▲ 697 ▼ Pull yourself up by your bootstraps, kiddo (thelemmy.club) submitted 1 month ago by MacNCheezus@lemmy.today to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 45 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 month ago (4 children) The royal navy had a similar method to maintain morale and keep sailors happy. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Whelks_chance@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago Until Black Tot Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_ration permalink fedilink source parent [–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago We had it in the RCN as well, until they stopped the tot. Pretty sure we just followed the brits on that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago You may have gotten the lash, but hey, you did get rum and sodomy too permalink fedilink source parent [–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago rum, sodomy, and the lash permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Whelks_chance@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago Until Black Tot Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_ration permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago We had it in the RCN as well, until they stopped the tot. Pretty sure we just followed the brits on that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago You may have gotten the lash, but hey, you did get rum and sodomy too permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago rum, sodomy, and the lash permalink fedilink source parent
