1: Because it is a vile drink that turns even the most respectable men into complete scoundrels.

2: Because that signal is over a thousand feet high. The entire royal navy is out looking for me, do you think there is even the slightest chance they won't see it?

2003: Elizabeth Swann "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"

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by Foxinatomy July 18, 2012
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famous line by Captain Jack Sparrow Johnny Depp from the Disney 2003 summer blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

Sparrow asks this rahter rhetorical question to Miss Elizabeth Swann Keira Knightley when she starts burning all the rum to make a signal for the British Navy so that she and Sparrow could be rescued.
a: What do you think the most memorable line of the year is?
b: 'Why is the rum gone?' by Captain Jack Sparrow of course!
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1) A question used when one wants to know why the rum has gone
2) A very funny line used by Johnny Depp in the most recent pirates of the carribean when he plays Jack Sparrow.
by Roisin Siobhan July 25, 2006
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A line made famous by Pirates of The Caribbean. Asked by Jack Sparrow to himself when he is doing map work and his bottle of rum is empty.
*Johnny tries to do his math homework, so he grabs his bottle to have a drink; only to realize it is empty*

Johnny: Why is the rum always gone?

*he gets up and walks drunkenedly*

Johnny: Oh, that's why.
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Question asked when confused about the disappearance of rum. Taken from Pirates of the Carribean.
"Why rum gone?"
"Because it's a foul smelling drink that turns the noblest man into a dishonourable pirate."
"But why's the rum gone?"
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