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ok, I hesitate to add much more because again I have my notes on this and like a dodo, I didn't write down the names of the books...sigh...and can't get to them as right now my library has stuff stacked up in front of some of the bookcases. I can't move everything because of my back. But, here are some information on female privateers... Take it as you will Flora Burn — 1741, American East Coast. Sarah Bishop — 1778-1780, this New Yorker was forced to join the crew of a British privateer during the Revolutionary War. Mary Anne Talbot, alias John Taylor, on a French privateer — 1793-1794. Several black women (probably slaves) were cooks onboard the Duke, a British privateer — early 1800s, Pacific. Anonymous female commander of French privateer La Baugourt — 1805, West Indies. Anonymous French female privateer — 1811. I will continue to hunt through my notes for the wherefores of the information.... This above was a list was put together by Joan Druett and John Richard Stephens, with some contributions from Christine Lampe, Ken Kinkor, Richard Pennell, Sara Lorimer, Tony Malesic, and Andreas Schultz. http://womenshistory.about.com Here are some more about women ... Ann Chamberlyne was a female tar who joined her brother's ship crew in 1690 and fought the French at Beachy Head. A plaque in her memory at All Saints Church Cheyne Walk in London used to exist, but it was destroyed in WWII during a bombing raid. Anne Chamberlyne - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. From the BBC online.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/beyond/fact...4_prog10a.shtml Hannah Snell (1723-1792) was born in Worcester and went to live in London with her sister. She became pregnant by, married and was later abandoned by one James Summs. The child died and, so the story goes, while masquerading as a man Hannah was pressed into service in the Army. She joined the Marines, sailing to India and fighting against the French at the siege of Pondicherry. She was badly injured there, treating her groin injury herself so that she would not let her sex be known. She then joined the Navy and served for another ten months. She returned to London in 1749 and eventually revealed her true identity, to the amazement of her shipmates. She also let the press know and became a celebrity, even going on the London stage and singing patriotic songs until the public were bored by her. She petitioned the Duke of Cumberland for financial support and eventually won a pension for life, though some time later she was found selling buttons having come back down in the world. The printer Robert Walker published her biography, The Female Soldier or The Surprising Life and Adventures of Hannah Snell, in 1750 and the book was highly successful. Hannah lived for a further 40 years, was married twice and had two sons. In 1791 she was admitted to the lunatic asylum, Bedlam, and six months later she died. The accuracy of her story has sometimes been called into question but the essential details would appear to be correct. David Cordingly says that more than 20 women are known to have served at sea between 1650 and 1815, including 'William Brown', a young black sailor who spent 12 years in the Navy climbing aloft to set the sails on battleships of the Napoleonic era. Mary Lacy served as a carpenter and shipwright on board Navy vessels for many years from 1759, using the name of William Chandler. Mary Patten, a merchant captain's wife in the 1850s, was forced to take command of her husband's ship as it rounded Cape Horn when he fell ill. They gave a listing of books on the subject of women in the age of sail... Ok, from the Historical Maritime Society...http://www.hms.org.uk/ Richardson, the Gunner of the TROMP in 1800 took his wife with him on a cruise to the West Indies. He originally felt this was not suitable due to the terrible disease problems in their destination, Martinique. However, "after some entreaty I gave my consent, especially as the Captain's, the Master's, The Purser's and the Boatswain's wives were going with them: the Sergeant of marines and six other men's wives had leave to go." You need to read the rest of the article to see that quote from the same article. As early as 1587 the printed regulations forbade women on board ship and the threat of severe punishment was proposed for those who contravened the order. However from then on written sources hint that the rule was ignored, and that for the next 250 years women were glimpsed on board but only as shadowy figures flitting around below decks. Also, ....Although women were on board they rarely appeared but we do know that when the HORATIO struck a rock in 1815 and all hands were called to the pumps five women appeared to help. and again, Those present at the Battle of the Nile (1798) certainly petitioned to be awarded the commemorative medal claiming they had served a gun during the fight. John Nicol, who served in the powder magazine of the GOLIATH at the Nile kept abreast of what was happening in the heat of action by consulting the women and boys who carried the cartridges. "Any information we got was from the boys and the women who carried the powder. The women behaved as well as the men ... I was much indebted to the Gunner's wife who gave her husband and me a drink of wine every now and then ... Some of the women were wounded and one woman belonging to Leith died of her wounds. One woman bore a son in the heat of the action: she belonged to Edinburgh ..." After Trafalgar (1805) Jane Townshend of the DEFIANCE applied for her medal "presenting strong and highly satisfactory certificates of her useful services during the combat". Also, let's not forget not only did they dress as men but some took names as men which might account for little mention...such as... William Brown, a black woman who spent a dozen years aboard British warships as a topman (which, involving setting the highest sails while balanced on a swaying foot rope 30 metres or more above the deck, was about the most dangerous job going), eventually promoted to captain of the forecastle. According to London's Annual Register, September 1815: "Her features are rather handsome for a black ... She exhibits all the traits of a British tar and takes her grog with her late messmates with the greatest gaiety." Ok, go to the above link and read the rest of the article. ok, here is some more... Fanny Campbell was among the first captains to take private craft into service against the British during the American Revolution. Some months before the war began, this young woman from Lynn, Massachusetts, went to sea disguised as a man, serving as second officer on an English merchant brig, the Constance. Her reasons for this had nothing to do with either politics or trade but were entirely personal. She had recently learned that her childhood sweetheart, William Lovell, was in jail in Cuba; he had escaped from a pirate ship, which had captured the ship he served, and was himself charged with piracy. Fanny Campbell signed on aboard the Constance with the idea of taking straightforward Yankee-style action to free her man. Seafaring Women By Dr. Linda Grant de Pauw Excerpted with permission of the author from "Seafaring Women" Peacock Press, another from the above same article. Sarah Bishop of Long Island, New York, was the victim of a British raiding party in I778. Rape had become an everyday event in the war zones; when Bishop was taken aboard a British privateer, she became a member of the crew with certain additional duties. Although she handled the wheel and stood watches, she was also expected to be a communal sex object. Eventually she and the captain of the privateer came to an understanding, after which she was strictly the captain's woman. and oh, ever wonder where the phrase.."Shake a leg" comes from The day began with the boatswain's mates rousing the men with the shout, "Show a leg! Out or down!" A smooth leg or a woman's stocking identified a female, who would be left to sleep. The possessor of a hairy leg, however, had to hit the deck or the lashings of the hammock would be cut, tumbling him down. The officers would then do what they could to get the sailors to perform the tasks that must be done even in port - maintaining the ship, exercising at the guns, and getting ready for the coming voyage. The wives might spend the day mending their husbands' clothing., but most of the women had no useful work to do and passed the time drinking and fighting. lots more stories of women in the age of sail at....http://www.navyandmarine.org/ondeck/1800seawomen.htm Hey does anyone have this book, Wiesner, Merry E. 1952- "Battle Cries and Lullabies: Women in War from Prehistory to the Present (review)" Journal of World History - Volume 12, Number 1, Spring 2001, pp. 196-198 I can only get an excerpt from it...but part of it is...This study is not solely one of women in the military, however, but, as its subtitle suggests, of all the various roles women have played in war. The chronological sweep suggested by the subtitle is also completely accurate, for the book begins in Neolithic times and ends with a chapter looking at current civil wars around the world and peacekeeping forces, such as those of the United Nations. ECCCCKKKK...UGH, I don't have rights to some of the academic sites that I use to have....ok, will have to make some phone calls and see if I can get them back. Ok, sniffle back to some other items...that might be of interest of early 19th century...ok, ok, not the age of pyraty but, if'n it happened in the early 19th, it happened in the 18th, etc...IMHO not a far-fetch leap, especially since some of the above... Women were often aboard the chunky sloops and schooners that carried coastal cargo, as well as more glamorous clippers and other large windjammers. And when they were, the ships were called ''hen frigates.'' On board, women reared children, acted as hostesses (if the ship carried passengers) and, although they were generally not responsible for feeding the crew, often coached the cook and supplemented bland meals with their own specialties. According to the wife of Capt. Alonzo Follansbee, ''Madam's duties are studying navigation, reading, keeping the ship's signals in repair and walking decks with the captain.'' If a captain and first mate died, a woman's navigational skills often saved her and the ship. Well, the above is part of a review from First Helpmates The letters and journals of seagoing women tell startling tales. First Chapter: 'Hen Frigates 'http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/07/26/reviews/980726.26morrist.htm It gets into various things such sex and the complaints women had about ummm, ok this post might be read by young ones so I will stop there. But back to earlier times.... A marriage license between Margaret and Peter Rudolphus, a merchant trader in New Amsterdam, was published on October 19, 1659, and they had one daughter baptized Maria the following year. As most Dutch women did, Margaret kept her maiden name, and by 1660 was active in mercantile business under the name of Hardenbrook. She began her career as a business agent representing Dutch Merchants trading with New Netherlands. When her husband died in the summer of 1661, she assumed his trading activities, which was predominantly shipping furs to Holland in exchange for Dutch merchandise. Within the next two years she became a shipowner, calling her new fleet ship Margaret. In 1662 she remarried, to a Frederick Philipsen, who with her late husband's money expanded his own merchant trade. Meanwhile, Margaret traveled frequently between New Netherlands, and New Amsterdam at this time for her own trading business. More at the below link and please note it is from an academic site. http://beatl.barnard.columbia.edu/students...ll/philipse.htm 1812, Lucy Brewer concealed her female identity and enlisted in the Marines as George Baker. She served the U.S.S. Constitution in its winning battle during the War of 1812. # 1856, Mary Ann Patten (1837-1861) was the first woman to navigate a clipper ship. At the age of 19, Patten took over navigation of the ship which had left New York City because its captain, her husband, became seriously ill with tuberculosis. those above are from... Citations come from, Women's Firsts , Caroline Zilboorg, ed., Detroit: Gale Research, 1997. Ok, this is from the book "Women Sailors and Sailors' Women" haven't gotten it yet, but it looks interesting... Author David Cordingly gives us a lesser known piece of women's history in Women Sailors & Sailors' Women. Cordingly writes of women and the high seas in the 18th and 19th centuries, a subject about which there's a surprising amount to tell......Cordingly is also the author of an acclaimed history of piracy and for 12 years was on staff at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England. He clearly knows something of the lives of sailors; his knowledge, interest and good research are evident. He includes first person accounts from ship records and journals which makes the stories of Women Sailors & Sailors' Women vivid and fun. so have any of you heard of David Cordingly???? Ok, have to put something back in from the early 19th century...to interesting not too, and also, the word pirate appears in the text... Coogan has a fine eye for the way people try to anchor a life that's being swept along by wind and currents, such as the happy practice of investing a child born at sea with the middle name of "Seaborn" or "Woodhull," and the sad practice of carrying a dead infant home in a jar of alcohol for baptism and burial in consecrated ground. Coogan, a native of Cape Cod who spent nearly 30 years on the faculty of Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School, uses public records and letters and diaries to build brief chapters about the experiences of a dozen 19th-century wives who chose to accompany their captain-husbands on sea voyages. The dangers—loneliness, pirates, illness, storms, frequent sightings of drunk and/or naked men, and the errant wave that sweeps a boy away from his mother and overboard, "his little face and hands [visible] just above the water" as he disappears in the ship's wake Sail Away Ladies: Stories of Cape Cod Women in the Age of Sail, by Jim Coogan '66 (Harvest Home, 2003 and 2005) Ok, this is getting a bit long. But one item to note as stated above, those women that took to dressing as men on the ships were also taking a man's name in order to sign aboard. Something to think about...how many went down on a ship them being listed as a man when in reality they were women????

Lady Killigrew — 1530-1570, Atlantic. Mrs. Peter Lambert of Aldeburgh, Suffolk — late 1500s. Elizabetha Patrickson — 1634. Jacquotte Delahaye — 1650s-1660s, Caribbean buccaneer . Anne Dieu-le-veut — 1660s, Caribbean buccaneer. Anonymous Indian Pirate Queen — 1680s, Arabian Sea. La Marquise de Frèsne — late 1600s, Mediterranean. Maria Lindsey (fictional?) — early 1700s, Canadian East Coast. Anne Bonny, aliases Ann Bonn and Fulford, possibly also Sarah Bonny — 1719-1720, Caribbean. Mary Read, alias Mark Read — 1718-1720, Caribbean. Mary Harvey (or Harley), alias Mary Farlee — 1725-1726, Carolina. Mary Crickett (or Crichett) — 1728. Rachel Wall — 1780s, New England Coast. Maria Cobham (fictional?) — Atlantic. (this is listed because the sources cannot disprove or prove as being RL or just a legend) Sadie the Goat — 1800s, New York State. Catherine Hagerty —1806, Australia and New Zealand. Margaret Jordan — 1809, Canadian East Coast. Cheng I Sao (Ching Yih Saou) — 1810s, South China Sea, commanded either five or six squadrons consisting of 800 large junks, about 1,000 smaller vessels, and between 70,000 and 80,000 men and women. Gertrude Imogene Stubbs — alias "Gunpowder Gertie, the Pirate Queen of the Kootenays", 1898-1903, Kootenay Lake and river system of British Columbia, Canada. those are some of the ones I have found .... I took out those the academic sources thought were more fictional then not, and took out those without the date and where they plundered.

Dang, I been meaning to tell you all. I was a bit worried since I have never have done business with them but decided to go ahead and do it. I have to tell you I am more then a little pleased. First, when I sent some inquiries by email I got an immediate answer. Then decided to place a phone call. Shayna (I hope I am remember the name correctly, if not, hope she forgives) anyway, she was very friendly and helpful...so Yes, I did indeed order the boots and decided to shoot for the moon, got me a pair of pirate pants too. I was surprised that the order came exactly as promised and was very pleased when I opened the packages. Of course, since I had it delivered to m'place of work and since I couldn't wait to see everything ....well, I had to field some questions about the boots. WHY, does everyone that see a woman with thigh highs think certain things? Well, anywhos their questions were fielded with a few rolled eyes when the subject of pirates came up. Now, in regard to m'boots, the shoe part fits right well, but, as expected, because of the rod in m'leg and bolted at m'knee, the leg part was a bit to snug. Thankfully, I have a shoe repair within a very short walking distance and they were able to stretch the offending part out a bit. LOVE m'boots. Pirate pants, are very comfortable. I had a bit of problem with the cuff of em, again because of said rod...the other end is held in place with two bolts just above the ankle which causes it to swell a good bit.. . Would I hesitate to deal with "Dress Like A Pirate" Not in the least, matter of fact, am looking at a few other items I intend on getting in the very near future. :) So, if'n ye need some reasonable garb, you might want to give them a look. Huzzah

I be interested in two of the pistols...The Scottish one for sure. Can you be tell'n the cost? shipping costs to California? PM me with the information if you can sir. Many thanks.

Real bummer...I had to delete most of my before it would post. But, they looked so pretty....Oh well, such is life.

Ok, I happened to hop online this evening and saw the post above. In regard to: ____________________________ Quote: The most obvious thing about it is that it's SHORT. Using the argument that pistols would get in the way but we know they used them, therefore the same must hold true of whips is poppycock. When curled up or whatever one does with a whip it might not be much bigger than a pistol, but in use a pistol or blunderbuss remains small, while a whip (at least of the kind you seem to be talking about) is long and relatively uncontrollable. There's a BIG difference. _____________________________ Excusie, but didn't I say that they come in all sizes. I never said it had to be an 8 footer...Didn't I say they come in sizes from 2-3 footers all the way up. In order to be used as described, it would need to be on the smaller rather then the larger. So, a 3 to 6 footer is what I am talking about. But then again, it would take skill to use. So it seems the position here is that those back then wouldn't have the skill nor the inclination. suit yourself if that is what you want. And as someone in another thread has been stating, if'n they be found in a certain locale then why wouldn't they take up and use items from that locale. I.e the improbability of the stingray tail whip is no, but the idea of using a bull's penis is ok. gezzzzshhh. :lol: in regard to the other...In order for me to give all the documentation, I would need to go dig through all my books of the period. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW LARGE MY PERSONAL LIBRARY IS... is it important enough to have you believe for me to do that. since I have more then a few dozens boxes blocking some of them...and with my back in the shape it is in...NO nope nada....no way in hell, Now as I can get to them, we may pay a return visit to this subject. However, since you don't know me, and don't know, as a professor at a local college found out and announced one evening..."Trust me, if **** says she has the information, she has the information. "...to which, the next night I gave the verification another student was asking for...But, I digress...anyway, I have it. I can't get to it... and although, I know it is there, since I can't site it...I will pull back from the discussion. Simple as that. It is not that I won't share...it is a simple case of I am NOT going to injure my back further just to prove something to someone. end of story. I busted out laughing seeing the advertisements at the top of the page. What do I see????? HUMMM???? Two advertisments for well crafted....WHIPS...WHIPS AND MORE WHIPS. aH I have been such a bad influence ...soon all the rogues twill be carry'n em and what tis a honest (isn't that a misnomer) pirate to do???? Hope everyone has a Grand New Year....Blessings to you all! PS..giggle don't you love the pattern I have going with the Hey, what type of artwork do you think can be made with them? Should we have a thread going to see who can come up with the best design? Guess not cause I was told I had too many of them in my message...bummer

well, women were on ships more often then most might believe. Can I back that statement up...YEPPERs. However, this is about whips and such. Most often whips of any sort was kept in a bag. This is where we get the saying, let the cat out of the bag. I don't think as they were sailing and climbing the rigging that most were carrying flintlocks and blunderbusses either as a regular routine...ya know. So using the excuse or the rationale that they wouldn't have them on the ship cause it would have caused a problem with their running the ship is on the same line, as saying they wouldn't ever use a pistol, which we all know they certainly did Now going about on the shore...how was it carried if at all...well now that be the question. Have I gotten enough information to satisfy me about my persona carrying it. Yep. Do I have more then posted here already YEP, indeed I do. So...Am going to take up time debating this...Noooo, I have more important things to do then that. Besides, why should I put out enough information and get a load more carrying them when I like the look on m'self. Now that be foolish... You see when I first put out the possibility that vodun play a part I was told just how wrong I was...then I found loads of academic books stating the same thing...and even the new PotC is using it as a backdrop for their new movie.... and well there were other instances of the same sort...and after the fact I had found information backing my position... Also, remember we get our information about the ones that was caught and danced the jig...how many others..so many others.got away with it. They took up the trade got what they wanted out of it and then went legit or for one reason or another melded into the mainstream again. Anyway, hope everyone has had a glorious holiday season no matter what you profess to...and wishing everyone a wondrous New Year. May you all have a fire in your hearth to warm you...A pot full of stew to feed you...a shipload of aventure to interest you and a house full of love to go home to. Huzzah

you never know where you might get some interesting information. Just because of the title doesn't mean it doesn't have something to offer. Besides as once stated before if'n ye don't do it for real...with all the what nots and where fores...be it ren faires, or re-enacting...you are doing nothing more then pretending...and then no matter what anyone else may say, in the final analysis we are all hollywood pirates cause we, all of us are still play acting.

Pay attention again now. Here's another historical artifact, this one from a nautical collection. Scary looking 8 &1/2 foot Whip kept by a Ships Captain. The owner tells us that it's made of canvas and leather and dates from the middle 1800's. "The rigid 'cone' at the tip which appears to be very fine hemp rope work." I reckon it was a snake Whip that's had the end chopped off, but dont tell Captain. Aye Aye Sir. Dang I can't get the pic to post but it and the above quote can be found at the following link.... http://www.mattswhippage.com/ ____________________________________________________ ok, we all know that whips were used on the slave ships. We also, or should at least, know the sailors would jump ship when they got a chance from them...but, would anyone disagree that the things done would not have traveled with them....especially if they took up the life of a pirate??? So in that vein let's take a look at a some information from that time... _____________________________________________ In 1773, the enslaved Africans from Gambia killed all but two crewmembers and forced them to sail the ship back to Sierra Leone. The most famous open sea revolt was led by an enslaved African named Cinque aboard the Amistad when most of the crew were overthrown. However, their ship was sailed to the United States and the fate of the enslaved was decided by law. Europeans were very wary of revolt and the crew regularly inspected their ships for weapons, punishing the enslaved Africans who resisted authority. Punishments varied in severity and much depended on the character of ship’s captain. John Newton for example, a famous Liverpool Captain, put the young male enslaved “slightly in thumb screws to obtain confession”. Teeth chisels were sometimes used to force enslaved Africans who went on hunger strike, to eat. Whips, such as the ‘cat-o-nine-tails’ and the manatea, a whip made from the hide of a manatee, were also used www.antislavery.org/breakingthesilence/main/briefings/4.%20Middle%20Passage.doc - _______________________________________________________ Oh, another item.... _______________________________________________________ A ship's commissioning or masthead pendant is said to have originated from Blake's Whip, in commemoration of his driving the Dutch from the seas in 1653. http://www.readyayeready.com/tradition/cus...ore-customs.htm ________________________________________________________ Capt. Charles V. “Steve” Gridley On May 25, Gridley was to begin his journey home One crewmen recorded the event as follows: "He came up out of his cabin dressed in civilian clothes and was met by the rear admiral [Dewey] who extended him a most cordial hand. A look of troubled disappointment flitted across the captain's brow, but vanished when he stepped to the head of the gangway and, looking, over saw, not the launch, but a twelve-oared cutter manned entirely by officers of the Olympia. There were men in the boat who has not pulled a stroke for a quarter of a century. Old Glory was at the stern and a captain's silken coach-whip at the bow; and when Captain Gridley, beloved alike by officers and men, entered the boat, it was up oars, and all that, just as though they were common sailors who were to row him over to the Zafiro. When he sat down upon the handsome boat-cloth that was spread for him, he bowed his head, and his hands hid his face as First-Lieutenant Reese, acting coxswain, ordered, 'Shove off; out oars; give away!'Later in the day the lookout on the bridge reported, 'Zafiro under way sir,' and the deck officer passed on the word until a little twitter from Pat Murray's pipe brought all the other bo's'ns around him, and in concert they sang out, 'Stand by to man the rigging!'Not the Olympia alone, but every other ship in the squadron dressed and manned, and the last we ever saw of our dear captain he was sitting on a chair out on the Zafiro's quarter-deck, apparently listening to the [OLYMPIA's] old band play." http://www.spanamwar.com/Gridley.htm ______________________________________________ Also, ever hear of a buntot pagi…a short whip that is made from a stingray's tail. The idea was to whip your enemy with the poisoned end. Um stingray…ocean…ships…sailors….any connection? …naw probably not. Ok, lastly can someone tell me where/when the first Mooring whips??? came into use and what where they made of?… Oh, yeah I know there were mooring lines…but can anyone imagine a whip being put into use that way…at least until the lines were secured. Whips have been one of the first fighting tools used by humanity...why would they not have followed out to sea for a variety of uses? Yes, it takes some skill to use them, especially as I said before the longer they are the more skill it takes. But, whips can come in all sizes from 2 and 3 footers all the way up to (believe it or not) 60 footers. Whips come in manner of makes, from cowhide leather, to manatee, to stingray tails and hempen/leather mixture. Practical...perhaps not always, but they had them and used them. so, I will keep mine with my garb and not worry about someone else's authencity. Hurzzah!

whips come in all sizes...not just the ones you see in the movies ie. hollywood style...12 footers. They can range from small 2 and 3 footers all the way up and if someone has learned to use one, just because they go to sea doesn't mean they wouldn't continue to use one on occasion. Although, I understand that it might have been rare, that doesn't say it didn't happen. There are always the exception to any rule. Especially when it comes to those that spurned the normal ways of doing things anyway. Just as it was stated on another thread that the belief in witchcraft would likely not have been used by pirates..then I found it very interesting that Captain Morgen during his pirate days had witch on his ship. He had her on there as he believed that she could foresee the future and as a seer gave him an advantage. They used whatever, whenever...to give them any type of an advantage. If someone in this day and age can see it happening...what makes someone think that with it being at hand and more common to have around...someone on the ship wouldn't have taken a liking to using it. Just because is wasn't done by the majority doesn't say it wasn't done. Unless you have evidence from everyship, from every sailor from every land...don't say it wasn't done, because truthfully, you don't know. But, I am sure that as before my beliefs will be ripped apart here...whatever.

Whips. well m'self carries one...does right well in a raid...if'n the need rolls around. Actually, it is according to the size of the whip ...size matters.. (Not going there) anyway, as I was saying before me mind started to wander in other ahem areas of thought, The majority use of whips may have been used for discipline but, there may have been an occasion or two (as with my persona) where one might have used it in other ways. Using a whip in a fight takes practice and skill. But, it can be mighty handy. Just understand the longer it is the more skill it takes to handle it properly and using it in one hand with a dagger or sword in the other doubly so.

rocking chairs... only for old folks...don't think so...lots of fun to be had in a rocking chair, if'n ye know how to do it. :)

yeah yeah....AHHHHH YAWN and tis suppose to mean what to me?

The first that caught my eye was the boots, they be on sale...so the coin they be ask'n twill be easy on m'purse and they look mighty good. So, I do believe they tis gonna be m'first purchase.

Duchess the site is www.dresslikeapirate.com And so far they have been very good in comunicating answers to my questions, so, I will be placing an order with them tomorrow. I will let you know how things go.

ok, when logging onto the site saw a interesting advertisement. So, I went an took a looks and found several nice items I am thinking of adding to me garb. HOWEVER, I have never done business with these folks and was wondering if any of you have in the past. If so, are the goods of good quality? Did you get them in a reasonable amount of time? If you needed to send something back did you have any problems with them accepting a return? Thanks for any and all guidance.

I always thought the guy that played the god Mars on Xenia had a cool beard/goatee combination...stylist and very sensual...AHHHHH ...need a bit of grog to cool off here.

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Thank ya kindly but there be no need to bother anyone else about anything...in my humble opinion best leave it alone so case is close... However, sir I be right happy to split a keg with ya... Hey, if'n yer go'n a do it...do it best. says I...

Ok, I saw me name up when I came into the pub....I saw SEVERAL posts listed...and low and behold when I hopped online to take a peek...I see a list of blank posts...tat tis all except Duchess....ask'n ta question...why I was being singled out....an' another saying it twas be'n locked...and leav'n it up to another about delete'n it...so... *tapping foot* SO pray tell what twas said???? *sharping blades* HUMMMM???? so who tis go'n be a chum an' tells me what tis going on??? I have a feel'n someone twas be'n a baddddd pirate.... but you know the way this past 2 weeks have gone ...hey what's one more... And besides...tis I do believe...been corrected before I seen it...So I say...some may need to buy be me pint or two... *tipping tricone back ...smack'n m'lips...wait'n fer me grog...* Ok, so tis go'n be ta first to pony up????

Swifty, when you ask someone to post their whereabouts, and have the link to the map and asking for Real life pictures... I consider that personal information don't you? Anyway, enough said on the subject.

I would think that one of the Moderators would have had placed a note to the under 18 crowd by now...but since they haven't, I hope no one complains if I do.... If you are under 18 please it is not a good idea to post any real life personal information on the internet without your parents consent...because, although those here (as far as I know) in the pub are a right good crew, unfortunately in today's world you need to be careful.

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I was a little taken back when I saw Stephen King (author) in "Monkey Bone"