April 29, 2005

Souped-up hogs meet souped-up brains

Eggheads try to convince the public that being super-smart isn't mutually exclusive with being cool:

Avery is an egghead who isn't your stereotypical blockhead. Which explains why Avery, who rides a '59 red-and-white Harley and is blessed with an IQ between 134 and 150 — that's higher than 98 percent of the population — wants to break the notion that hog lovers and intellectuals are mutually exclusive beings.

On Saturday, members of Mensa will square off against easy riders who belong to the Estero River Chapter of ABATE, a motorcycle rights group, in the Ninth Annual Brainers vs. Bikers trivia contest. "It's a cross between 'Jeopardy!' and 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?'" says Avery, the 42-year-old owner of Hurricane Cycle bike shop in San Carlos Park and president of the Southwest Florida Mensa chapter.

Posted by kswygert at April 29, 2005 02:41 PM
Sitemeter