The riddle
How do mermaids call their friends?
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They use something from the beach that you hold up to your ear.
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On their shell phonesIt's a pun on cell phones: mermaids would use seashells, so they call on shell phones.
Riddle: How do mermaids call their friends? (Video)
About this riddle
An under-the-sea joke. Think of something a mermaid could find on the beach and hold up to her ear, then add it to something you use to call people.
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