Do you want to be a whale or a mermaid?

HealthyEscape
HealthyEscape Posts: 255
edited September 2024 in Chit-Chat
I received this as an e-mail just now from a friend, and regardless if it is a true situation or not, I am passing it forward. I want to be a whale, maybe a skinnier, healthier whale, but a whale non the less :-)
I hope everyone is having a great day, take a moment to give a thanks to someone who has done something nice for you, or smile at a stranger :-)

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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 Barren 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 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 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.”

Replies

  • JessiJean
    JessiJean Posts: 1,207 Member
    How funny is that!!! :laugh: Thanks for sharing!
  • neenaleigh
    neenaleigh Posts: 584 Member
    i got this same email yesterday! I thought it was hilarious!
  • Poison5119
    Poison5119 Posts: 1,460 Member
    That is adorable.

    Not to mention, whales are not big due to external forces. They are made that way on purpose, therefore they're perfect exactly as they are.... food for thought!
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