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Avast, me hearties

  1. JohnDF Subscriber
    #119 Sep 2011, 6:00 AM

    Today, September 19, is International Talk Like a Pirate Day.



    Here are the five basic words that you cannot live without. Master them, and you can face Talk Like a Pirate Day with a smile on your face and a parrot on your shoulder, if that's your thing.



    (from the official website🙂



    Ahoy! - "Hello!"



    Avast! - Stop and give attention. It can be used in a sense of surprise, "Whoa! Get a load of that!" which today makes it more of a "Check it out" or "No way!" or "Get off!"



    Aye! - "Why yes, I agree most heartily with everything you just said or did."



    Aye aye! - "I'll get right on that sir, as soon as my break is over."



    Arrr! - This one is often confused with arrrgh, which is of course the sound you make when you sit on a belaying pin. "Arrr!" can mean, variously, "yes," "I agree," "I'm happy," "I'm enjoying this beer," "My team is going to win it all," "I saw that television show, it sucked!" and "That was a clever remark you or I just made." And those are just a few of the myriad possibilities of Arrr!

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  2. BKGM Jeepers President Joined: June 2003
    #219 Sep 2011, 8:46 AM

    Arrrrrrrrr can also mean "R", "Our", "Are".



    Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...... 😎

    Kathleen and Brad
  3. Guest former user
    #319 Sep 2011, 8:54 AM

    Ahoy!!!

  4. Guest former user
    #419 Sep 2011, 11:29 AM

    "Walk Yon Plank An Be Quick About It!" Without a triple trail trek, we bess be g't in all th' runs we can b'fore th' snow comes. Apples taste mighty blunderingly good this time o' year! Arrrrrrrrrr....

  5. Fred Subscriber
    #519 Sep 2011, 11:33 AM

    I'm working from home today. When I talk like a pirate my dogs just give me a strange look and wonder what's wrong with me.

  6. Tom Subscriber
    #619 Sep 2011, 3:01 PM

    ... it's the pirate's life for me ...



    Arrrrr, have ye ev'r tast'd grog?

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    If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading -- Lao Tzu
  7. Guest former user
    #719 Sep 2011, 4:04 PM
    "BKGM Jeepers" wrote: Arrrrrrrrr can also mean "R", "Our", "Are".

    Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...... 😎

    x2rrrrr

  8. Guest former user
    #819 Sep 2011, 8:44 PM

    How do you say woohoo in pirate?

  9. Tom Subscriber
    #920 Sep 2011, 11:50 AM
    "Bender" wrote: How do you say woohoo in pirate?

    ZOUNDS and EGADS!

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    If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading -- Lao Tzu
  10. BKGM Jeepers President Joined: June 2003
    #1020 Sep 2011, 12:58 PM

    WOOT! Had complete pirate outfits on sale for SUPER CHEAP in honor of talk like a pirate day!

    Kathleen and Brad

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