knowing who the Capt. is, is a sure sign of an misspent yout... 8^) AAARRRrrrrr... Bite me crank matey!!!
Posted on 07/09/2006 6:51:04 AM PDT by SuzyQ2
"When you look at the golden age of piracy, 1692 to about 1725, pirates were considered what they in fact were -- ruthless brigands, murderers, thieves," says W. Thomas Smith Jr., co-author of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Pirates." "Robert Louis Stevenson's book romanticized pirates and made them very personable. That was taken a step further with the story of 'Peter Pan,' where Captain Hook was loosely based on the image of Blackbeard -- and as we all know, Blackbeard was a horrible guy."
So, Mr. Smith, who's your favorite pirate? "I would have to say, I guess, Blackbeard -- it's kind of fun to read about the really bad. He was so colorful, lighting the fuses with his beard, and there's the legend of when he was beheaded, the body swam around the ship several times. He was absolutely, utterly fascinating."
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
(The Captain's men, bathing in the sun and body odor...Man that takes me back. Good ole Zap Comix. I also miss the Checkered Demon, etc.
Maybe I will have some Grog or six pack of Tree Frog and toast the Captain.
I saw the guy who did the Talk Like a Pirate song at a furry comics convention in Pittsburgh (Tom Smith).
http://www.talklikeapirate.com/songs1.html
knowing who the Capt. is, is a sure sign of an misspent yout... 8^) AAARRRrrrrr... Bite me crank matey!!!
Are you from the Burgh? I was born and raised in Glenshaw (Shaler Township).
I don't know...say it yesterday with my daughters and loved it. Loved the first even more, but this was nice.
Sir Francis Drake and Sir Francis Raleigh were English privateers, also known as Sea Hawks, that preyed upon Spanish merchant ships that carried gold, silver, and precious stones from the Americas.
They were called patriots to the English. They were pirates to the Spanish.
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nope, from NE of Boston MA. Was my first trip to Pittsburgh.
Notice to first 31 posters on this thread:
Just couldn't wait until September 19th, could you?
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T'would have been mighty cool to have been a pirate. Only I wouldnt have shared booty with the rest of the crew (unlike some of the guys in the list)
ROTF!!!! Awwwww!
I also like another cartoon pirate , Walker D Plank. He has a shoulder parrot, and the parrot has an eyepatch and a wooden leg. I find that cutely amusing.
Can't you see I love you
Please don't break my heart in two
That's not hard to do
'Cause I don't have a wooden heart
And if you said good-bye
Then I know that I would cry
Maybe I would die
'Cause I don't have a wooden heart
There's no strings about this love of mine
It was always you from the start
Treat me nice, treat me good
Treat me like you know you should
'Cause I'm not made of wood
And I don't have a wooden heart
Sid Meier's Pirates!. An acclaimed new version was released a couple of years ago.
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