The Fat Controller Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Arrrr me gentlemen and wench's of fortune, these here wbesites be pretty self explanatory.http://www.yarr.org.uk/Brush up on yer pirate speak as well me Scurvy Dog's!Double up on all your adjectives and you'll be bountifully bombastic with your phrasing. Pirates never speak of "a big ship", they call it a "great, grand ship!" They never say never, they say "No nay ne'er!" Drop all your "g"'s when you speak and you'll get words like "rowin'", "sailin'" and "fightin'". Dropping all of your "v"'s will get you words like "ne'er", "e'er" and "o'er". Instead of saying "I am", sailors say, "I be". Instead of saying "You are", sailors say, "You be". Instead of saying, "They are", sailors say, "They be". Ne'er speak in anythin' but the present tense!Ahoy: Hey! Avast: Stop! Aye: Yes Black spot: to be 'placin' the black spot' be markin' someone for death. Booty: treasure Buccanneer: a pirate who be answerin' to no man or blasted government. By the Powers!: an exclamation, uttered by Long John Silver in Treasure Island! Cat o' nine tails: whip for floggin' mutineers Corsair: a pirate who be makin' his berth in the Med-...Medi-...that sea 'tween Spain and Africa, aye! Davy Jones' Locker: the bottom o' the sea, where the souls of dead men lie Doubloons: pieces of gold... Fiddlers Green: the private heaven where pirates be goin' when they die. Furner: a ship which be yer own, not one ye steal an' plunder. Gentlemen o' fortune: a slightly more positive term fer pirates! Go on the account: to embark on a piratical cruise Grog: A pirate's favorite drink. Jack: a flag or a sailor Jolly Roger: the skull and crossbones, the pirate flag! Keelhaul: a truly vicious punishment where a scurvy dog be tied to a rope and dragged along the barnacle-encrusted bottom of a ship. They not be survivin' this. Landlubber: "Land-lover," someone not used to life onboard a ship. Lass: A woman. Lily-livered: faint o' heart Loaded to the Gunwales (pron. gunnels): drunk Matey: A shipmate or a friend. Me hearty: a friend or shipmate. Me: My. Pieces o' eight: pieces o' silver which can be cut into eights to be givin' small change. Privateer: a pirate officially sanctioned by a national power Scallywag: A bad person. A scoundrel. Scurvy dog!: a fine insult! Shiver me timbers!: an exclamation of surprise, to be shouted most loud. Son of a Biscuit Eater: a derogatory term indicating a bastard son of a sailor Sprogs: raw, untrained recruits Squadron: a group of ten or less warships Squiffy: a buffoon Swaggy: a scurvy cur's ship what ye be intendin' to loot! Swashbucklin': fightin' and carousin' on the high seas! Sweet trade: the career of piracy Thar: The opposite of "here." Walk the plank: this one be bloody obvious. Wench: a lady, although ye gents not be wantin' to use this around a lady who be stronger than ye. Wi' a wannion: wi' a curse, or wi' a vengeance. Boldly, loudly! Yo-ho-ho: Pirate laughter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Scurvy Knave; um scurvy KnaveSplice the mainbrace; have a tot of rum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaxbourton Red Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Roger the cabin boy (he was in pugwash wasn't he?)we can't join in this surely?Is there an international cheep like a robin day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MaloneFM Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Talk like a pirate lesson 2'Oh ###### we still can't get an away win''Oh ###### we still havn't replaced Junior Agone Gone''Oh ###### we bought Flappy well past his sell by date''Oh ###### our board includes a milkman and Boycie'and suchlike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinC Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Remember Cap'n Corage on radio bristol?"This is Cap'n Courage, sitting' on 'is bollardright 'ere in the middle of Bristol"Bet it brought tears to his eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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