My high school
swimming coach
used to tell us
the same thing
before every match
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“Even the most experienced swimmer can drown in three feet of water.”
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Which is true.
***
But, of course,
***
our swimming
coach was only
two feet tall
***
So it mostly
applied to him.
.
t r e f o l o g y 
They can also drown if they’re taller, but you have to fill their pockets with rocks.
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Or ask them to hold a bag of gravel. Thanks, N
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Did he drown, eventually?
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Nah, he’s fine. I ran into him recently. He told me to say, “Hey.” Thanks, Bruce.
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And hay floats, of course.
You are most welcome, Geo.
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Haha! I hope I’m laughing at a joke and not a real 2 feet tall coach
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Just a joke, Sadje. He was a nice chap. Thanks!
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😂😅
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Was his surname Little?
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He wasn’t a mouse if that is what you’re hinting at, though he did have friends who were. Thanks, Neil.
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Wait, so was he coaching you on how to drown??
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The school didn’t have a pool so it was all theoretical, anyway. Thanks, Arpita.
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(1) Whitney Houston drowned in her bathtub. (She should have hired a bodyguard, or maybe a lifeguard.)
(2) Billie Holiday drowned in debt. (I’m not a historian, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.)
(3) Amy Winehouse drowned in sorrow. (When I found out she’d died, I had to bottle up my emotions.)
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It’s certainly a theme on this site. I don’t know why. Thanks, D.
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Hilarious! Mermaid-Approved! :D
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Thanks, MM!
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I have to rethink my image of you now that I know you swam competitively.
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Put aside all silly notions of that, Old boy. Haha. No swimmer am I. Thanks, G
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Some coaches are all wet in their advice.
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That’s true, but this one dried up pretty quickly. Thanks, Pam
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He was considered very tall for a Sea Monkey.
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Every kid in America should be fooled by an ad in a comic book at least once in their life. Thanks, Crow.
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You can drown in three feet of water if you’re inebriated, or if you dive in head first. :)
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Never cared for one, never could do the other, so I’ll be alright. Thanks, Nancy
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Lol. That’s hilarious.
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Thanks, Ilsa!
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Lol very funny! :D
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Thank you, Carol!
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He was out of his depth.
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Indubitably. Thanks, Fw
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That’s a profound example of relativity, Geo. Deep as Einstein’s yardstick: A two-foot tall clown stepping off a one-foot-tall pole crushes a one-foot-deep pail of water in two-foot-long shoes.
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Hilarious. Thanks E. Sum.
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What a brave career choice! lol :)
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thanks for visiting my site. I would be thrilled if you’d write a guest blog post for my site. If you think it might be fun or helpful to have my followers (who total about 10k across my various social media) meet you, here’s the link for general guidelines:
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Thank you, da-AL
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My pleasure Geo. Whenever you’re ready or if you have questions please email me at contactdaal@gmail.com
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Coaches and teachers always say something which is inspiring 😄 but always not possible. Beautiful poem
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Thank you, Priti.
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LOL
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Thanks, Dawn!
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Hahaha!
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Thanks, Janny!
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This switch up was quick Ha ha 😂 … I was expecting a positive quote, but it ended up making me chuckle instead 😆🙃 …
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