but why is the rum gone

• jack sparrow: no. not good. stop. not good. what are you doing? you've burned all the food, the shade, the rum.
  elizabeth: yes, the rum is gone.
  jack sparrow: why is the rum gone?
  elizabeth: one, because it is a vile drink that turns even the most respectable men into complete scoundrels. two, that signal is over a thousand feet high. the entire royal navy is out looking for me; do you really think that there is even the slightest chance that they won't see it?
  jack sparrow: but why is the rum gone?