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Puddle.

When I was in training in the Army there were two girls in there with me, both with the last name โ€œPool.โ€ In the military, everyone calls one another by last name โ€” at least before you have a nickname.

Well, the thing was, one of the Pools was very tall and one was very short. So I could distinguish them when referring to them, I started calling the short Pool โ€œWading Poolโ€ and the other one โ€œSwimming Pool.โ€ Then everyone else did too.

Neither Pool liked this, but it stuck throughout training.

No, I was not a favorite of the Pools. I think Swimming Pool still liked me though, despite herself.

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