Mimi Foxmorton Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 www.snopes.com/lost/sixpence Secret pirate code set int' a nursery rhyme.... Fancy that..... Ye be learnin' somethin' new every day..... Here's t' readin'...... Fair Winds..... ~Foxmorton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silkie McDonough Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 I think you this is the link: http://www.snopes.com/lost/sixpence.htm however upon further reading http://www.snopes.com/humor/mediagoofs/sixpence.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimi Foxmorton Posted March 4, 2006 Author Share Posted March 4, 2006 Aye, well then, Silkie....twere not th' first time I be disappointed by a Pirate Legend.......... Ye've a sharp eye an' I apologize fer jumpin' the cannon... as it were...... Drinks from me purse..... Fair Winds.... ~Foxmorton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silkie McDonough Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 tis' notin, m' suprised I caught it'. tank ya fer d'pint. I was hoping it was true also, although I have also heard that many nursery rhymes were used as a way of passing news in the past, never could figure any of it out. That was probably an urban legend also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Finn Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 har har! Very interesting it bes says I :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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