We’ve already heard about the undoubtedly doomed idea to merge the state’s Attleboros. Now the Globe‘s Brian MacQuarrie reports that the North Shore towns of Hamilton and Wenham are considering unification as a way to save money on municipal services. All you need to know about the chances for this idea are in these four paragraphs:

In Wenham, Peg Bode was equally adamant as she waited for customers inside the landmark Wenham Tea House, the only establishment in town to hold a liquor license.

“Personally, I hope they don’t,” Bode said of a merger. When pressed, Bode admitted reluctantly, “I’ve always thought of Wenham as better.”

Barbara Ramsey of Hamilton, standing nearby, said she was stunned when she attended her first Town Meeting in Hamilton almost 40 years ago.

“I was in complete shock when they talked about Wenham,” she recalled. “It was the good guys and the bad guys. I jabbed my husband and said, ‘Oh my God.’ “

But if the efficiency mavens do pull it off, will it be the start of a trend? Will Mashpee and Falmouth become Mashmouth? Can Blandford and Granville join forces as Blandville? How about Dover annexing its neighbors to become the town of Devour?

UPDATE: There’s a lively thread on this provocative topic at Universal Hub. To those who suggest merging my hometown of Malden with next-door Medford, I say:

There would be riots if Malden and Medford merged — even though, with a population of more than 100,000, the new city would surpass Cambridge, Somerville, Newton, and Quincy in size. Wouldn’t that mean some political and marketing clout?

Of course, the official downtown would have to be in present-day Malden. That’s a deal-breaker.