AliasGraceO'Malley Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 with school closed, and more snow and ice coming for the next 2 days I've got some time on my hands. So in between painting the family room I'll be here. Post a pirate question, any kind, factual, pop, fiction, etc. The next person answers and posts a new question. Here goes Where was Blackbeard the pirate born?
Redd Oktober Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 Depends on who you ask. Daniel Defoe listed his real name as Edwares Drummond, and that he was born in Bristol. (Others say Virginia or Jamaica). My turn...What you think happened to the head of Blackbeard? YARRR! The Oktober be silent now! Just call me "REDD!"
Bilgemunky Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 It was turned into a silver chalice that now sits handsomely on my fireplace mantle. Next Question - how did Mary Read and Anne Bonney escape their death sentences for piracy? I AM BILGEMUNKY
AliasGraceO'Malley Posted January 26, 2004 Author Posted January 26, 2004 It was turned into a silver chalice that now sits handsomely on my fireplace mantle. InterestingThe ladies escaped hanging by being pregnant.
Redd Oktober Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 Who would feel more comfortable in your belly button...Henry Morgan, or Thomas Tew? YARRR! The Oktober be silent now! Just call me "REDD!"
Bilgemunky Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 Thomas Tew - I believe he was the gentler of the two? which weighs more, a pound of cannonballs or a pound of whale gills? I AM BILGEMUNKY
Redd Oktober Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 Balls, mate! Always balls! Okay...more serious question...who was the "White Rajah"...yes, this is a pirate question. YARRR! The Oktober be silent now! Just call me "REDD!"
Capt. Morgan Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 James Brooke, the White Rajah of Sarawak Where did the US Marine Corps officers get their sword? (yup, pirate question) Touche' Ship's Marksman & Crab Fiend Pyrates of the Coast "All the skill in the world goes out the window if an angel pisses in the flintlock of your musket." "Florida points like a guiding thumb, To the southern isles of rumba and rum, To the mystery cities and haunted seas, Of the Spanish Main and the Caribbees..."
Matty Bottles Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 The handle design on the Marine sword (or at least one of the designs) was taken from the scimitars of the Barbary Coast corsairs, after the U.S. Marines battled them in Tripoli. Okay, um.... Approximately how long did it take Pompey to clean up the Mediterranean? "The time was when ships passing one another at sea backed their topsails and had a 'gam,' and on parting fired guns; but those good old days have gone. People have hardly time nowadays to speak even on the broad ocean, where news is news, and as for a salute of guns, they cannot afford the powder. There are no poetry-enshrined freighters on the sea now; it is a prosy life when we have no time to bid one another good morning." - Capt. Joshua Slocum
Matty Bottles Posted January 27, 2004 Posted January 27, 2004 Okay, um, this was a pirate question, so .... Hint #1 The pirates were based in Cilicia. "The time was when ships passing one another at sea backed their topsails and had a 'gam,' and on parting fired guns; but those good old days have gone. People have hardly time nowadays to speak even on the broad ocean, where news is news, and as for a salute of guns, they cannot afford the powder. There are no poetry-enshrined freighters on the sea now; it is a prosy life when we have no time to bid one another good morning." - Capt. Joshua Slocum
Capt. Morgan Posted January 27, 2004 Posted January 27, 2004 From what I can find in one of my archaeology books, Pompey was tasked with clearing the Cilician Pirates around 70 BC, and had "cleared the seas" by 67 BC, so about 3 years... Here's an easy one... Where was Capt. William Kidd born, and what did he supposedly bury before sailing to begin his privateering career? Touche' Ship's Marksman & Crab Fiend Pyrates of the Coast "All the skill in the world goes out the window if an angel pisses in the flintlock of your musket." "Florida points like a guiding thumb, To the southern isles of rumba and rum, To the mystery cities and haunted seas, Of the Spanish Main and the Caribbees..."
Captain Tito Posted January 27, 2004 Posted January 27, 2004 About 3 months. How old was Gasparilla when he was first made an Admiral? <span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'>Have Parrot Bay, will travel. WILL SHARE TOO!!!</span>
AliasGraceO'Malley Posted January 27, 2004 Author Posted January 27, 2004 Gasparilla was 26 I believe. Unlucky Kidd was born in Scotland. I'll give half the answer to the other question and phrase the rest. He buried treasure from a ship that he captured. Name the ship and what happened to the treasure. Hint, this would be a reason he was called unlucky.
Captain Tito Posted January 27, 2004 Posted January 27, 2004 The Adventure Prize, and didn't he leave it half full of H2O? What was the name of the Moorish ship that he escaped from the half full Adventure Prize on? Much respect to ye Captain Morgan as we posted at the same time. <span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'>Have Parrot Bay, will travel. WILL SHARE TOO!!!</span>
imadrunkenpirate Posted February 9, 2004 Posted February 9, 2004 Next Question - how did Mary Read and Anne Bonney escape their death sentences for piracy? AYE! I know that one, mate! They got pregnant on board and rules say that ye can't kill a pregnant woman! It'll be the rope's end for that one, me bucko.
imadrunkenpirate Posted February 10, 2004 Posted February 10, 2004 Next Question: What is now standing on top of where William Kidd was hanged? (hint- they explain it POTC second disk in the -BELOW DECK- section of the captain's quarters) It'll be the rope's end for that one, me bucko.
imadrunkenpirate Posted February 11, 2004 Posted February 11, 2004 Anybody know? Cabinlass Maggie It'll be the rope's end for that one, me bucko.
darkthing Posted February 11, 2004 Posted February 11, 2004 What is now standing on top of where William Kidd was hanged? I could go toss POTC in the DVD player and find out, but I'm not that motivated. Instead I'll guess: Is it an 80 foot tall statue of Mickey Mouse?
imadrunkenpirate Posted February 12, 2004 Posted February 12, 2004 haha... eh no.. its actually thar WILLIAM KIDD HOTEL (or someting of that sort) Cabinlass Maggie p.s.- nice guess It'll be the rope's end for that one, me bucko.
the Royaliste Posted February 12, 2004 Posted February 12, 2004 Methinks ye be gettin' waay too many snow days this year!!....
imadrunkenpirate Posted February 12, 2004 Posted February 12, 2004 Not nessesarly snow days... just any days we feel like posting.. Cabinlass Maggie It'll be the rope's end for that one, me bucko.
DeadMenTellNoTales Posted February 13, 2004 Posted February 13, 2004 i lvoe bein off of school... When all else fails.......do a lil' jig
imadrunkenpirate Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 Aye... me too! Anybody got another question te post? Cabinlass Maggie It'll be the rope's end for that one, me bucko.
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