My son wants to be a Merman.

[NNadir]

A few days ago he announced at dinner that he was "stuffed to the gills." Then he asked if we had any Finnish heritage. He keeps talking all the time about the scales of things and has been taking out lots of books from the library on lungfish.

We had quite a flap over it, but I'm trying to get in the swim of things and accept what he has immersed himself in. I'm afraid he's hooked.

[Kire]

1. I don't know who to applaud.

Your son for not choosing to be a follower of Joseph Smith, or you for your brilliant puns.

I'll applaud you both.

:applause: :applause:

[RevCheesehead]

4. I thought it was this.

I was worried.

[NNadir]

5. Are you telling me that some kind of sex change is involved.

I thought something was fishy about this.

[RevCheesehead]

6. Not necessarily.

After all, it IS Ethyl. :7

[ghostsofgiants]

2. You should say "it's impossible, for a man to live and breath underwater!"

That should be your main complaint.

You should also throw this in his face...you should say: "anyway, you know good well it would be beyond the will of God and the grace of the King."

(Best Hendrix song ever.)

[enigmatic]

3. The Mermen

Great band:

http://www.mermen.net/

[WCGreen]

7. Ethel Merman, Diva or distraction... Discuss