What Raina said. We are a community built on imagination, and each person's imagined mer world is as valid as the next.
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What Raina said. We are a community built on imagination, and each person's imagined mer world is as valid as the next.
Pearlie, I thought so.
As for me, if I'm not in trouble I'm being ignored and I don't like being ignored. :D
You have no idea how long I've argued with myself over this topic...
Sorry to double-post, but couldn't different types of mermaid experience different types of birth, much in the way that some sharks birth live pups and others lay eggs? Maybe we have different species and/or sub-categories (undine, nereid, melusine, siren) that the whole caudal vs. fluke and behbehs vs. eggs could work... just saying.. *tosses two cents into the throng*
in mythology?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaila Mermaid
certainly.
within the community? hardly.
everyone here has a fluke.
if someone managed to swim with a caudal fin, please post a pic of your spinal cord, thanks.
Some how I've always thought of Mermaids being live birthing.
I'm unaware of breast feeding egg layers.
Lol Mermaid Cyanea has ranted at me about how it drives her mad that people call them flukes and not caudals :P She's a zoologist though, so I can see how it might bug her! She still goes along with it becuase it's just become mer-terminology more than a scientific thing at this point.
MonotremesQuote:
Originally Posted by MarkF
But, to be fair, the next time someone catches a mermaid in the wild be sure to ask her. ;)
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Originally Posted by Winged Mermaid
For me it's octopi. Whenever I hear that word I have to rant about Greek versus Latin plurals, importing words into the English language, etc. It's octopuses, people, unless you want to be snarky then you can say octopodes.
I call it fin or tail.
I whip hip my tail back and forth I whip my tail back and forth --
I'm sick.... I have a job interview with the Disney store tomorrow.... Fml...
Dress as "Sneezy"?Quote:
Originally Posted by SeaGlass Siren
Maybe sleepy or grumpy lol
I'm so pissed at my work right now. They called me half an hour ago basically demanding that I work tonight. I told them I didn't think I
Could because it's my uncles birthday (a lie. I'm just exhausted and have homework) and they said I'm the only one who can do it and they need me to. I had no choice but to agree to it. Now my night is in the toilet, I'm gonna end up behind on my
Homework, and I was really looking forward to my night off too......
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Jerks
Had to see my ex for the first time in months. It was horrible I'm amazed I didn't have to leave.
Back from work. Guess who has to work tomorrow now too! Inconsiderate.
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Someone stole all the cans my grandpa collects from the area on the side of our house where we keep our recycling, organic, and landfill trash bins. Like, that's what my grandpa does for his money. He collects cans (he likes to live like he did in Iran after the Shah was overthrown. I think the revolt kind of screwed him up and made him a little nihilistic about wealth) It was a good $100 worth too. Ugh. I mean, Sina said he'd just give grandpa the money, but grandpa's very proud, and I can tell it hurt his pride to have to admit he needed money. I could also see he was visibly distressed that his stuff was stolen in what my dad has repeatedly harked to him was a safe neighborhood, and it made me feel shitty. Even in Iran, no one stole his stuff, but he lives here, and people steal his stuff at least once every few years, and twice he's been stolen from living in this new place with my dad, and it's only been a year. :/
Why not leave the cans inside his house..?
That sucks, Anahita! One feels so violated when thieves take your stuff! I understand how his pride was hurt and it's even more frustrating to have someone undo all the hard work you've done to earn that money.