Jas. Hook

1 Aye Willy - Wow, looks like the party was a great success! Nazi flag indeed... what next? Some people are a special kinda stoopid. Jas. Hook

It be sink or swims says Eye... votes still being accepted at 7AM Eastern. I don't know when the cutoff is? Jas. Hook

Patrick O'Brian for series with Anne Chotzinoff Grossman and Lisa Grossman for tne cookbook

Good Gawd, Nasty - Just go the ... The Way To A Pirate's Heart ... Sealkie's Hide ... then onto Shepard's Pie It should appeal to You, the Lass and the powder monkey. Jas. Hook

Bumpin' this har' thread to the top mast. One more day o' votin' an 'Aye' for 'Eye'. Put yer' match to the touch hole and let fly... Jas. Hook Row three - far right... that be our man Vote for Eye

GG - Bright and early but I'm off today and can only vote once today. Twice tomorrow and once each Saturday an' Sunday then me powder an' shot are gone. Jas. Hook

A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else he could think of to 'clean up' the bird's vocabulary. Finally, John was fed up and he yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back. John shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even more rude. John, in desperation, threw up his hand, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer. For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute. Fearing that he'd hurt the parrot, John quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out onto John's outstretched arms and said, "I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I'm sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior." John was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. As he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior, the bird spoke-up, very softly, "May I ask what the turkey did?"

Don't stop now vote again tomorrow. If ye have access to another pc ye can vote twice in one day. Let's push Oderlesseye over the side again... errrr I mean over the top again. Jas. Hook

Wes... A most excellent stern shot at that. Rake 'em good ye did. Never fool 'bouts a man's hawaiian shirt because it's really pirate camoflage. Jas. Hook

Oi, I didn't know that the second round had started already. Another Aye for Eye and another Aye when I gets to home. Jas. Hook

Gibbet - A planning ahead question... will you be standardizing the belt width or will they be availiable in various widths or sized by individual design? Jas Hook

Shiver me timbers... sounds like it's going to be a great party. Perhaps I can do a Tim Conway 'Dorf' act and show up at the door as an invitee. Jas Hook

1 Aye Willy - Sounds like you're off to a great start! Hummmmm... ye might change the words a bit ie: "What do we do with a one eye sailor or peg-leg sailor or Captain's monkey or first mate's parrot..." Songs, there might be more that are youth friendly but a lot of the Pub's talented folk are down in Key West for an annual meetup for the week and may be somewhat incommunicado. Have you tried to Google pirate songs or kids pirate songs? Here are some riddles I recently got from a birthday card - (powder-monkey friendly) How do pirates celebrate their birthdays? However they want! What do you call a pirate who skips class? Captain Hooky! Why couldn't the pirate play cards? Because he was sitting on the deck! What kind of socks does a pirate wear? Arrrrrrrgyle! Jas. Hook

Pass out a handfull of bandanas to wear so they can be 'crew' when following you to the treasure. A few packs of pirate tattoos A tarp or large blanket to sit around when you divvy up the spoils once treasure is found. Length of rope for a tug o' war... crew vs. the Captain for the spoils. Remember to mark where you bury the chest. Shovel to dig it up. Jas. Hook

There's some very interesting (in a certain sense of the word) information about how fishermen were financed and supplied in Daniel Vickers' Farmers & Fishermen: Two Centuries of Work in Essex County, Massachusetts, 1630-1850. Foxe - Whoo-Boy... more winter reading. Jas. Hook

An important business in any seaport was the ship chandlery. This store carried just about anything needed on a vessel. The chandler had to know the community in which he lived as well as the ships that put into port. He carried specialized equipment, such as those items needed in the fishing or whaling industry if those were the type of vessels he serviced on a regular basis. Typical stores included salted fish, beef, and pork, ship's biscuits (hardtack), molasses, potatoes, onions, spices, flour, rum, tobacco, blankets, pipes, knives, clothing, navigational instruments, lanterns, buoys, logbooks, inkstands, needles, beeswax, canvas, marine hardware, paint, and oil. These particular pictures are of the ship chandlery at Mystic Seaport, which showcases items of the 19th century.

Elena - I'd follow the ship's chandler lead, it would be a shop / warehouse that would stock equipment and consumables for a ships outfitting and perhaps harpoons, hooks, floats, etc. for fisherman. Remember that most fisherfolk were dirt poor and would most likely have made most of their own equipment. There is a ship chandler shop at Mystic Seaport with a display of their wares. Perhaps there is a picture of it on their web site. Jas. Hook

Perhaps a ship's chandler for the pole and line but for the harpoon but i'd lean more towards Iron John's suggestion of a local blacksmith. Jas. Hook

Hummmmm... quads... think caltrops. They'll down your shepard for you. Jas. Hook

Cheeky - Don Bousquet, the Rhode Island cartoonist, could have a field day with that tale. Though he might change it to they were baking a Quahog pie. Jas. Hook

Yes, a tankard o' ale for RLS. Thank you sir for your story telling. Jas. Hook

Oops! an hour late. "Happy Birthday Old Man" (snicker-giggle) All the best to ye Cap'n. Jas. Hook