Melissa Bartell : The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub

<p><a href="https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2608.20-Burrowbrock-and-Camelocant.png"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-2897 size-large" src="https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2608.20-Burrowbrock-and-Camelocant-1024x683.png" alt="2608.20 - Burrowbrock and Camelocant" width="698" height="466" srcset="https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2608.20-Burrowbrock-and-Camelocant-1024x683.png 1024w, https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2608.20-Burrowbrock-and-Camelocant-300x200.png 300w, https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2608.20-Burrowbrock-and-Camelocant-768x512.png 768w, https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2608.20-Burrowbrock-and-Camelocant.png 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px" /></a></p> <audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-2896-1" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/TBM2608-20-DDOP-AmphigoryBurrowbrockCamelocant.mp3?_=1" /><a href="https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/TBM2608-20-DDOP-AmphigoryBurrowbrockCamelocant.mp3">https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/TBM2608-20-DDOP-AmphigoryBurrowbrockCamelocant.mp3</a></audio> <h3>Description:</h3> <p><strong>You landwalkers call our mostly aquatic planet Earth. Your record-keeping is similarly questionable. Therefore I bring you this lecture series, introducing you to some of Aquatopia’s more notable creations. <a href="https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2608.12-DaryaAban400.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="alignright size-full wp-image-2899" src="https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2608.12-DaryaAban400.jpg" alt="2608.12 - DaryaAban400" width="400" height="400" srcset="https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2608.12-DaryaAban400.jpg 400w, https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2608.12-DaryaAban400-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2608.12-DaryaAban400-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></strong></p> <p>Today, let’s talk about the Burrobrock and Camelocant</p> <p>This pair makes the same argument for stubbornness from two opposite directions. One needs no water at all. The other needed almost none to begin with. Judge for yourselves which of them made the wiser bargain.</p> <p>#audio #short #humor #amphigory #daryaaban</p> <h3>Links and References</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://dogdaysofpodcasting.com/">Dog Days of Podcasting</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.missmeliss.com/2026/08/aquatopia-amphigory-of-lost-creatures-burrowbrock-camelocant/">Meles obstinatus and Camelus latimeria</a></li> </ul> <h3>Credits:</h3> <ul> <li><em>The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub</em> is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.</li> <li>Bathtub Mermaid header art was created by Rebecca Moran of <a href="http://remoran.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Moran Media</a></li> <li>Sound Effects are from <a href="https://freesound.org/">Freesound.</a>   <a href="https://freesound.org/s/464856/">Ship’s Bell</a> and <a href="https://freesound.org/s/795709/">Background Shore Sounds</a></li> </ul> <h3>Contact</h3> <ul> <li>BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/melysse.bsky.social">@melysse.bsky.social</a></li> <li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/missmelysse">MissMelysse</a></li> <li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/melysse/">@Melysse</a></li> <li>Mastodon: <a href="https://tenforward.social/@Melysse">@Melysse</a></li> <li>Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></li> <li>Or, leave a comment on this page.</li> </ul>