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- From: bwilliam@oyster.smcm.edu (Bill Williams)
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- Subject: Re: boat drinks
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- Date: 17 Nov 92 18:46:39 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov16.085627.17074@alcatel.no> Lars Vatne,
- vatne@alcatel.no writes:
- >As a passing reference, I recently saw a TV program about the
- Carribean where
- >grog was said to be the acronym for 'Good Rum Of Grenada'. Anybody
- know if
- >this is true? I.e. when did the Royal Navy start to use the term
- 'grog'?
- >Sir Francis Drake was sailing around the Carribean around 1550 - 1575
- >(If I remember correctly) - did Grenada have its present name then? Is
- >the word 'grog older than this?
-
- I vaguely remember that the drink was named after a particularly
- penny-pinching skipper who insisted on watering his men's rum. Name
- was probably "Groggins" or something. I can check with my
- square-rigger friends if people are really interested. (One or more of
- them will at least be able to make convincing case that he "knows.")
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