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• BonSeff0

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  when people say the term, "The Real McCoy"

  During the U.S. Prohibition era, it was common for rum-runner captains to add water to bottles to stretch their profits, or to re-label it as better goods. One American rum-runner captain and boat builder, William S. McCoy, became famous for never watering his booze, and selling only real top-quality products. Because of this, some accounts place McCoy as the source of the term "the Real McCoy."
  

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  • Any good bootlegger story gets my vote.blaw
  • i love information like this_salisae_

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