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    SouthportPat
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    Thatโ€™s very old Nick but itโ€™s also very good - are you going to have a go at my question about ships boats ?
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    Another famous RN poster...
    Chain of Command


    ADMIRAL
    Leaps tall buildings with a single bound,
    Is more powerful than an express locomotive,
    Faster than a speeding bullet,
    Walks on water.
    Gives policy to GOD

    CAPTAIN
    Leaps short buildings with a single bound,
    Is more powerful than a shunting engine,
    As fast as a speeding bullet,
    Walks on water if the sea is calm.
    Talks with GOD.

    COMMANDER
    Leaps short buildings with a running start,
    Is almost as powerful as a shunting engine,
    And slower than a speeding bullet,
    Walks on water in indoor swimming pools.
    Talks with GOD if a special chit is provided.

    LIEUTENANT COMMANDER
    Barely clears small huts,
    Loses tug-of-war with small engine,
    (Wins tug of war with an engine when assisted)
    Can fire a speeding bullet,
    Swims well.
    Is occasionally addressed by GOD

    LIEUTENANT
    Sometimes clears a garden shed
    Loses tug of war with an engine
    Has been known to handle a gun
    Swims with difficulty
    Has been heard to say รขโ‚ฌล“Oh God!รขโ‚ฌ

    LIEUTENANT (SUB LIEUTENANT)
    Makes high marks when trying to leap over buildings,
    Is run over by engines,
    Can sometimes handle a gun without injuring himself,
    And doggy paddles in water.
    Talks to Animals

    SUB LIEUTENANT (MIDSHIPMAN)
    Runs into buildings,
    Recognises engines two out of three times,
    Is not issued with ammunition,
    Can stay afloat whilst wearing a Mae West.
    Talks to Walls.

    MIDSHIPMAN (CADET or UPPER YARDSMAN)
    Falls over step when trying to enter buildings,
    Says รขโ‚ฌหœLook at the Choo-Chooรขโ‚ฌโ„ข,
    Only allowed to look at guns,
    (Wets himself with a Water Pistol)
    Plays in puddles.
    Mumbles to Himself.

    CHIEF PETTY OFFICER
    Lifts buildings and walks under them,
    Kicks locomotives off the tracks,
    Catches speeding bullets in his teeth and eats them,
    Freezes water with a single glance.
    He is GOD.
    If it don't fit, use a hammer to make it fit....
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    Dont know about one in the "Archives" at Devonport but I do know a firm in Gibraltar brought all the stock up and was selling it. I know in 1978 I brought a stone flagon of it enclosed in a wicker basket - I did declare it at Custom when coming back into the counrty as a bottle of rum - little did they know it contained 8 pints !!
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    Legend has it that there is still a barrel of the original Navy Rum stored in Devonport Dockyard, probably worth a fortune now. The term Grog relates to Admiral Edward Vernon, who, in 1740 ordered rum to be cut 4 to 1 with water due to sailors getting too drunk to work. Admiral Vernon wore a style of cloak called a Grogam, hence his nickname "Old Grogam" that name was applied to the diluted rum, from then on known as "grog".
    If it don't fit, use a hammer to make it fit....
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    You donโ€™t get much rum for 5p, maybe just a sniff of the bottle ๐Ÿคฃ
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    Given 5p per day instead !
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    So sailors in the Royal Navy have been denied their rights for 55 years
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    It's Black Tot Day today



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