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minus-squareIlovethebomb@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up27·21 hours agoThe royal navy had a similar method to maintain morale and keep sailors happy.
minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agorum, sodomy, and the lash
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 hours agoYou may have gotten the lash, but hey, you did get rum and sodomy too
minus-squareHikingVet@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 hours agoWe had it in the RCN as well, until they stopped the tot. Pretty sure we just followed the brits on that.
minus-squareWhelks_chance@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·16 hours agoUntil Black Tot Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_ration
The royal navy had a similar method to maintain morale and keep sailors happy.
rum, sodomy, and the lash
You may have gotten the lash, but hey, you did get rum and sodomy too
We had it in the RCN as well, until they stopped the tot. Pretty sure we just followed the brits on that.
Until Black Tot Day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_ration