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(...) Right, and "to smoke-dry" or "to cure" is "boucaner". So one could call the Caribbean pirates from Hispanola the "Jerkys". :-) By the way, anyone interested in a good historical pirate book (other than _A General History of the Pyrates_, which (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) (sanctioned (...) seen (...) just (...) dhow, (...) to be (...) corsairs of (...) from (...) Arrrrrrr, Chance-Vought Corsairs tain't pyrates, ye lubberly comedian. Though now that I think about it, that was primarily a Marine fighter, wasn't (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) The ship type "corsair" is derived from the type of boat--a semi-militarised dhow, if I'm not mistaken--that the pyrate sort of Corsair would use. Later it was extended to other ship types used by such raiders. IIRC it's a motile (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Don't bother to look - you are correct on all accounts. "Corsair" is most often related to the Barbary pirates, but it also meant a privateer (sanctioned piracy - but again, usually associated with north african pirates). I've seen the (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Corsairs were the pirates of the Mediterranean - specifically of the Barbary coast (what is now modern-day Libya). Buccaneers were a group of pirates that originated on Hispanola - but the term later became used in a general sense for (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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Markus Wolf wrote in message ... (...) A most worthy and most helpful contribution to the might of the Brikish Empire. Now, I can distribute this list to my men, as a kind of 'Pyrate Recognition Manual', so that when they hear these telltale (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) production (...) I (...) soul (...) in (...) or "one (...) Aye, Thanks for the corrections. Sure and certain, I always thought Corsair were a type of ship, but Webster uses the word for both a ship and a pyrate. One quick question regarding me (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Arrrr, ye be violatin' the rules awready, ye lubber. This be 'im, Cap'n. Ye be conjugatin' the bloody verb. (...) Aye! Uh, nay, arrr, this be a trick question. (...) Aye-aye, Cap'n. (...) Tisn't! Always be argumentative-like. We pyrates be (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 23-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) "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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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 (...) (24 years ago, 23-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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Hi Markus! Wow, that was hilarious! Thanks for a great laugh. Me thinks ye might be a true rascal (the positive kind ;-) One thing ye might wan'na add; "Arr" before, after and in the middle of every sentence! Our Improv club had a pirate fit one (...) (24 years ago, 23-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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Today's contribution to the Pirate Lego community... my official pirate lexicon. I'm taking a crew to the Bahamas in June and we'll be performing/ministering/building at an orphanage with my little skit production known as "Swashbuckler's Island." (...) (24 years ago, 23-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates) !
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I just got done updating my trades page, and I wanted to see what you guys (and gals) need in return for my needs. Please check it out. (URL) I have a LOT of town stuff, 2-wheel motorcycles, bikes, police officers, firemen/women, etc, etc, etc. (...) (24 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.castle)
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(...) <stifling urge to say it> <failing miserably> What better place to find Islanders than on an island? (Albeit a large one.) Seriously, LEGO outlets had this thing in stock for a while, but I'm sure those have been long picked clean. I wish I (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) (URL) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Got a URL for that? J. o---...---o | Jeffrey Watts | | watts@jayhawks.net o---...---o | Systems Programmer | "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a | | Network Systems Management | beautiful princess." | | Sprint Communications | "Look, I'm a (...) (24 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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How does that translate into US dollars? Is shipping to the States exorbitant? I haven't had any legos delivered across the pond before. Markus (...) the (...) base (...) the (...) (24 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) As of last week they still had them in stock at 25UKP, and they will ship to the states. I've just received 2 of them. There are 5 Islanders, 2 pirates, 2 32 by 32 base plates, and a lot of goodies for building a tropical island. Brickshelf (...) (24 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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To all who have had discolored white bricks - a cleaning method! I have discovered that using a tiny amount of Comet with water on 600 grit wet sand sandpaper will clean that icky yellow smoker's stain off of white bricks! I haven't tried it on any (...) (24 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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