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Golden Rivet
The Golden Rivet is a mythical rivet found on RN ships, it is brought to your attention by a friendly Sailor saying "look shipmate there is the Golden Rivet" you bend over to look for it and then Jack gets a fat lip or you get a sore arse.
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