Fishermen Catch A Mermaid

Three dads from Milpitas were out having a relaxing day fishing at Spring Lake, in Ed Levin County Park, when one of them hooks something big, and when his buddies help him haul it in, they discover it’s a mermaid. She begs to be set free and promises to grant each of them one wish in return.

The UCSC Extension professor just doesn’t believe it and says: “Ok, if you can really grant wishes, then double my I.Q.”

The mermaid says: “Done.” Suddenly, he starts reciting Shakespeare flawlessly and analyzing it with extreme insight.

The Stellartech scientist is so amazed he says to the mermaid: “Triple my I.Q.”

The mermaid says: “Done.” The guy starts to spout out all the mathematical solutions to problems that have been stumping all the scientists of varying fields: biology, physics, chemistry, and so on.

The Cisco software engineer is so enthralled with the changes in his friends that he says to the mermaid: “Quintuple my I.Q.”

The mermaid looks at him and says: “You know, I normally don’t try to change people’s minds when they make a wish, but I really wish you’d reconsider.”

The guy says: “Nope, I want you to increase my I.Q. times five, and if you don’t do it, I won’t set you free.”

“Please,” says the mermaid “You don’t know what you’re asking … it’ll change your entire view of the universe … won’t you ask for something else? … a million dollars, long life, sex appeal … anything?”

But no matter what the mermaid said, the third guy insisted on having his I.Q. increased by five times its usual power. So the mermaid sighed and said: “Done.”

He’s now a mom.

A Milpitas Mom’s Favorite Joke.