MadL

tofu pups eh? I always wonder'd what that stuff was made from. ::...hmmm, th' neighbors have new puppies::

That's the end them things go on?!!??? Merry Christmas t' all....oh, 'n Merry X-Mas Maties!

I be at work (ugly place on X-Mas Eve) so I be force'n th' landlubbers t' enjoy: Calico Jack Gallows Pole Mericibo Bartholomew Robers Chicken On A Raft Dancin In The Jig Jamboree Pirate Queen The Worst Pirate Song Letter O' Marque The Pirate Game A Pirate's Look At Fourty (gotta keep'em clean here, else I would introduce them t' th' good stuff like "Whores Of Sailor Town" 'n "We Love The Women" 'n "Queen Fairy" 'n "Curvy Girls" 'n........)

Perhaps in YER quarters that be th' case.....I prefer t' know what they be hide'n, far too much room there for hidden treachery.

Thar be but only one sword be worth carry'n; A Sharp One! Ye can have yer cutlass, ye can have yer sabre, ye can have yer hanger, ye can have yer rape her, 'uh rapier, 'n yer dagger - but if naught be Sharp then ye may as well carry a stick!

Watch some o' them 'replica' buckles now; when I first got started I was look'n at some on Ebay but then began t' read some complaint's that th' cheap Taiwan made ones where naught solid 'n fall'n apart on folk!! There was a forum somewhere where people began post'n photos they took o' their broken buckle, seems th' center post be just tack soldered, 'n very poorly at that! If ye can solder ye can fix it but depend'n on th' quality o' alloy used it could be a touchy business! Aye, I like th' one on th' bottom! The Jack Sparrow (third movie I think) replica I got was had from Barbosa Leather 'n he got one in England (I think) t' make it special so it be Solid Cast, naught soldered. T'would be nice if everyone did th' same, we so sorely NEED a buckle maker! Blast it all! Can naught recall that other forum! It be a pirate forum, I found it from a link in this very forum, a conversation about baldrics it was!!

Aye, RustyNell be on th' right track she be. harken t' her words now! Think o' American military cadence song, ye do naught take step on each 'n every word 'n some song naught even be a steady beat throughout. Take fer instance this one: A Yellow Bird (quick pause) With a Yellow Bill (quick pause) Landed On (quick pause) My Window Sill (double quick pause) I lured he'm in (quick pause) {now yell it} With a piece o' Bread (quick pause) {slow it down}And Then I {quick pause and a half} {Scream It out!}Smashed He's Fr i cken Head (*edit this* Now this is a "double time" cadence, mean'n ye be do'n a brisk jog I think I actually recall this one fer both mach'n as well as double tim...but that was some 25 year gone now.... Yer foot naught be hit'n th' ground on every beat, 'n then there be th' pauses that if ye were then ye'd be skipp'n like a pansy! Then there be th' full double speed cadence (fast brisk run) such as th' Monkey with a three button stitch song (much too dirty fer this har forum, sorry) 'n there be th' Gas Station song (uh, also too dirty, but a good one it be!) I Wish'd All Th' Ladies Where Cars On A Highway {brief pause} And I Was A Gas Pump I'd Fill 'Em All.... ....sorry, got carried away thar Now t' slow it down t' regular march'n speed there such ones as Capt'n Jack (NAY ye cur, Naught Jack Sparr'a!} Hey Hey Captain Jack Meet Me Down By The Railroad Tack With That Weapon In Yer Hand I Wanta Be A Kill'n Man! One, Two Three, Four Bring It On Down One, Two, Three, FOUR! Now, try t' march t' that one 'n ye will see how th' song does have a beat, 'n one that seems t' even change, but ye see th' entire rank all In Step 'n stay in a Steady Unchang'n Step. It be hard t' explain in script, ye just have t' do it. 'n I too think many today try t' speed th' beet up too fast. When I hear some o' th' older coots sing they be much slower, like a version I heard recently ('n a really well done one at that) o' "Hang'n Pole" as opposed t' th' way Led Zeppelin sing it (LedZep call it "Gallows Pole"). 'nother example would be a ship party this last summer, I jump'd at th' chance t' help raise th' sail; two o' us on th' ropes, as th' capt'n said "Tis NAUGHT A RACE! Do Naught bind be sail so STAY T'GETHER BOYS!"....well, as it went up I was try'n t' say with me mate, no one was mind'n th' line slack fer us, when suddenly one blaggard jump'd up, grab'd th' line with me and began t' HEAVE, he thought he was show'n off fer th' ladies, show'n how cock strong he be, soon I could nay keep up with he'm 'n lost me grip, could naught get hold o' th' rope again 'n he seem t' think it funny so he went even faster (grant'd, th' ilk be 'bout half me age t'boot)....BUT, suddenly th' Capt'n began t' scream 'n haller! He, in all he's macho madness had over taken th' other man on th' other rope and was bind'n th' rig on th' mast!!!! Sometime slower 'n steady do win th' race..... oh, 'n keep t' th' cadence Another good example would be th' Original Pirates - th' Vikings! Remember their drum beat? Also the call "Stroke - Stroke - Stroke - Stroke - Stroke.....('n so on 'n so on)

I suppose this would be a Capt'n Twill discussion? I read it once ask'd if pirates really said "Huzza" or if that might be a 'Ren thing' or perhaps just fiction all together...well, I just ran aground on this, not quite GAoP but has a date o' September 1801 (did they have Ren Faire in 1801?): The Sailor's Prayer - September 1801 (ye must click t' blow's 'er up then ye can read th' date hand marked below th' picture, as well as read th' script)

Aye, 'n ye can learn t' Speak Like A Pirate whilst ye shop as well!!! Go HERE Matie, Bring Rum: caBoots Pirate Speak'n Class! (dead parrot not included)

Send Out Th' Pirate Call!! Oderlesseye done bound he'mself t' th' cannon!! We must get he'm untied so he can finish th' piratical tree else there will be - No Christmas! ...Back Off Wicked Cricket - Nay, that Naught be yer present...ye can practice yer knots on Oderlesseye AFTER Christmas!

CaBoot be well woth th' coin! I did naught know when I got mine but ye can opt fer a full peg version too. Them ones at Loyalist have had me eye fer a while now! Still want t' see 'em get me shoes right first thou. I did ask 'n they say it be th' same cobbler, so remember: Measure yer foot Stand'n UP 'n with TWO pair o' sock on!

Hey Bilge; when we gonna find out how ye 'n yer sidekick Gunther made out on that last adventure? Do naught tell me he step'd on yer frock's tail 'n gots ye both put back in th' hold?!!?

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Now slow down thar Rumba, ye might scare th' lad off...ye can be a have'n yer way with he'm once is coin is all gone! Sea Wynde fer me John Flint, 'n ye best naught try slip'n no water in it either! Now; how 'bouts them stories o' UK?

A coffee proprietress ye say? th' doc say I must stay clear o' th' java juice these day, aye, ol' doc think he can turn Mad L int' a Bartholomew Teetotaler he do, but th' day he tells me "No Rum" be th' day I slit he's gullet just fer fun! But sail'n clear o' th' black juice will naught stop me from say'n "Happy Birth'n Day" t' a sweet proprietress such as CrazyCholeBlack, e'en if it be a might late

Any suggestions on that? I know how t' soften up leather, me preference be pine sap 'n bee's wax. But how t' "prevent furhter degradation" without turn'n such a old lass int' mush? As ye can see th' inside took quite a beat'n, most likely from what lovely stuff we love t' fill our pistol 'n cannon with. Is there somethin' perhaps what museums use t' stop time, without try'n t' add youth?

Civil War Kepi Hat Flaming Grenade Insignia (almost just like mine) estimate auction price: $100~$200 http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/3578997 Flame shape close but it's hollow behind...now if'n I can tie th' lion's head t' a Civil War unit....

Oh, I did find this at Gutenberg org! http://www.gutenberg.org/files/21532/21532...ages/img055.jpg Might them blaggards be a wear'n SASHES?!!? PIRATES!!!.....well, more modern ones then GAoP...perhaps they knew Eryl flynn!

I can try some PhotoShop magic on this one when I get home tonight, I do think I see the 'end' side of the box just beyond he's arm there! However I just browsed a ton o' Belgian military photos (all years - gotta get me one o' these broadband lines at home some day!) and do naught see any with a Lion's head, there was a Loyal Order of the Lion, but all appear to use the entire lion's body in their insignias. The US flaming pot however is very different, naught to say that it could be what the older evolved into. I like the idea o' this leading to Germany and Belgian, see'n as how that be where me father's side o' th' clan hails from...me mum said she is naught sure if this was something brought back from Kansas when me grand da died or something she had picked up at a shop then forgot about - perhaps one me own past kin had worn this 'n me great grand da or me grand ma had brought it t' America. Accord'n t' th' Baden Army link above them be German soldiers in uniform. So far however th' Belgian re-enactment site I found last night seem t' have th' closest mach on th' flaming pot emblem...perhaps I can extract some information outta them! *Updated* Just got through browsing the Encyclopedia of United States Army Insignia and Uniforms they do have many a flaming grenade insignia but NO lion head ones and I saw none offer'n th' grenade on any form o' shield back'n....naught that th' book may have simply over looked it...'er none survived t' make it int' th' book Encylopedia of United States Army Insignia - Online

Aye, that be why I posted here, I thinks perhaps it be a 'keeper' rather then scrap. I have had it for a few month now and was afraid t' disassemble Number Five fer Number Five may be Alive!! I think I will keep her as is and try t' gather more info. I would sure like t' know just 'who' wore her int' battle but that I fear tis lost in history as there appear t' be no serial number 'er other identifying marks. Captain Jim: I did notice when looking at th' lion close that it do appear t' have something coming from th' mouth, I thought it just be part o' th' fastener but perhaps there was more there once! As for there bee'n two insignia on th' strap (lion and flaming bomb) and the addition o' th' flaming bomb along with th' crossed cannon on th' pouch; I can relate that t' me own medals (called Bolo Badges in th' Army): Expert Rifle Expert Pistol Expert Grenade They each hang down in th' form o' a sing plaque from a main base type badge. Perhaps th' gent ('er blaggard see'n how I know naught who he fought) had earn'd th' flaming bomb in addition t' th' just th' crossed cannon. Perhaps th' lion indicated rank or brigade he was assigned with...?? Any way, I think for know I will keep it with th' antique flintlock pistol she also found (looks too old t' be made serviceable again, but all be intact!) 'n I can use th' design t' make a new from scrap. But them brass end pieces gonna be hard t' imitate, they be finely crafted along with th' hooks what mount th' strap! Thank'ee muchly fer th' input; if anyone runs across anything else I would be muchly appreciated! As I can naught find just who th' brave gent was who wore this piece t' battle, it would still be nice t' know roughly were 'n when he fought!

I think I just found th' Fire Pot emblem: Re-Enactment Shop in Belgium (fourth row down on th' left) So that seems t' place it in th' 18th Century.

Hey thar Oderlesseye; do naught forget th' Blow Flish ornaments now, ye know, th' dry'd up ones ye can find at sea shore shops! A few o' them dry'd Seahorses to would look nice, 'n perhaps some Sand Dollars scatter'd around under th' tree. It will be a Piraty Winter Wonderland!

No one ask'd ye 'bout yer boyfriend 'o th' moment - What Ye Be Pour'n Down Yer Gullet?? ...ohhhhhhhh n'er mind....

Here be a view o' th' inside as well as th' crests what be on th' strap. All th' photos plus a couple other be at: Me Chumbucket Page

Me mother found this in th' attic, naught sure if it belong'd t' a relative or if she found it on one o' her many antique plunder'n missions t' build th' room I grew up in as a kid (it was all decked out like a ship's cabin). It certainly is naught o' GAoP era and th' leather is pretty rotted out. I am considering if I should strip th' brass parts t' rebuild it for garb; unless someone can identify it and toss up a red flag that it may be worth keeping as it. Certainly can naught be worn in its current condition with the leather so rotted but all brass parts are still in fine condition. The pouch has wooden inserts on the two ends and appears to have very thin wood that the pouch leather lines. The flap has no latch as the solid brass 'frame' and emblems give plenty enough weight to keep it closed. If anyone can identify it, it's era, what battles it may have seen, and especially if there is reason for me to NOT (aye, I said 'Not' not naught) disassemble it then please post.

Ron Matusalem Rum ala Clasico, tis th' Spirit O' Cuba ...now if'n I only had a fine Cuban Cigar t' go with it...'er a fine Cuban wench