Strange moments of synchronicity

[triskellian]

A (much older) colleague just came into the office, sat down opposite me, and declared that she had gone to see Master and Commander last night, and that it was rife with gay subtext. I told her I'd been watching Hornblower recently, and ditto. The phrase 'rum, sodomy and the lash' hit the conversation, and we both lamented that there wasn't more of it around. I love my colleagues :-)

killalla, I'm notnotnot asking you to send me links for M&C slash. Emphatically not. Peddling porn at work probably not a great idea. Shame, though. I'm sure she'd love it.

(Oh, and, umm, inappropriately, GIP!)

Comments

[al-fruitbat.livejournal.com]

After seeing Master & Commander I've started reading the Patrick O'Brian books it was all based on. His take on it was that they seemed to have a rather different view of sexuality on board ship (e.g. anything goes as long as it's discreet, cabin boys were often precisely that, the officers cheerfully setting sailors loose in a port when they land and purging the whores from the ship before they set sail). From what I've gleaned, there were much more serious issues on board - e.g. gambling or mutinous plotting.