The chief reminded the swimmers that while over-chlorination of the pool would result in red, burning eyes, it also had the invaluable benefit of masking consumption at work; several of the smaller children bobbing around with floaties on their arms asked the chief to better explain consumption, to which he replied, “It’s kind of like saying you’re not doing something when, in reality, you are; similar in many ways to the way you kids are not peeing in the pool right now.”
pool water can also help hide the ravages of pink eye from your squeamish co-workers