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[Emily's friend 'Sweetie' has just passed away]

Lorelai:
Was that her real name - Sweetie?

Emily:
No, her name was Melinda. Sweetie was a nickname.

Lorelai:
Why?

Emily:
What do you mean, why?

Lorelai:
I mean, how did they get Sweetie from Melinda?

Emily:
They didn't get Sweetie from Melinda. Sweetie is a nickname.

Lorelai:
Yes, I know Sweetie was a nickname, but usually, a nickname comes from a version of your name, or there's a story behind the name or something.

Emily:
She was sweet. That's the story.

Lorelai:
Okay.

Emily:
She had a very sweet nature.

Lorelai:
Hmm.

Emily:
Well, what kind of story did you want, Lorelai?

Lorelai:
No, that's fine. She was sweet. They called her Sweetie. It's a good story.

Emily:
No, really. Exactly what kind of story about my recently departed friend would amuse you?

Lorelai:
Mom, it's not to amuse me. It's...

Emily:
All right, fine. Sweetie's father was a very poor man - so poor that Sweetie and her four siblings all had to sleep in a hollowed-out tree trunk because the house was only big enough for their parents. One winter, there was no food, so Sweetie crawled out of her trunk, wrapped her feet in newspaper, and walked forty miles in the snow to the nearest town, where she stumbled into a candy store. The owner took pity on her and gave her bags of candy, a dill pickle, and drove her back to her family. He promptly offered a job to her father, who gladly accepted and eventually owned that store and turned it into one of the most important candy emporiums in the world. And that is how she got the name Sweetie. There, how was that?

Lorelai:
Now, that was a pretty good story.