[StBernard] Mermaid or Whale?

[Westley Annis]

	Recently, in a large city in France, 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, 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? Just look at them ...
where is IT? 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 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 piece of chocolate
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 grief, look how smart I am!¨