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Come Inside... => The Snug => Topic started by: Grumpmeister on September 18, 2007, 12:23:55 PM
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International Talk Like A Pirate day? Well I've already had some nutbag storm up to me today to tell me I'm a servant of satan destined to burn in the fires of hell just because I'm wearing black. If he has a go at me tomorrow I think I'm going to have some fun with him. (https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freesmileys.org%2Femo%2Frpg007.gif&hash=f6ba2ce339d4003088a56d1a38b2567e6a18eb5d)
Barman you were after ideas for a theme day, would give Wenchy a break as we all know she gets wound up when 'yoda speak' starts whistle:
LONDON (Reuters) - Put a parrot on your shoulder, strap on a peg leg, hit the rum and start bellowing "Shiver me Timbers" -- Wednesday is International Talk Like A Pirate Day.
"Pirates of the Caribbean" star Johnny Depp is not the only over-the-top buccaneer allowed to have fun.
September 19 is your once-a-year chance to don an eye patch, sport a ridiculously large hat and keep on saying "Arrrrr.
It all started back in the 1990s as a cult joke between two American friends -- John "Ol Chumbucket" Baur and Mark "Capn Slappy" Summers -- but really took off when syndicated columnist Dave Barry got to hear about their surreal festival.
"We tap into that need for whimsy in people's lives," Summers says of the 24-hour celebration of quirkiness when they urge all self-respecting swashbucklers to show "pirattitude."
International Talk Like a Pirate Day (TLAPD), which adopted Treasure Island star Robert Newton as its patron saint, now attracts fans from as far afield as Britain and Australia and even boasts a special Wikipedia site on the Internet.
The day even has its own unofficial anthem -- American Tom Smith has written and recorded "Talk Like a Pirate Day" -- and Canadian sketch comedy troupe Loading Ready Run produced an educational video on how to swashbuckle with the best of them. Continued...
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I heard about that. WHat is that all about then?
WHo is making money out of it?
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Not sure anyone is making money out of it but there's bound to be some gormless muppet somewhere who would fork out for merchandise..... rubschin:
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Wenchy?
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Wenchy?
Where is she?
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I did ummm participate in Pirate Day last year. redface:
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New pirate tat?
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New pirate tat?
Had previous pirate tat. redface: Think I may have had to purchase a new eye patch but that was it.
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I see a box of some sort marked "XMAS" in the background of your handbag pic.
WHat is that all about?
PS. Wanna buy a real cutlass?
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I see a box of some sort marked "XMAS" in the background of your handbag pic.
WHat is that all about?
PS. Wanna buy a real cutlass?
It's a picture taken in the office, that is my Xmas file, cards, events etc.
No, not allowed knives. redface:
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I did ummm participate in Pirate Day last year. redface:
Wenchard the Pirate?
BlackWench?
Long Wench Silver?
I see a box of some sort marked "XMAS" in the background of your handbag pic.
WHat is that all about?
PS. Wanna buy a real cutlass?
Somebody gave Nick a REAL cutlass? I thought he was only allowed the plastic ones. scared2:
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We also have drums!
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I did ummm participate in Pirate Day last year. redface:
Wenchard the Pirate?
BlackWench?
Long Wench Silver?
Personally I prefer Capitaine Wenchy or simply Ma'am
I see a box of some sort marked "XMAS" in the background of your handbag pic.
WHat is that all about?
PS. Wanna buy a real cutlass?
Somebody gave Nick a REAL cutlass? I thought he was only allowed the plastic ones. scared2:
I'm only allowed plastic ones. redface:
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I would!
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Bit like that but with jewelled eye patch and a parrot.
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Bit like that but with jewelled eye patch and a parrot.
Hmmm! My imagination has just gone into overdrive...
Please say I'm wrong. eeek:
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Bit like that but with jewelled eye patch and a parrot.
Hmmm! My imagination has just gone into overdrive...
Please say I'm wrong. eeek:
There were other clothes too. It's not like I was wearing just an eye patch, a parrot, a smile and some Angel. ::)
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Oh!
Signed.
Disappointed of south Wales
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point:
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point:
shrugs:
But I do have a real sword. 8) fence:
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I don't. Not allowed, regrettably.
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I don't. Not allowed, regrettably.
....... and a Poniard too. ;)
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Que?
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Que?
I think it is a kind of dangly wart.
Unkind to mock.
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Que?
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Bit Masonic really
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Is it today?
Aaarrr, Jim lad...
That's enough.
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Oh!
Signed.
Disappointed of south Wales
Mr Wench says isn't everyone who lives in South Wales disapointed? point:
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Oh!
Signed.
Disappointed of south Wales
Mr Wench says isn't everyone who lives in South Wales disapointed? point:
Well.... No! actually. For a sizeable number of reasons, I'm quite happy to be living in south Wales.
And only two reasons why not.
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Has Mr Wench been sent away for shouting "A Vast Behind"?
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Careful Darwin or you could end up getting a Wenchy broadside whistle:
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Careful Darwin or you could end up getting a Wenchy broadside whistle:
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