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Subject: 
Re: My pirate lexicon.
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lugnet.pirates
Date: 
Sun, 23 Apr 2000 21:05:56 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:


Markus Wolf wrote:

Aargh,

"No, not 'aargh,' it's 'aaaaaaarrrrrrr.'"  (Not "ooo!" as in Surprise or • Alarm)

I understand what you mean.  I just don't understand why they say Aaarrr all
the time.  I guess I read too much Charlie Brown.
sorry, had to.

   Glad you like it, lassie.  When I be aboard the Mornin'star, I be known • as
Captain Mordecai Blunderbus.  As I'm a reformed pirate o' sorts, I've • replaced
the old skull and crossbones with a white smiley face 'n bowtie.  Sure and
certain, from a distance one can 'ardly tell the difference...

You may also want to note that "Captain" is usually said "Cap'n."  Vowels in
unstressed syllables tend to drop out in the debased Midlands that • stereotypical
pirates like to speak.

As in Cap'n Crunch?  And speaking of the world's greatest Cereal mascot, I
miss the Soggies and Chockle the mascot from the short-lived Chococrunch
Cereal, and the old Crunchberry Beast.  Does anyone remember Jean LaFoote, the
bad pirate on Captain... er, Cap'n Crunch?  And those kids of which I only
remember Brunhilde?

Whoa, that was a serious rabbit trail...  I guess the term "Cap'n" just
sparked some strange untapped memory stream.  Excuse me while I sit down...

Markus
Who's barely on this side of the line of off-topic...



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  Re: My pirate lexicon.
 
(...) "No, not 'aargh,' it's 'aaaaaaarrrrrrr.'" (Not "ooo!" as in Surprise or Alarm) sorry, had to. (...) You may also want to note that "Captain" is usually said "Cap'n." Vowels in unstressed syllables tend to drop out in the debased Midlands that (...) (24 years ago, 23-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)

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