Posted on 08/14/2009 7:30:50 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Locals and tourists in the Israeli town of Kiryat Yam have been flocking to the coast in hopes of glimpsing a creature that most people believe only exist in fairy tales.
An alleged mermaid, said to resemble a cross between a fish and a young girl, only appears at sunset. It performs a few tricks for onlookers before disappearing for the night.
One of the first people to see the mermaid, Shlomo Cohen, said, "I was with friends when suddenly we saw a woman laying on the sand in a weird way. At first I thought she was just another sunbather, but when we approached she jumped into the water and disappeared. We were all in shock because we saw she had a tail."
The sightings apparently began several months ago.
$1 million reward
The town's tourism board is of course delighted with their newfound fame and local mystery fauna. Taking a cue from the town of Inverness, Scotland (on the shore of Loch Ness), the Kiryat Yam government has offered a $1 million reward for the first person to photograph the creature. Town spokesman Natti Zilberman thinks the reward money is well-spent. "I believe if there really is a mermaid then so many people will come to Kiryat Yam, a lot more money will be made than $1 million."
Of course, if the mermaid does not exist -- perhaps it is a hoax, an optical illusion, or a simple misperception of a known animal -- then the town's reward money will remain safe and unclaimed, while the economy benefits from the influx of tourists vying to get a photo that will leave them set for life.
It's not clear what people are seeing, though the power of suggestion and imagination can be strong.
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Well, that and Gods Will that they exist.
“performs a few tricks “
uh.....
Hot Damn, Obama will be after the Mermaid vote...How would you give a sex change operation coverage? Hmm. How bout the Mermaid act of 2009 banning discrimination of Mermaids and accomidation on all airlines with a Mermaid tank...
guys flocking to the beach, looking for tail ... maybe they’re getting sloshed
Do they have a blues scene?
In before the pics of Helen Thomas as a mermaid.
ROFLOL
She did do a few tricks before jumping back into the water.
Those words should never have been put together into a sentence.
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Useless
Pictures
Sholmo?
In other wacky news, some American citizens claim their president is intelligible.
Feeling mellow. You guys might remember a group called Renaissance from the 70’s. This is one of their songs, “Ocean Gypsy” I think this is Yuna covering or maybe Blackmore’s Night. Whatever, there are several versions on youtube. I like them all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdsWkI5nZj8
parsy, who is chillin’
Why isn’t this story in “news”? This is a big story!
TUP!!!!!
I prefer mermaids with "the fish part on top and the lady part on the bottom"
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