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Can anyone give me any information on the Pirates of Japan? Wako?
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Just recently found out I've Dutch heritage in me blood. I 'ave oft' seen reference to 'Dutch pirates' both 'ere and on the 'net, but no specifics. Anyone have a name of a book I can read to get more information? I may 'ave missed somethin' lookin' thru the bottom of me mug.
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In my extensive piratic reading (granted often drunk) I haven't ever come across any instances of pirates raiding a whaling ship, yet the two must have crossed watery paths all the time, and a hold full of sperm beat the piss, so to speak, out of cloth and breadfruit our ancestors were known to abscond with. So what's the deal? Has history omitted this because whale blubbery is less sexy than gold and jewels? Did the pyrats not want to mess with the hardened whaling bastards? What?
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Hey I'm going to be picking up a copy of Under the Black Flag for an upcoming trip I'm taking. This is my first real read on all things Pirate that is not 100% fiction. I was wondering if anybody had any suggestions on what would be a good read once I'm done with this one. Thanks Matt
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Tomorrow marks 200 years since Lord Horatio Nelson fell in his victory off the coast of Portugal. I invite all interested parties to join me at 1630 hours GMT on the 21st for a toast to the man and the victory. (1630 GMT=12:30pm Eastern Daylight time, 9:30am Pacific) (I think those times are right. Check local listings)
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Somethings never change....just the time & place. I find it ironic that the victim was the vessel MV Miltzow...hailing from the same place as the filming of 'Pirates of the Caribbean 1' http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051013/ap_on_.../somalia_piracy
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I've developed a fascination with historic games of chance, particularly from the GAoP. I bought a couple of books from MacGregor Historic Games on card and dice games, and I'm curious if any of you have run across good sources for ancient game rules. Thanks in advance!
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Advertisement - AP CustomWIRE News Man dons hat, coat for turn as Jean Lafitte By Rick Cousins Correspondent Published October 2, 2005 LEAGUE CITY — Garbed in Hollywood-quality tri-corner hat and greatcoat and outfitted with an antique blunderbuss and flintlock pistol, novelist Tom Townsend looks a lot like Galveston’s most famous pirate. The 61-year-old resident of Rusk will assume the role of Jean Lafitte on Thursday during the League City Historical Society’s annual fund-raiser. “I hadn’t done the Jean Lafitte program for about seven years,” said Townsend. “I hadn’t expected to do it again, but I did find that I still fit in the costume.” Since 1985, Townsend…
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Recently finished hand sewing a pair of sailors slops. I altered the Simplicity "Pirate" breeches pattern by adding extra material from the crotch down. The rest was eyeballed (adding waistband, cutout for the ties in back, French fly, etc, from the breeches I have). Not a bad project, took me about 12 hours total over the course of four days. Gotta admit they're more comfortable compared to breeches. Will add a link with pic's tomorrow. Had a pirate party for the nephew today and wouldn't ya know forgot to take pictures (was too busy organizing the backyard treasure hunt). Yours, &c. Mike Pic's added 11 Oct 2005, scroll down to bottom of page- http://w…
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Not pirates but a a major figure in maritime history> During the month of October, there is an exhibit on Admiral Horatio Nelson in the Trustees Room. On October 21, 1805, Nelson was killed at the Battle of Trafalgar, his greatest victory. His death immortalized him as the great naval hero of British history. The exhibit displays items from the Huntington’s collections relating to Trafalgar. But there was another Nelson, the man who was in love with one of the great beauties of his time – Emma Hamilton. Their affair – each was married to another person – was notorious and caused them both much heartache. The exhibit illuminates Nelson’s passion for Emma through …
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Lusting for gold and bloodthirsty to a man, pirates have held widespread appeal and interest for centuries, passing from fact into a shadowy, myth-like status. Lawless and stinking of rum, pirates became the scourge of the seven seas in the early 1700s by the terror they spread and the treasure they stole. Yet, these legendary sea dog scalawags have been romanticized and idealized in countless books, movies and festivals. But who were the real pirates? Now, a new exhibit at the museum shows the authentic world of 17th and 18th century pirates. http://www.publicmuseum.oshkosh.net/Exhibi...es/pirates.html
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Ok, I got a question. I'm pretty sure the knots on the rope when they throw it overboard are 42 or 48 feet apart. But how much time is in the hour glass?
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Scientists photograph giant squid Wednesday, September 28, 2005; Posted: 9:27 a.m. EDT (13:27 GMT) The 8-meter long Architeuthis attacks prey hung by a rope. TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Japanese scientists have photographed for the first time in the wild a live giant squid, one of the most mysterious creatures of the deep sea. The team, led by Tsunemi Kubodera from the National Science Museum in Tokyo, tracked the 8-meter (25-foot) long Architeuthis as it attacked prey at 900 meters deep off the coast of Japan's Bonin islands. http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/09/2...uid.ap/index.ht To bad 'tis not still 'talk like a Pirate day', 'tis befitting the tone and all. A topi…
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GOF posted this as part of a different topic here: This got me thinking. If Calico Jack was known far and wide for something as basic as calico clothing then wouldn't a pirate who sported a gold hoop earring, floor-length sash, bucket-top boots and an eyepatch be equally reknowned for that if not more so? I'm not saying these items didn't exist on their own, but that if they were ever worn with the regularity of Jack's calico, it would have garnered a good deal of notoriety. So there's a reason this stuff is never mentioned in Johnson, Dampier, or anywhere else. Their absence speaks volumes. Just another nail in the coffin for piratical fashion myths...
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You may be interested to know that global warming, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other natural disasters are a direct effect of the shrinking numbers of Pirates since the 1800s. For your interest, I have included a graph of the approximate number of pirates versus the average global temperature over the last 200 years. As you can see, there is a statistically significant inverse relationship between pirates and global temperature. For more information, click here.
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I'm trying to find the title of a book that I started reading in highschool, but never finished. It was about space pirates, but I can't for the life of me remember the author, title, or anything else useful in finding it. All I can say is the following - I bought it off the shelf around 1990. It was a paperback and I believe the cover featured two spaceships, one of which flew a Jolly Roger. The opening chapter of the book featured a torture scene in which the victim offered to share whatever knowledge they had, to which the torturer replied that he already knew what he wanted to know, and that any torture would take place solely for his own pleasure. I believe the cha…
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A day or two ago, someone posted (lost the thread, dammit) about your rig, being the knife and fid, that was a part of every sailor's kit and was attached by lanyards to the belt. Well, I've done a lot of looking through archeological finds from the sea, and I've yet to find a fid from the GAoP or earlier. Plenty of knives of various types, many with the wood hilt intact. Also, a good number of knife sheaths, but nothing that indicates a fid worn on the belt. So the question, ladies and gentlemen, is this: was that rig worn in period or is it a 19th century idea? Any body have any hard documentation? Hawkyns
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I'm working on a project and I was just wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction for information on sailors and courtship in the 17th-18th centuries...any help/comments are appreciated! Thanks!
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I have been to an island in the Chesapeake bay called Tangier island. You can only get there by boat. I have noticed that many of the native residents speak with a cornwall english accent. From my understanding, they have been speaking this way about 300 years. It's really not even Americanized. I guess this would not be too far off from the 1950's Disney movie pirate Robert Newton. But they pronounce "house" as if almost rhymed with "noose". The island itself is a crabbing port and many of the houses are on stilts because of the island's low altitude.
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you link lovers out there will enjoy this! http://1704.deerfield.history.museum/home.do go to artifacts gof
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Ive never heard a pirate say arr! ive never said arr nor have any of my comrades said it.. ive never even read "arrrgh" anywhere in novels.. so the point of this inquiry is that why do people think arr when they think of pirates? I know I dont, but i dont go around callen meself a pirate, other people call me that when i steal them blind.. and sail off into the setting sun yelling "To Hell With "arrgh"" and other random curses.. but then id of said it wouldnt i? John
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Mates, I realize some of you might think this is a rather "dumb question", but I have never held an authentic tricorn hat in my hands or had the opportunity to look at one closely. What exactly are those pairs of vertical laces (or loops) on either side? Are they some type of means of securing a cockade? If so, how do they work? And finally, what about cockades worn on hats in the GAoP? Was it done? Or was that something that was practiced later on, toward the Revolution? Thanks for your help, mates!
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I was poking around cyberspace today, when I ran into this site. Thought a few in the pub might find it interesting! Weather Proverbs
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Me and me mate Hawkyns have found a new home. We are gunners on the 1600s merchant ships the Half Moon. So far we were able to live on the ship in period kit for days at a time. We are her gun crew firing deck cannons and cannons below (so far we have done 3 at once) what a feeling. We were also demonstrating musketry off the weather deck. I was trained and went aloft any time I wanted to. We will also be doing sword demonstrations as time goes on. When we are in between our demonstrations we help out with the guided tours. In the future we were asked to do a week long shake down sail out to sea and get the full experience of what we do at port. I cant wait. I admit I…
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I received my order of books from DeadMenTellNoTales.com today, which is comprised of the following titles- "A General History of the Pyrates" volumes 1 and 2. Much better than reading it online. "Captured by Pirates"- not for the squeamish. "The Buccaneers of America" by Exquemelin. 1684 edition. Yours, &c. Mike Pirates of Massacre Island http://www.geocities.com/flpyrate/index.html
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