Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 days agoWhy did they (Pirates) only want the poopdeck swabbed and not the whole deck?message-squaremessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up130arrow-down1message-squareWhy did they (Pirates) only want the poopdeck swabbed and not the whole deck?Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square19linkfedilinkfile-text
The poopdeck refers to the top portion of the rear of the ship, typically where the Captain had the big wheel.
minus-squareGuy Dudeman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoPooping on the head. I see what they did there.
minus-squaretyler@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoThey literally did poop on the head. https://c8.alamy.com/comp/P914K5/figure-head-from-sailing-ship-in-the-tall-ships-regata-velas-latinoamerica-2018-P914K5.jpg The toilet was at the front, a hole in the deck, leading down onto the figurehead. They literally relieved themselves on top of a statue. That is the origin of the term!!!
Pooping on the head. I see what they did there.
They literally did poop on the head. https://c8.alamy.com/comp/P914K5/figure-head-from-sailing-ship-in-the-tall-ships-regata-velas-latinoamerica-2018-P914K5.jpg
The toilet was at the front, a hole in the deck, leading down onto the figurehead. They literally relieved themselves on top of a statue. That is the origin of the term!!!