toothless_McGee Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Awaking from the bottom of the apple barrel.... I grab an apple and me fiddle, at the morning shifts bell. Tis my day for the mast watch. A rest for my hands and time to retune the strings with a gob of cat gut from the galley. As we toe the line, the officers review passes and I grab another apple to stuff in me shirt. The bell chimes to stations and p the mast I go passing the reafers to the nest. The last here left a half full pot of puke, which I quickly stamp straw into to clear the stench. I stretch me eyes to the horizon and call "all's well" to the men below. I strain my neck over the edge and see young william nearby and ask him to send up a fresh bucket when he can. With a nod and a wave he finishes his check of the stay guides and scurries down to the next to be mended. Tis a fine ship, and a crew deserving more than fate has dealt her lately. With no sails in sight, No prospect for pay we mutter and gripe of fickle fortune but never lose hope. For Pirates we be heart and soul. I check the fiddle and her string ring true. While watching the surrounding sea I begin to play Cheron's lament, for it seems a somber sea this morning and less like the Jigs and reels of last evening. Tis a good mornings beginning and a feeling of fortunes turning comes over me. I only hope it is well and not ill that will visit this ship as we cruise the SE swell in the Caribbean shoals north of Tortuga. ------------------------------------- toothless McGee member of the Corsairs of Douglas County (Oregon) a lover, bard, warrior, and adventurer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Welcome, Toothless, from a fellow Oregonian. The Pub is a fine place to hand your hat. ...schooners, islands, and maroons and buccaneers and buried gold... You can do everything right, strictly according to procedure, on the ocean, and it'll still kill you. But if you're a good navigator, a least you'll know where you were when you died.......From The Ship Killer by Justin Scott. "Well, that's just maddeningly unhelpful."....Captain Jack Sparrow Found in the Ruins — Unique Jewelry Found in the Ruins — Personal Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silkie McDonough Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Welcome MrMcGee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBarbossa Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 A hearty welcome to th' Pub! Glad t' have another fellow of the sweet trade with us. ~Lady B Tempt Fate! an' toss 't all t' Hell!" "I'm completely innocent of whatever crime I've committed." The one, the only,... the infamous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Brand Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Welcome aboard. Love a good fiddle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn Bloody Sam Rackham Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Welcome aboard, mate. 'Til the Morrow,Cap'n Bloody Sam RackhamCaptain o' The Cursed FewCo Organizer o' The Southern Pirate FestivalShip's Carpenter o' The Atlanta Pirates & Wenches Guild Member of Order of Leviathan 2nd Generation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oderlesseye Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Welcome aboard eerr Toothless Mcgee ~ Pardon mauh fer having left such a stench behind LoL ! They don't call me Oderlesseye eye fer nothin! http://www.myspace.com/oderlesseyehttp://www.facebook....esseye?ref=nameHangin at Execution dock awaits. May yer Life be a long and joyous adventure in gettin there!As he was about to face the gallows there, the pirate is said to have tossed a sheaf of papers into the crowd, taunting his audience with these final words: "My treasure to he who can understand." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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