Large Coffee Double-Double = Sling me a jorum of java, me hearty. Twice the tooth rot and double the butter broth!
Coffee with sugar and no cream = Make a java sweet as love and dark as the night!
Black Coffee = Brew mine pure n’ shimerin like obsidian.
Finally, not to overlook our tea drinkers out there… you know who you are:
I would like a large cup of tea = I’ll be needin’ to get meself around a mutchkin o’ scandal broth!
DRINK UP!
September 14, 2010
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So you don’t sound like a dimwit, here are a few greeting to use depending on the circumstances:
Hello Friends = Ahoy, mateys!
The weather this morning is excellent, my good colleagues! = ‘Tis a proud mornin’ me hearties!
I beg your pardon? = Anan?
Whose step is that I hear behind me? = Was that yer, beetle-crushing tread, dimsel wit?
If you are meeting up with someone who has a wooden leg, here are a few terms of endearment:
Plank Shank, Spruce Boot, Lumber Limb, Pine Foot, Splinter Toe.
September 12, 2010
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Well, it’s that time of year again… the day you’ve been waiting for… International Speak Like A Pirate Day. This blessed event falls on September 19th every year! Check out the official site by hitting the picture below:
In order to get all my friends prepared for this important day on our calendar I thought I might do a few posts of popular terms so you don’t get caught without the right vocabulary on ISLAPD!
FIRST things FIRST. You must pirate-ize your name. Here are a few suggestions.Pick a work from the first list. Insert your name. Add a phrase from the second list. Eg. Barnacle Steph the Forgetful
LIST ONE:
BLACK, GUNPOWDER, NAUGHTY, SCURVY, BIG, CANNONBALL, GASSY, BARNACLE, DIAMOND, SWORDFISH, PINK, RUSTY, ANCHORHEAD, SPLINTER, MATEY, MISSY, SWASHBUCKLER, SMART, SHAKEY, MAIDEN, JOLLY…..
LIST TWO:
the Weak, the Filthy, the Smelly, the Bloodthirsty, the Fancy, the Forgetful, the Angry, the Naughty, the Beautiful, the Ugly, the Strong, the One-Eyed, the Flatulent, the Haggard, the Jolly, the Fetching, the Salty….
Come up with your own ideas… be creative, a Pirate name is no joking matter!
September 09, 2010
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