# What do you do with a drunken sailor-buy a toyota of course

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 15, 2005, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-a-drunken-sailor-buy-a-toyota-of-course/317169 "2005-08-15T23:54:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![CWN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@CWN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CWN)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2005, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-a-drunken-sailor-buy-a-toyota-of-course/317169/1 "2005-08-15T23:54:28Z")

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Maybe its me but the new TV and radio spots for Toyota should not be using “What do you do with a drunken sailor” as background music 😕

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**Author:** ![CWN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@CWN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CWN)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-a-drunken-sailor-buy-a-toyota-of-course/317169/2 "2005-08-16T00:08:34Z")

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What do ya do with a drunken sailor  
What do ya do with a drunken sailor  
What do ya do with a drunken sailor  
Earlie in the morning  
He ho up he throttles  
He ho up he throttles  
He ho up he throttles  
Earlie in the morning  
Buy him a toyota till hes sober  
Buy him a toyota till hes sober  
Buy him a toyota till hes sober  
Earlie in the morning 😃

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-a-drunken-sailor-buy-a-toyota-of-course/317169/3 "2005-08-16T00:13:03Z")

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[I noticed it too](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=330256). 😛

But mine was in Spanish!

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**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-a-drunken-sailor-buy-a-toyota-of-course/317169/4 "2005-08-16T00:17:33Z")

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Well, you could always CENSOR CENSOR, then CENSOR CENSOR him. :eek: :eek: :eek:

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-a-drunken-sailor-buy-a-toyota-of-course/317169/5 "2005-08-16T00:18:21Z")

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[I noticed it too](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=330256). 😛

But mine was in Spanish!

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-a-drunken-sailor-buy-a-toyota-of-course/317169/6 "2005-08-16T00:33:25Z")

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Just Shave him with a Rusty Razor.

I like the song alot, I tune out most commercials anyway.

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**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-a-drunken-sailor-buy-a-toyota-of-course/317169/7 "2005-08-16T00:36:06Z")

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_Thank_ you! I’d hoped I wasn’t just hearing things.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-a-drunken-sailor-buy-a-toyota-of-course/317169/8 "2005-08-16T00:44:14Z")

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> [@Susie Derkins](#):
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> _Thank_ you! I’d hoped I wasn’t just hearing things.

[off subject] I’ve got to know, are you “Next Door” to A little mischievous 6 yr old and his tiger companion?

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**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-a-drunken-sailor-buy-a-toyota-of-course/317169/9 "2005-08-16T01:02:46Z")

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Yep! 🙂

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**Author:** ![DaveRaver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daveraver/32/1078_2.png) [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-a-drunken-sailor-buy-a-toyota-of-course/317169/10 "2005-08-31T02:01:53Z")

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The song is probably in the public domain so they could use it cheaply and get it on the air quickly.

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**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-a-drunken-sailor-buy-a-toyota-of-course/317169/11 "2005-08-31T04:11:56Z")

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> [@CWN](#):
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> He ho up he throttles  
> \

You rule beyond words.
