Okay, I was chewing ice when I read this, and it’s the only time something like this has ever really happened to me, but crushed ice just came out of my nose and I hope you’re fucking well happy, Matt!
As the OP in one of the threads cited by Hamlet, I want to say on my own behalf that the fanfiction thread was started to avoid hijacking the long-established, original Pirates of the Caribbean thread. And that, I might point out, was entirely un-piratey behavior.
For the record, I am a ninja, but my dojo is on a boat.
Finally, I want to say that if we start an All Pirates and Stories about Your Cat forum, I will hang out there and leave y’all alone.
Well, according to those in the know (I refer here, of course, to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway smash Cats.), cats can be either ninja (Macavity, in particular is ninjaesque, but many, if not all of the qualities attributed to all the cats are ninjaish) or pirates (See, naturally, Growltiger–“The Terror of the Thames.”) Traditionally, cats have their place as both the swift, silent companions of ninja and as useful, rat-catching members of a ship’s crew.
(This post brought to you by my wasted fucking childhood.)
Why has no one mentioned keel-hauling? The Pirate Human Resources Manual specifically refers to keel-hauling under Tab B: Incentives for Shipboard Performance
The Pirates of the Caribbean DVD includes an old, old TV spot about the grand opening of the original Disneyland ride. It starts off with Walt himself explaining the concept to a Disneyland “ambassador.”
At one point, Walt says, “You believe in pirates, don’t you?”
If I was drinking something, it would have squirted out my nose. “Believe in pirates”?! People believe in fairies. They believe in Santa Claus. You don’t need to believe in freaking pirates. They can take care of themselves in that regard.
The Pirates of the Caribbean DVD includes an old, old TV spot about the grand opening of the original Disneyland ride. It starts off with Walt himself explaining the concept to a Disneyland “ambassador.”
At one point, Walt says, “You believe in pirates, don’t you?”
If I was drinking something, it would have squirted out my nose. “Believe in pirates”?! People believe in fairies. They believe in Santa Claus. You don’t need to believe in freaking pirates. They can take care of themselves in that regard.
Wouldn’t bother me any. I’m just sick of hearin’ the bitchin’.
Someone prolly read the Pirate Ship Ted thread link that’s in my sig. It wasn’t meant to restart that 10 pager, just to allow for reading some very creative people involved in the pirate frenzy caused by Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow. Whot wit all t awards shows comin’ up, it ‘ad me thinkin, about my piratin’ days, don’t ye know?
