The Mermaid

Jeevan Sivasubramaniam Posted by Jeevan Sivasubramaniam, Managing Director, Editorial, Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc.



Three fishermen were fishing when they came upon a mermaid, the mermaid offered them one wish each, so the the first fisherman said, "Double my I.Q"

So the the mermaid did that and he started reciting Shakespeare and other famous literary works from memory.

Then the second fisherman said, "Triple my I.Q."

And sure enough the mermaid did it and amazingly he started solving incredible mathematical equations and scientific arguments.

The third fisherman was so impressed that he asked the mermaid to quadruple his I.Q.

The mermaid asked, "Are you sure about that? It will change your whole life!"

The fisherman said yes, so the mermaid turned him into a woman.