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Re: My pirate lexicon.
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lugnet.pirates
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Sun, 23 Apr 2000 20:43:38 GMT
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Markus Wolf wrote:
> Aargh,
"No, not 'aargh,' it's 'aaaaaaarrrrrrr.'" (Not "ooo!" as in Surprise or Alarm)
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.
best
LFB
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| (...) 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. (...) as (...) replaced (...) stereotypical (...) As in Cap'n Crunch? And speaking of the world's (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| Aargh, 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 (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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