I just remembered my favorite "name" story; When my daughter was in the Coast Guard serving on the USS Washington, when a visiting captain from another ship came on board, he was announced by the name of his ship. For example, her captain was announced as; "Washington on board." She said one of the cutters was named the USS Midget for some reason, and when her captain visited, they had to announce "Midget on board" with a straight face.
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