Capt. Morgan

LOL, Paisley... mebbe when I get back, a bunch of us Pyrates can all go to one of his shows... that'd be too kewl... be careful with them eBay pirates, they be blood-thirsty, they be!

And the good Pyrate Buffett be comin' to Chicago on August 28th, and of course I won't be here... blast the luck! ! !

Aye, brother Morgan!! I be lookin' fer a decent brown tricorn, either leather or cloth (wool felt, or somethin' similar)... thanks!

Hmm... here's one me merry marauders came up with one cold, wet morning while we were singing and waiting for helos to pick us up (Marines singing Navy songs? We're a bunch o' pirates, we are)... "Toss 'im on the beach with the Ma-rines..."

Aye!! An' make sure you print the letters on heavy parchment type paper, with a cool piratey type font! Hope ye all have a great time! I want war stories and pics when ye all get back!

*sigh* Why dontcha have a seat, Maggie, lass... ye see, when a mommy pirate loves a daddy pirate... nah, hang on a minute... Okay, okay... come springtime in the Caribbean, a boy parrot's thoughts turn to girl parrots... Ah, nevermind... I'm not so sure *I GET IT* sometimes, lass... how 'bout we have a couple a IBC rootbeers and watch Cutthroat Island instead? Sinclaire, lad... she don't happen ta be bow-legged, and ye all didn't happen ta be swimmin', were ye?!?

My favorite piratey smells, in no particular order... *Blackpowder smoke *Salty tropical air, in from the sea *A pyrate lass's neck... there is something about a pyrate lass's neck (sigh)

A drink to ye, courtesy o' me... happy happy birthday, with many many more to come! Thanks for giving us many many laughs, in the short short time ye've been here!! Thanks, mate!! :angry:

Aye, lass, I think we all would... even if only for a little while... And, what a great pic! When I first looked, I thought, "When in PotC was THAT scene?!?" And then I realized it was you and the good Mr John O Kelley! Wow!!

Or after the Dread Pirate (Pyrate?) Roberts beats Fizzik... "I don't envy you the headache you'll have when you awake. Sleep well, and dream of large women..."

Wow, Lady Elaina! Didn't know you had such a working knowledge of firearms! I'm impressed! Ah yes... Cap'n Ron... What a fun movie! Any flick that plays Bob Marley with a shot of a big, beautiful sailing ship in the blue, blue Carribean can't be bad...

Cheers, darlin'! Here's to jingling spurs, smoky pool rooms, and Chris LeDeux, as well as to clanking cutlasses, smoking cannons, and "Yo ho ho, and a bottle of rum!!"

Yee-HAW, Rosalinda! awesome song, Maggie...! being as I'm both a pirate AND a cowboy, I'm torn... prolly gotta lean towards cowboy, though, as most summers are spent helping at my wife's family's cattle ranch on the Idaho / Wyoming border... still haven't had the chance to board an enemy ship for real, though...

Daaaarrrrr!! To Morehead City we go!! Rum punch and Navy grog for all!!

*raises tankard* An old toast used by the British Royal Marines, and their little brothers, the hard chargin' US Marines, at their Mess Nights... "Let us shed a tear for Lord Nelson...!" Any excuse to rise a tankard, eh mates?

I hope ya did, Merry... and I hope ya had a GRRRR-eat! birthday!! *pulls on Gore-tex coveralls, breaks out the hoses and disinfectant, and begins the grueling work of cleaning up after a boat-load of scurvy wolves, whistling 3 Doors Down "Here Without You", as he works*

Awesome, Nige!! It reminds me of one of my favorite book covers... a drawing done by a chap named Richard Chopping for the British edition of a little known book called "Goldfinger" by a little known author named Fleming... Ian Fleming... I love his pic (a skull with gold coins in the eye sockets) but yours is better, mate!! My hat is off to your considerable skill!

You'll just hafta wait til yer birthday, LadyB! In the meantime, here's some rum recipes for Merry's party... NAVY GROG --------------- 2 measures dark rum 2 measures water 2/3 measure lime juice 1 Tsp brown sugar 2 cloves cinnamon to taste Heat all gently until sugar dissolves, strain into tankard... drink hot or cold RUM PUNCH --------------- 1 measure dark rum 1 measure light rum 1 measure spiced rum 1 measure orange juice 1 measure pineapple juice 1/2 measure grapefruit juice 1 Tsp lime juice 1 Tsp lemon juice 1 Tsp grenadine Half fill a shaker with ice cubes, pour in ingredients. Shake (don't stir... heh heh) pour over ice filled glass. Garnish with orange slice, pinapple wedge, lime wedge, and cherry (with a stem, saved for later, Merry!), speared on a plastic sword... ENJOY! *brings out cake decoratedwith a hippopotamus, a sparrow, and two female sheep... * Hope you have a happy birthday, Merrydeath, and you get everything you wish for (or deserve )... sorry I won't be here for the actual party, but never fear... I'll be back Sunday to help clean up. *shudders at the thought of cleaning up after a week-long pirate party*

Aye, her lines indeed... why I used them in return... credit should've been given where it is due. I need to be taught a lesson... I seem to be getting myself into a bit of trouble as of late... *sigh*

Agreed, Claire! I volunteered at the excavation at Mount Vernon (Geo. Washington), and was amazed to find shards of discarded dishes that Washington and his family used!! I got to actually hold them in my hands... and tourists, interested to see what we were doing, were disappointed and dismayed to find that we weren't pulling gold and jewels from the site... one, when I told him what we had found, even commented, "That's it?!?"... *sigh* one man's trash is another's treasure... but there is nothing like the thrill of discovery, big or small... that's why I love archaeology... the chance to actually TOUCH living history.

Ewe are so sweet! Really, I'm not "kid"ding! I know it sounds like I'm "ram"ming that statement home, but I'm not trying to pull the wool over your eyes when I say that! I'm telling the truth, the whole truth, and mutton but the truth... ah, okay, I'm done now...

Hee hee hee! No comments. . .

Bess, wow!! That was absolutely fantastic! It captures our Merry's personality perfectly! She's gonna love it! :)

I found it to be pretty cool, too! Glad I could be of assistance!

Aye, lass, and yer not bad yerself... OBVIOUSLY! Would we go through the trouble, otherwise? *tosses pig in the air, presses button to engage rocket engines...* SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSssssssssssqqqqqqquuuueeeeaaalllll. . . !!! *looks through binoculars, starts whistling Top Gun's "Highway To A Danger Zone"*