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Discussion: Big-Foot/Sasquatch: Fact or Fantasy?
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So is the argument for a quasi-humanoid sea creature now?
Because those types of creatures are probably extinct.
The manatees are definitely remnants of that type of creature.
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Originally posted by Loghen
what's the difference?
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Between sirens and mermaids?
Well, according to mythology, mermaids are very timid and shy creatures who run away. Sirens sit on rocks (as in they don't need to be in the water) and play instruments/sing luring sailors to their death.
Then again, people who saw sirens/mermaids could have saw the same thing. Maybe they were so in awe with the mermaids they lost control of the wheel and drowned. Maybe the mermaids/sirens weren't really that evil, it's just that people were so shocked.
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Why am I starting to think this is a troll thread lol
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Originally posted by DAP
Bea is so amazing! <3
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Can't tell if sarcasm or being genuinely nice...
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Maybe a very, very streamline body, making it easy to swim, like an eel. As I've said, no hair. Dark on top/on their backs, and pale underneath. That is, if they lived near the surface. I'd say they'd be generally completely dark-colored.
And for some reason, I now have the image of a mermaid with an anglerfish's head.
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Originally posted by Shapes
If mermaids existed in a traditional sense, we'd know by now. They'd be spending too much time close to the surface of the ocean to not be seen.
However if we get rid of all pre-concieved notions of how a mermaid is supposed to look, I suppose you could hypothesize that they dwell in the lower parts of the ocean, so they're not easy to find, but then you'd have to make the admission that they'd hardly be similar to mermaids of folklore, with a significantly different appearance due to adaptations to the lower-ocean environment.
In the end, mermaids like Ariel simply don't exist. They'd have been found by now
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There have been sightings of them.
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Member Since: 11/12/2011
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Originally posted by Shapes
So is the argument for a quasi-humanoid sea creature now?
Because those types of creatures are probably extinct.
The manatees are definitely remnants of that type of creature.
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I think that's what we've been arguing about since the beginning. Nobody has argued for an Ariel type creature.
And yes, manatees have had a history of being mistaken for mermaids, but I think we're imagining something a little more humanoid.
I'd be inclined to agree that, if such a creature existed, they would have gone extinct.
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Originally posted by Big Smoke
Why am I starting to think this is a troll thread lol
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i legit love mermaids.
When my careers teacher ask me what I wanted to be, I said a mermaid, she did not laugh. And I do believe it is plausible, do I believe in absolutely everything in here? **** no. But I will never stop hoping
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Originally posted by Forget the Loved
Maybe a very, very streamline body, making it easy to swim, like an eel. As I've said, no hair. Dark on top/on their backs, and pale underneath. That is, if they lived near the surface. I'd say they'd be generally completely dark-colored.
And for some reason, I now have the image of a mermaid with an anglerfish's head.
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That is not cute sis.
I think the documentary got it pretty spot on, seeing as they did have experts research plausible theories.
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Originally posted by Bea.
Can't tell if sarcasm or being genuinely nice...
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Nope, this is genuine. It's hilarious to see you own bitches from left and right.
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Originally posted by Bea.
Not true! Here we see the elusive merman with the universal gayface.
It's from David Attenboroughs next ground breaking series.
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I think I want his fish seeds in me.
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Originally posted by Big Smoke
Why am I starting to think this is a troll thread lol
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Starting?
Bea. just trolled and clocked half of ATRL in this thread. It's a troll thread, but a very good troll kind.
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Originally posted by Dickard
You don't have evidence to prove that they don't exist. 95% of our waters remain unexplored. Seethe in your own ignorance.
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I'm not being ignorant. And I would never seethe over a mermaid. Please stop.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Shapes
So is the argument for a quasi-humanoid sea creature now?
Because those types of creatures are probably extinct.
The manatees are definitely remnants of that type of creature.
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I agree. I think you can argue that any number of adaptations took place that might have allowed for this to happen, but I don't think they would have been able to evolve from the same common denominator that also birthed humans and the great apes--thus, it wouldn't really be a mermaid/merman at all, but some kind of undersea creature that maybe, in some way, kind of looks like a mermaid?
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Originally posted by DiamondDust
Why does it have to be called a "mermaid" in the first place? Why won't "sentient, aquatic being" suffice?
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Dude, stop arguing semantics. That word is being thrown around loosely to refer to "a sentient, aquatic being". Like you want people to write out that three word name over and over again?
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Originally posted by DAP
Nope, this is genuine. It's hilarious to see you own bitches from left and right.
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Why thank you.
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Originally posted by Forget the Loved
Starting?
Bea. just trolled and clocked half of ATRL in this thread. It's a troll thread, but a very good troll kind.
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Me?
Never!
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Originally posted by Bea.
That is not cute sis.
I think the documentary got it pretty spot on, seeing as they did have experts research plausible theories.
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I don't imagine them as angler fish.
I imagine them, realistically, similar to the pic in the OP of what one would look like. Another theory I have is that, if they live at the bottom of the ocean, they might either be blind, or have glowing areas like an angler fish or a vampire squid (Which is a real thing. Look it up.)
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Originally posted by Forget the Loved
Starting?
Bea. just trolled and clocked half of ATRL in this thread. It's a troll thread, but a very good troll kind.
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She ... didn't really. She just hollered above all of the opposition and picked pieces of arguments to discredit to make herself look like a "mermaid genius." But that's cute that you think so, sis.
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Originally posted by Forget the Loved
Starting?
Bea. just trolled and clocked half of ATRL in this thread. It's a troll thread, but a very good troll kind.
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Laughing at all these posts tbh.
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