Captain Charlotte Savvy

You've all convinced me -- silver it is. I've been saving my spare doubloons for long enough that I can afford to spring for the silver ... and, while I understand what you're saying about silver still being prone to scratch and tarnish, the fact that silver still has a far better quality to it all around, and will last in much better condition for far longer ... Yah, I'm convinced. Silver. Thanks to everybody for their input -- that was _exactly_ the sort of information I was looking for. Thank you, thank you! :)

Hey mates -- Long time no post, and all that *guilty grin* ... but now I come with a burning question ... Okay. For some weeks now, I have been saving my pennies for a Jack Sparrow replica ring. I at long last have the pennies, but it's now also left me with a quandary -- silver replica, or pewter? Does anyone know what the DIFFERENCE is?? I can't find a comparison online _any_where ... specifically, what I'm wondering is, between a pewter ring and a silver one, which one will last longer? I am willing to dish out a fair amount of money for this thing, but as a result of that, I want it to _last_ -- to be able to stand a little wear and tear. I mean, I'm not planning on wearing the thing when I go out hiking or camping or sailing or something; I will be taking good care of the piece, to be sure -- but I want this thing to last. So, betwen pewter and silver -- which one tarnishes less, or is less likely to scrape and get bent out of shape, or just lasts longer and in the better condition? Again, I'm not (too) worried about price -- so any thoughts on the subject would be appreciated. Thanks so much! :) (And have a round of drinks on me, as I welcome meself back to the board ...)

What about this? I've been trying to avoid major rumors such as this one, but I got a bit blindsided by this one, and now I'm wondering if I'm the last person to hear of it: The ending of PotC 2? ... (NOTE: MASSIVE spoilers contained in the part labelled "Spoilers: Highlight to read" ... if they're true! ;-D ) It's worth a look-see if you're interested in those sorts of plot possibilities, anyway. Apparently this news about the ending of PotC 2 has been spreading like wildfire all over the 'net, but I've missed it up 'til now ... so if you're curious, take a gander. ;-)

I'm with PirateQueen -- James L. Nelson's "The Only Life that Mattered" is a book I've been waiting since childhood to read. I've long since wondered why there didn't appear to be any in-depth Anne and Mary novel out there ... so when I found out about Nelson's book, I rushed out to buy it immediately. And it was worth the wait -- not only was it the Anne and Mary tale I'd been waiting for, but it's an all-around excellent piratical read. My current read is a rather amusing little book called "The Pirates in an Adventure with Ahab," a British satire that is quite Monty Python-esque (which is a definitely a good thing). Not a long read by any stretch of the imagination, but I can highly recommend it; it's hilarious.

"We need a ship for an ocean voyage." "Ocean? ... Ocean. ..." "Uh, yeah -- the ocean?" "..." "You know, the big blue wet thing?!" "... OOOHHH!! The BIG blue WET thing!! Yeeees!" Gawd, I love that movie. How about when Rizzo pulls the Henry Kissinger book from Billy's sea chest?? I love it.

Ooh, "Muppet Treasure Island"!! I DO so love that movie ... I already have it on DVD, so I doubt I'll be buying another copy of it (even if it is special edition) -- but I may have to get some of the other new releases ... And ol' Kermit's been around since 1955?! Wow. ;-)

Fair grounds

AAHH!! AHHH!!!! _AAAHHHHAHAHHHH_!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We have actual PHOTOS!!!! [Edited/Removed: Pictures are copywrited to Disney] Okay ... sooo, anybody want to take a wild guess as to what exactly it is about Jack's scheme that winds Elizabeth and Will into their predicaments in the first, second, sixth, and seventh photo? 'Cause ya got me.

It's a kick in the pants - I laughed more watching it than I had in a long time. Oh, my gosh, yes -- I _love_ that movie; one of my all-time favorites. I had expected it to hopefully be a bit of a laugh, seeing as it was a comedy -- but I was in hysterics for the entire film. Still am, every time I watch it. I'm always finding some new little thing that cracks me up (my favorite example of this being Fred Kwan's muttered comment of "Wooow, the floors are sooo clean!" which I didn't notice until I'd seen the film over a dozen times) ... Oh, and the W.A.G., right -- ;-) Poker

Gilligan's Island (Red-Handed Jill! You have SEEN "Galaxy Quest"!! Is it not the most delightful movie of all time, after POTC?? Yes, it is! :) )

Galaxy Quest!!

Can you sing at the same time, in more than one key, Duets by Rossini, and waltzes by Strauss? And can you, as cats do, begin with a "C," That always triumphantly brings down the house?

lemon chicken

Alright, I'll ask already, because I can't figure it out by me onesies no matter how hard I try ... Why do the VeggieTales characters SING a song called, "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything," and is the song related to the song by the same title as sung by Reliant K? I have been wondering about this ever since I DLed the Reliant K song some time ago ... but then people keep talking about it being a VeggieTales song, and I've gotten quite confused about the connection ...

Oh, no, don't get me wrong -- I DO love Jack Sparrow the more women he wines and dines and ... er, yes. ;-D I've seen screengrabs from 2 and 3 showing that Scarlett and Giselle are back for the sequels, and I'm loving that; I loved their characters, and I totally approve of seeing more of them; they're great. _Jack_ is great, in all his womanizing-character self ... it's hilarious fun. *grins again* No ... what I was afraid of was that Captain Jack would be given a Mary-Sue-styled love interest ... the kind of love interest that pops up on Fanfiction.net (and various other Disney sequels) ... in this case, I'd expect to see a female pirate captain, or a highborn lady tired of being a highborn lady (like Elizabeth, only incredibly annoying in a way in which Elizabeth never is), or some poor abused Tortugian wench looking for a savior ... and Jack swoops in, saves said lass, and falls madly in love with her, to the point where he is close to renouncing piracy and sailing in order to spend the rest of his days as a happily-married man -- because, hey, who needs a ship when you've found your One Truw Luve?? So, no ... Sparrow wenches are fine. Sparrow love interests are fine. Sparrow soul-mates that turn Sparrow into a swooning romantic are NOT fine, because they are clearly not Sparrow at all. But I'm gonna take Iron Bess's elusive answer as a strongly-optimistic sign that my worries are unnecessary ... because I'm going to take it to mean that Jack will remain his ever-loving Bondish self (that doesn't sound quite right, does it?? ;-D), and that there are no Mary Sues on the sequels' horizons. *grins* Women, yes; Mary Sue love interests, no. Because the possibility had been making me nervous, let me tell ya! ... Now, Iron Bess, just let us know if they need a few more actresses to play various Sparrow wenches, because while I have no intention of trying to break into acting, I wouldn't mind auditioning for a role like THAT ...