It’s Like Open Mic Only Different
Here’s how it works.
It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.
The rules are simple — be nice.
There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.
We’re talking about Captain Hook, Bluebeard, Swashbucklers, and the rest. Playing pirates is always my favorite Tuesday Night Open Comments.
Tonight it’s about playing pirates like we did when we were kids:
- pirate ships
- jolly roger
- pirate treasure
- Captain Hook
And, we’ll talk about whatever else comes up, including THE EVER POPULAR, Basil the code-writing donkey . . . and flamenco dancing (because we always get off topic, anyway.)
Oh, and bring links about pirates to share!
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Avast, me hardies! (You too Liz.)
Hello! I’m not real good at playing pirates – can I still hang out?
Ahoy, Joe!
We played mermaid more than pirate
Trisha, you meen ya ain’t got no cutlass?
Here, ya can have mine. π
Hi Trisha!
We found it hard to walk as mermaids. π
Thanks Joe!
We had a pool, so we played mermaid there a lot.
We did once use mermaids to walk cross the C’ribbean.
A mite slippery, but made it to the Ile of Crocks!
A pool, Trisha!
That would make mermaids a whole lot more fun. Yeah.
Joe,
Sure hope you had the mermaids permission. π
(off topic a bit, watering lawn, spray crosses the walk where people let their dogs do their duty w/o cleaning up. and they give me dirty looks for the inconvience of getting wet!)
Ahoy thar maties!
Evening all! Feeling like walking the plank because my site is down! A script has hung and the site is temporarily blocked. Tech support should be calling shortly and hopefully this will be short lived.
On a more positive note, I am happy to be here this evening π
Yeam me pretty, they sang songs for us all the way ‘cross! π
Hey there, Brooke!
Welcome aboard!
Sorry Char – I hate it when I have problems like that.
Hey Char!
Great to see you. Sorry about the unhappy event. My other blog is down too . . . maybe it’s a dastardly plot of some sort!
Two great kids books: Pirates Don’t Change Diapers and How I Becme A Pirate.
There was a Doctor Who episode called ‘Pirate Planet’ a long time ago.
I have a big, livid, 12″ scar down my midsection, along with 3 other laprascopic scars from a major ulcer surgery … but not as far as my kids are concerned.
As far as they know – I got the scar in a life or death struggle with the real Cap’n Jack Sparrow!
Guess who won our epic battle?
π
Ahoy Liz!
Hey Brooke,
Do Pirates wear diapers? That’s the real question?
Trisha,
I never saw that one, but I bet Joe did.
Rowan,
That is the best way to say hello at Open Comment Night!
How cool!! Bet your kids make you tell the story again and again.
It was one of the key of time episodes with the first romana.
I don’t know Liz!
Trisha,
Were there traditional pirates on the planet?
Well, Brooke,
if you don’t know, I’m not going to check.
If the Dr Who episode is the one I’m thinking of, the Pirates DIDN’T wear diapers! π
Avast, there! How dare ye start this pirate talk without breaking out some rum!
Joe,
Did you look?
Ahoy, Becky!
Didye bring the rum with ye?
Hey Becky, we got some Rum Klondikes. Want one? Pass’em ’round! π
Just found a great stop motion Lego Pirates video – the people who make these are so imaginative!
Liz, NO. I think they used the bathroom (head in nautical terms) π
They weren’t real pirates – there was spaceship that was hollow and spherical and would land/materialize around other planets and mine them.
Well….I”M not ccheckin’!
Joe!
You’re one for finding them! Those Klondikes will wash down well with the the real stuff.
The only other pirate thing I know is at Disney World – but when we went in december it was shut down, a car went off the track or something.
Well, of course I brought rum!
Trisha, which Doctor was it? I think I do remember the episode. Did he wear a big Scarf?
Char!
I love that pirate video. Lego videos always crack me up.
Aw Trisha!
You know Peter Pan and Captain Hook!
Liz, do you mean Peter Pan was a Pirate? I knew it, I just knew it. And his crew was more deadly than… Wendy…
Ahoy, mates, did I hear mention of rum?
Yes, Joe.
I’m sorry. I thought you already knew.
What about the old Errol Flynn and Doug Fairbanks, Jr., pirate movies??? That’s classic!
Tammy, I brought some old Barbados rum…. Eclipse! Help yer self!
Errol Flynn!
Oh Becky! That’s swashbuckler defined!
I’ll just go with the Capt’n Morgan Rum Klondikes. They go down real smmooootthh like. π
Welcome Tammy!
You rumrunner?
Becky, thanks for the offer! I remember having a fair liking of rum and cokes in college…but must have overdone it because I haven’t had any since!
I know nothing about pirates, you guys. What should I most know?
Sorry, but when I think of Errol Flynn, I think of the Land Pirate, Robin Hood!!!
Was it blackbeard who used to set fire to his beard to scare the other ships?
Funny but true rum brand names:
Pussers
Mt. Gay
Sailor Jerry
Redrum
Gosling
Maybe that’s where they came up with the name RED BEARD.
kids LOVED the Leggo Pirate flick!
Someone actually set fire to his own beard? My husband’s staring at me in horror over this tidbit. And he’s wondering who I’m hanging out with here…!
Joe – yes, that was a Tom Baker episode.
I was never really into peter pan.
Tammy, everything you need to know is at Talk Like a Pirate Day (Sept. 19):
http://www.talklikeapirate.com/
Becky, isn’t redrum the backwards “murder” from The Shining? That movie scared me witless.
Becky, you know what Redrum is spelled Backwards is, don’t you (hint, Jack Nicholson film)
Seriously Tammy! That movie is freeeeeaaaky!
Talk Like a Pirate Day. What a hoot. At least I have time to study up.
Wow, Tammy got it even before I asked the question! Amazing! π
The Redrum bottle is shaped like a coffin.
Tammy,
It was ropes in his hair. . . .
Hissing through his teeth, BlackbeardΓΒ’Γ’Β¬ÒΒΒone of the most dreaded pirates who ever livedΓΒ’Γ’Β¬ÒΒΒjumps to the deck. He stands tall and lean. Pieces of rope burn like fuses among coils of his black hair. Sashes stuffed with pistols and daggers crisscross his huge chest. Black ribbons flap from the braids in his beard. Terrified sailors flee. Blackbeard and his fierce crew have pirated another ship. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pirates/bbeard.html
Becky – I guess they read the book too. Maybe too eerie to drink except on Halloween.
Hi, Brooke!
Yes, but it the rum REALLY red?
Hey there, Liz. Good ol’ NG…I’ve been a member since I was ten. Good mom.
He sounds like he’d make most humans quake in their shoes. I’m trying to imagine what it must have been like to see him live.
or his beard. . . .
It was reported in the A General Historie of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates that he had hemp and lit matches woven into his enormous black beard during battle to intimidate his enemies. Blackbeard is often regarded as the archetypal image of the seafaring pirate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbeard
http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/pirates/atworldsend/
Didn’t some famous pirate boat just get discovered off the U.S. eastern seaboard? Bob Ballard again maybe?
Joe, the rum is clear. The bottle is red.
The Queen Anne’s Revenge, yes. But I don’t think it was Ballard this time. π
Tech support just got back to me and I think we may have found the issue. Off to restore my site – hopefully!
Be back in a bit.
Avast ye scurvy dogs… (that’s “Pirate” for “Hi everybody. How’s everyone doing tonight?”)
Weird. The Queen Anne’s Revenge was Blackbeard’s ship.
Hi everyone,
Well I never new there was a pirates day! Liz you are amazing- never short of a new idea for discussion. I was a peter pan fan as a kid, _ I don’t think he was a pirate, maybe a fairy or an angel, a pirate NO WAY.
Yes young lady, that’s why it is actually more important a discovery than they first thought! Cool though that.
And to think we were just talking about that tonight. π
Hey, Timothy! How are you…and the shih tzu?
We just adopted a Sato, a Puerto Rican street dog of indeterminate origins…maybe Jack Russell and something smaller. His name is Smudge. Houses are an entirely new experience.
We’ll get a rescue shih tzu in a few months too.
Liz, it was Blackbeard’s ship they found: http://www.qaronline.org/
Hi Tim!
You’re a pirate from way back!
Suzie!
I was just fooling around about Peter Pan — he fought pirates.
Hi Tammy – Zorro is just fine, thank you. He’s as attitudinal as he ever was. (Imagine a delightfully cranky old man without the bermuda shorts and you sort of have Zorro’s demeanor.)
Gotta sign off, but glad to have been here for a few minutes. Take care, everyone! Thanks for hosting, Liz.
Thank you, Becky for finding that, I didn’t know where to start. Cool beans, The Queen Anne’s Revenge found.
Bye, Tammy! Enjoy the rum and coke!
Hey Liz – thanks for the “on the fly” definition of social media for Delaney and me yesterday… much appreciated.
Bye Tammy!
Thanks for coming!
Tim,
Zorro . . . is that the dog?
Thanks for the Queen Anne’s Revenge link Becky.
I got lost over there for a bit!
No Liz, that’s Pedro’s Boss.
Found this link on the TLAPD site: http://www.facebook.com/people/Capn_Slappy/673420421
Aargh, mateys! ‘Tis a fair wind that fills our sails tonight!
pssst, Joe. Who’s Pedro?
Liz, I just wrote the best description of a business planning workshop! It’s all in pirate speak!! π
You’re welcome for the help on the social media thing, Tim!
A Nickle to anyone who knows Zorro’s real name. π
Ahoy, Rick! Any name that includes Rum is a good name for a pirate!
Ahoy Rick!
Could you answer Joe’s question?
Another pirate thing I can’t believe I forgot at first – there are still pirates, I believe in southeast asia around indonesia. National Geographic had a story about it a year a two ago.
Pedro was the little guy who worked for Zorro as his real self, Pedro is the one who always said “Si, Senior Zorro” on the TV show.
Aye, Becky! When I was but a cabin boy a teacher had us try to guess where our name’s came from. My best guess was a mate who liked his rum. π
Zorro – Don Diego Vega?
Yes, Liz, Zorro is the dog.
http://carpefactum.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/01/dividing_by_zor.html
Joe – Don Diego de la Vega
Trisha, you’re right. There are pirates around the eastern coast of Africa, too.
Any Canadians on board tonight, just did a Canada rocks post. Found some great T shirts in Vancouver. http://www.abundancehighway.com/canada-rocks/ I think Glenda is out partying
Off the coast of Somalia is another area for modern day pirates.
Darn! Rick beat me!
But you had the whole name, Brooke. π
Rick, teachers simply don’t know what it’s like to be a pirate!
I beg to differ, Becky… this college professor loves to play pirate.
oh riiight – de la makes a BIG difference!
That post is fabulous, Tim!
the picutre doesn’t hurt.
My favorite line from Hook:
“Peter! You’ve become a pirate!”
Tim, arr… if ye are truly a pirate, then ye won’t *play* at it! π Make a student walk the plank and I’ll take ye serious-like as a pirate.
Thanks, Liz…. getting Zorro to hold still long enough to take his picture was an intersting challenge. He’s constantly in motion. I think he suffers from “restless BEG syndrome” (Hmmmm… another blog post title)
Argh, Becky.
Blackbeard once cut off a guy’s fingers ’cause he wanted the guy’s ring.
Ok, I owe Rick and Brooke both a Nickle. Do you guys take PayPal? π
Liz, it was a nice ring… I can see that. π
Unfortunately, them deck-swabbers in administration won’t let me make students walk the plank anymore after “the incident”… I’m also not allowed to fire anybody when I do “Apprentice”-esque competitions among my grad students. AARRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Howdy everybody! Takin’ a quick packing break before the missus and I head to LA. How’s the pirate talk coming. Arrrr…..
Without the ring, he had no further use for the finger.
I wonder if I can cut off Joe’s leg to get the nickel. π
Well, Rick without the leg, he won’t have any use for the pocket . . .
Rick, the left leg has Titanium, no nickle tho, is that enough?
Tim, that’s a fine defense!
Arrrr, Terry! Starbucker seems a fine pirate name, also! have some rum!!
Hey there, Starbucker! Welcome aboard!
Get yer self yer own pirate name at
http://www.piratesdominica.com/names.cfm
or one of the billion other pirate name sites!
I used to have a rum and coke now and then Becky, don’t mind if I have a virtual one! I guess I do have a pirate name – Arrr……
Good to be here Captain Liz!
Liz, have you buried any treasure lately?
Busty Bess Goodfellow
No, I’ve not buried any treasure lately, but I’ve dug some up. π
We should promote Liz to Commodore! It has a nice ring to, that. Commodore Liz.
Arrrrr… Starbucker (Dude!!!)
Becky, did you notice if Ole Titanium Leg was taken? I think that would work for me (even thought I’m really a Viking at heart).
Commodore Busty Bess Goodfellow?
Joe, it just so happens…. I have a titanium leg, too! Pinned from knee to ankle. But it the right leg. So I guess you and I are the two peglegs around here!
Tim! Dude! Arrr…. (I could get used to adding that at the end of everything)
Becky,
That’s the pirate name I got.
Becky, between us we could be the Titanium Duo! We could be lots better than that old Dynamic Duo.
I’m not sure what my pirate name would be.
Joe and Becky, I have a titanium ankle – does that count as a pegleg? π
I dunno Tim, on Gilligan’s Island, the Professor seemed a bit of a Pirate.
How bout The Professor? Sounds cool, huh?
Terry, just for tonight!
So I have a pirate name and a pegleg – COOL!! Ooops, sorry – ARRRRRR……. π
Terry, No, you would have to be Peg Ankle. That’s how it goes, you don’t think a pirate would use a dishonest name, do you? π
Sheesh, Joe. Why don’t you just strip me of my sword and give me a pocket protector?
Terry, have you got an earring? One big gold hoop would do!
Peg Ankle. I think I went to school with her.
OK, Terry the pirate with a Peg Ankle and a Gold hoop earring. I like it, but thank goodness there’s no picture of that (just a mental one)! π Arrrr…..
Ok, how bout this…
Terrible Tim the Terror of the Territory of Telestra?
Better?
Flirty Jenny Drake
Brooke!
I love that name!
Actually, Joe… it has a ring to it.
Brooke, I don’t know why that seems to fit so well?
LOL! Peg Ankle! I think that is HYSTERICAL!
II’ll be back – goota rock the 2 yr old…
thanks Becky
Flighty Betty Blackfellow
Gotta run- back to packing. Y’all have a great evening. Arrrr…… π
Terry with the Peg Ankle.
anyone climbing the mast?
Leather-face Bill Hawthorne???
How did they come up w’tha?
I think I’ll stick with Joe.
Good night, Terry PA!
See you soon!
Bye, Terry!
Arr! Ahoy, Suzie! You don’t have to climb the mast to get a measure of rum!
I’ll have some of that grog over here!
Aww. I missed Terry. π
Joe – you’ve already got a pirate’s name. Captain Haukes!
G’night Terry… I need to put some kids down tonight myself.
Liz – let me know when you’ve had a chance to read the manuscript… would love to hear your thoughts.
Hi Tim,
I’m on it as soon as I’ve got minute off the blog. π
A flagon of grog for Liz! Where are those serving wenches?
um Becky,
I think WE could be them.
Ahoy!
Talk of pirates remind me of Dora’s Adventures! (http://www.amazon.com/Doras-Pirate-Adventure-Dora-Explorer/dp/0689875835) =)
When I was little, the word pirate would evoke fear in me. You see I grew up in Mindanao, Philippines, and pirates were associated with robbers, moros, and the like.
Did anyone check out the Google ads at the bottom of comments?
“The Ultimate Pirate Store”
“Pirate Girl Booty”
“Pirate Treasure Map”
AAAarrrrrhhhhhh, a bit Piratey for me!
Off topic – Leinie’s Summer Shandy!! mmmmmm
Liz, who ever heard of a serving wench with a peg leg?
Ahoy! Meikah!
Pirates were/are scary — no doubting that!
Brooke,
I have no idea what you’re talking about!
Becky,
I could say that you’re breaking new ground!!
Leinenkugel’s…beer,…drink…needed one…and it is goooooood!
Liz, you could….
Yeah, no peg leg serving wenches! They are a different breed of wench, they are needed for battle for kicking the other priates in their pri… π
rum sounds great thanks Becky
Comments 279-281
read really well in a row. π
But Johnny Depp in the Pirates of the Caribbean took my heart away. LOL =)
Liz, am I missing something? We’re only on comment 183.
It’s about time I sailed off, me hearties. I’m leaving what’s left of the rum for ye. Drink up!
Ah Meikah,
I think you might have some competition for Johnny Depp. π
I knew I should have been keeping count of comments/
Good night, Becky.
I only like Depp in PotC…but he was great in it!
Nite Becky (peg leg)
Good Night, Wench!
Joe,
I just typed the numbers wrong. I meant 179-181
The peg leg wench leaves and everyone disappears?
No, Joe,
I think it’s that the clock struck the hour.
Does that mean we should pack up the RedRum Klondikes and save them for ourselves? π
I’m here – just reading…being quiet…shhhh
G’nitey Becky and Wench!
Johnny Depp is cool in most of his roles! =)
Anyone met a real pirate?
NO!! I want klondikes too!!
Brooke,
Here are your Klondikes. There’re plenty. Put the sword down and step back from the rum. π
It is that time. The bells are tolling. Good night all!
Thank you, Liz. Fare thee well.
Liz – you are NOT taking my rum. I need them both!!
Nite Rick the Wicked from West of the Alleghenys/
Ok, I know that’s not your real self, but I
Good night, Rick,
Thanks for being here!
Bye Rick!
Brooke,
I was only getting your attention!
What are you reading, Brooke? π
Liz, you never did give me any of those klondikes! =)
Wow, for some reason the comment posted all by itself and I wasn’t done.
Anyway, Rick, I don’t think you have a Pirate name, so I made one up. π
Oh you really do knoow me Liz! lol
I do, you little wench… π
Meikah,
You’re welcome to whole box of Klondikes if you like!
I guess Brooke is reading again, it got quite all of a sudden.
Meikah – I screamed that I wanted Klondikes and Liz said that I had to put down the rum…
ha.
Whatever – I am not making any sense…
Funny Joe…
I’m reading, emailing and plurking.
Brooke,
You’re a superwoman.
klondike/- drink?
Meikah, Brooke, I think Liz went in the other room and I have a whole box of RedRum Klondikes, here let’s share… Pass to the left. π
Hurry, before she gets back.
Thank you, Liz! =)
[don’t forget to give some to Suzie]
Yes I am Liz!
quick quick…pass em over.
Joe . . . DON’T MAKE ME USE ALL CAPITAL LETTERS WITH YOU. π
Liz, my mom always got my attention with…
JOSEPH ANDREW! π
thanks Joe, very tasty, no more . it’s time to look at a Blog review and thumbs up post for Liz’s great new book. I winner there Liz.
Hi Suzie!
Thanks for the support!
It’s quiet – Joe must be gone…hee hee
Brooke,
I think Joe might be working on his opus for tonight. . . . π
It’s usually difficult for me to attend OCN – let alone stay this late!
my pleasure, beachblogger will read too I think
Two peg legs and one peg ankle
Add a couple of serving Wenches
Some made up names and some real
Twist them together with some wrenches
Add a history lesson of Blackbeard
And his Queen Anne’s Revenge
What you get is somewhat suprising
And it is not even or-ange
It is just what we do
Each and every time we’re together
Have a good time
And hope the Land is named Never.
Burma Shave
Nite Liz
Nite All
Thanks, Suzie.
Glad to hear you like it.
Outstanding!
Good night, Joe!
Sleepy swell.
nite Joe! You are the BEST!
I agree with you Suzie! Liz is really a winner! π
Well I am gonna head…I will see you all later. Thanks Liz! It’s always nice to be around friends!
Good night Brooke.
Thanks for coming!
Is it going time again? My day is just starting, though.
Liz, am now thinking of associating pirates with customers and customer servie. lol
Good night, Meikah,
Chris Brogan says that we should all get pirates who talk about us!
Good idea! π
When I was a kid, we took sailing vacations and my brother and I were always on the look out for pirates and mermaids. Once we sailed on a ship with a captain named Teddy whom we were convinced was a real pirate. He had a dog missing a tail, and Teddy told one of us the dog lost it in a pirate sword fight. He told the other one that the dog lost his tail to a giant shark. Either way, what a great pirate tale!
Love that story, Lara!
Thanks, Liz! The best part is that I even have the childhood photos to go with it – pics of captain Teddy with a bottle of rum, and pics of the tailless dog, too! π