I've been reading about pirates, and there's lots of grog in that.
It's just rum, you know. Named after the captain's MASSIVE overcoat. PIRATEFACT.
(rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Tue 2 Jun 2009, 13:49, archived)

I thought grog was watered down rum to keep sailors happy/hydrated.

( Mu Dinofiddler, Tue 2 Jun 2009, 13:52, archived)

correct

(Goatse not a comedy account, Tue 2 Jun 2009, 13:53, archived)

Probably safer than plain water as it wouldn't have been all that clean
Everybody used to drink beer until the Victorians decided to introduce plumbing and hygiene.
( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Tue 2 Jun 2009, 14:03, archived)

Yes, now admit it was a story book about Benjamin the Blue Pirate, Roderick the Red and Gregory the Green
and the Griffin.
( Dave Trouser ; the people's choice - 75% agree, Tue 2 Jun 2009, 13:53, archived)

It was actually this:
www.amazon.co.uk/Pirates-Adventure-Whaling-Gideon-Defoe/dp/0753820803/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243947371&sr=8-2
(rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Tue 2 Jun 2009, 13:56, archived)

Ah, I forgot, you're too young for The Three Pirates.

( Dave Trouser ; the people's choice - 75% agree, Tue 2 Jun 2009, 13:59, archived)