Great
Rum
Rum adjective - Different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion.
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Both words in one sentence
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Winston Churchill once cited 'rum, sodomy, and the lash' as the three great traditions of the British Navy.
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Also, a drunk crew was a crew less capable of The Mutiny due to the horrific conditions (this being the "rum" part of those great Naval traditions of "rum, sodomy and the lash"), and the strength of alcohol could be varied as punishment or reward as the captain saw fit.
Source: The Drunken Sailor - Edward Rutledge is a great example in 1776, especially with the number "Molasses to Rum." Sure, he's arguing for slavery, but when he exposes Thomas Jefferson's and John Adams' respective hypocrisies, he not only has a point, but it's a historically accurate one.
Source: Jerkass Has a Point
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