Rumba Rue

Ye know if'n that cannon was tied to his bootstraps, he coulda easily jest slipped out o' the boots! Swim swim swim. Rumba Rue **If at first ye don't succeed, then walkin' the plank ain't fer you**

I was saying "Arrrggghhhh" before I ever got into the pirate scene. I say "Arrgggghhhh" a lot instead of cussing. That's because I have a parrot that can pick up words and repeat them. I don't want him cussing, though I admit some words have slipped through my lips. (That dang bird surprised me one day when he said 'Hey stupid' ) As for other words, not really much. Rumba Rue ** **

corned beef on rye Rumba Rue ** :) **

poop deck Rumba Rue ** **

I guess I will always be an old Pong player at heart. I loved that game. There was also one on the old Atari games something called Bomb drop or something, where bombs dropped and you had to move your character out of the way. They came faster and faster as the game went on. I was terrific at that. There's another game I can't remember which company puts it out, but it's a pinball type where you had to get the ball to hit different areas of the dragon face for points and it had color changes and other nifty things. But the electronic music that is with it drove me nuts and I would turn off the sound when I played it. The game wasn't mine it belonged to my former roomate who took it with him when he moved to Kentucky. That's the kind of games I like when it comes to computer games, fairly easy. I just can't seem to process harder stuff. Rumba Rue ** :) **

Mast Rumba Rue ** **

Thank you Charity! Yes there are some nifty things there that I'd like to have...when I can afford it. Rumba Rue ** **

strange Rumba Rue ** **

I'd just like to add, that when a question pops up on the Initiates Forum I have to use a judgement call as to whether I should let it stay or put it where it could be answered better elsewhere. In the case of this question I thought it best answered by the Moderators of Plunder than me. Please don't take any offense, I just felt Blackjohn or Capt. Grey could help more than I could. Rumba Rue **For every action there is an equal and opposite critisim**

Yes I agree with you Gentleman of Fortune. But unfortunately we Mods don't have the ability to change what's written under each forum heading. Will be looking into hopefully changing that. Thanks, Rumba Rue ** **

PIRATES!!!! :lol: Rumba Rue ** **

First I had to move this to Plunder, sorry the Initates Forum ain't the place for this question. Hmmmm, I understand your point, but I really think discussable costume subjects can still be done in Plunder. The Plunder section is not limited to sales of things. In fact I'd love to see more discussions about costumes here. Rumba Rue **Cecile B. DeMille wannabe**

I'll be in Vegas in June at the TI. I was in Vegas last August (stayed at the Luxor) and of course had to check out TI. I was thoroughly dismayed at only one gift shop in the whole place sold pirate stuff. In fact pirate themed things weren't even seen anywhere else. I did pick up some cute pirate boxer shorts and a cute top to wear for bedtime. I don't gamble except for an occassional slot machine to use up coin. I didn't get to see the outside show. I've heard some really dislike it, others seem to like it. So when I go this summer I will make a point of watching it. Anyone else seen the show there? Thoughts on it? Any chance any of you might be in Vegas mid June? Rumba Rue ** **

I'd like to say that being a Moderator is no easy job. There is no way I will ever be able to make everyone happy with editing or removing posts. (Thank you Pyrate Phil and Mission for your help in this) I absolutely hate having to delete anyone's post. Yup, I get complaints from others a lot, about posts that other members have done. Sometimes I ignore them as just someone getting something out of their system. But there is a fine line of what's acceptable and what's not. It's not a question of imposing my morals or values on anyone, or intruding on one's private life. It's a question of how far the poster has gone that makes me finally step in and say something (though I admit I'm not the best at writing it). Yes, we do have a few here that have become so immersed into the character and start posting as such, that it is especially hard for me as a Moderator to determine whether or not they they are just playing or actually thinking it. That is why I asked the questions I have asked about whether one is the character or just playing the name. It's to help me understand where you are coming from and I think it's also helped others here see that too. As it's been stated we cannot tell what the person is trying to express behind a computer screen. I'd like to tell you something that Boats told me recently. I'm sure some of you may of heard of this study, so I'll try and do the short version of it. Two groups of law students were given an assignment. One group could only use the Internet to confer with, the other group could only use the phone to confer with. Can you guess what happened? I bet you can. The group that could use the phone to talk to each other did their assignment well. The group that had only the Internet to use, created bickering and fighting because proper emotions couldn't be conveyed the right way. They of course failed the assignment. Truly something to think about. I sure have. Sometimes I think I'd be better at stacking cats. :) Rumba Rue **I got lost in thought, it was uncharted territory** Carry on

Gawd I love all of you! Rumba Rue ** **

Thank you Rouge Mermaid! Sometimes I just kind of worry that maybe I've said something that's hurt a lot of people and I don't know it until I get a nasty write back post or a PM. My worst fault is writing before thinking, or thinking it's ok and it's not. Rumba Rue ** **

First let me say I am not venting. I think that we have a wonderful group of people here whose replies have made us understand how we precieve each other. The majority of us have a clear understanding of the reality and fantasy and when it's appropriete to use. I hope that the few who prefer to push the reality away and live the fantasy, read the comments here that you've all written and understand we are not mind readers and can't always post in a way that you might like. I think one of the things here at the Pub that would be more helpful is to have more smiley's that can show our emotions better. If there's anyone here who can create or garner smiley's to put here at the Pub, send a message to Bloody Buckets (pyracy@graysail) about it. (sorry no pay or perks, but lot's of thank you's) Humbly yours, Rumba Rue

First let me thank all of you who have responded with wonderful and insightful information. When I post here and in some of the other forums here, I play the character which can be clearly seen by my wording and the lack of words with letters missing. Such as "Aye ye be an' ol' salt o' the sea." But yet in other forums I am myself, my puncuation is correct and my spelling is almost always correct (I never won any spelling bees in school). When I use to post at the site for PRP on Yahoo it depended on what I was saying which would determine whether I used my character name or my real name to sign off with (I don't like my real name used here because it's a public forum, and I have been stalked in the past - as where PRP is a private forum- well to some extent). The fact is I am a single woman and though I may live with a guy, he too flirts with the lasses at events, just as I do here online with the guys and at events. It suits both of us well and there's no jealousy. But I question the ones that become so part of the character they are playing that they forget they have a real life. When shown that they do have a real life, the result is anger at the intrusion. This is where the problem lies. So how do we know that person is so compelely immersed with the character that they are the character, or just a person using the name in character (which seems to be the majority of us here)? We don't, but the person in question 'expects' you to know this. It's not possible. I would like to hear some of your thoughts on this. Rumba Rue ** **

I'm really glad it's too small for me. Rumba Rue ** **

I had a long discussion last night with my companion and it's opened my eyes to what I wasn't seeing. Some of us here at the Pub play our parts as the characters in which we wish to be percieved - regardless of the reality of our real lives. I do it to a certian degree, but I can never forget my real life, and my problem seems to be forgetting that others do it to forget their real lives. So I'd like to ask the question here to you members of the Pub, when you come here, do you act like the character you wish to be seen as, or just be a name connected to you, but still in reality? Rumba Rue ** **

Random thoughts....I have lots. Even though I try to take one day at a time, sometimes several days attack me all at once. Most women at the Pub are younger than me so you won't relate as well to this nasty thing that hits us in our older years. Hot flashes. To date, I seem to be overly flooded with them for the last week and continuing. It's not fun either. I get so hot and even sweat so bad that I must find a way to cool down. Whether it be sitting in front of a fan, taking a cold shower, or doing whatever it takes to bring relief. On top of that it makes me feel very uncomfortable with day to day life and just trying to cope. Even here, trying to concentrate on reading or even writing a post seems to come out badly. I'm sure most of you don't have this particular problem as much as I do. When you write something you think is ok, only to find out it's not. Then wonder yourself why the hell you wrote it in the first place. Honestly I can't explain it other than the mental disabilities I have. I do sometimes think disjointedly. I've probably offended more people here at the Pub then I am aware of, and God I'm sorry for that. Something else on my mind that was asked of me recently by a couple of people here, regarding Moderator duties. We Moderators don't get paid and we don't get any perks. What we do get is the job of handling unhappy people with someone else's post (not necessarily mine) and trying to keep the majority happy. We do have a 'rule book' we go by so we just can't make up our own rules and do as we please. Each Moderator is assigned to a particular forum in which only that forum which only that Moderator(s) can handle. We don't have free reign to go to whatever forum we like and do things. Well I guess I've got all my junk of my chest now. If you think I'm feeling bad about a lot of things, you are correct. Is there anything good I've done here? If so, please tell me. Rumba Rue ** **

The rain in Spain Rumba Rue ** **

popsicle Rumba Rue ** **

chocolate sprinkles Rumba Rue ** **

Well I see you an' yer sister Ruby. Which Jack is that between ye two? Rumba Rue ** **