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After The Battle of Trafalgar, Admiral Horatio Nelson Traveled Back To England Pickled in Brandy |...
Aug 31, 2017 - A long used euphemism in sailing circles, and in some pubs and bars, refers to slurping liquor from a straw directly from the barrel. The practice is
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