> >
> > Mermaids and Whales
> >
> > Recently in a large French city, a
> > poster featuring a young, thin and
> >
> > tan woman was posted in the window of a gym.
> >
> > It said:
> > "THIS SUMMER DO YOU WANT TO BE
> A MERMAID OR A WHALE?"
> >
> > A middle-aged woman, whose physical
> > characteristics did not match those
> >
> > of the woman on the poster, responded
> publicly to the question posed by the gym.
> >
> > To Whom It May Concern:
> > Whales are always surrounded by friends
> > (dolphins, sea lions, curious humans). They have an active sex
> life, they get pregnant and have adorable baby whales. They have a
> wonderful time with dolphins
> >
> > stuffing themselves with shrimp.
> They play and swim in the seas,
> >
> > seeing wonderful places like
> > Patagonia and the coral reefs of
> > Polynesia . Whales are wonderful singers
> and have even recorded CDs.
> > They are incredible creatures and virtually
> have no predators other than humans.
> >
> > They are loved, protected and admired
> by almost everyone
> > in the world.
> >
> > Mermaids don't exist. If they
> did exist, they would be lining up
> >
> > outside the offices of psychoanalysts
> due to identity crisis.Fish or human?
>
> > They don't have a sex life
> because they kill men who get
> > close to them.
> >
> > Therefore they do not have kids
> either. Not to mention,
> > who wants to get close to a girl who smells like a
> fish store?
> >
> > The choice is perfectly clear
> to me;
> > I'd rather be a whale.
> >
> >
> >
> > P.S. We are in an age when
> media puts
> > into our heads the
> > idea that only
> >
> > skinny people are beautiful, but I
> prefer to enjoy an ice
> > cream with
> >
> > my grandkids, a good dinner with my
> husband and a
> > coffee/lunch with my
> >
> > friends.
> >
> >
> >
> > With time we gain weight
> because we
> > accumulate so much
> > information and
> >
> > wisdom in our heads that when there
> is no more room it
> > distributes out
> >
> > to the rest of our bodies. So we
> aren't heavy, we are enormously
> cultured, educated and happy.
> Beginning today,
> > when I look at my butt
> > in the mirror I will think,
> "Good gosh, look how smart
> > I am!"
