>
>
> 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!"
>
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