# The ultimate merchant seaman in popular culture...the Old Spice Man!

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**Category:** Scuttlebutt\
**Created:** [February 17, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/the-ultimate-merchant-seaman-in-popular-culture-the-old-spice-man/6970 "2012-02-17T23:03:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![c.captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/c.captain/32/807_2.png) [@c.captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/c.captain)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/the-ultimate-merchant-seaman-in-popular-culture-the-old-spice-man/6970/1 "2012-02-17T23:03:29Z")

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here’s one from the way, way, way back machine…

[//youtu.be/XBeP8yc5P64](https://youtu.be/XBeP8yc5P64)

damned! why can’t it be 1971 again when American merchant marine jobs are begging to be filled and women loved men who smelled like men and wore peacoats!

man am I getting old…I remember this commercial and have had that tune in my head for 40 years now

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**Author:** ![injunear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e95f7d/32.png) [@injunear](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/injunear)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/the-ultimate-merchant-seaman-in-popular-culture-the-old-spice-man/6970/2 "2012-02-18T07:21:05Z")

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That was a great year…I turned 18 between Puerto Cabezas and Colon. Had my birthday party in the El Morro!

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**Author:** ![NAUTICART](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/nauticart/32/1174_2.png) [@NAUTICART](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/NAUTICART)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/the-ultimate-merchant-seaman-in-popular-culture-the-old-spice-man/6970/3 "2012-02-18T16:37:07Z")

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[B]Yeah I remember that year,… the bathtub was my ocean.

:cool:[/B]

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**Author:** ![tillettso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4af34b/32.png) [@tillettso](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/tillettso)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 6:45am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/the-ultimate-merchant-seaman-in-popular-culture-the-old-spice-man/6970/4 "2012-02-19T06:45:56Z")

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> [@"NAUTICART"](#):
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> Yeah I remember that year,… the bathtub was my ocean.
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> :cool:

I was still a twinkle in my daddy’s eye 😉

Sent from my PiratePhone using gCaptain

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**Author:** ![Texaco](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/texaco/32/5750_2.png) [@Texaco](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Texaco)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/the-ultimate-merchant-seaman-in-popular-culture-the-old-spice-man/6970/5 "2012-02-19T09:36:13Z")

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That was a good year. 5 years old and the first kiss. Didn’t even have to wear any Old Spice, I was just that good looking. The guy in glasses is a little creepy.