Getting the mail

Picture yourself getting the mail.  Strolling down your driveway, breathing in the fresh air.  Mm.  Mm. Then you notice your neighbor's new mailbox.

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Um.  That is a manatee.  That's what that is.  Not a fat seal (er, I think they prefer obesity-challenged seal).  Manatees are actually believed to be the origin of the myth of mermaids, cause they like to bask in the sun and from a distance were mistaken for beautiful half-fish women by sailors .  Drunken sailors perhaps?  Perhaps blind sailors?  Or mad from the sun?  When people ask what is standing in your neighbor's yard, mysteriously holding a mailbox, you can tell them it's a mermaid.  If they question it you can tell them they must have bad eyesight and try to draw their attention to a more property-value increasing feature in your own yard.

At least the manatee is better than having this flamingo mailbox across the street. 

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Here's my question for you Weirdo Watchers: where do you put the mail?  

Yeah.  Exactly.  That's all I'm gonna say about that. 

Thanks to Juli M. for keeping our mail safe and secure.