Recently, in a large city in France, a poster featuring a young, thin andtan woman appeared in the window of a gym. It said, " This summer, do youwant to be a mermaid or a whale?"A middle-aged woman, whose physical characteristics did not match those ofthe woman on the poster, responded publicly to the question posed by thegym.To Whom It May Concern,Whales are always surrounded by friends (dolphins, sea lions, curioushumans). They have an active sex life, get pregnant and have adorable babywhales. They have a wonderful time with dolphins and stuff themselves withshrimp. They play and swim in the seas, seeing wonderful places likePatagonia, the Bering Sea and the coral reefs of Polynesia . Whales arewonderful singers and have even recorded CDs. They are incredible creaturesand virtually have no predators other than humans. They are loved, protectedand admired by almost everyone in the world.Mermaids don't exist. If they did exist, they would be lining up outside theoffices 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, notto mention how could they have sex? Just look at them ... where is IT?Therefore, they don't have kids either. Not to mention, who wants to getclose 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 onlyskinny people are beautiful, but I prefer to enjoy an ice cream with mykids, a good dinner with a man who makes me shiver, and a piece of chocolatewith my friends. With time we gain weight because we accumulate so muchinformation and wisdom in our heads that when there is no more room itdistributes 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, ¨Goodgrief, look how smart I am.¨

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