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Did Pirates Really Say "Arrrr"?No. And nobody ever walked the plank, either. |
http://www.slate.com/id/2167567/?GT1=10135
Did Pirates Really Say "Arrrr"?No. And nobody ever walked the plank,
either.
By Christopher Bonanos
Posted Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at 1:02 PM ET
Johnny Depp took home the best performance award at Sunday's MTV Movie
Awards, for his role as Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean
movies. (The third installment of the series topped the weekend
box-office tallies again this past weekend, pulling in $43.2 million.)
Depp's character famously speaks in a dissolute London mumble inspired
by Keith Richards. But virtually all his crewmen hew to the classic
movie-pirate patois, full of growled consonants and shiver-me-timbers
slang. Wait, did pirates really say "arrrrr"?
Probably not. Both that phrase and the accent that goes with it are
strictly Hollywood. They originated with Robert Newton, the actor who
played Long John Silver in the movies and on TV through much of the
1950s. Newton was from Dorset, in the Cotswolds district of southwest
England, and the regional accent he brought to the movies included a
rolled "r." Though Dorset may well have produced its share of sailors,
they were hardly the only pirates out there; most seamen—and especially
the outlaws on pirate vessels—were people who struck out from oppressed
nations, like Scotland and Ireland, to start over on the high seas.
So, was there a typical pirate accent at all? Among British outlaws,
yes: The onboard speech was most likely underclass British sailor with
extra curse words, augmented with a polyglot slang of French, Italian,
Spanish, and Dutch picked up around the trade routes. "Arrrrr" is
strictly fiction, as are a number of the other affiliated signifiers:
Nobody ever walked the plank, and nobody has ever discovered an actual
pirate treasure map. On the myth-confirming side, pirates were known to
dress in loose clothing, guzzle rum and smash the empty bottles, and
chase busty wenches through Caribbean ports.
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Atheist n A person to be pitied in that he is
unable to believe things for which there is
no evidence, and who has thus deprived himself of
a convenient means of feeling superior to others.
—Chaz Bufe, The American Heretic’s Dictionary
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http://www.slate.com/id/2167567/?GT1=10135
Did Pirates Really Say "Arrrr"?No. And nobody ever walked the plank,
either.
By Christopher Bonanos
Posted Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at 1:02 PM ET
Johnny Depp took home the best performance award at Sunday's MTV Movie
Awards, for his role as Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean
movies. (The third installment of the series topped the weekend
box-office tallies again this past weekend, pulling in $43.2 million.)
Depp's character famously speaks in a dissolute London mumble inspired
by Keith Richards. But virtually all his crewmen hew to the classic
movie-pirate patois, full of growled consonants and shiver-me-timbers
slang. Wait, did pirates really say "arrrrr"?
Probably not. Both that phrase and the accent that goes with it are
strictly Hollywood. They originated with Robert Newton, the actor who
played Long John Silver in the movies and on TV through much of the
1950s. Newton was from Dorset, in the Cotswolds district of southwest
England, and the regional accent he brought to the movies included a
rolled "r." Though Dorset may well have produced its share of sailors,
they were hardly the only pirates out there; most seamen-and especially
the outlaws on pirate vessels-were people who struck out from oppressed
nations, like Scotland and Ireland, to start over on the high seas.
So, was there a typical pirate accent at all? Among British outlaws,
yes: The onboard speech was most likely underclass British sailor with
extra curse words, augmented with a polyglot slang of French, Italian,
Spanish, and Dutch picked up around the trade routes. "Arrrrr" is
strictly fiction, as are a number of the other affiliated signifiers:
Nobody ever walked the plank, and nobody has ever discovered an actual
pirate treasure map. On the myth-confirming side, pirates were known to
dress in loose clothing, guzzle rum and smash the empty bottles, and
chase busty wenches through Caribbean ports.
1) I'm sure some didn't need to chase.
2) I'm sure some chased the less well endowed wenches.
3) I'm sure some didn't chase "wenches".
4) A few pirates were women, who did they chase?
Smiler,
The godless one
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http://www.slate.com/id/2167567/?GT1=10135
Did Pirates Really Say "Arrrr"?No. And nobody ever walked the plank,
either.
By Christopher Bonanos
Posted Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at 1:02 PM ET
Johnny Depp took home the best performance award at Sunday's MTV Movie
Awards, for his role as Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean
movies. (The third installment of the series topped the weekend
box-office tallies again this past weekend, pulling in $43.2 million.)
Depp's character famously speaks in a dissolute London mumble inspired
by Keith Richards. But virtually all his crewmen hew to the classic
movie-pirate patois, full of growled consonants and shiver-me-timbers
slang. Wait, did pirates really say "arrrrr"?
Probably not. Both that phrase and the accent that goes with it are
strictly Hollywood. They originated with Robert Newton, the actor who
played Long John Silver in the movies and on TV through much of the
1950s. Newton was from Dorset, in the Cotswolds district of southwest
England, and the regional accent he brought to the movies included a
rolled "r." Though Dorset may well have produced its share of sailors,
they were hardly the only pirates out there; most seamen-and
especially
the outlaws on pirate vessels-were people who struck out from
oppressed
nations, like Scotland and Ireland, to start over on the high seas.
So, was there a typical pirate accent at all? Among British outlaws,
yes: The onboard speech was most likely underclass British sailor with
extra curse words, augmented with a polyglot slang of French, Italian,
Spanish, and Dutch picked up around the trade routes. "Arrrrr" is
strictly fiction, as are a number of the other affiliated signifiers:
Nobody ever walked the plank, and nobody has ever discovered an actual
pirate treasure map. On the myth-confirming side, pirates were known
to
dress in loose clothing, guzzle rum and smash the empty bottles, and
chase busty wenches through Caribbean ports.
1) I'm sure some didn't need to chase.
2) I'm sure some chased the less well endowed wenches.
3) I'm sure some didn't chase "wenches".
4) A few pirates were women, who did they chase?
Menches.
--
Doc Smartass, BAAWA Knight of Heckling
aa # 1939
Help Prevent Projectile Stupidity
Duct-Tape a Fundie's Mouth Shut Today!
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http://www.slate.com/id/2167567/?GT1=10135
Did Pirates Really Say "Arrrr"?No. And nobody ever walked the plank,
either.
By Christopher Bonanos
Posted Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at 1:02 PM ET
Johnny Depp took home the best performance award at Sunday's MTV Movie
Awards, for his role as Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean
movies. (The third installment of the series topped the weekend
box-office tallies again this past weekend, pulling in $43.2 million.)
Depp's character famously speaks in a dissolute London mumble inspired
by Keith Richards. But virtually all his crewmen hew to the classic
movie-pirate patois, full of growled consonants and shiver-me-timbers
slang. Wait, did pirates really say "arrrrr"?
Probably not. Both that phrase and the accent that goes with it are
strictly Hollywood. They originated with Robert Newton, the actor who
played Long John Silver in the movies and on TV through much of the
1950s. Newton was from Dorset, in the Cotswolds district of southwest
England, and the regional accent he brought to the movies included a
rolled "r." Though Dorset may well have produced its share of sailors,
they were hardly the only pirates out there; most seamen-and
especially
the outlaws on pirate vessels-were people who struck out from
oppressed
nations, like Scotland and Ireland, to start over on the high seas.
So, was there a typical pirate accent at all? Among British outlaws,
yes: The onboard speech was most likely underclass British sailor with
extra curse words, augmented with a polyglot slang of French, Italian,
Spanish, and Dutch picked up around the trade routes. "Arrrrr" is
strictly fiction, as are a number of the other affiliated signifiers:
Nobody ever walked the plank, and nobody has ever discovered an actual
pirate treasure map. On the myth-confirming side, pirates were known
to
dress in loose clothing, guzzle rum and smash the empty bottles, and
chase busty wenches through Caribbean ports.
1) I'm sure some didn't need to chase.
2) I'm sure some chased the less well endowed wenches.
3) I'm sure some didn't chase "wenches".
4) A few pirates were women, who did they chase?
Menches.
Oy vey!
Smiler,
The godless one
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http://www.slate.com/id/2167567/?GT1=10135
Did Pirates Really Say "Arrrr"?No. And nobody ever walked the plank,
either.
By Christopher Bonanos
Posted Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at 1:02 PM ET
Johnny Depp took home the best performance award at Sunday's MTV
Movie
Awards, for his role as Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean
movies. (The third installment of the series topped the weekend
box-office tallies again this past weekend, pulling in $43.2
million.)
Depp's character famously speaks in a dissolute London mumble
inspired
by Keith Richards. But virtually all his crewmen hew to the classic
movie-pirate patois, full of growled consonants and shiver-me-
timbers
slang. Wait, did pirates really say "arrrrr"?
Probably not. Both that phrase and the accent that goes with it are
strictly Hollywood. They originated with Robert Newton, the actor
who
played Long John Silver in the movies and on TV through much of the
1950s. Newton was from Dorset, in the Cotswolds district of
southwest
England, and the regional accent he brought to the movies included a
rolled "r." Though Dorset may well have produced its share of
sailors,
they were hardly the only pirates out there; most seamen-and
especially
the outlaws on pirate vessels-were people who struck out from
oppressed
nations, like Scotland and Ireland, to start over on the high seas.
So, was there a typical pirate accent at all? Among British outlaws,
yes: The onboard speech was most likely underclass British sailor
with
extra curse words, augmented with a polyglot slang of French,
Italian,
Spanish, and Dutch picked up around the trade routes. "Arrrrr" is
strictly fiction, as are a number of the other affiliated
signifiers:
Nobody ever walked the plank, and nobody has ever discovered an
actual
pirate treasure map. On the myth-confirming side, pirates were known
to
dress in loose clothing, guzzle rum and smash the empty bottles, and
chase busty wenches through Caribbean ports.
1) I'm sure some didn't need to chase.
2) I'm sure some chased the less well endowed wenches.
3) I'm sure some didn't chase "wenches".
4) A few pirates were women, who did they chase?
Menches.
Oy vey!
You mean "Arrrrrrr! vey!"
--
Doc Smartass, BAAWA Knight of Heckling
aa # 1939
Help Prevent Projectile Stupidity
Duct-Tape a Fundie's Mouth Shut Today!
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http://www.slate.com/id/2167567/?GT1=10135
Did Pirates Really Say "Arrrr"?No. And nobody ever walked the plank,
either.
By Christopher Bonanos
Posted Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at 1:02 PM ET
Johnny Depp took home the best performance award at Sunday's MTV
Movie
Awards, for his role as Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean
movies. (The third installment of the series topped the weekend
box-office tallies again this past weekend, pulling in $43.2
million.)
Depp's character famously speaks in a dissolute London mumble
inspired
by Keith Richards. But virtually all his crewmen hew to the classic
movie-pirate patois, full of growled consonants and shiver-me-
timbers
slang. Wait, did pirates really say "arrrrr"?
Probably not. Both that phrase and the accent that goes with it are
strictly Hollywood. They originated with Robert Newton, the actor
who
played Long John Silver in the movies and on TV through much of the
1950s. Newton was from Dorset, in the Cotswolds district of
southwest
England, and the regional accent he brought to the movies included a
rolled "r." Though Dorset may well have produced its share of
sailors,
they were hardly the only pirates out there; most seamen-and
especially
the outlaws on pirate vessels-were people who struck out from
oppressed
nations, like Scotland and Ireland, to start over on the high seas.
So, was there a typical pirate accent at all? Among British outlaws,
yes: The onboard speech was most likely underclass British sailor
with
extra curse words, augmented with a polyglot slang of French,
Italian,
Spanish, and Dutch picked up around the trade routes. "Arrrrr" is
strictly fiction, as are a number of the other affiliated
signifiers:
Nobody ever walked the plank, and nobody has ever discovered an
actual
pirate treasure map. On the myth-confirming side, pirates were known
to
dress in loose clothing, guzzle rum and smash the empty bottles, and
chase busty wenches through Caribbean ports.
1) I'm sure some didn't need to chase.
2) I'm sure some chased the less well endowed wenches.
3) I'm sure some didn't chase "wenches".
4) A few pirates were women, who did they chase?
Menches.
Oy vey!
You mean "Arrrrrrr! vey!"
OK...... Arrrrrr! Vey! Maria!
Smiler,
The godless one
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On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:30:15 GMT there was an Ancient Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> who stoppeth one in alt.atheism
4) A few pirates were women, who did they chase?
Menches.
Damn ye! Be you knowing how much I be hating Coke coming out me nose,
Not ta' mention cleaning the bloody stuff off me keyboard?
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Douglas Berry Do the OBVIOUS thing to send e-mail
Atheist #2147, Atheist Vet #5
Jason Gastrich is praying for me on 8 January 2011
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the
source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a
stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as
good as dead: his eyes are closed." - Albert Einstein
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06 Jun 2007 08:24:09 PM |
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"Douglas Berry" <penguin_boy@mindOBVIOUSspring.com> wrote in message
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On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:30:15 GMT there was an Ancient Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> who stoppeth one in alt.atheism
4) A few pirates were women, who did they chase?
Menches.
Damn ye! Be you knowing how much I be hating Coke coming out me nose,
Not ta' mention cleaning the bloody stuff off me keyboard?
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I hear that coke should go UP your nose, not down it.
Smiler,
The godless one
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06 Jun 2007 07:36:50 PM |
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Douglas Berry <penguin_boy@mindOBVIOUSspring.com> wrote in
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On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:30:15 GMT there was an Ancient Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> who stoppeth one in alt.atheism
4) A few pirates were women, who did they chase?
Menches.
Damn ye! Be you knowing how much I be hating Coke coming out me nose,
So drink Pepsi, ye scurvey sea-dog!
Not ta' mention cleaning the bloody stuff off me keyboard?
The trick is to swallow before ye laugh!
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Doc Smartass, BAAWA Knight of Heckling
aa # 1939
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06 Jun 2007 12:48:45 PM |
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On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:29:16 GMT, Douglas Berry
<penguin_boy@mindOBVIOUSspring.com> wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:30:15 GMT there was an Ancient Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> who stoppeth one in alt.atheism
4) A few pirates were women, who did they chase?
Menches.
Damn ye! Be you knowing how much I be hating Coke coming out me nose,
Not ta' mention cleaning the bloody stuff off me keyboard?
http://www.talklikeapirate.com/
Observe the International Day.
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06 Jun 2007 12:30:00 PM |
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On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:49:33 GMT there was an Ancient "Smiler"
<Smiler@Joe.King.com> who stoppeth one in alt.atheism
4) A few pirates were women, who did they chase?
Well, if the stories about Anne Bonney and Mary Read are to be
believed, thae answer there is "each other."
Hot Lesbian Pirates!
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Douglas Berry Do the OBVIOUS thing to send e-mail
Atheist #2147, Atheist Vet #5
Jason Gastrich is praying for me on 8 January 2011
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the
source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a
stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as
good as dead: his eyes are closed." - Albert Einstein
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06 Jun 2007 12:42:57 PM |
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In article <6nrd635m2i12e8nrp27up1lu2t149fr200@4ax.com> Douglas Berry <penguin_boy@mindOBVIOUSspring.com> writes:
On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:49:33 GMT there was an Ancient "Smiler"
<Smiler@Joe.King.com> who stoppeth one in alt.atheism
4) A few pirates were women, who did they chase?
Well, if the stories about Anne Bonney and Mary Read are to be
believed, thae answer there is "each other."
Hot Lesbian Pirates!
Indeed. Piratess on piratess action!
-- cary
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06 Jun 2007 12:55:19 PM |
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On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:30:00 GMT, Douglas Berry
<penguin_boy@mindOBVIOUSspring.com> wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:49:33 GMT there was an Ancient "Smiler"
<Smiler@Joe.King.com> who stoppeth one in alt.atheism
4) A few pirates were women, who did they chase?
Well, if the stories about Anne Bonney and Mary Read are to be
believed, thae answer there is "each other."
Hot Lesbian Pirates!
Oh good grief, there is a God! But that aside, there's a history
channel prog about them, and it's well worth a watch, more for the
story than the pictures, but excellent stuff.
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07 Jun 2007 07:36:44 AM |
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Therion Ware <autodelete@city-of-dis.com> wrote in alt.atheism
Douglas Berry <penguin_boy@mindOBVIOUSspring.com> wrote:
<Smiler@Joe.King.com> who stoppeth one in alt.atheism
4) A few pirates were women, who did they chase?
Well, if the stories about Anne Bonney and Mary Read are to be
believed, thae answer there is "each other."
Hot Lesbian Pirates!
Oh good grief, there is a God! But that aside, there's a history
channel prog about them, and it's well worth a watch, more for the
story than the pictures, but excellent stuff.
Does the UK have its own history channel, or is it the one from the
US you're talking about?
--
Elroy Willis
www.elroysemporium.com
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07 Jun 2007 11:02:44 AM |
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On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:36:44 GMT, Elroy Willis
<elroywillis@swbell.net> wrote:
Therion Ware <autodelete@city-of-dis.com> wrote in alt.atheism
Douglas Berry <penguin_boy@mindOBVIOUSspring.com> wrote:
<Smiler@Joe.King.com> who stoppeth one in alt.atheism
4) A few pirates were women, who did they chase?
Well, if the stories about Anne Bonney and Mary Read are to be
believed, thae answer there is "each other."
Hot Lesbian Pirates!
Oh good grief, there is a God! But that aside, there's a history
channel prog about them, and it's well worth a watch, more for the
story than the pictures, but excellent stuff.
Does the UK have its own history channel, or is it the one from the
US you're talking about?
To tell you the truth, I don't know. However we do have the master
where I work, so I'll see if I can find the series title and episode
number. But beware: bodice ripping is involved, but only as a species
of self defence!
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08 Jun 2007 11:28:22 PM |
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On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:36:44 GMT, Elroy Willis
<elroywillis@swbell.net> wrote:
Therion Ware <autodelete@city-of-dis.com> wrote in alt.atheism
Douglas Berry <penguin_boy@mindOBVIOUSspring.com> wrote:
<Smiler@Joe.King.com> who stoppeth one in alt.atheism
4) A few pirates were women, who did they chase?
Well, if the stories about Anne Bonney and Mary Read are to be
believed, thae answer there is "each other."
Hot Lesbian Pirates!
Oh good grief, there is a God! But that aside, there's a history
channel prog about them, and it's well worth a watch, more for the
story than the pictures, but excellent stuff.
Does the UK have its own history channel, or is it the one from the
US you're talking about?
What you want is:
http://store.aetv.com/html/product/index.jhtml?id=77048
The History Channel programme series was called "The Real Pirates of
the Caribbean".
There's also a fair selection of books about Mary & Anne at amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/002-4994152-6633665?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Anne+Bonney+&Go.x=10&Go.y=11
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06 Jun 2007 12:59:51 PM |
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On 6 Jun, 01:49, "Smiler" <Smi...@Joe.King.com> wrote:
4) A few pirates were women, who did they chase?
Calico Jack
Roy
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06 Jun 2007 08:13:16 AM |
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On Jun 5, 8:49 pm, "Smiler" <Smi...@Joe.King.com> wrote:
4) A few pirates were women, who did they chase?
In the case of Anne Bonny and Mary Read...two infamous women
pirates....each other. So the "chasing wenches" statement still holds
water
Hatter
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16 Jun 2007 12:15:42 PM |
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On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 06:13:16 -0700, Hatter <Hatter23@gmail.com> wrote in
alt.atheism
On Jun 5, 8:49 pm, "Smiler" <Smi...@Joe.King.com> wrote:
4) A few pirates were women, who did they chase?
In the case of Anne Bonny and Mary Read...two infamous women
pirates....each other. So the "chasing wenches" statement still holds
water
Anne and Mary went lickety slit!
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Atheist n A person to be pitied in that he is
unable to believe things for which there is
no evidence, and who has thus deprived himself of
a convenient means of feeling superior to others.
—Chaz Bufe, The American Heretic’s Dictionary
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05 Jun 2007 09:37:11 PM |
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On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:49:33 GMT, "Smiler" <Smiler@Joe.King.com>
wrote:
3) I'm sure some didn't chase "wenches".
All together now, lads...!
"***** that little cabin-boy
That feisty little nipper!
Shoved broken glass way up his arse
And circumcised the skipper!"
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"O Sybilli, si ergo
Fortibus es in ero
O Nobili! Themis trux
Sivat sinem? Causen Dux"
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16 Jun 2007 12:15:06 PM |
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On Tue, 05 Jun 2007 22:37:11 -0400, raven1 <quoththeraven@nevermore.com>
wrote in alt.atheism
On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:49:33 GMT, "Smiler" <Smiler@Joe.King.com>
wrote:
3) I'm sure some didn't chase "wenches".
All together now, lads...!
"***** that little cabin-boy
That feisty little nipper!
Shoved broken glass way up his arse
And circumcised the skipper!"
The cabin boy
the cabin boy
that dirty little nipper
'e lined his *****
with fibreglas
and circumcised the skipper!
--
Atheist n A person to be pitied in that he is
unable to believe things for which there is
no evidence, and who has thus deprived himself of
a convenient means of feeling superior to others.
—Chaz Bufe, The American Heretic’s Dictionary
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06 Jun 2007 01:43:51 AM |
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In article <07ub635asqcopfnd7qutnge0vqti1ctcgf@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://www.slate.com/id/2167567/?GT1=10135
Did Pirates Really Say "Arrrr"?No. And nobody ever walked the plank,
either.
By Christopher Bonanos
Posted Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at 1:02 PM ET
. On the myth-confirming side, pirates were known to
dress in loose clothing, guzzle rum and smash the empty bottles, and
chase busty wenches through Caribbean ports.
My kind of people! Arrrrrrrrrr! :-)
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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06 Jun 2007 05:24:14 AM |
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"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-71E6F4.23435105062007@news.giganews.com...
In article <07ub635asqcopfnd7qutnge0vqti1ctcgf@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://www.slate.com/id/2167567/?GT1=10135
Did Pirates Really Say "Arrrr"?No. And nobody ever walked the plank,
either.
By Christopher Bonanos
Posted Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at 1:02 PM ET
. On the myth-confirming side, pirates were known to
dress in loose clothing, guzzle rum and smash the empty bottles, and
chase busty wenches through Caribbean ports.
My kind of people! Arrrrrrrrrr! :-)
Shiver me timbers! :)
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
#1557
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06 Jun 2007 08:00:02 AM |
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"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> writes:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-71E6F4.23435105062007@news.giganews.com...
In article <07ub635asqcopfnd7qutnge0vqti1ctcgf@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://www.slate.com/id/2167567/?GT1=10135
Did Pirates Really Say "Arrrr"?No. And nobody ever walked the plank,
either.
By Christopher Bonanos
Posted Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at 1:02 PM ET
. On the myth-confirming side, pirates were known to
dress in loose clothing, guzzle rum and smash the empty bottles, and
chase busty wenches through Caribbean ports.
My kind of people! Arrrrrrrrrr! :-)
Shiver me timbers! :)
I'll get to do that for five days...since in the part of Kentucky we're headed
to, the bears have come back to the mountain woods, and they've learned that
there's always food in the towns. (At least up there, summer is actually
three months long in a normal year. ;-)
--
Patrick "The Chief Instigator" Humphrey (patrick@io.com) Houston, Texas
chiefinstigator.us.tt/aeros.php (TCI's 2006-07 Houston Aeros) AA#2273
LAST GAME: San Antonio 4, Houston 2 (April 15)
NEXT GAME: October 2007, date/place/opponent TBA
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| User: "johac" |
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06 Jun 2007 06:58:57 PM |
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In article <5cnga5F31mrnvU1@mid.individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-71E6F4.23435105062007@news.giganews.com...
In article <07ub635asqcopfnd7qutnge0vqti1ctcgf@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://www.slate.com/id/2167567/?GT1=10135
Did Pirates Really Say "Arrrr"?No. And nobody ever walked the plank,
either.
By Christopher Bonanos
Posted Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at 1:02 PM ET
. On the myth-confirming side, pirates were known to
dress in loose clothing, guzzle rum and smash the empty bottles, and
chase busty wenches through Caribbean ports.
My kind of people! Arrrrrrrrrr! :-)
Shiver me timbers! :)
Avast or I'll keelhaul ye! Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! :-)
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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06 Jun 2007 10:52:43 AM |
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On Jun 6, 3:24 am, "Robibnikoff" <witchy...@broomstick.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachm...@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-71E6F4.23435105062007@news.giganews.com...
In article <07ub635asqcopfnd7qutnge0vqti1ct...@4ax.com>,
stoney <sto...@the.net> wrote:
http://www.slate.com/id/2167567/?GT1=10135
Did Pirates Really Say "Arrrr"?No. And nobody ever walked the plank,
either.
By Christopher Bonanos
Posted Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at 1:02 PM ET
. On the myth-confirming side, pirates were known to
dress in loose clothing, guzzle rum and smash the empty bottles, and
chase busty wenches through Caribbean ports.
My kind of people! Arrrrrrrrrr! :-)
Shiver me timbers! :)
Wasn't that Popeye?
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07 Jun 2007 07:43:43 AM |
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Neil Kelsey <neil_kelsey@hotmail.com> wrote in alt.atheism
Robibnikoff <witchy...@broomstick.com> wrote:
johac <jhachm...@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
stoney <sto...@the.net> wrote:
http://www.slate.com/id/2167567/?GT1=10135
Did Pirates Really Say "Arrrr"?No. And nobody ever walked the
plank, either.
. On the myth-confirming side, pirates were known to
dress in loose clothing, guzzle rum and smash the empty bottles, and
chase busty wenches through Caribbean ports.
My kind of people! Arrrrrrrrrr! :-)
Shiver me timbers! :)
Wasn't that Popeye?
I thought it was said by pirates with wooden legs, wasn't it?
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Elroy Willis
www.elroysemporium.com
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05 Jun 2007 09:58:40 PM |
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In our last episode, <07ub635asqcopfnd7qutnge0vqti1ctcgf@4ax.com>, the
lovely and talented stoney broadcast on alt.atheism:
Did Pirates Really Say "Arrrr"? No. And nobody ever walked the plank,
either.
O no! First no god, and now this!
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Lars Eighner <http://larseighner.com/> <http://myspace.com/larseighner>
Countdown: 594 days to go.
Why "War Czar"? That sounds like Imperial Russia!
Call it by the American term: "Fall Guy."
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16 Jun 2007 12:17:02 PM |
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On 06 Jun 2007 02:58:40 GMT, Lars Eighner <usenet@larseighner.com> wrote
in alt.atheism
In our last episode, <07ub635asqcopfnd7qutnge0vqti1ctcgf@4ax.com>, the
lovely and talented stoney broadcast on alt.atheism:
Did Pirates Really Say "Arrrr"? No. And nobody ever walked the plank,
either.
O no! First no god, and now this!
/vincent price laughter fading into the distance....
--
Atheist n A person to be pitied in that he is
unable to believe things for which there is
no evidence, and who has thus deprived himself of
a convenient means of feeling superior to others.
—Chaz Bufe, The American Heretic’s Dictionary
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06 Jun 2007 10:40:17 AM |
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On 6 Jun, 01:00, stoney <sto...@the.net> wrote:
<snip>
Did Pirates Really Say "Arrrr"?No. And nobody ever walked the plank,
either.
By Christopher Bonanos
Posted Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at 1:02 PM ET
<snip>
Wait, did pirates really say "arrrrr"?
Probably not. Both that phrase and the accent that goes with it are
strictly Hollywood. They originated with Robert Newton, the actor who
played Long John Silver in the movies and on TV through much of the
1950s. Newton was from Dorset, in the Cotswolds district of southwest
England,
Er....Dorset is a county.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorset
and the Cotswolds are a range of hills that are NOT in the south
west.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotswolds
Dorset *is* in the south west though.
and the regional accent he brought to the movies included a rolled "r."
Though Dorset may well have produced its share of sailors,
they were hardly the only pirates out there; most seamen-and especially
the outlaws on pirate vessels-were people who struck out from oppressed
nations, like Scotland and Ireland, to start over on the high seas.
Mmm. Well, it depends. Most *British* seamen of the 17th-18th C
*would* have been from the south, the south-west particularly (Dorset,
Devon, Cornwall), because that's where the biggest ports were
(Plymouth, Portsmouth, Weymouth, Bristol, etc).
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Steve
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