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Re: Help me with some vocabulary...
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lugnet.pirates
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Fri, 5 May 2000 14:48:09 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> In lugnet.pirates, Markus Wolf writes:
> > I'm working on a story about a reformed pirate who is still in search of
> > a buried treasure. What would he refer to himself as?
> Gold-digger (no, wait, isn't that Donald Trump's ex-wife)? Treasure hunter
> (more of a modern term)?
> Privateer would require a letter of marque and a ship. A ship's captain would
> require that he was the captain of a ship. Neither would define him as a
> treasure hunter.
> I know! If he got his doctorate, he could call himself an archeaologist!
> Should we switch this to lugnet.adventurers? :-)
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> Bruce
Okay smart aleck! :O)
Well here's the deal. He does have a ship and he does have a crew but no
letter of marque. (That's an official document, right?) He's replaced the old
skull and crossbones with a smiley face and a bow tie, though it's close
enough to the Jolly Roger to still intimidate folks from a distance) I know
that a bow tie is out of it's time zone, but it's more of a comic story for
kids.
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| (...) of (...) would (...) Then he be a Cap'n. Wif'ou' Letters o' Marque an' Reprisal from offishals uv da King, he ain't a Privateer. 'Taint 'gainst the law ta be seekin' treasure, but thar might be prior claimants or ye may only claim a portion (...) (25 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Gold-digger (no, wait, isn't that Donald Trump's ex-wife)? Treasure hunter (more of a modern term)? Privateer would require a letter of marque and a ship. A ship's captain would require that he was the captain of a ship. Neither would define (...) (25 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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