That Awkward Moment When: Mermaid Edtion!

[Mermaid Mhara]

That awkward moment when you're speaking to your friend on the bus about the British Mermaid pod, and how we'll be meeting soon. And talking about how long it's been since I got to just jump in the water and stretch my fins so I really can't wait...
All the while an old lady keeps turning around looking extremely confused and curious....hehehehehehe

I think i enjoyed that a little too much...

[Nicky-Katz]

That awkward moment when I asked a guy who owns a business on making acrilic glass windows for boats and trailers (and also other stuff out of acrilics) about if he could make me "a really big fish tank". And he asked me what did I need such a huge thing for. The only way I could reply was "cause I'm a mermaid".

P.S.: I could be getting a tank someday

[Echidna]

^^pff, figures that this happens in Germany- the country where pool manufacturers start being like "may I ask why you want a pool deeper than 3 feet? We've nevar, evar heard of anyone wanting something like that!!!!".

same on pool forums, exactly same phrasing.
yea...must be genetic...

[Nicky-Katz]

caltuna


In my case it was a tank measuring 3 x 1.5 x 1.3 meters So a pretty big one. And, yes, this guy can make it

[MermaidMichelle]

Alternative response: "I. Need. A tank large enough. To hold. Two hump. Back whales. So I. Can bring. Them into the future. And save. Earth."

Special points to anyone who can point out that reference!

[Kishiko]

Alternative response: "I. Need. A tank large enough. To hold. Two hump. Back whales. So I. Can bring. Them into the future. And save. Earth."

Special points to anyone who can point out that reference!

STAR TREK IV

[MermaidMichelle]

"That was not the full title of the film."
"Dam*it Spock! She obviously knows the right answer; just give it to her! Remember you're dealing with humans -er, merfolk, here."
"Spock. Bones. I'll. Take it from here.'

'Kishiko. I'm. Impressed. With your knowledge. Of our culture. But. I must admit. I'm not familiar. With your species. Perhaps. We could become more. Acquainted. Does that tail go. All the way up?"

[Kishiko]

Okay okay...

I must admit I just googled the reference........ XD


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[Fun123joker]

its star trek iv: the voyage home!
it was the movie where some space sallilite thing was gonna destroy a planet or somthing and it ewas sending out a signal and the only way to stop it was to give back any type of signal. after a quick anyalsis they figured out the signal was pointed to the exstinct humback whale. so the enterpise had to travel back in time to the late 20th early 21st century to get the humback whales to the future. thing is the enterprise crew dont know how everything in this culture works.
my favorite part was when kirk, spock, and bones when to the whale museum and then spock decided to take a dip with the whales they had during the tour




..... i use to be a huge trekkie

[MermanOliver]

'Kishiko. I'm. Impressed. With your knowledge. Of our culture. But. I must admit. I'm not familiar. With your species. Perhaps. We could become more. Acquainted. Does that tail go. All the way up?"

Hm. Deep Space 9? Just a guess, and don't ask me about which episode. By the way, spotted sides would look nice on a tail

[Lucinda]

Alternative response: "I. Need. A tank large enough. To hold. Two hump. Back whales. So I. Can bring. Them into the future. And save. Earth."

Special points to anyone who can point out that reference!

I must applaud you for your Shatner imitation *grins* Every. Imitation. Of. The. Captain. Needs. Plenty. Of. Pauses. Meh, I think I overdid it.

[Lord Wukits]

That moment you look at your daughter and say. "Sure lets make some mermaid/selkie tails." And you begin making tails for every suit top she has.(To accessorize)

AND

That moment you surf the internet for ideas, only to find a huge following of merfolk/the mernetwork. (and decide that I need a tail as well now.)

[MermaidMichelle]

Welcome aboard/overboard, Lord Wukits!

[Mermaid Saoirse]

That awkward moment when you're so excited to put your monofin on and get in the water that you've forgotten your smartphone is clipped to your swimsuit...

[MermaidMichelle]

OUCH! One guesses that they don't generally come in "waterproof"?

[Mermaid Ixa]

That awkward moment when you are swimming and have to burp and try to do it underwater to find out you can't. You then come up to burp, look around and keep swimming as if nothing happened.

[AnnaAbyss]

~The awkward moment when you first find out about the mer community and your sister accuses you of joining a cult and is really mean to you about it.
I think she finally came around, but I don't talk about the whole mermaid thing often since it's embarrassing for me and I get the feeling that people are like
"Jesus, she's already weird and antisocial enough..." ~Insert look of disapproval here~. -__-"

~The awkward moment when your family members accidentally find your sketches of tail designs and comment about it...Even if they're nice comments.

~THE AWKWARD MOMENT WHEN YOU REALLY WANT TO GO AND BUY MATERIALS FOR A TAIL BUT YOU'RE TOO SCARED AND HAVE NO MONEY.
._.

[Mermaid Miel]

Cheer up AnnaAbyss! If you save up your pennies it could work... Even better, if you have Sewing&Textiles class or a Craft/Art class at school then you could do it as your big project and the school will pay for materials and paint! It also helps you to talk your parents into buying the monofin if you can say "My Grade depends upon this!"

[Mermaid Miel]

That Awkward moment when parents ask you your age... my answer is 28... they usually then ask why I'm still doing this/haven't I grown out of this yet?

That awkward moment when kids ask you your age... my answer is almost 29... They then say "I thought you were 16."

I love kids.

[Kaila Mermaid]

That Awkward moment when parents ask you your age... my answer is 28... they usually then ask why I'm still doing this/haven't I grown out of this yet?

That awkward moment when kids ask you your age... my answer is almost 29... They then say "I thought you were 16."

I love kids.

Haters gonna hate