Mermaids read The New Yorker!

Spotted on the downtown A train this morning, a mermaid (on her way to Coney Island to march in the parade? or just on her way to work?), reading The New Yorker.
Or is that a broad generalization about mermaids? Okay, let’s justs say that at least one mermaid reads The New Yorker!

June 25th, 2006 at 8:29 am
The mind boggles with potential captions, a la:
Physics grad student Sondra commutes to her day job as a mermaid-cum-waittress at an Asian-Chilean fusion bistro in Queens.
June 26th, 2006 at 4:17 pm
Well, I’ll be damned. That really is a stinkin’ mermaid! And even more, she looks like Helen Hunt slash Jodie Foster in a wig.