The Cojoined (And Possibly Transgender) Mermaids of Wildwood NJ

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July 22, 2015

Sideshows, carnivals, and traveling circuses used to feature all sorts of “amazing” oddities and displays. Bearded ladies, wolf-men, snake-people, and even mermaids could be seen and gawked at for just a few cents. But nowadays, not only has the price gone up, but the public demands more and more. Nope, plain old run-of-the-mill mermaids aren’t enough to satisfy audiences today. This amazing piece of sideshow art was on display in Wildwood New Jersey.

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These are not your average mermaids, nope. These are conjoined mermaids. And ironically, they are painted behind a pair of seats it would be impossible for them to sit in.

This being the modern era, and not knowing thing one about how mermaids would reproduce- like a fish? Like a human? -the painting is very unhelpful in that regard, the possibility came up that maybe, somehow, those conjoined mermaids are also transgender. The one on the right does look a little more masculine than the other. (Unbelievably, alcohol played no part in that conversation.)

I will wisely leave that topic alone.

However, although I am sure that isn’t vintage, it is still a great example of old sideshow art.

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7 Responses to “The Cojoined (And Possibly Transgender) Mermaids of Wildwood NJ”

  1. zathra July 22, 2015 at 12:49 am #

    This dealer from the TLC series ” Pickers ” would love that. It’s it’s been a while since I last watched it, but they scour the US & Canada looking for things like those mermaids.

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    • bmj2k July 22, 2015 at 1:21 am #

      I’m not a fan of that show (you can search American Pickers in the search box above to see why) but they do find some real treasures.

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      • zathra July 22, 2015 at 1:52 am #

        I’ve seen them handle stuff that could cause TETANUS or Heaven – knows – what else if handled the wrong way…..

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        • bmj2k July 22, 2015 at 5:14 am #

          Yeah, I’ve seen them climb all over sharp rusty stuff in crowded barns.

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          • zathra July 22, 2015 at 6:04 am #

            I use to be acquainted with a model who did the same stuff – in abandoned houses, warehouses & buildings. Crazy ! & she’d be nude / topless at the time.

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            • bmj2k July 22, 2015 at 7:02 am #

              Whoa!

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              • zathra July 22, 2015 at 8:11 am #

                I wish I HAD been able to meet her in person. We exchanged comments on her photographs on Deviantart / deviantART for 2 – 4 yrs. Then she got an agent / manager & kinda got too big for most of her ” fans ” ( Mostly sex – starved single guys who couldn’t afford Hustler, FHM, Maxim or Playboy on a regular basis. 🙂 ). C’est La Vie….. 😦

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