a fist of rum?
you've never heard that one.... it came about as a fair way to measure out the rum... one was required to plunge one's fist into the barrel and however much rum was displaced was the measure they were given... it's a very good technique.
*hopes he got away with it*
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Thu 30 Apr 2009, 10:18,
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*hopes he got away with it*
a fist of rum, and a shoeing of beer.
EDIT: Why, you sneaky ninja...
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Thu 30 Apr 2009, 10:20,
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EDIT: Why, you sneaky ninja...
it was my proof reader who made the changes
speak with my publishers if you have a grievance
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Thu 30 Apr 2009, 10:25,
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are you allowed to wear an over-sized glove?
such as found in the sport of boxing?
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Thu 30 Apr 2009, 10:26,
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nope
that gets you 5 lashes... although the practice was taken out of use when people started injecting their hands with piss which made them swell to almost twice their size meaning that the sailor in question was too drunk and too cack handed to do their job properly.
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Thu 30 Apr 2009, 10:28,
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