Is it too early to start drinking?

I know. Stupid question.

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It is too early to drink when the sun isn't over the yardarm.

But if it isn't over the yardarm here, it must be over the yardarm somewhere.

I am pleased that Royal Navy ships still stock duty-free alcohol, even if they have abandoned the Rum ration.

Splice the mainbrace!
 
It is too early to drink when the sun isn't over the yardarm.

But if it isn't over the yardarm here, it must be over the yardarm somewhere.

I am pleased that Royal Navy ships still stock duty-free alcohol, even if they have abandoned the Rum ration.

Splice the mainbrace!

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It is too early to drink when the sun isn't over the yardarm.

But if it isn't over the yardarm here, it must be over the yardarm somewhere.

I am pleased that Royal Navy ships still stock duty-free alcohol, even if they have abandoned the Rum ration.

Splice the mainbrace!

Having lived on a yacht for 12-ish years, I worked out that the saying 'over the yardarm' does indeed mean 'OVER'.
Which makes 10am the standard time for that first tipple. :eek:
 
Almost done with the move. Woke up so tired and worn out this morning that instead of making breakfast I had a redeye instead. V-8 and Stella Artois - breakfast of champions! :D
 
Having lived on a yacht for 12-ish years, I worked out that the saying 'over the yardarm' does indeed mean 'OVER'.
Which makes 10am the standard time for that first tipple. :eek:

In the Royal Navy, drinks are not dispensed in the wardroom until after 12 noon. That is their definition of 'over the yardarm'. An officer's private supply can be drunk at any time, but preferably not when on duty or due on duty shortly.

Having said that, it is now accepted as reasonable that the sailors of Nelson's fleet at Trafalgar were full of Rum. They could fire their cannon faster when drunk than the French and Spanish could when sober. It also meant that they carried on firing their guns despite the carnage around them, and ignored minor injuries to themselves because of the anaesthetic effect of the Rum. If they were seriously injured, more Rum was prescribed as a painkiller.
 
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