The shivering mermaid which our alert Shipping Reporter exclusively revealed had washed up on Magnetic Island without the mainland media noticing is now armed with a trident . In an exclusive interview with the mermaid, she told our waterfront scribe she will spear any photographer from the Murdoch Townsville Bulletin who attempts to turn her into a P3 girl like backpackers on The Strand ."I am not that kind of mermaid," she firmly stated,demurely crossing her tail . She posed for the Shipping Reporter armed with her .45 calibre trident, which will appear in our next P3 weather report ,if we can overcome an annoying computer problem .Meantime, you will just have to imagine the mermaid brandishing a deadly weapon .
