Mermaids and Hangovers

Appeared in Volume 9/4, November 1996

Some information about mermaids and other things:

1. Everyone who believes that mermaids exist has visited Atlantis.

2. Only people who have found favor with the gods are protected by Neptune.

3. No one who has not tasted real ambrosia has partaken of food with the gods.

4. People who do not believe that mermaids exist have never seen a mermaid.

5. Everyone who has tasted real ambrosia has a hangover.

6. Only people who have partaken of food with the gods have ever been invited to Mount Olympus.

7. No one who has not survived a shipwreck has visited Atlantis.

8. Everyone who has found favor with the gods has been invited to Mount Olympus.

9. No one who is not protected by Neptune has survived a shipwreck.

What, if anything, can we conclude about the connection between seeing a mermaid and having a hangover?

Warthog
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