Yeaarrrgh, it be Pirate Day - Winner Is Announced!

In honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day, ye scurvy bilge-rats be required to talk like a pirate, or else walk the plank...

 

Not again!

 

This is the same banner in the JCC!

DIE OPPM!!

 

Ye must say it like a pirate!

 

Arr! One of me maties should write a pirate fan fiction!

 

Aye, avast! We be needin' some space-pirate stories t' tell around the glowlamp, savvy?


Dana

 

ARRRR! Avast ye hearties!!

 

At high noon (board time), ye shall be havin' a trivia contest.

The first land-lubber to answer all ten questions correctly (PM to Herman) shall be a VIP for 48 hours.

 

Argghhhh this be the same banner from last year! Arggh ye lazy knaves!

 

Banner complainers shall be keel-hauled!

 

I not be complainin', fer my crew and myself, we be mighty fond of that thar Obi-Wan with an eye patch!

And that scoundrel Solo, he be a mighty fine one as well.

Drinks all around, arrrrrrrr!!!

 

Arr, me hearties, since this be Pirate Day, we should be translatin' lines from them spacefarin' movies, says I, so they sounds all proper piratical-like, and not like some landlubber whut deserves the black spot be sayin' em. And since this be t' fanfic board, 'tis fittin' ye should translate yer own grog-fisted, illit'rite scratchins into timber-shiverin' pirate talk, whut for t' better inspirificashun of t' comin' ages.

Here be a site whut may help ye in yer translatifyin', ye swill-swingin' swabbie!

Pirate Speak

Fer example:

Me love fer ye be a puzzle, Ani, fer which I be havin' no answers. I can't be controllin' it, Jim lad, arrr, an' now I don't care. (Ayy, matey, a drop o' the grog for an old saltdog, aye.) I truly, deeply loves ye, says I, an' before we dies, I just wants ye t' know. Ye horn swollgin' scallywag!

(I be writin' that 'un mostly meself, but t' translatifyer be doin' a fine job of helpin' out.)

Arr, a Jedi be usin' t' Force fer defense, Luke, me lad, and never fer walkin' some scurvy bilge rat off'n t' yardarm, unstringin' his liver an' lights, an' tackin' t' sorry cur's noggin t' th' poop deck afore keel haulin' him all t' way t' th' bottom o' Davy Jones' locker . . . nay, that's what this here lightsaber be for.

 

That be cute.

Nyc

 

Pirate Trivia:

1) Typically, is the flying jib in front of or behind the staysail?


2) How did Captain 'Red Legs' Greaves get his nickname?


3) What was Major Stede Bonnett's occupation before he became a pirate?


4) Who was the only person on a pirate vessel who could administer a flogging?


5) Why did pirates pierce their ears?


6) How many times was Captain Kidd hung before he died?


7) In what sea the the Corsairs sail?


8) A fathom is approximately how many feet? A league is approximately how many miles?


9) A doubloon is equal to how many pieces of eight?


10) Which deck on a ship is aftmost and highest?



The first barnacle scraper to PM the entire set of correct answers to Scurvy Herman shall be colored red for 48 hours.

 

Ye blasted landlubbers. Ye made questions I dun' know. Curse you.

 

Arr, Herman, ye scurvy dog, this be requirin' actual research. Though, for such prize swag, perhaps it be worth the effort and time away from looting.

 

Argh, too bad me don't have any time! Curse you!

 

Avast, maties. A winner, there be.


If ye wish, there shall be another round at four bells (board time).


I the meantime, would ye prefer a treasure hunt?

 

Arrgh, and I just completed my answerin' of the trivia! Curse me rotten luck, it's been a bad streak since the Spanish chased me crew off the southern coast.

EDIT: What manner of treasure do ye mean?

 

Thank ye kindly, Scurvy Herman. Ye be the most honorable bilge rat the high seas have to offer. Rum for all! Arrrrr!

 

Argh! Ye better be watchin` yer aft Gabri. Us real buccanneers be goin` t' be after th' booty looter.

 

Don't make me order my quartermaster to bring out his cat o' nine tails, ye lubber!

 

The quartermaster be mighty stern with the captain's daughter. He be a strict follower of Moses' Law.

 

Alas, Scurvy Herman has lost five laughing skulls which were edited into one of the many fanfic stories that infest these waters.

Whoever can first find the five laughing skulls and provide Scurvy Herman a link to the post he edited shall be promoted for First Mate for one week.


From time to time, I shall be givin' clues to the whereabouts of my missing skulls. For every clue given, the reward shall be reduced.

Good hunting, swabbies.