dickosfortuna Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 Upon swearing meself to a life of Piracy some years ago, I dubbed meself 'Dickos Fortuna', basically with the Dickos as a shortening for Richard, and the Fortuna sounded nice. Last year I searched the word 'Fortuna' on Google, and discovered this: "The Pirate Republic 1680 marked a second radical change of course in the history of the Islas Fortuna y Aflicción. In that year, a pirate fleet lead by Captain Davidson sacked the Fortaleza Bella Vista and converted the island into a base port for incursions and swashbuckling across the Caribbean. Fortuna has remained a pirate republic ever since. While nominally a part of the Commonwealth, it is now self-governing." I was amazed!! I don't know if any of you sail the seas of spirituality, but they be me realm, and this blew me away! Has anyone been to Isla Fortuna?! Or have any historical knowledge of it's capture and control as a Pirate hub? 'My own master, on like occasions, would buy a whole pipe of wine and placing it in the street would force everyone that passed him to drink with him, threatening also to pistol them in case they would not do it... and very oftern, with both his hands, he would throw these liquors about the street and wet the clothes of such as walked by, without regarding whether he spoiled their apparel or not, were they men or women.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Pirata Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 Isla Fortuna strikes a bell in me head but I can't put my finger on the throbbing. Let me knock out a little research this morning and hopefully I'll have some information for you. Pushing the limits means getting out of my comfort zone and giving more when I don't think I have any left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deacon Frye Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 Ya had me all excited for a minute there, Dickos. La Isla FortunaExploring Archaeology in the Caribbean Christopher von Nagy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On this page are links to the five problems we will be working on during the course of the semester. Each assignment covers a different aspect of archaeology. The problems are set on a fictitious island, Fortuna, just off the arc of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean. This island was once the home of the equally fictitious Zaino, who are somewhat loosely based on the real Taino. The Taino were the dominant population of the Greater Antilles and Bahamas at the time of the initial European foray into the Caribbean in the late fifteenth century. You will be undertaking the study of the island's history on behalf of yet another fictitious entity, the firm of consulting archaeologists, Spades, LTD. http://unr.edu/homepage/cvn/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Pirata Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 Now I know why I wield a sledgehammer and that dude pilots a computer. Pushing the limits means getting out of my comfort zone and giving more when I don't think I have any left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliasGraceO'Malley Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 hahaha that's funny. I was suckered in for a bit too. I did a search under Isla Fortuna and got links like ElPirata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Pirata Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Glad to be knowing another sledgehammer wielder. Pushing the limits means getting out of my comfort zone and giving more when I don't think I have any left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scupper Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Damn. I was ready to move Scupper "That's the navy for you. Rum in the scuppers today. Blood in the scuppers tomorrow."Thrist is a shameless disease. So here's to a shameful cure!"Loyalty, honesty and directness are traits I admire. Insecurity, snipes and disrespect I will not tolerate in the least." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickosfortuna Posted October 31, 2003 Author Share Posted October 31, 2003 'My own master, on like occasions, would buy a whole pipe of wine and placing it in the street would force everyone that passed him to drink with him, threatening also to pistol them in case they would not do it... and very oftern, with both his hands, he would throw these liquors about the street and wet the clothes of such as walked by, without regarding whether he spoiled their apparel or not, were they men or women.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickosfortuna Posted October 31, 2003 Author Share Posted October 31, 2003 ATTN: Webmaster RE: This subject Please delete this thread, started by me. It is both embarrassing and revealing, and I regret posting it. How bummed out am I? What a sucker! Oh well... at least I have an imaginary pirate republic. I'll have to get back to you on the real one 'My own master, on like occasions, would buy a whole pipe of wine and placing it in the street would force everyone that passed him to drink with him, threatening also to pistol them in case they would not do it... and very oftern, with both his hands, he would throw these liquors about the street and wet the clothes of such as walked by, without regarding whether he spoiled their apparel or not, were they men or women.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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