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General piratical gab
This topic is for discussing piratical matters inspired by, if not directly related to, Robert Newton's influential performances as Long John Silver and Blackbeard.
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"It's all rather stylish and pretty and rather worrying" --Timothy Spall on his costume in Sweeney Todd
"He must have been fun." --Emlyn Williams (liner notes from "Emlyn Williams as Dylan Thomas in 'A Boy Growing Up'")
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11/3/2006, 4:00 pm
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Re: General piratical gab
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Re: General piratical gab
Welcome, Beatlez! Did you pass the "test"?  Glad you could join us. Why not introduce yourself? In fact, it would be nice if everyone did, hint hint. (Under "Introductions" in the "Administration" forum.) Thanks!
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"It's all rather stylish and pretty and rather worrying" --Timothy Spall on his costume in Sweeney Todd
"He must have been fun." --Emlyn Williams (liner notes from "Emlyn Williams as Dylan Thomas in 'A Boy Growing Up'")
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10/27/2007, 6:34 pm
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Re: General piratical gab
Ahoy, Mates!
Do any man jack of 'e be 'avin' a favorite piratical sayin' or phrase from our own Capn' Silver (or Capn' Blackbeard, for that matter!), such as "Shiver me timbers", or "White-livered scum"....?
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"Let floods o'erswell, and fiends for food howl on!" Ancient Pistol.
Henry V - Act II, Scene I
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11/27/2007, 12:39 pm
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Re: General piratical gab
How about: 'Smart as paint' (Silver to Jim Hawkins-that can't really be too smart, can it?) 
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11/27/2007, 10:35 pm
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I've never gotten what that means.
My favorite is "Aye", because my mom will ask me something and if the answer is yes all just be like "aye", it's easier to say! lol
Takes less effort to say! haha
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11/29/2007, 6:17 pm
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Aye! It is easier to say. Which is probably how 'Arrr' got started, wouldn't you say? Mr. Newton was probably really saying 'yesssss' when he said 'arrrr'. Right? 
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11/29/2007, 8:43 pm
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Re: General piratical gab
maybe
but you can say Aye just by exhaling a breath. Try it! 
I'm just lazy, no whatever takes less! lol
haha, no I'm not really lazy, I'm just a good actress!
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11/29/2007, 9:46 pm
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Re: General piratical gab
quote:
SMG01 wrote:
How about: 'Smart as paint' (Silver to Jim Hawkins-that can't really be too smart, can it?)
A new coat of paint will make a room (or a ship, or whatever) look "smart", i.e. look much nicer.
At least that is the way I have always understood the phrase. Not nearly as mysterious to me as coffee or ice cream, etc. being called "rich". How can coffee or ice cream own MONEY? 
Eva
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quote:
SMG01 wrote:
Aye! It is easier to say. Which is probably how 'Arrr' got started, wouldn't you say? Mr. Newton was probably really saying 'yesssss' when he said 'arrrr'. Right?
Arrrr, exactly. As I wrote in the article, "arr" is a regional variation on "aye" or "yeah."
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"It's all rather stylish and pretty and rather worrying" --Timothy Spall on his costume in Sweeney Todd
"He must have been fun." --Emlyn Williams (liner notes from "Emlyn Williams as Dylan Thomas in 'A Boy Growing Up'")
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