Hannah the Mermaid in the Mermaid Lagoon exhibit at Sydney Aquarium. The United States
government has declared they do not exist.
(Torsten Blackwood / AFP/Getty Images / December 19, 2008)
Re: Breaking News: Mermaids Are Not Real
Posted: July 17, 2012 9:04 pm
by surfpirate
clap your hands if you still believe (in Daryl Hannah)
Re: Breaking News: Mermaids Are Not Real
Posted: July 18, 2012 6:42 am
by Bfan53again
What? Next they'll say there is no Santa Clause........
Re: Breaking News: Mermaids Are Not Real
Posted: July 18, 2012 6:55 am
by aeroparrot
Bfan53again wrote:What? Next they'll say there is no Santa Clause........
Or even no Santa Claus.
Re: Breaking News: Mermaids Are Not Real
Posted: July 18, 2012 1:40 pm
by MacPhin
I know you're just being sarcastic but on that same topic..did anyone see the show on Discovery on Sunday night on the Mermaids/men? It was about discovering real mermaids and the extent that the government is doing to cover it up.
Re: Breaking News: Mermaids Are Not Real
Posted: July 18, 2012 1:54 pm
by pair8head
MacPhin wrote:I know you're just being sarcastic but on that same topic..did anyone see the show on Discovery on Sunday night on the Mermaids/men? It was about discovering real mermaids and the extent that the government is doing to cover it up.
Missed that one, will have to look for it.
Re: Breaking News: Mermaids Are Not Real
Posted: July 18, 2012 1:54 pm
by surfpirate
MacPhin wrote:I know you're just being sarcastic but on that same topic..did anyone see the show on Discovery on Sunday night on the Mermaids/men? It was about discovering real mermaids and the extent that the government is doing to cover it up.
This ....
It was "staged" (faked) .... for dramatic purposes ....
In describing the show, Discovery says, "What if there's a kernel of truth behind the legend of this mythic creature? Is the idea of mermaids really so far-fetched? Maybe so, maybe not. The show itself, though science fiction, is based on some real events and scientific theory."
Doesn't really surprise me in a world in which some people believed Titanic to be a work of fiction. It seems like with the internet there would be even more ways to confirm the validity of such things but it appears to be quite the opposite.
Re: Breaking News: Mermaids Are Not Real
Posted: July 18, 2012 8:18 pm
by TropicalTroubador
Tiki Torches wrote:Doesn't really surprise me in a world in which some people believed Titanic to be a work of fiction. It seems like with the internet there would be even more ways to confirm the validity of such things but it appears to be quite the opposite.
Actually, the movie Titanic *was* a work of fiction. It was based upon factual events.
Re: Breaking News: Mermaids Are Not Real
Posted: July 18, 2012 9:00 pm
by Tiki Torches
TropicalTroubador wrote:
Tiki Torches wrote:Doesn't really surprise me in a world in which some people believed Titanic to be a work of fiction. It seems like with the internet there would be even more ways to confirm the validity of such things but it appears to be quite the opposite.
Actually, the movie Titanic *was* a work of fiction. It was based upon factual events.
True but my point was, some people out there thought it was completely fictional. Be sure to check the link in my previous post (if you haven't already) for clarification.
Re: Breaking News: Mermaids Are Not Real
Posted: July 19, 2012 11:37 am
by jayparrot46
mermaids not real i seen then behind jimmy in pittsburgh they look real to me
Re: Breaking News: Mermaids Are Not Real
Posted: July 19, 2012 12:41 pm
by txaggirl91
I watched the Discovery show. I went and googled one of the scientists on the show. His website was taken down by the FBI.
Re: Breaking News: Mermaids Are Not Real
Posted: July 19, 2012 2:02 pm
by TropicalTroubador
Tiki Torches wrote:
TropicalTroubador wrote:
Tiki Torches wrote:Doesn't really surprise me in a world in which some people believed Titanic to be a work of fiction. It seems like with the internet there would be even more ways to confirm the validity of such things but it appears to be quite the opposite.
Actually, the movie Titanic *was* a work of fiction. It was based upon factual events.
True but my point was, some people out there thought it was completely fictional. Be sure to check the link in my previous post (if you haven't already) for clarification.
I'm reminded of the bit from Galaxy Quest (in which the aliens think that American TV is really "historical documents") in which someone asks, "Surely you don't think Gilligan's Island..."
The aliens get somber looks. "Those poor people."
Re: Breaking News: Mermaids Are Not Real
Posted: July 23, 2012 10:10 am
by JollyMon66
I've seen that Discovery show...laughable. Probably produced by the Ancient Aliens people. Whats next? Mermaid Horders? Mermaid Dance Hall Moms?
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