Ahoy thar Matey!

[TalonSis]

Ahoy ye landlubbers!! Tomorrow, Sept. 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day!! It's the one day where you can dress and talk like a pirate, without anyone thinking your weird. :laugh:

 

Here's the offical website: http://www.talklikeapirateday.com/wordpress/

 

And here are some pirate words to get you started.

 

Aaaarrrrgggghhhh! - exhortation of discontent or disgust

 

Ahoy! - Hello!

 

Ahoy, Matey - Hello, my friend!

 

Ahoy, me Hearties! - the same as saying "Hello, my friends!"

 

All hand hoay! - comparable to all hands on deck

 

Avast ye - stop and check this out or pay attention

Aye - yes

Batten down the hatches - put everything away on the ship and tie everything down because a storm is brewing

 

Bilge-sucking - insult

 

Blimey! - exhortation of surprise

 

Blow me down! - expression of shock of disbelief akin to "Holy Crap!"

 

Blow the man down - command to kill someone

 

Booty - treasure

 

Buccaneer - a pirate

 

Bucko - a buccaneer

 

Cat O'Nine Tails - a whip with nine strands

 

Corsair - pirates in the Mediterranean Sea

 

Crow's nest - small platform atop the mast where the lookout stands

 

Cutlass - short heavy curved bladed sword used by pirates

 

Davy Jones' Locker - fabled, mythical place at the bottom of the ocean where the evil spirit of Davy Jones brings sailor and pirates to die

 

Dead men tell no tales - phrase indicating to leave no survivors

 

Doubloons - other coins or found in pirate hoards and stashes

 

Feed the fish - will soon die

 

Hang 'im from the yardarm - punishment of those captured in battle

 

Head - the pirate ship's toilet

 

Heave Ho - give it some muscle and push it

 

Hempen Halter - a noose for hanging

 

Hornswaggle - to defraud or cheat out of money or belongings

 

Jacob's Ladder - the rope ladder one uses to climb aboard a sloop

 

Jolly Roger - pirate's flag including white skull and crossbones over a black field

 

Keelhaul - punishment in which a person where dragged underneath the pirate ship from side to side and was lacerated by the barnacles on the vessel

 

Lad, lass, lassie - a younger person

 

Landlubber - big, slow clumsy person who doesn't know how to sail

 

Letters of Marque - letters issue from governments during wartime to privateers endorsing the piracy of another vessel

Man-O-War - pirate's ship outfitted for battle

 

Me - my

 

Mizzen - third mast from the bow of the ship on ships that have three or more masts

 

Old Salt - an experienced sailor

 

Pieces of eight - coins or found in pirate stashes

 

Pillage - rob, sack or plunder

 

Poop deck - the part of the ship farthest to the back, which is usually above the captain's quarters. This is not the bathroom.

 

Privateer - government-sponsored pirates

 

Rum - pirate's traditional alcoholic beverage

 

Run a shot across the bow - warning shot to another vessel's captain

 

Savvy? - do you understand and do you agree?

 

Scallywag - mild insult akin to rapscallion or rogue

 

Scurvy dog - the pirate is talking directly to you with mild insult

 

Scuttle - to sink a ship

 

Seadog - old pirate or sailor

 

Shark bait - will soon join Davy Jones' Locker

 

Shipshape - cleaned up and under control

 

Shiver me timbers! - comparable to "Holy Crap!"

 

Son of a Biscuit Eater - insult directed towards someone you don't like

 

Thar she blows! - Whale sighting

 

Three sheets to the wind - someone who is very drunk. One sheet is mildly drunk and four sheets is passed out.

 

Walk the plank - punishment in which person walks off a board jutting over the side of the ship while at sea. The consequence is drowning and a visit to Davy Jones' Locker.

 

Weigh anchor and hoist the mizzen! - pull up the anchor and the sail and let's get going

 

Ye - you

 

Yo Ho Ho - cheerful exhortation to demand attention

 

Have fun!!

 

Melissa

[Talon]

Ya, don't ask me how much it cost to buy 3 kids authentic pirate hats, eye patches, and a hook for a hand! :pinch: :blink: :S

[judygram]

Oh brother, this is gonna be a good one.

 

Maybe I should be three sheets to the wind.

 

Jo ho ho and a bottle of rum.

 

 

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[nevjoe]

I thought you Automatically become a Pirate once you owned a parrot. Isn't that what it said in the papers we received when we sent in the registration papers. You know the papers of pedigree we got from the breeders.

 

Joe

[judygram]

Thats what my grandson says when my sun conure is on his shoulder, "I'm a pirate, har".:laugh:

[danmcq]

LOL!!!

 

This is a great Topic there Talonsis :-) I mean "Great Winch" of the 7 Seven Sea's ;-)

[CursingLlama]

Avast, ye shall fear the dread pirate Hanna! ... well i guess it doesn't have quite the ring to it, but it'll do

 

 

Arr...Maybe I need a hat?<br><br>Post edited by: CursingLlama, at: 2007/09/19 21:13

[lovemyGreys]

Talon wrote:

Ya, don't ask me how much it cost to buy 3 kids authentic pirate hats, eye patches, and a hook for a hand! :pinch: :blink: :S

 

:laugh: :lol:

 

[judygram]

I could go for Captain Jack too Tracy, thanks for adding that.

[lovemyGreys]

:laugh: Here you go Judy

[judygram]

Thanks Tracy for the eye candy.:kiss: