Tradition
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 2:14 pmMany years ago,when the long boats were crewed by many oarsmen,the captain ordered them to row twice as fast because he wanted to try his hand at water ski-ing.The slave master banged the drum at a fierce rate.Unfortunately,one of the oarsmen was not as fit as the rest,the exertion was just too much and sadly he died.
His fellow oarsmen buried him at sea.The slave master then went between the rows and gave every man 5 lashes of the whip.
He then ordered every man to lie on their backs and urinate in the air.They then continued rowing as before.
A new oarsmen asked why they were whipped and made to urinate in the air.His colleague replied,"It is the same every time some one dies.We have a whip round and then a p*** up."
His fellow oarsmen buried him at sea.The slave master then went between the rows and gave every man 5 lashes of the whip.
He then ordered every man to lie on their backs and urinate in the air.They then continued rowing as before.
A new oarsmen asked why they were whipped and made to urinate in the air.His colleague replied,"It is the same every time some one dies.We have a whip round and then a p*** up."