Hester

...which reminds me of one of my favourite Libertines' lyrics: "I get along Just singing my song People tell me I'm wrong -- F*ck 'em!" Anyhow here's my result from the quiz: Your Seduction Style: The Coquette You are a pro at playing the age old game of hard to get. Your flirting style runs hot and cold, giving just enough to keep them chasing you. Independent and self-sufficient, you don't need any one person to make you complete. And that independence is exactly what makes people pursue you.

^Godiva truffles <5'3" v What's the most piratey piece of clothing in your everyday wardrobe? (i.e. Something you'd wear on the street or to work, rather than at a Ren. Faire.)

threesome / yum!

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They've arrived! I can't wait to watch these ... but I won't get a chance until the weekend, when I'll be at my cottage for a month's vacation. But, I'll be sure to post reviews here at the Pub when I eventually return. I also picked up Monty Python's "Yellowbeard" at the same time (in order to qualify for the free shipping). Cheers, Hester ... who also has 6 unopened packs of PotSM to add to her fleet at the cottage!

Oh, indeed, John -- I've learned my lesson. Serendipity came up and bit me in the arse, just like Jaws. But, in my defence, I wasn't picking on Robert Shaw in particular. I made similarly unflattering remarks about Errol Flynn in a different thread (and he was a major heart-throb in his day). Anyhow, here at the Pub, you never know who's going to be reading your offhand comments about yesteryear's silver screen stars. Cheers, Hester ... fan of the fey eyeliner-besmudged current fashion of leading men (though I can't quite picture Kris Kristofferson in eyeliner!)

combo / hard

No, Blackjohn, it is helpful. For instance, there's this report that refers to a small private boat of the type I had in mind: I noticed that incident when I went through the NGA site as well. Sounds very nasty. I would never have thought that you'd have to worry about rapists swimming aboard when you're moored in port! Thanks for the info sources! Cheers, Hester

"It sings?! [sigh]"

^Knows how to flatter a gal.

Thanks, Blackjohn: That was interesting reading! Lots of reports of small bands of knife-wielding "pirates" boarding large tankers or cargo ships and making off with petty items such as vegetables. How odd! They seem to flee as soon as they're spotted (even jumping into the sea in some cases). Poor things sound a bit desperate -- just hungry, not really malicious. No reports of the ruthless AK-47 wielding murderers who hijack small sailing craft and turn them into floating drug mules (as my friend's sister feared) -- but then, there wouldn't be any survivors from such attacks to file a report on that website, would there? Still left wondering if this is a serious threat or an urban [well, maritime] myth. Cheers, Hester

^Likes drive-in movies and drinks Flaming Jellybeans (very carefully).

Hi, Johnny: Thanks for posting that. Being a Great Lakes gal myself, I love this old lore. Cheers, Hester

scones ["and have buttered _____ for tea"]

The wind is in from Africa But, last night I couldn't sleep Oh, you know it sure is hard to leave here, Carey But it's really not my home My fingernails are filthy, I got beach tar on my feet And I miss my clean white linen and my fancy french cologne. ~~ Joni Mitchell, "Carey" Well, I don't actually have beach tar on my feet -- but the soles are looking pretty grotty. After hiking around town in my sports sandals, through the endless construction zone surrounding my house as the gas company replaces all the gas mains in the neighbourhood and uses backhoes to dig up all the sidewalks and front yards in the process, my heels have gotten awfully calloused and cracked. I've been faithfully applying Dr. Scholl's Pedicure Essentials Rough Skin Removing cream, and following up with a pumice stone -- but as Rinalda would say, it's doing "bupkus". Thankfully, there's just 2 1/2 days left until I leave for my cottage, where I can perform my favourite rough heel spa treatment -- walking up and down the beach at the waterline, grinding my heals into the sharp red sand eroded from the ancient mountains of the Canadian Shield. Far more effective than pumice. In the meantime, how do the pirate queens here at the pub keep their heels from cracking? Cheers, Hester

Blue - Joni Mitchell Blue, songs are like tattoos You know I've been to sea before Crown and anchor me Or let me sail away Hey blue, here is a song for you Ink on a pin Underneath the skin An empty space to fill in Well there are so many sinking now You've got to keep thinking You can make it through these waves Acid, booze, and ass Needles, guns, and grass Lots of laughs, lots of laughs Everybody's saying that hell's the hippest way to go Well I don't think so But I'm gonna take a look around it though Blue, I love you Blue, here is a shell for you Inside you'll hear a sigh A foggy lullaby There is your song from me I only have this album on stretched cassette tape. I need to replace it with the CD version. Cheers, Hester

Two peaches; a bowl of fresh Bing cherries; two 2-bite raspberry coffee cakes; Darjeeling tea. Ah, that's better... Cheers, Hester

Strip-loin steak [for the iron content], medium-rare, with brown-sugar BBQ sauce; baked potato with fat-free sour cream; whole crimini mushrooms sauteed with yellow and green zuchinni and red onions. Skim milk to drink. But that was last night, for supper. And it's time for breakfast now, so I'm hungry again. Cheers, Hester

Pirate Heaven / easy

Canada _____

Wow, I haven't heard anyone ask this question since high school! And back then it was really confusing, because British bands were extremely popular, and of course, they drive on the "wrong" side of the road and wear mirror-image sexual orientation codes (and generally seem more androgynous than North Americans anyway). Johnny Rotten favoured the right lobe: [And note my Gen-X eyeliner comments at the Mermaid Spa.] Hmmm ... I guess PP99 will have to get them both pierced, so he can switch sides mid-Atlantic. Cheers, Hester

Hi, Rue: Yeah, I have to keep it G-rated -- I open the door to all the little trick-or-treaters in this get-up, and that includes the high school boys in the Scream masks. Plus, the costume has to be warm enough for me to go walkabout and visit the Elvis impersonator on the next block, who gives an annual drive-way concert (complete with lights and sound system) that has turned into an enormous neighbourhood block party. Hallowe'en's my favourite holiday! Cheers, Hester

I covet a stylish pirate-themed air mattress for floating about on my northern lake this summer. It should be black, with a large white skull & crossbones on the pillow, and a lovely intertwining rope design bordering all the edges. Anybody find any pirate-patterned air mattresses out there? I'll even accept a piratey flutterboard! Cheers, Hester

Did anyone see the latest issue of Foam magazine? There's a nifty article in there on the beauty benefits of seaweed. I read the article sitting in Chapters. I didn't buy the mag, because it's way over-priced. Those surfer chics must be loaded! Cheers, Hester

So, set sail for Hawaii, says I! [And yes, I just violated Rule #6. But, how else am I ever going to make the rank of First Mate?] Cheers, Hester