Mission Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 See, that tells us all kinds of interesting things about you Capn Bob! Plus you paint the picture well. (Sometimes I wish I could be idealistic, young and stupid like I was in college. Although I'll admit we never came up with anything like that.) From my college days (This is a pic in Old Main at Wayne State University. A bunch of engineering students and myself used to hang out in a disused stage on the top floor of the building, drink Jack Daniels (which is awful stuff to drink straight) and talk about life, the universe and everything. One day we found a chest of costumes...) Mycroft: "My brother has the brain of a scientist or a philosopher, yet he elects to be a detective. What might we deduce about his heart?" John: "I don't know." Mycroft: "Neither do I. But initially he wanted to be a pirate."
Quartermaster James Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 (edited) One day we found a chest of costumes... And the rest is history! Edited March 26, 2009 by Quartermaster James
Black Syren Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 hmmm mine is pretty easy...A black mermaid holding a sword and dagger. End of story. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/Dara286/trident01-11.png If you got a dream chase it, cause a dream won't chase you back...(Cody Johnson Till you Can't)
Mission Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 Mine?Basic Bach. Basic shades. Bach; two basics. Have you ever read Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter? It's an intensely intellectual and bizarre book...so you might find it interesting. Mycroft: "My brother has the brain of a scientist or a philosopher, yet he elects to be a detective. What might we deduce about his heart?" John: "I don't know." Mycroft: "Neither do I. But initially he wanted to be a pirate."
Quartermaster James Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 It's an intensely intellectual and bizarre book...so you might find it interesting. For having recently "met", you know me too well already! As to GEB, it had only recently been published when I was studying epistemology. I started on it, but became distracted. Perhaps it is time to revisit it? Thanks for reminding me of it!
Capn Bob Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 Well, credit where due, it was JC that had Fred the Turtle Avatar...as for me, I came up with The Ceremony, the resulting ELFSATs, the Elven Liberation Front, and of course, Gamblelouse Green...I also attended a few classes in college, but really, who wants to hear about boring stuff like that... See, that tells us all kinds of interesting things about you Capn Bob! Plus you paint the picture well. (Sometimes I wish I could be idealistic, young and stupid like I was in college. Although I'll admit we never came up with anything like that.) From my college days (This is a pic in Old Main at Wayne State University. A bunch of engineering students and myself used to hang out in a disused stage on the top floor of the building, drink Jack Daniels (which is awful stuff to drink straight) and talk about life, the universe and everything. One day we found a chest of costumes...) Damn, thats sharp!
Mission Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 It's an intensely intellectual and bizarre book...so you might find it interesting. For having recently "met", you know me too well already! As to GEB, it had only recently been published when I was studying epistemology. I started on it, but became distracted. Perhaps it is time to revisit it? Thanks for reminding me of it! It's an easy book to get distracted from. Sometimes I think the author got distracted and decided to wander off on some tangent or another for the heck of it. (You can get it extremely cheaply on Amazon used. I love Amazon used.) We really must meet some day. Then we can drink heartily (preferably single malt scotch... almost anything but JD straight) and finally have that discussion on religion that you appear to be itching to engage in. (No, not here. I can put out some flame wars and I can't put out others. That one's most likely an "other.") Mycroft: "My brother has the brain of a scientist or a philosopher, yet he elects to be a detective. What might we deduce about his heart?" John: "I don't know." Mycroft: "Neither do I. But initially he wanted to be a pirate."
Ransom Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 If you ever do plan meet up, let me know ahead of time. I want to sit and listen in. Maybe I'll nod my head once in a while, but mostly, I'll just listen and smile. ...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
Guest Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 Then we can drink heartily (preferably single malt scotch... Maybe I'll nod my head once in a while, but mostly, I'll just listen and smile Yeah right.... Ransom, yer just goinna sit thar an drink alla thier Scotch......
Ransom Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 Oh, no. I'm not a fan of Scotch. I'll sip from a nice glass of Merlot instead. I'll leave the Scotch for you and the boys. ...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
Guest Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 If you look real close, you might see his nose. An' did anyone else notice..... when he's stealin' hats, his nose grows longer.....Styinkokieoo ?...... ....
Mission Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 Mine is also pretty easy. It's me firing a flintlock (which happens to be Stynky's) for the first time on board the schooner Wolf at PIP 07. Although you can't see him, Stynky is standing right behind me. If you look real close, you might see his nose. Ah, it sort of appears that the thief is worried about others stealing his stuff, then! (Next time you have it, you should run away from him and ship it home UPS. I know where the UPS stores are in Key West.) Mycroft: "My brother has the brain of a scientist or a philosopher, yet he elects to be a detective. What might we deduce about his heart?" John: "I don't know." Mycroft: "Neither do I. But initially he wanted to be a pirate."
DocF225 Posted April 11, 2009 Posted April 11, 2009 My Avatar is the Logo for my business, Docs Models. I build scale models for competition and for collectors and museums. The skull is held up by a crossed paintbursh and Xacto knife.. Doc Wiseman - Ship's Physician, Stur.. er... Surgeon Extrodinaire and general scoundrel. Reluctant Temporary Commander of Finnegan's Wake Piracy- Hostile Takeover without the Messy Paperwork We're not Pirates; we're independent maritime property redistribution specialists. Member in good standing Persian Gulf Yacht Club, Gulf of Sidra Yacht Club and the Greater Beruit Rod & Gun Club.
CaptainSatan Posted May 28, 2009 Posted May 28, 2009 Just a pic I took with a self timer in a pub a few years ago. Nikon FM-2T As we say in Ireland let's drink until the alcohol in our system destroys our liver and kills us.
Tartan Jack Posted May 28, 2009 Posted May 28, 2009 Mine is (and has for a LONG while been) a reproduction of a surviving example of a flag of the Covenanters (Scottish history stuff). It says: "Covenants For Religion King And Kingdomes" -John "Tartan Jack" Wages, of South Carolina
blackjohn Posted May 28, 2009 Posted May 28, 2009 Just a pic I took with a self timer in a pub a few years ago. Nikon FM-2T Any friend of Guinness is a friend of mine! My Home on the Web The Pirate Brethren Gallery Dreams are the glue that holds reality together.
CaptainSatan Posted May 28, 2009 Posted May 28, 2009 I need to re-size that picture. It doesn't quite fit the de-motivational poster template. But I don't have PhotoShop on my work PC. As we say in Ireland let's drink until the alcohol in our system destroys our liver and kills us.
Kilted Eric Posted May 28, 2009 Posted May 28, 2009 Mine is me, dressed in my Skirted River Pirate outfit. A rag tag collection of toy store crap, old halloween costumes, wife's cheap jewelry and my Leinster District tartan kilt. Being broke most of the time, I have to create my costumes from what I have. Kilted Eric the Skirted River Pirate In the beginning, the Universe was created. This made a lot of people angry, and has been widely regarded as a bad idea. - From the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Northwest Jack Posted May 28, 2009 Posted May 28, 2009 I had just got my Pirata hat from Jeff MacKay of Captain Jack's Hats and was thrilled to be wearing something so cool.
Red Sea Trade Posted May 28, 2009 Posted May 28, 2009 The magnificent beast in my avatar is Calico Jack, one of my basset hounds. They say that owners come to look like their pets and...well...let us just say that there is something in that. Red Sea Trade In days of old when ships were bold just like the men that sailed 'em, and if they showed us disrespect we tied 'em up and flailed 'em, often men of low degree and often men of steel, they'd make you walk the plank alone or haul you 'round the keel. --Adam and the Ants
Zingara Carmella Posted August 6, 2010 Posted August 6, 2010 (edited) A gypsy reading a cristal ball ( I don't know how to do it, but you can learn much from someone's eyes) or most likely a spread of tarot cards... One of many gypsy pics I have found on my "internet wanders" I have at least 3 sets of tarot cards but only one is really "mine" is a old traditional one that use to be my fathers... Edited August 6, 2010 by Zingara Carmella
D B Couper Posted August 7, 2010 Posted August 7, 2010 It be me boat, Crescent Wench. A Kenner Privateer, sailed along the eastern shores of Florida. D.B. Couper
Mission Posted August 7, 2010 Posted August 7, 2010 It be me boat, Crescent Wench. A Kenner Privateer, sailed along the eastern shores of Florida. I didn't know you had a sailboat! Very cool. You should bring it down to PiP if you can figure out the details. Mycroft: "My brother has the brain of a scientist or a philosopher, yet he elects to be a detective. What might we deduce about his heart?" John: "I don't know." Mycroft: "Neither do I. But initially he wanted to be a pirate."
captscurvy_nc Posted August 7, 2010 Posted August 7, 2010 Mine used to be my favorite pic of me as Blackbeard at the Gold Coast Pirate Festival but since I shaved off the beard I decided to change it to the pic James Callahan took of me at the Hampton Festival back in 2009
D B Couper Posted August 7, 2010 Posted August 7, 2010 (edited) It be me boat, Crescent Wench. A Kenner Privateer, sailed along the eastern shores of Florida. I didn't know you had a sailboat! Very cool. You should bring it down to PiP if you can figure out the details. I have already checked out the possibilities. Travel time by water: 1 week each way (not counting bad weather). Travel cost by semi-truck: $3,000 (plus crane to load & unload). Fort Taylor camping experience: Priceless. Edited August 8, 2010 by D B Couper D.B. Couper
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