There was a Mensa convention in SF. (Grandpa's joke) > > Some years ago, there was a Mensa convention in San Francisco. Mensa, as you know, is a national organization for people who have an IQ of 140 or > higher. > Several of the Mensa members went out for lunch at a local cafe. When they sat down, one of them discovered that their salt shaker contained pepper, > and their pepper shaker was full of salt. How could they swap the contents of the two bottles without spilling any, and using only the implements at > hand? Clearly -- this was a job for Mensa minds. > > The group debated the problem and presented ideas and finally, came up with a brilliant solution involving a napkin, a straw, and an empty saucer. They > called the waitress over, ready to dazzle her with their solution. ""Ma'am,"" > they said, ""we couldn't help but notice that the pepper shaker contains salt and the salt shaker "" > > But before they could finish, the waitress interrupted. ""Oh -- sorry about that."" She leaned over the table, unscrewed the caps of both bottles and > switched them. There was dead silence at the Mensa table. > Reminds me of our government, solutions would be so simple, but the brilliant minds in Washington have to make the situation difficult. My grandpa emailed me this joke, I copied it exactly as written.