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'''Hugging''' is a tradition at Mensa gatherings, said to have originated in the late 1970s when [[David Mann]] claimed a then-nonexistent "old Mensa tradition" of people hugging one another when they meet, in order to help a shy member break the ice at a gathering. This led ultimately to hugging contests at gatherings, as well as the use of [[hugging dot]]s to specify one's preference regarding getting hugged.
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'''Hugging''' is a tradition at American Mensa gatherings, said to have originated in the late 1970s when [[David Mann]] claimed a then-nonexistent "old Mensa tradition" of people hugging one another when they meet, in order to help a shy member break the ice at a gathering. This led ultimately to hugging contests at gatherings, as well as the use of [[hugging dot]]s to specify one's preference regarding getting hugged.
  
 
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Revision as of 12:32, 14 August 2007

Hugging is a tradition at American Mensa gatherings, said to have originated in the late 1970s when David Mann claimed a then-nonexistent "old Mensa tradition" of people hugging one another when they meet, in order to help a shy member break the ice at a gathering. This led ultimately to hugging contests at gatherings, as well as the use of hugging dots to specify one's preference regarding getting hugged.