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[[File:Pusser's_Blue_Label_Rum.jpg|thumb|Pusser's Blue Label Rum.]]'''Naval Strength Body Wash''' is an alleged ration of rum secretly provided to certain personnel in the Royal Navy for use as a body wash. | [[File:Pusser's_Blue_Label_Rum.jpg|thumb|Pusser's Blue Label Rum.]]'''Naval Strength Body Wash''' is an alleged ration of high-proof aged rum secretly provided to certain "in the know" personnel in the Royal Navy for use as a body wash. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Revision as of 05:26, 9 May 2020
Naval Strength Body Wash is an alleged ration of high-proof aged rum secretly provided to certain "in the know" personnel in the Royal Navy for use as a body wash.
History
First reported by this author on the Boing Boing bulletin board
For King and Hygiene
"For King and Hygiene" is said to be [by whom?] the sub rosa motto of the Body Washers.
In popular culture
The cult film Invasion of the Body-Washers is loosely based on stories about Naval Strength Body Wash.
Association with scrimshaw abuse
Some evidence has emerged [citation needed] that Naval Strength Body Wash usage is a trigger for scrimshaw abuse episodes.
Rum, sodomy and lash scented candle
User MaiqTheLiar writes:
... do not want my soap to smell like jesus. or anyone in particular. but i had a rum, sodomy and lash scented candle once that i bought in the mall and it wasn’t terrible.
- Comment @ Boing Boing
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- How Pusser’s rum became the official drink of the British Royal Navy - The drink, which first quenched the thirst of workers and planters, crossed the oceans to reach America and Europe. India times: Last Updated: Oct 14, 2018, 09.25 AM IST
- Pusser And The Story Of Navy Rum by Joseph V. Micallef @ Forbes (Mar 21, 2020,10:17am EDT)