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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Peep Show also has that joke - "Slaves, Jeremy" VS "Whips, Rimmer".

But there's a good chance that the answer wasn't slaves, but well paid, hard-drinking work-units, organized along the lines of boat crews, all working together during a public festival and overseen by well trained specialists.