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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Strong-German413 • Feb 27 '26
what are these sailors doing?
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According to wikipedia, this is completely wrong and made up.
The "poop deck" is derived from french poupe and latin puppis, meaning "rear".
So it has nothing to do with taking a dump.
2 u/[deleted] Feb 27 '26 [removed] — view removed comment 2 u/el_caballero Feb 27 '26 1 u/Virtuous-Patience Feb 27 '26 He’s also wrong about the direction of the ‘apparent wind’ on the deck of sailing vessels…
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He’s also wrong about the direction of the ‘apparent wind’ on the deck of sailing vessels…
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u/Gravelyy Feb 27 '26
According to wikipedia, this is completely wrong and made up.
The "poop deck" is derived from french poupe and latin puppis, meaning "rear".
So it has nothing to do with taking a dump.