^, <, V

[William Brand]

^ Both. I was always in charge of inventing wild games for my huge circle of friends. My childhood was chaotic.

< Speaking of parks, we spent 3.5 hours playing on equipment today. It was crazy. We found a park with a teeter-totter. I thought the Geneva convention had outlawed them.

V Worst playground injury?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ skinned knee

< Puppy keeps attacking my new waistcoat because he accidently got stuck by one of the pins in it...

V favorite childhood game?

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ Bumper Bikes

< basically you ride around trying to crash into the other kids. Needless to say my folks weren't too proud of me for inventing it!

V any "great" childhood inventions?

[Boots MacGee]

^ Peanut butter and mustard sandwich

< I have not eaten one since I was 5

V Ever create any odd food recipes?

[Matusalem]

^Nope...just mustard sandwiches specifically , no peanut butter. I never liked mayonnaise either . Though nowadays I eat melted baked 'italian sharp' cheese, with a slice of lemon.......poor arteries.

^my story is this: when my parents divorced, I was 9. I never liked the crusts on sandwiches. So my dad, living alone, begun to find half-eaten sandwiches all throughout the house. In the air conditioning ducts, the craw in the closet that sits below the upstairs stairway, between the seat cushions of the family room couch. the ones in the air conditioning duct were the best because they were a nice shade of blue. This was all after 2 years after my mom moved out. She was the one who made the sandwiches.

Eat seafood?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ But of course

< just finished 34 buttonholes... have a hole in my finger too!

V lefty, righty or both?

[Jacky Tar]

^ Righty.

< Mouse with me left hand. Can't throw a ball wit' me left hand.

V Can ye shoot or sword fight wit' yer left hand (if yer a righty and opposite if yer a lefty)?

[Morgan Dreadlocke]

/\ Specific to task- Write and fly control line aircraft, left. Play guitar and fly r/c aircraft , right. Type- closest finger to keyboard.

< Thinks Black and Decker power tools has the worst ergonomics, defying use by either left or right handed people. Ya should not have to remove yer thumb from the grip ta turn a tool on.

\/ Good question, passin' it on.\/

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ Apparently I can sword fight left handed. It's actually easier than right for me.

< Left eye dominant too. I have to shoot long guns left handed which means no long flint locks for me

V left or right EYE dominant (or don't know)?

[Jacky Tar]

^ Right eye dominant, but hav poor depth perception.

< Needed t' work left side durin' martial arts practice and most sports activities fer balance.

V Are ye left footed or right footed?

[William Brand]

^ I'm bipedal-ambidexterous.

< It's a fine night here. I feel campfire weather in the air.

V Can you spin a good yarn?

[Morgan Dreadlocke]

/\ Aye, sometimes I even be departin' from honesty too

< I thinks i'll spin one in dat longer random topic thread thats passed away. Tis true I be swearin' it.

\/Speakin 'o yarn, wot could a piraty soul be usin' several pounds 'o raw cotton fer?

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ don't know, send it to me & I'll figure it out.

< Roysters! I'm going to have to add that to my vocabulary.

V Added any new words to your vocab. lately?

[Jacky Tar]

^ New word, 'eschew'.

< Haven't done vocabulary lists in years.

V Do ye enjoy learnin' new words?

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ Certs! especially obscure period terms.

< I've been told I have an extensive vocabulary. I blame it on my mom. Every time I got in trouble as a kid (lots) she'd give these lectures where half the words were 3 syllable or longer.

V short simple words or long complex ones?

[Hetha]

^ depends on context, or wot I'm trying to convey.

< bipedal, ambidextrous, left-eye dominant, integrated (both left/right)

minded.

V Are you more logical or creative, or both?

[Jacky Tar]

^ Short ones.

^ Both, too curious t' just be just logical.

< I like learnin' new ones, seems t' be the norm here.

V Wot else do ye like learnin'?

[Red-Handed Jill]

^ I like learning anything new. About every other year I set myself a goal to learn something challenging, alternating between physical and mental.

< This year I'm hoping to learn how to throw a tomahawk accurately.

V What was your favorite subject in school? And did it influence what you're doing now?

[William Brand]

^ Art. And yes, I am an artist.

< I also enjoy photography and film, but I am involved with them less.

V Hobbies outside of pyracy?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ You mean there are things other than piracy??

^ other than reading too busy to do anything but work and piracy

V What would you be willing to give up to acquire more free time?

[William Brand]

^ Sleep.

< I often wish that sleep was an option. I would only occasionally indulge in it if it wasn't necessary.

V Do you nap?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ only when sorely needed...

< speaking of which been up since Friday morning sewing...

V Wish eating were an option?

[William Brand]

^ I wish it could be less frequent, but I happen to like good food.

< My wife often experiments. She finds and alters recipes which are generally so good that my eyes roll into my head backwards.

V Favorite food?

[Capt. Sterling]

^Sushi, of sushi octopus

< now I'm hungry as well as tired....snigger

V craziest food you've tried

[William Brand]

^ Chicken heart soup. Yep...a bowl full of chicken hearts with the veins still sticking out in a broth that was primarily water. I will never forget that meal.

< For the record, I prefer other parts of the chicken. There is a place that serves amazing chicken tamales locally.

V Worst beverage ever consumed?