it was not master bate. the creator SUCCESSFULLY sued The Guardian newspaper in 1991 for publishing a story that said he was called Master Bate, it was Master Mate
bunterx(March 6, 2009 at 5:46 pm)
it was master bate - but there are definitely overt references to male sex acts throughout
sendtothefunnyfarm(February 7, 2009 at 6:13 pm)
It was Master Mate and i don't think there ever was a Seaman stains