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Sailors and alcohol go together like white on rice, going back to Homer (no, not that one). In fiction, if a sailor isn't already drunk, expect to be well on the way to it or pining for the lack of it. Often a defining quality of a Father Neptune, expect also a Seadog Beard and some Talking Like Pirate Yarrrr! Especially prevalent during in works set in the era of Wooden Ships and Iron Men or in the future since Space Is an Ocean. As a sidenote the British Navy only stopped the official grog rations in 1970. There were some very uncomplimentary epithets leveled at the Admiral responsible.

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  • The Drunken Sailor
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  • Sailors and alcohol go together like white on rice, going back to Homer (no, not that one). In fiction, if a sailor isn't already drunk, expect to be well on the way to it or pining for the lack of it. Often a defining quality of a Father Neptune, expect also a Seadog Beard and some Talking Like Pirate Yarrrr! Especially prevalent during in works set in the era of Wooden Ships and Iron Men or in the future since Space Is an Ocean. As a sidenote the British Navy only stopped the official grog rations in 1970. There were some very uncomplimentary epithets leveled at the Admiral responsible.
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  • Sailors and alcohol go together like white on rice, going back to Homer (no, not that one). In fiction, if a sailor isn't already drunk, expect to be well on the way to it or pining for the lack of it. Often a defining quality of a Father Neptune, expect also a Seadog Beard and some Talking Like Pirate Yarrrr! This is a case of Truth in Television due to the disinfecting abilities of alcohol; mixing it with water was the only way to keep water potable during long voyages. Especially on early boats when cooking had to be limited due to fire risk (or on open decked boats impossible to do). And a drunk crew was a crew less capable of The Mutiny due to the horrific conditions, the strength of alcohol being varied as punishment or reward as the captain saw fit. It continues to be true because when you take a bunch of generally adult persons and put them in a cramped space for an extended period of time with limited and ever diminishing supplies... well it rather built tension. Especially prevalent during in works set in the era of Wooden Ships and Iron Men or in the future since Space Is an Ocean. As a sidenote the British Navy only stopped the official grog rations in 1970. There were some very uncomplimentary epithets leveled at the Admiral responsible. Whatever the origins, The Drunken Sailor is an unavoidable character, specific Sub-Trope of The Alcoholic. Examples of The Drunken Sailor include:
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