diablo Sushi Bar.
• The Adventures of Schrödinger's Cat. Time travel with the cat in the box.
• Obsessive Compulsive Revelations. Doesn't everyone fill their gas tank to exact 10-cent intervals?
• Why I Speak at Mensa Gatherings. It feels great.
• The Joys and Hazards of Velcro. Pretty much self-explanatory, what happens when technology turns against you.
• It All Started With the Horse (or, Why American Beer Comes in 12- ounce Cans. A bit of historical humor, or rather a humorous rewriting of history. The story of the Trojan cup and pint.
• Check Approval Procedures. This is only a joke, but I swear I have had to endure similar procedures when paying by check at local stores.
• The Erosians. A story about a group of people who go around placing sex manuals in hotel rooms, like the Gideons and their Bibles.
• RG Addiction. I wrote this on the way home from my third RG back in 1991.
• Sell Batteries Door-to-Door. A silly moneymaking scheme, and this was before I made my pink bunny costume, and before I took up rollerblading. Now this is actually feasible. A fake advertisement.
• How to Drink Brandy. A hot tub is much better than a brandy set.
• Personal Nuclear Waste. I still haven't figured out what to do with my two old smoke detectors with their small amounts of Americium.
• Why Socks Disappear. Marry your socks, that way they won't run away at the laundry.
• Mark's Christmas Tree Farm. Another imaginary moneymaking scheme, this one involves cutting your own Christmas tree with your four-wheel-drive vehicle. Another fake advertisement.
• Pennies Versus Luck. Does picking up pennies lying in the street cause good luck? Does NOT picking them up cause bad luck?
• The Eyes Have It, Or Do They. Problems I have had over the years because of my bad eyesight.
• The Yuppie Blues Band. Pretty much says it all.

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