Lauri
02-22-2010, 11:58 AM
I got this in a e-mail and thought it was worth passing on!
Recently, in a large city in Australia ,
a poster featuring a young, thin, 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 and with
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 also 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!¨
Kelly Smith
First Baptist MOPS Coordinator
Recently, in a large city in Australia ,
a poster featuring a young, thin, 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 and with
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 also 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!¨
Kelly Smith
First Baptist MOPS Coordinator