The Real Reason Millennials Don’t Sing Sea Shanties

And it’s not because they don’t know what to do with a drunken sailor

Lee Serpa Azevado
Nov 5 · 2 min read

I once told the above joke to a Millennial. They said they found it offensive. I asked…

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Lee Serpa Azevado

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Scribbler of stuff, psych nurse, giant punsexual; fe/fi/fo/fum. Mental health(y), humo(u)r, politic(k)s and other such nonsense.

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