One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn't belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?
Posted on 10/15/2015 9:29:05 AM PDT by Lorianne
Being a mermaid is hard work, but someone's got to do it.
According to Fast Company, about 1,000 someones are doing it, in fact. That's the number of people employed as full-time professional mermaids, per estimations and interviews gathered by the site.
One of those merpeople: Rachel Smith, head mermaid at Dive Bar, a lounge in downtown Sacramento, California, where she and other women perform in a 7,500-gallon aquarium.
"It's really hard," Smith explained to Fast Company. "Our legs are tied together, the fish are running into us, and it's dark. Our tails can weigh up to 35 pounds, but the saltwater makes us float, so we have another five to 10 pounds strapped between our legs; the movement is all from your core, so your abs are really working as you go through the tank."
Other aspects of Peak Mermaid in 2015 America: North Carolina's MerFest, which attracted 650 merfolk in January, and Fin Fun, a company that sells 50,000 mermaid tails a month to wannabes across the country. Mermaid exercise classes, which aim to strengthen your core via mermaid-style underwater maneuvers, are also a thing.
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You know...there’s a country western song there just screaming to get out
“And all may cares’ll be long gone...
When that woman straps one onnnnnnn...”
There's a sentence I never thought I'd see.
Sorry, Charlie.
But there was only one Ethel Merman!
It seems like a hardware-intense form of entertainment.
Since they mentioned swimming, I assume some sort of pool or tank is required, and likely transparent to view the performance. Not exactly an easy thing to use for other purposes between shows.
I’m just not feelin’ it, but I guess variety makes the world go ‘round.
What if it's a dolphin trapped in a mermaid's body? You know, a Trans-Atlantic.
Most of the time the pool comes from the site, I know of some that have portable tanks ala the fair shark show (probably actually acquired from a failed shark show actually). But yeah not much to do with that when the mermaid isn’t there. And of course chlorine eats everything, so all the clothes have a very limited life expectancy. But it is kind of cool some variation of the classic “swim show” coming back.
http://www.mesaboogie.com/amplifiers/electric/transatlantic-series/transatlantic-ta-15/index.html
OK granted there’s some dolphin coloring but I am not seeing a lot of tail there... But I’d guess “A whole new World” sounds awesome through it.
One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn't belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?
Yeah, but do they make scale?
Beached whale?
5 to 10 pounds?
I nickname him 'shorty'.
I asked you to comment, not brag.
It ain’t braggin’ if you actually got it.
Yes I can. Clearly the redhead is in her proper place at the apex of that food chain and those below simply don’t compare ;)
Oh, the huge manatee.
When I got married, by virginal bride was obviously concerned about the wedding night consummation. I told her “Don’t worry dear, I’m built like a baby.”
Later that night as we disrobed she screamed in shock and I replied “12 pounds and 22 inches”.
Alex, I’ll take “Jobs I Can Get With My Bachelors Degree in 19th. Century Latino Feminist Literature” for a thousand.
.... but, I add, some women like it that wide!
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