If mermaids are half fish, half human… why don’t we ever see the fish-on-top, legs-on-bottom version

  • Novaling@lemmy.zip
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    7 hours ago

    Boy do I have a guy for you!

    A monster from the game Metaphor: Refantazio called "Homo Fios". It's a Human size fish with legs wearing boots

    Another picture of Homo Fios from Metaphor Re:Fantazio. The human-fish is facing forward with it's mouth open, after using the skill "Fishy-Fandango"

    Anyway, hated the first fight against this bastard

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      😂🤣😭 Can’t even think of what to type back atm.

    • Jas@lemmy.zipOP
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      6 hours ago

      Yeah, nobody’s ready for the half-and-half mermaid fish on the left, party on the right 🐟💃

  • Bags@piefed.social
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    14 hours ago

    There’s a bar near me that has a very large reverse mermaid painted on the front, and just yesterday I met a woman with a reverse mermaid tattooed on her arm…

    Maybe you just aren’t looking hard enough!

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      10 hours ago

      If this were a rom-com, that woman (or maybe OP?) would turn out to be your soul mate, but only after you encounter some sort of setback in your relationship during the third act.

    • Jas@lemmy.zipOP
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      13 hours ago

      Guess the reverse mermaid is out here breaking all the rules and the tattoos! Maybe it’s just playing hard to find 😉🦀

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    Because sailors never got drunk enough to see that version.

    Edit: Let me revise that to say “Because sailors never got drunk enough to admit seeing that version when they got drunk enough to see it.”

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      5 hours ago

      😂 So basically, the reverse mermaid is the ultimate secret only revealed after just enough rum, but never enough courage to admit it! 🥃🧜‍♂️🍻

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        just enough rum

        This does not exist.

        There is only “just one more rum,” followed by “that was too much rum.”

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          4 hours ago

          Exactly! ‘Just enough rum’ is a myth it’s always ‘one more rum’ until the ship starts spinning! 🥃😂

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              Classic sailor move! At least it’s easier to find your boat than your car after a night out… unless the tide’s got other plans 🌊

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    Prolly because you can’t fap to a bikini top on a fish.

    I mean guess you could if you try hard enough.

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      13 hours ago

      It’s probably be a regular fish body, on top of a human bottom half in a thong

  • Jas@lemmy.zipOP
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    13 hours ago

    Because no sailor’s gonna fall in love with a trout in skinny jeans 🐟👖😂

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    13 hours ago

    Because of many reasons. One of them being that fish don’t talk so they wouldn’t be able to sing.

    Another is that top fish bottom human is the worst of both. Bad swimming and bad walking.

    I had thought one more but I forgot in when I imagined a top fish bottom human mermaid twerking attract sailors

    • Jas@lemmy.zipOP
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      6 hours ago

      Yeah… until you imagine one twerking on the pier to lure sailors in. Whole new level of sea shanty 🐟🦵💃⚓

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    Because there’s no sea creature that looks like a fish head with human legs. Manatees look like human torsos with fish legs. If you see a manatee from above the water, you’ll understand why a sailor might think they saw a mermaid. All mythological creatures sort of resemble real animals.

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      Yeah, in reality, mythological creatures often borrow traits from real animals. Sailors were seeing manatees or dugongs from above round head, arm-like flippers, a swishing tail and their brains filled in the rest. Add months at sea, bad lighting, and a little wishful thinking… and suddenly, mermaids exist.