The saying "spending like a drunken sailor" comes from the 1700s and 1800s, when sailors would come ashore from a long time at sea and go on a wild spending spree. These sailors were constrained by ...

To get this Cocktail Week started off its time for sea shanty! And because I know you want to sing along What do you do with a drunken sailor, What do you do with a drunken sailor, What do you do with ...

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As ex-Navy, I can attest to the fact that many sailors — enlisted personnel and officers — tend to go a little wild during overseas port visits. They drink too much and don’t worry about saving money.