MadL

On the note of "to look more menacing" would also fall in line with National Geographic's version of the Blackbeard story, for the way they tell it he dawned two cutlass' and 6(?) pistols, and o' course tucked cannon fuse under he's hat (I think he's head was just cold actually), not to engage in combat with his opponent but for the shear purpose to strike fear into them....an' that he did mates, an' that he did, enough so that he has gone down into the history books an' with just the reputation he always said he wanted. Now o' course no man in he's right mind would be expectin' ta actually 'engage' another man while bein' under such burden, e'n if he is as big as ol' Blackbeard. But if'n one's intention is to strike awe and apprehension at first sight 'before' the battle, then that may just be one approach.

An' if ye thinks I gonna be sailin' t' the End of the World for t' retrieve ye....Not On Yer Life Matie!!! ...besides, this har pub got air conditioning But be ye ware o' them rocks wit legs!!!!

Twas a joke lass, settle down now! ...I only hold the ornery ones by their toes Aye, I be know'n they be die'n an' I would ne'r pick one up by their feet, by some be so frail that even a simple touch could leave a bruise....I do know a fare bit out sickness and illnesses an' the people they inflict. But the last thing I would do around a person so close t' see'n their maker is t' cry 'er make them feel that I treat them any different then anyone else. The best thing they need be a smile, the biggest smile they can muster, so when they pass through those golden gates they can carry with them one last happy thought. Just ask any o' the five prodigies what sprung from me own seed, they will all tells ye that while some may think me mad at first, I really be but an ol' softy, one what likes the laught'r of little lads an' lasses.....but ye may have t' wait a bit fer the newest one t' answer ye, she not quite yet talk'n, but she make right sweet coo'n noises

Actually I would suppose it be the 'type o' pirate' one is going fer. Not all pirates were English, nor Irish, nor Dutch. There were many from other lands and some o' those lands was custom fer two bladed duel. However they were seldom 'long', usually shorter blades balance an' dance together better. As fer carrying two swords, there is of course the special back scabbards, then one could fix up a special dual side carrier, perhaps one on top o' the other, er one could cross two baldrics, one left and one right handed draw. In either case it would have to be custom made and thus will not be cheap unless ye build it yer self and have access to the material. Myself, I prefer just one and then a couple other short hand blades....kinda to pluck morsels from me plate with a 24" blade. Now the baldric o' pistols, that I would like too, but Expensive fer all that hardware!! (but o' course a real pirate would just take them where he see them!) But I do not see any problem with a pirate who chooses to carry two blades, be they the same size or one shorter.....if however they can do so without looking like they about to fall ov'r!!! But mind ye all, Hollywood did not invent the double blade scheme....did a pirate ever use such a tactic??? don't really know, see'n as how few records actually exist compared to just how many REAL pirates there really were out there....those who died, those who just never got caught, an' those who just faded away.

Now just what be me daughters a tell'n ye about me?!? Honest, I only dropped the first two grand kids and by the time the third came to be I had perfected me grip much more better....little bugger's eyes bug out a bit but I aint dropped that one yet. Besides, the fist two bounced just as a baby should now. *pssst* the trick be ta grip them by the ankles an' hold them upside down, that way if they squirm ye can just shake them a bit till they settle down.... savvy about visiting with the kids, indeed. just show them the belay'n pin and they pipe down real fast!

Aye! Aye! Let it be known that from this day forth, anyone who so should commit suicide shall walk the plank....twice! uh, michaelsbagley, can we borrow yer plank please?

I didn't cook tonight either... I Ate It RAW....AND LOVED IT!!!

Socrates was a famous Greek teacher who went around giving people advice. They killed him. Socrates died from an overdose of wedlock. Reminds me of the news report where the reporter said: "...the man's cause of death has been determined as 'Attempted Suicide'" ....and he said it with a serious face too! I still wonder just how much deader he would be if he actually succeeded in his attempt to commit suicide?????

Why can't I have red wine with my fish? And if I want white wine with my steak then by heck I will! ...now what kind of wine goes with chicken??

feller ta me starboard be talking with an analyst in the field, trying to find out why he can not read the directions himself. the feller on the other side o' wall, he be talkin bull just for he has nothing ta say and want everyone else to think he does, the other feller o'r there be talkin with him but I think he be thinkin "What a _ _ _ _ hole". Behind me thar be a roar of machines as two more fellers be in the lab testing some software - and they call that 'sound proof glass', ya right! O'r head thar be a ROAR a comin' from the 'white noise machine' in the vents, they put that there three month ago so as to cover up all the annoying noise but now we need a 'black noise machine' to cover up the annoying noise the white noise machine makes

I've felt worse, and I've felt much more bet'er. I be longing fer some daylight...stinking cor-pirates stole all me winders and shoved me whole crew down below witout none! Stupid 'white noise' machine they installed in the upper vents still be annoying as heck. But I will feel much bet'er once I get home an can sit on deck with rum in one hand and me blade in the other ..... Com'On Four O' Clock!!!

The previews where very eye catchy, what with the costume garb and time period settings, but somehow I got totally fried on 'slasher' kind of flics; with all the Saw, Saw II, Saw II, and Saw XXIV then all the Freddy Kruggers and a dozen Halloweens then Freedy Krugger meets Jason a parties down with Dracula and all that....when I found out that this one was just a story about a guy who slits everyone's throat with a straight razor and then drops them down a hole, I just had no interest to go see it. So, is there a 'plot' to it, or is it just another cookie cut slasher movie with a different wrapper?

an' just what might ye be havin' against 'flying' pirates I must ask?? *taps belaying pin against the stern...* Proof that Sky Pirates to exist....

One I can almost walk to on both days!!! ...well, that be if I get drunk an' not find me way home the Friday befer, oth'rwise I think I drive Looks like me June gloom colander be just about full!! Only the weekend of 21st&22nd be empty now ::idea:: an' thar be a BIG Pirate King Sized fishie tank just cross town were we all can pick our favorite dish and they fry it up fer ye!!!!! I'll have a Shamoo-on-a-stick please!

So that be why the rum always gone! An' here I thought it be some o' Davey Jones' crew raid'n the cellar... Welcome above deck mate, make mine a double

black magic

Oh com'on now, everyone knows they don't be makin' beaches like that!! Where's the glass shards? Where's the empty pop bottles, fast food wrappers blowin' in the breeze? Where's the candy wrappers and other waste products, where's the brown foamy stuff that lines the water?....heck, I bet ye can't even smell the sewage from that water, hu? An' I don't see a single dead fish floating in ANY of those pictures..... IT'S A FAKE!!!

::idea:: an' I wonder, would that work too on a wench's sash??

an' we all know what the pirate code fer 'volunteer' be

96 it got here, an I be just a 10min sail away due east as the gull flies. Hope the weather keeps a coolin' for the Cutthroats o' Corona in two weeks! It tends to be 3 to 5 degree hotter o'r there then it be here, on the average. And I just discover that wool socks shrink EVEN in cold water!!! ....an' they look't so nice after a good dip in some weak black die oh well, guess it be stripies fer now...

96 Degrees in April!! ...now that's just not right!

Two nuns are traveling through Europe in their car. They get to Transylvania and are stopped at a traffic light. Suddenly, a diminutive Dracula jumps onto the hood of the car and scratches at the windshield! "Quick, quick!!" shouts the first nun "What shall I do?" "Turn the windshield wipers on, that will get rid of the abomination." shouts the second. The first nun switches them on, knocking Dracula about, but he clings on and hisses even more loudly! "What shall I do now?" shouts the first nun. "Switch on the windshield washer. I filled it up with Holy Water at the Vatican!" says the second. Dracula screams as the water burns his skin, but he clings on and hisses again at the nuns. "Now what?" screams the first nun. "Show him your cross! Show Him Your Cross!!" says the second. So the nun rolls down the window, shakes her fist violently and shouts: "GET OFF MY DARN HOOD, YOU LITTLE CREEP!!" .....me thinks the first nun may be a blond nun

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Not quite, I know of one 'art' site that had started one of those less then a month ago an' already got a 100+ pages deep, so they started two more whine threads, I believe one was hitting 100 an' the other close behind, then they threw me out.

fair winds? That will not be till October, November from here out....lessen ye set sail fer the other side o' the equator. From here out it just goin to get hot, Hot, HOTT