mermaid
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Of course, some of what he exhibited for his patrons had nothing to do with the real world—like his infamous Fiji mermaid, purportedly half monkey, half fish.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
A ceramic red-haired mermaid sits in the corner of her spacious bathtub.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
“No, no,” his client Jasmine Bryant reassures him, pulling out her phone to show photos of last year’s underwater-themed display of ghostly divers, flirty mermaid skeletons and adorable baby shark “skellys.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025
It is amusing to see young Reubens in drag as a kid at Halloween, or playing a Cher-inspired mermaid in a video he made while at college.
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025
It featured a blonde mermaid who was fast asleep on a rock, her long hair over her face.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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