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Buyer Beware The phrase “Bottoms up” is an encouragement to finish your beer. It was once also a warning to unsuspecting drinkers to check the bottom of their glass. British “recruiters” used to hoodwink young men by buying them a beer into which they had placed a coin. When the beer was finished, the recruiter considered the drinker had accepted payment to join the Royal Navy. In a Word When we say we are “pooped,” we mean washed out, wiped out, and tired. The term derives from the French word, “la poupe,” which means “stern,” or back of the ship. The “poop deck” was the elevated deck above the cabin at the back of old sailing ships. When a large wave washed over the ship’s stern, the ship was said…

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