Saturday, September 18, 2010

International Talk Like a Pirate Day is here...

Ahoy!...
so ye thinks ye can be a pirate now, matey?...
ye may look like a pirate...
and ye may smell like a pirate...
but can ye talk like a pirate?...
here be a smidgen of a lesson for ye, then...
All Hands Hoay! - "All Hands on Deck!", everyone on the ship called to the deck, usually for action
Grab ye parrot and get ready to pirate down...
Avast - "Avast Ye!" from the Dutch term for 'hold fast' and means "Stop and pay attention.", like, "Get a load of this."
Black Spot - a death threat among pirates made of a black spot or mark on a scrap of paper with more specific detail sometimes written on the other side, referred to in the story, Treasure Island.
Dance the Hempen Jig - To hang, (rope was often made of hemp fibers)
Dungbie - rear end
Go on Account -a tongue-in-cheek description pirates used that compared the act of becoming a pirate to going into business
Hornswaggle - To cheat or defraud, often of money or belongings, Yosemite Sam knows a lot about it
Shiver me timbers! - akin to "Blow me down!", an expression of shock or disbelief, believed to come from the sound the ship made when 'shocked' by running aground or hit by a cannon blast.
Swing the Lead - A lead weight swung from a line into water when near shore was a way to measure depth, the job's simple requirements caused the phrase to evolve into a term for slacking off
Take a Caulk - The deck's gaps were sealed with oakum and tar, and napping on them would leave black lines on the clothes. Someone going to nap on deck could say they were going to "take a caulk"
Black Jack - large drinking cups made of leather that were made stiffer with an application of tar
Bumboo - A drink of the West Indies made with watered rum and flavored with sugar and nutmeg
 Grog - the nickname of a British admiral was applied to a mix of water and rum, the rum was a cheap antiseptic and flavor mask for the spoiled water that sailors often encountered while at sea
Hogshead- a large barrel or cask holding 63 to 140 gallons, usually referring to alcohol
Aye matey...
all this pirate lingo wears out a weary soul...
tis time to take a caulk...
and sleep off the bumboo...
if ye thinks ye have what it takes to go on account...
here be a wonderful place to start...
until we meets again...
may the winds be in ye sails...
ye hogshead always full...
and may ye steer clear of Davy Jones locker...

5 comments:

Buccaneers and Ball Gowns said...

Avast me lively wench! I too love ITLAPD! I be from Oregon the birthplace of talk like a pirate day and have met the creators. Glad to see ye too be participatin'. Arrrrrrr!

Debbie said...

Ahoy matey! I bein' the wench that I am is lovin' all these pics of Johnny Depp!!!!!
Debbie@houseatthelake
Time to clean the barnacles off my butt and great ready for work.

fiberdoodles said...

What a FUN post! Happy belated Pink Saturday!

Nice and Easy Antiques said...

I could follow this pirate to the end of the world...what a cute pirate he is!!!

Country Wings in Phoenix said...

Ahoy Matey....
Arrrggghhh. I love this post. Ye talk likes a pirate.

Wasn't this pirate the BEST? I loved this movie, and yes I too think we would all follow Johnny to the depths of the ocean, any ocean.

Oh you are so darn sweet. Thanks for sharing sweetie. Happy National Talk Like A Pirate Day.

Many hugs and so much love, Sherry