A tiny sailing ship sits inside a corked amber bottle beside an open lace fan on warm orange.

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Elizabeth Swann

I’m not entirely sure that I’ve had enough rum to allow that kind of talk.

— Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ‧ 2003

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

A prim, playful refusal to entertain some suggestion: the speaker says they haven't had enough rum yet to allow that kind of talk. It's a dry way of saying the topic is too much for sobriety, using the drink as a joking measure of how much nerve or tolerance is needed.

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