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Re: Fifteen men on a dead man's chest

Posted by James Briggs on June 15, 2005

In Reply to: Fifteen men on a dead man's chest posted by Amanda on June 15, 2005

: What does "fifteen men on a dead man's chest" mean?

It's part of a lyric of song, like a sea shanty. The 'chest' is probably a treasure chest. Go to http://ingeb.org/songs/fifteenm.html for much more detail.