Arrrrrrr!

That's INTERNATIONAL Talk like a Pirate Day me matey!

[1] Make-er walk the plank!

Blow me down! [2] methinks that'd be a bit overzealous fer such a small indiscretion.
P'rhaps we c'n think of a punishment more befittin' the crime.

23.5 Days (Here is some pirate trivia for you)

Real Pirate Articles (pirate code)-

These were the articles used by Captain John Phillips' ship 'Revenge':

* Article One
Every man shall obey civil command; the captain shall have on full share and a half in all prizes. the Master, Carpenter, Boatswain, and Gunner shall have one share and quarter.
* Article Two
If any man shall offer to run away, or keep any secret from the Company, he shall be marroon'd with one bottle of powder, one bottle of Water, one small Arm, and shot.
* Article Three
If any Man shall steal any Thing in the Company, or game, to the value of a piece of Eight, he shall be Marroon'd or shot.
* Article Four
If at any Time we should meet at another Marrooner (that is, Pyrate) that man shall sign his Articles without Consent of our Company, shall suffer such Punishment as the Captain and Company shall think fit.
* Article Five
That man that shall strike another, whilst these Articles are in force, shall receive Moses's Law (that is 40 Stripes lacking one) on the bare Back.
* Article Six
That Man that shall snap his Arms, or smoak Tobacco in the Hold, without cap to his Pipe, or carry a candle lighted without lanthorn, shall suffer the same Punishment as in the former Article.
* Article Seven
That Man that shall not keep his Arms clean, fit for an Engagement, or neglect his Business, shall be cut off from his Share, and suffer such other Punishment as the Captain and Company shall think fit.
* Article Eight
If any man shall lose a joint in time of Engagement, shall have 400 Pieces of Eight: if a limb, 800.
* Article Nine
If at any time you meet with a prudent Woman, that Man that offers to meddle with her, without her Consent, shall suffer Death.

from http://www.thepiratesrealm.com

[3] Arrr! Ye be makin' some sense thar!
She be swabbin' the decks it tis then!

[4] There more like guidelines, actually

[5] Arrr! methinks you are havin' the right idea thar! The decks it is!

Pirate Captain Jim

"Walk the plank," says Pirate Jim.
"But Captain Jim, I cannot swim."
"Then you must steer us through the gale."
"But Captain Jim, I cannot sail."
"Then down with the galley slaves you go."
"But Captain Jim, I cannot row."
"Then you must be a pirate's clerk."
"But Captain Jim, I cannot work."
"Then a pirate captain you must be."
"Thank you, Jim," says Captain Me.

Shel Silverstein

22.5 days

Pirate Mary Read

There are many interesting stories about this female pirate. Here is one for you.

Mary was a pirate with Captain Calico Rackam's crew. They were a fairly successful group. At some point, Mary fell for a new pirate of the crew. This young, inexperienced pirate picked a fight with an older pirate and a duel was scheduled between the two for the next day. Mary predicted the outcome would not go well for her young lover and so got into an argument with the older man and demanded settlement immediately. They went to shore, fired their pistols at each other (to no avail) and continued the fight with their cutlasses. At a critical moment in the action, Mary ripped her shirt opened. As the old pirate ogled (or maybe was just stunned), she struck with her cutlass and lopped off his head. When her lover arrived the next day to fight his duel, he was shocked to find a headless opponent.

http://www.seva.net/~smithsch/Pirate_Mary_Read.html

Anne Bonny was perhaps the better known of the two women on Jack's crew.

Oh, I hope I haven't stolen one of your facts!!

Okay, let's change the subject:

A pirate walks into a bar. The bartender says "Why do you have that ship's wheel down your pants?"

The pirate replied, "I don't know but it's drivin' me nuts!"

[10] You may, of course, add any factoid that you want! Makes me work that much harder.

21.5 days

Recipe for Grog

"To one measure of rum, add three measures of hot water in which the juice of half a lemon and three spoons of sugar have been previously dissolved. This makes a ration for one man. Increase the amounts if you have a whole crew to dose!"

Yum, yum! Drink up!

Matthew, John. Pirates. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. 2006.

William Dampier is one of the most extraordinary pirates. Not only was he a bucaner, he was the first man to circumnavigate the world three times, the first Englishman to explore and map Australia and New Guinea, and an author of works that influenced Darwin, Captain Bligh (of Mutiny on the Bounty infamy) and Daniel Defoe (author of Robinson Crusoe).

What he developed in navigation technology were studied by Cook and Horatio Nelson.

The Oxford English Dictionary cites him over a thousand times (barbecue and avocado, for example).

His writings on the fauna and flora of northwestern Australia, studied by naturalist Joseph Banks helped lead to the naming of and colonization of Botany Bay - and led to the founding of modern Australia.

Diana and Michael Preston have written a wonderful biograph of Dampier entitled "A Pirate of Exquisite Mind"

20.5 days

Why did the pirate refuse to say, "Aye, Aye, Captain"? Because he's only got one eye.

What's the pirate's favorite restaurant? Trick question because it's either Jolly Roger or Long John Silver's.

Why did the pirate not learn how to bowl? He had a severe hook.

Who was the pirate's favorite musician? Carlos Bandana.

Why couldn't the pirate stop thinking about sailing? He had ship for brains.

What has 12 arms, 12 legs and 12 eyes? A dozen pirates.

(I know, I know...all bad)

If ye be wantin' to know how Tanga (or any other of them scurvy websites ye might be visitin') looks in pirate speak, get yerself over to this page here: http://www.syddware.com/cgi-bin/pirate.pl

19.5 days

Sea-Fever
by John Masefield

I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea's face and a grey dawn breaking.

I must down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.

I must down to the seas again to the vagrant gypsy life.
To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.

[15] Havin' me grog an' finally wakin' up!
What a cool site! I like 't!
I will probably be on 't much more than I ortin' ta!

Long ago, when sailing ships ruled the waves, a captain and his crew were in danger of being boarded by a pirate ship. As the crew became frantic, the captain bellowed to his First Mate, "Bring me my red shirt!". The First Mate quickly retrieved the captain's red shirt, which the captain put on and lead the crew to battle the pirate boarding party. Although some casualties occurred among the crew, the pirates were repelled.

Later that day, the lookout screamed that there were two pirate vessels sending boarding parties. The crew cowered in fear, but the captain calm as ever bellowed, "Bring me my red shirt!". The battle was on, and once again the Captain and his crew repelled both boarding parties, although this time more casualties occurred.

Weary from the battles, the men sat around on deck that night recounting the day's occurrences when an ensign looked to the Captain and asked, "Sir, why did you call for your red shirt before the battle?". The Captain, giving the ensign a look that only a captain can give, exhorted, "If I am wounded in battle, the red shirt does not show the wound and thus, you men will continue to fight unafraid". The men sat in silence marveling at the courage of such a man.

As dawn came the next morning, the lookout screamed that there were pirate ships, 10 of them, all with boarding parties on their way. The men became silent and looked to their Captain for his usual command. The Captain, calm as ever, bellowed, "Bring me my brown pants!!

Do ye be wantin' to find yer inner pirate? Then take The Official Talk Like a Pirate Personality Inventory (TOTLAPPI):

http://talklikeapirate.com/ppi.html

A philosophical question: How do pirates know that they are pirates?

They think, therefore they ARRRR!!!!

18.5 days

The name "Jolly Roger" is thought to have come from joli rouge (pretty red), a wry French description of the bloody banner flown by early privateers. The flags were meant to strike mortal terror in the hearts of the pirate's intended victims. They often featured skeletons, daggers, cuttlasses, or bleeding hearts on white, red, or black fields. The skull and crossbones motif first appeared around 1700 when French pirate Emanuel Wynne hoisted his fearful ensign in the Caribbean -- embellished with an hourglass to show his prey that their time was running out.

from http://www.cosmosmith.com/jolly_roger.html

Check out your favorite pirate flags there!

A pirate walks into a bar and the bartender says, "Hey, I haven't seen you in a while. What happened, you look terrible!"
"What do you mean?" the pirate replies, "I'm fine."
The bartender says, "But what about that wooden leg? You didn't have that before."
"Well," says the pirate, "We were in a battle at sea and a cannon ball hit my leg but the surgeon fixed me up, and I'm fine, really."
"Yeah," says the bartender, "But what about that hook? Last time I saw you, you had both hands."
"Well," says the pirate, "We were in another battle and we boarded the enemy ship. I was in a sword fight and my hand was cut off but the surgeon fixed me up with this hook, and I feel great, really."
"Oh," says the bartender, "What about that eye patch? Last time you were in here you had both eyes."
"Well," says the pirate, "One day when we were at sea, some birds were flying over the ship. I looked up, and one of them dropped in my eye."
"So?" replied the bartender, "what happened? You couldn't have lost an eye just from some bird droppings!"
"Well," says the pirate, "I really wasn't used to the hook yet."

17.5 days

Raise a toast to our friends from New Orleans! Please read about the pirate Jean Lafitte. He chose to fight on the American side during the War of 1812. Without he and his crew, New Orleans surely would have fallen.

http://www.cindyvallar.com/jeanlaffite.html

Do ye be needin' a REAL pirate name?

http://www.piratequiz.com/

My name be Bloody Jenny Flint - what do they call ye?

And once ye get a name fer yerself, how 'bout one fer yer ship?

http://www.seventhsanctum.com/generate.php?Genname=pirateshipnamer

Hmmm

I be Red Jenny Flint - must be yer cousin!

16.5 days

Pirates and Bone Soup
Bone soup was eaten thick or drank thin by sea pirates. Life at Sea was difficult so "Pirate Bone Soup" was made from anything and everything from animal bones, fish bones to even bone and flesh from rats that were living aboard the ships when rations were low. In the Caribbean, they also caught turtle for fresh meat which was sometimes added to soups.

Bone Soup has always had a history of being healing and helpful to the body but in the case of Pirate Bone Soup, it was cooked with the idea to simply stay alive during long sea voyages. Pirate Bone Soup may of carried alot of calcium value from all the stewing bones but there would of been a lot of unhealthy things in the soup as well. such as: diseased rats, close to rottening meat, maggots, weevils, etc.

http://www.gone-ta-pott.com

What didn't kill'em made'em stronger

[24] [25] Arr! I be Dread Pirate Flint accordin' t-the site thar! I muss be yer kin as well! :-o

[24][25][28] Arrrrr, the Flint Sisters! Why, that'll be a moniker that'll strike fear into the very souls of pirates everywhar! arrrrrrrrr

[29] (snicker) ;-)

15.5 days

Pirate Execution

It was the custom to display the corpses of the more notorious pirates at places along the river where they would be seen by the crews of all ships entering and leaving the port.

To make sure that the pirates' bodies remained intact for as long as possible, the corpses were coated with tar. This was normally used to preserve the wooden hulls of ships and so would have been fairly effective in preventing bad weather affecting them. The tar may also have stopped birds pecking the flesh.

Once coated with tar, the body was fitted into a specially made harness of iron hoops and chains that held the head, body and legs in place.

from http://www.portcities.org.uk

Arrrrrrrr!

(just practicing)

14.5 days
There is scurvy scurvy, scurvy on a pirate ship
It will rot your bones so here's a little tip:
When there is scurvy scurvy scurvy on your pirate ship
Eat a lime eat a lime (2x)

There is scurvy on a pirate ship
It will rot your bones so here's a little tip:
When there is scurvy on your pirate ship
Eat a lime eat a lime (2x)

There are cannonballs cannonballs, cannonballs on a pirate ship
We'll need 44 just to make the trip
So load those cannonballs cannonballs, cannonballs let the powder rip
Watch 'em fly watch 'em fly (2x)

There are cannonballs on a pirate ship
And with scurvy, let us not forget
When there is scurvy on your pirate ship
Eat a lime eat a lime (2x)

There are peglegs peglegs, peglegs on a pirate ship
When you dance a jig it's easier to slip
When there are peglegs peglegs, peglegs on a pirate ship, don't
Dance a jig dance a jig (2x)

There are peglegs on a pirate ship
Along with cannonballs, let the powder rip
Don't let the scurvy ruin the trip
Eat a lime eat a lime (2x)

There is rum rum, rum on a pirate ship
If you drink too much the ship will tip
Drinking rum rum, rum on a pirate ship
You'd better share you'd better share (2x)

There is rum on a pirate ship
Along with peggy legs and cannonballs, enough to last the trip
But there is scurvy on a pirate ship so
Eat a lime eat a lime (3x)

'Coz scurvy don't taste good... eat a lime!

Gangplank to Heaven
(A parody of Stairway to Heaven By Johnny D
see the lyrics in their entirety here: http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/ledzeppelin22.shtml)

There's a blighter who thought
He'd steal and not get caught
Now he's walkin' me gangplank to heaven

When he gets to its end
On his knees he will bend
But his words of regret we shall ig-nore

Arrrh, Arrrrrrh!
And he's walkin' me gangplank to heaven

There's a sign on me wall
Just to make very sure
Me crew knows penalties for gold-stealin'

When we caught this here crook
Like a songbird he sings
Tryin' to change our thoughts of his stealin'

Arrrh...it flakes me flounder
Arrrh...it flakes me flounder

There be feelin's I get
When I look to the west
And me spirit is cryin' for treasure

In me thoughts I see clear
Rings of gold through me ears
And the whorehouse where I take me pleasure

Arrrh...it flakes me flounder
Arrrh...it really flakes me flounder

And me hearties all croon
Salty sea-farin' tunes
And the piper will play for our pleasin'

And then soon there will come
A new keg of rum
And me hearties will bellow with laughter

If there's a rustle in me ship's hold
Let the alarm blow
It's some damn fool who's stealin' me gold

Yes there be one path ye shall go by
If ye steal me gold
There's no chance to change me mind - you're done

An' it flakes me flounder

13.5 days

Weapons

Blunderbuss

This brutal, shotgun-like weapon is most effective against boarders. The blunderbuss is a short range weapon, firing a cluster of pistol balls, nails, scrap iron to just about anything else in a wide, short range burst.
A blunderbuss weighs between 10 and 16 pounds and varies in length from 22-32".

Cutlass/Hanger

In the 17th and 18th centuries the cutlass was favoured by all fighting men at sea. It's short, broad blade was the ideal weapon for hand to hand fighting on board ship - a longer sword would easily get tangled in the rigging. According to legend, buccaneers invented the cutlass. The long knives used by the original buccaneers to butcher meat for the boucan evolved into the famous short sword used by all seamen.
These swords weigh around 3 pounds and are about 2' to 3' in length.

See: http://www.kipar.org/piratical-resources/pirate-weapons.html
for many more examples of pirate weapons.

12.5

Pirate or Pyrates?

Today, the words "Pirate" or "Piracy" are spelled with an "I". In the Golden Age of Piracy, spelling was a haphazard kind of thing, and the word was often spelled with a "y". So there was a time when the word Pirate was spelled Pyrate, Pirate, Pyrat, or Pirat.

http://www.gone-ta-pott.com/Oceansoffun_Pirates.html

11.5 days

Hard Tack Recipe

2 cups of flour
1/2 to 3/4 cup water
6 pinches of salt
1 tablespoon of shortening (optional)

Mix all the ingredients into a batter and press onto a cookie sheet to a thickness of ½ inch.
Bake in a preheated oven at 400°F (205°C) for one hour.
Remove from oven, cut dough into 3-inch squares, and punch four rows of holes, four holes per row into the dough (a fork works nicely).
Flip the crackers and return to the oven for another half hour.

Some recipes also recommend a second baking at 250°F (120°C) to thoroughly dry out the bread.
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How did they deal with the maggots or weevils?
Pirates & Seamen would tap their biscuits on the table (remember these biscuits were hard) to knock most of the weevils out before eating. If the biscuit was going to be eaten in a broth, they would emerge the sea biscuit in the liquid and wait. "Wait? Wait for what?" They would wait for the maggots to float to the top of the liquid so they could remove them before eating. Some Pirates were so tough, seeing all these maggots and weevils didn't bother them at all. They would eat the food with or without the crawling and wiggling little critters.

http://www.gone-ta-pott.com/hard_tack_sea_biscuits.html

10.5 days

For the ambitious ones:

How to make a pirate cake
http://thecookduke.com/pirate-ship-cake/

Do you know where the phrase "he's a loose cannon" comes from? Back in the time when sailing dominated the world, it was critical during a storm that all cannons be securely fastened to the deck. If they weren't every time the ship rolled in a wave, several thousand pounds of metal would roll wildly across the deck and destroy everything in its path - including the side of the ship.

Today, a person who has destructive and uncontrolled behavior is referred to as a loose cannon.

9.5 days

List of pirate films - pick one up tonight!:

* Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)
* Against All Flags (1952)
* Anne of the Indies (1951)
* The Adventure of Mary Read (1961)
* Cold Steel for Tortuga (1965)
* La Bigorne (1958)
* The Black Pirate (1926) (The Black Buccaneer)
* The Black Pirates (1954)
* The Black Swan (1942)
* Blackbeard the Pirate (1952)
* Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
* The Boy and the Pirates (1960)
* Breed of the Sea (1926)
* The Buccaneer (1938)(1958)
* Buccaneer's Girl (1950)
* Buccaneer Bunny (1948)
* The Buccaneers (1924)(1956)
* Captain Blood (1924)(1935)(1960)
* Captain Calamity (1936)
* Captain Clegg (1964) (Night Creatures)
* Captain Hareblower (1954)
* Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
* Captain Kidd (1922)(1945)
* Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl (1954)
* Captain Pirate (1952) (Captain Blood, Fugitive)
* Caribbean Gold
* China Seas (1935)
* Clothes Make the Pirate (1925)
* Cold Steel (1921)
* El Corsario Negro (1944)
* The Crimson Pirate (1952)
* Cutthroat Island (1995)
* The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964)
* Los Diablos del mar (1981)
* Dr. Syn (1937)
* Double Crossbones (1950)
* Fair Wind to Java (1953)
* The First Kiss (1928)
* Fortunes of Captain Blood (1950)
* Frenchman's Creek (1944)
* The Golden Hawk (1952)
* The Goonies (1985)
* The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd (1953)
* Hell Harbor (1930)
* Hero's Island (1962)
* A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
* Hook (1991)
* Hurricane Island (1951)
* The Ice Pirates (1984)
* The Island (1980)
* The King's Pirate (1967)
* Jim & Piraterna Blom (1987) (Jim and the Pirates)
* Last of the Buccaneers (1950)
* The Lion of St. Mark (1963)
* Long John Silver (1954) (Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island)
* Magic Island (1995)
* The Master of Ballantrae (1984) (TV)
* Matusalem (1993)
* Matusalem II (1998)
* Moonfleet (1955)
* Morgan, the Pirate (1961)
* Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
* Old Ironsides (1926) (Sons of the Sea)
* Oro rojo (1978)
* Peter Pan (1924)(1953)(2003)
* The Pirate (1948)(1984)
* Pirate Gold (1920)
* The Pirate Movie (1982)
* Pirate Party on Catalina Isle (1935)
* Pirate Prince (1993) (TV)
* Pirate Tales (1997) (mini) TV series
* Pirate Treasure (1934)
* Pirates (1986)(2005)
* Pirate's Island (1991) (TV)
* The Pirates of Blood River (1962)
* Pirates of Darkwater (1991) TV series
* Pirates of Monterey (1947)
* Pirates of Panama (1929)
* The Pirates of Penzance (1983)(1985)
* Pirates of the High Seas (1950)
* Pirates of Tortuga (1961)
* Pirates of Tripoli (1955)
* Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
* Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
* Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
* Pirates of the Great Salt Lake (2006)
* Prince of Pirates (1953)
* Princess and the Pirate (1944)
* Queen of the Pirates (1960)
* Rage of the Buccaneers (1961)
* Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953)
* Return to Treasure Island (1954)
* The Road to Romance (1927)
* Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
* The Return to Treasure Island (1992)
* The Sea Hawk (1940)
* The Sea Hound (1947)
* Seven Seas to Calais (1962)
* Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
* The Son of Captain Blood (1962) (US title)
* The Spanish Main (1945)
* Spawn of the North (1938)
* Swashbuckler (1976) (Scarlet Buccaneer)
* Two Lost Worlds (1950)
* Treasure Island:(1920)(1934) (1950)(1964)(1973)(1985)(1990)
* Treasure Island: The Adventure Begins (1994) (TV)
* Treasure Planet (2002)
* Yankee Buccaneer (1952)
* Yellowbeard (1983)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pirate_films

I have seen SO many of these...so many times! Can't get enough pirate movies.

Yellowbeard is one of those movies that is so bad, it's good. Stagger, stagger, crawl, crawl, roll...or wait, is that stagger, crawl, stagger...

8.5 days

It isn't too late! You can dress like a pirate too.

Here is just one of many sites where you can get your pirate accessories.

http://www.buypiratecostumes.com/

7.5 days

Here is a dish to feed the Pirate crowd at your house.

Salmagundi(the MGM way)

When MGM released the movie "Cutthroat Island" they also launched a website. On that website they had a recipie of Salmagundi. It looked like this:

This entire menu can also be mixed together forming the pirate stew of choice, the legendary culinary feast of Salmagundi:

1 part salted, pickled beef or pork.
1 part fresh goat, dog, rat, cat or seabird.
1 part pickled vegetables, eggs, anchovies.
1 part grapes, crabapples, fresh fish, breadfruit "spagetti" and black banana mush.

Add tons of garlic, sugar, honey, salt, vinegar, oil, wine, cinnamon to taste. Serve hot from the cauldron. Garnish with musty croutons and wilted greens.

YUM!

http://www.menvafan.net/pirat/gundi.html

Thar be a piratical puzzle contest a brewin'

http://tanga.com/forum/blogs/1721-PIRATE_PUZZLE_CONTEST_Unofficial_

If yer be thinkin of throwin in yer lot - be sure to be thinkin aboot p'rhps tossin it inter the puzzle submission bucket a'fore you post in the contest. Those entries will be a judged right asides the ones posted. Go fer the pernts!

6.5 days

A pirate and his parrot, were adrift in a lifeboat following a dramatic escape from a valiant battle. While rummaging through the boat's provisions, the pirate stumbled across an old lamp. Secretly hoping that a Genie would appear, he rubbed the lamp vigorously. To the amazement of the castaways, a Genie came forth. This particular Genie, however, stated that he could only deliver one wish, not the standard three. Without giving any thought to the matter the pirate blurted out, "Make the entire ocean into rum!" The Genie clapped his hands with a deafening crash, and immediately the entire sea turned into the finest rum ever sampled by mortals. Simultaneously, the Genie vanished. Only the gentle lapping of rum on the hull broke the stillness as the two considered their circumstances

The parrot looked disgustedly at the pirate and after a tension-filled moment spoke: "Now yee've done it!! Now we're goon to have to pee in the boat!"

I think ye should be tellin' ol' Chumbucket at TalkLikeAPirate.com what the Tanganites been doin' t' prepare for this day.

http://web.tanga.com/forum/blogs/1707-Pirates_

CK, since you started this whole thread, I think you should have the honor o' lettin' him know what ye been up to! And be sure and include the links to the piratical puzzle contest thread, too!

5 days

Come play a pirate game!

http://www.thepiratesrealm.com/games/

4.5 days

Historical Money and Prices

There were many different currencies in use in the Caribbean, though the currencies of the 'big four' (Britain, Spain, France and Holland) were the most common. The American dollar was not yet invented in the 17th century, but the term "dollar" was already in use in the American colonies. The Dutch (very active merchants) had a coin called a "daalder," and the word was used loosely to mean any comparable coin. The most common coin in the colonies in those days was the "piece of eight" (peso de ocho), so called because it was worth eight Reals (also called "bits") minted in New Spain. It was called the "Spanish Dollar" and became the standard coin simply because there were more of them than anything else. The modern US dollar is directly descended from the piece of eight (a quarter is still often called "two bits"). Due to inflation, the dollar is worth considerably less today: A reasonably accurate estimate is 1 PoE (Piece of Eight) is worth about $30 (modern).

Read more at:
http://www.kipar.org/piratical-resources/pirate-money.html

3.5 days

How did the Pittsburgh Pirates get their name?

In the late 1800's the Pittsburgh Nationals signed a player named Louie Bierbauer, who the Philadelphia Phillies (who neglected to reserve Bierbauer) claimed as their own. The American Baseball Association charged the Pittsburgh club with piracy. Later a board of arbitration awarded Bierbauer to Pittsburgh. However the charge of piracy stuck and the Pittsburgh ballclub adopted the name "PIRATES". V.C.S.

From WikiAnswers

2 days

q: Why does it take pirates so long to learn the alphabet?

A: Because they can spend years at C!

1.5 days

In case you were worried about scurvy..

http://www.limestrong.com

Ahoy shipmates! Today be th' day. Dasn't be forgettin' t' talk like th' lily livered, scurvy dogs like ye be. An' e'en tho 'tis nay "Dress like a Pyrate Day," ye might e'en throw on an eyepatch or dubloon earrin'! Be havin' fun!!

Where be the rest o' the crew? It seems we be set adrift, wi' nary a soul on board.

Tanga is featured on the OFFICIAL Talk Like a Pirate Day website:

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/tlapd08.html

It be my wife's birthday! She be havin fun!

If ye be joinin' us from Cap'n Slappy's site, and ye'd like to try yer hook...errr....hand at solvin' our featured puzzles, ye can sign up here for a free account: https://web.tanga.com/users/new

Tonight we'll be havin' a whale of a good time, solvin' extra featured puzzles startin' at 7:00 Pacific time. Ye can find the puzzles on this page: http://web.tanga.com/

Just scroll down till ye see things like cryptopix, hard one word wonder, easy one word wonder and hypercross. And once yer done with what's featured, refresh - and ye'll be findin' more piratey good fun!

[59] Advertisement? Put it on your profile, not in any comments section. eh?

[60] Ahh, why pick on tiffanys, huh? She's just following in jaxm's and jonbntl's footsteps... :)

(Hah, hah! [59] went away when I flagged it but [57] and [58] did not. Maybe the other flagger(s) like the other advertisements?!)

A long-dead thread rejuventated, like that doesn't set off warning bells!! I find it amusing that they posted on this one instead of the much more recent pirate thread.

[61] guess we just have to wait for other tanganites to think the same way we do. [58] is gone now too.

think the other two were helping out the community in finding costumes. the last one was promoting something completely random to this thread.
imho

"helping out the community" - perhaps. Although both were well after the last post (iirc) and the posters had no further Tanga activity (each had 5 pts on their profile page). But like you said, at least what they were sellin' was related to the thread! Oh, well... they are all gone now.