Recently, in a large French city,
a poster featuring a young, thin and tan woman
appeared 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,
the Bering Sea 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 Argentinean psychoanalysts due to identity crisis.
Fish or human?
They don't have a sex life because they kill men who get close
to them not to mention how could they
have sex?
Therefore they don't have kids either. Not to mention
who wants to get close to a girl who smells like a fish store?
The choi
ce is perfectly clear to me; I want to 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 kids, a good dinner with a man
who makes me shiver and a coffee 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!
See, I told you it would make you smile!
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a poster featuring a young, thin and tan woman
appeared 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,
the Bering Sea 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 Argentinean psychoanalysts due to identity crisis.
Fish or human?
They don't have a sex life because they kill men who get close
to them not to mention how could they
have sex?
Therefore they don't have kids either. Not to mention
who wants to get close to a girl who smells like a fish store?
The choi
ce is perfectly clear to me; I want to 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 kids, a good dinner with a man
who makes me shiver and a coffee 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!
See, I told you it would make you smile!
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