Artful Dodger: I clicked on that Mermaid site, and you know what I got?

I got a message saying: This domain name has been seized by DOJ-Homeland Security Investigations, pursuant to a seizure warrent issued by a United States Distric Court under the authority of blah blah blah blah yadda yadda blah.

Iamon lyme: Terrorist mermaids?

rod03801: I think it's safe to assume a mermaid terrorist cell was discovered. Seizing the domain name is just the first step. They'll need to follow through by physically going in to seize the mermaids themselves. This isn't as easy as it sounds, because them mermaids is slippery and hard to hold onto. They'll also need to clean up any water that gets sloshed onto the floor, after the mermaids are dragged out of their tanks and put under arrest.

Our tax dollars at work. I don't know about you, but I feel a lot safer knowing our government is doing all that it can to keep those mermaids from... from, uh...

what do mermaids do?

Iamon lyme: In the Animal Planet presentation they are an ugly creature. And they don't do much. They play with dolphins, spear fish, and poop a lot in the sea.

Artful Dodger: "They play with dolphins, spear fish, and poop a lot in the sea."

Uhhhmm, so how much is "a lot"?

Iamon lyme: well gold fish swimming in an aquarium always have poop coming out their butts. Mermaids too ill bet. They are related biologically. Sort of

Iamon lyme: That web page is part of the hoax.

Artful Dodger: "That web page is part of the hoax."

That explains the image of a DOJ badge. The DOJ seal made sense, but not the badge. Even so, not enough of an overkill to make me believe it couldn't be legit.

If it showed Jack Webb holding the badge, THAT would be overkill.