Re: mer-men

From: donald_at_qdvbq1vBAa0vOxW5MKRtYCc6Hv37tsIYrd15PGjxNSlEmw-6ZgapQ1NF6eyYEf4E2oKjs
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:18:18 +0100

>jorganos
> Andrew Larsen <aelarsen_at_...> wrote:
>
> > Traditionally, there needs to be a woman involved.
>
> In the case of merfolk, this might change during the act, if you're unlucky...

Which puts a whole new slant on mermaids luring sailors to their doom.

If merfolk choose who is to carry the baby as part of their mating rituals they are going to be as confused as the humans about what's gone wrong. It could also explain why there as so few successful human/merfolk matings.

-- 
Donald Oddy