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Any mermaid one might find in a museum. These were traditionally made for Shinto shrines in Japan. In 1810, some canny Dutch merchants palmed one off on an American, who sold his ship for $6,000 to pay for it. It was brought to London and then shown by Barnum in New York.

Thereafter, mermaids proliferated, usually made from wood or papier-mâché with assorted bones or perhaps by marrying a fish and a monkey, such as the ‘Japanese monkey-fish’ in the Wellcome Foundation or the ‘Feejee mermaid’ (above) that made £5,989 at Sworders. Three years ago, a similar fabrication made much the same at Woolley & Wallis.

 

I do love my history.

I don't always post shit. lol

 

If you think the Feejee Mermaid is an interesting story, look up the Cardiff Giant. (I have a passing interest in hoaxes.)

 

You can post that and a pic here.

Unusual Photos.

That is one of my favourite threads.

 

Just checking what shiz-nit is up today. Into the 80s (F) here in CT.

 

just hit 86 here in northern Minnesota

 

You're on the other side of a big dome of high pressure. I'm in CT.

 

i'm one of those ass holes that hates super cold and hot and complain when it is ether lol

 

89 right here in east Tennessee.

 

On my Kindle right now. Hate being on it here instead of my PC because the spellchecker is a royal pain. I will see if I can find a picture when I am back on the computer.

 

87 in my part of Pennsylvania

 

It is night here in the UK.
So of course it is cold.

I am excited about the new photo comp.
I will think of something for tomorrow.

 

yea its rain like crazy at my place now

 

yea now hail yuck

 

We got some rain. It actually sprinkled a little for about 30 seconds or so around 6:00pm!

 

It's raining bad in Scotland where I live. But, rain, dry, rain, dry, sunny, sunny, roasting hot, rain. is pretty much normal for our summers

 

I just got up.
Looks gloomy today.
Oh well, I need to go shopping.

 

Not just gloomy here Candy darlin' - 'tis very wet too !!!

 

Its hot and humid as hell this morning.

 

Thoughts from seniors

1. I talk to myself, because sometimes I need expert advice

1. Sometimes I roll my eyes out loud

1. I don’t need anger management, I need people to stop pissing me off

1. My people skills are just fine. It’s my tolerance of idiots that need work

1. The biggest lie I tell myself is “I don’t need to write that down, I’ll remember it

1. When I was a child I thought naptime was a punishment. Now it’s like a mini-vacation

1. The day the world runs out of wine is just too terrible to think about

1. Even duct tape can’t fix stupid, but it can muffle the sound

1. Wouldn’t it be great if we could put ourselves in the dryer for 10 mins and come out wrinkle-free and 3 sizes smaller

1. “Getting lucky” means walking into a room and remembering why I’m there.