[PJ-Comix]

I'm trying to figure out the danger here. We were actually thinking of going to that Weeki Wachee mermaid auditions but just for fun since my niece, Genesis the Mermaid, is ten years too young to qualify. As to that Mermaid camp, it is way tooooo expensive. I got my niece a mermaid tail for just a little over $100 from Miami Beach Mermaids and taught her myself how to swim like a mermaid. Actually I also taught her how to swim at age six by emphasizing not to fear the water. It worked and a few weeks later I got her the mermaid tail. After a few quick tips on how to swim like a mermaid, you can see Genesis swimming as a mermaid for her first time at age 6 in this VIDEO.

[Spruce]

One of my saplings is a state champion synchronized swimmer. Total mermaid.

[Cats Pajamas]

Ancient folklore says they sing their siren song to drive men onto the rocks or to drag them down into the watery black depths, evil.

[Calvin Locke]

One of the filler pieces on a local PBS station is on a mermaid school in Montreal. I think one of the girls said she paid over 2000, but fits as a second skin, and really moves through the water.

[PIF]

“... selling products or services that will be the first items struck off the shopping list once things go south. You know what I’m talking about. Fantasy Capo di Tutti Capi camps. Cribbage with the Stars. Falconry Schools for the Blind.”

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Like Commercial Fishing for the Blind - featuring radar and compass navigation ...

[Yaelle]

We have the mermaid tail snuggie here so our mermaid is couch bound for now. But she wants that swimming tail next summer! Viva Mermaids!

[Damifino]

Weeki Wachee's a few miles North of me. The place was once a top-tier Florida icon of tourist traps. It went the way of most of them; Marineland, Gatorland Zoo, Silver Springs... They're all still there but a shell of their haydays. The State took it over about a decade or so ago while it was in receivership.

I could have turned that place around :-) I would have marketed it as a Spring Break destination.
1) Expand the campground to pack in a thousand tents
2) Sell alcohol like Disney sells souvenirs
3) **IMPORTANT** Have the mermaid shows performed by the spring breakers!

Probably not a wholesome enterprise but it would be a heck of a venture. All fun and games until the giant clam malfunctions!

[ZULU]

Isn’t that maggot Billy Crystal involved with the Weakly Standard?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I don't see the danger either.

There is actually a job market, a small one and learning how to swim well is always a good idea.

Kids go to space camp that haven't a prayer of becoming an astronaut. Adults go to bush craft who would die if they actually were in a survival situation..

[P.O.E.]

Fond memories of taking my young daughter to Weeki-Watchee. Good clean fun for the very young.

[Rebelbase]

Isn’t there a swim race that uses the mermaid kick?

[discostu]

Mermaid academies have been a thing for a while. Mermaids started trending in the fringe community at least 5 years ago. Quite a few places have mermaid festivals. I know a few professional mermaids. Not that big a deal.

[sphinx]

If I identify as a mermaid, can I get disability because I can’t do a job on dry land?

[windcliff]

Ping

[Political Junkie Too]

Wouldn't this be like circus camp?

Don't the people who perform at theme parks like SeaWorld have to learn the moves from somewhere?

-PJ

[Thibodeaux]

We have a young lady with a mermaid suit that swims in our pool

She was out on the deck the first time I saw her and I just had to stare

[tbw2]

The camp is catering to grown up children and fantasy play.

What Would Happen If Merfolk Were Real?
https://letterpile.com/personal-essays/What-Would-Happen-If-Merfolk-Were-Real

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I'm trying to figure out the danger here.

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