Snarker Posted September 19, 2004 Author Share Posted September 19, 2004 Yarh, but he was our bloody fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Will no-one rid me of this damnable thread?? What pox strewn gin addled limp wristed redcoat fancier was responsible for it?? String him high I say - off with his head - blow him to kingdom come - keel-haul the wretch!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Will no-one rid me of this damnable thread?? What pox strewn gin addled limp wristed redcoat fancier was responsible for it?? String him high I say - off with his head - blow him to kingdom come - keel-haul the wretch!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Axe_ Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Originally posted by Tripod Dick: What pox strewn gin addled limp wristed redcoat fancier was responsible for it?? Although your description fits Snarker to a 'T' it was Becket who started it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Axe_ Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Originally posted by Tripod Dick: What pox strewn gin addled limp wristed redcoat fancier was responsible for it?? Although your description fits Snarker to a 'T' it was Becket who started it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Axe_ Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 KEELHAUL - An extreme punishment given in which an offender was tied hand and foot, with heavy weights attached to his body. He was slowly lowered over the ship's side and dragged under the ship's hull. If he didn't drown, which was usually the case, then barnacles usually ripped him, causing him to bleed to death. That'll learn him. :mad: :mad: :mad: Also: MIND YOUR P's AND Q's - Nowadays a term meaning "Be on your best behavior." In old days, sailors serving aboard government ships could always get credit at the waterfront taverns until pay-day. As they would only pay for those drinks which were marked up on the score-board, the tavern-keeper had to be careful that no Pints or Quarts had been omitted from the customers list. SCUTTLEBUTT - Navy term for rumor. Comes from a combination of the word "scuttle" to make a hole in the ship's side, causing her to sink, and "butt", a cask used to hold drinking water. Scuttlebutt literally means a cask with a hole in it. Scuttle describes what most rumors accomplish if not to the ship, at least to morale. Butt describes the water cask where men naturally congregated, and that's where most rumors get started. DEVIL TO PAY - Originally this denoted a specific task aboard ship such as caulking the ship's longest seam. The "Devil" was the longest seam on the ship and caulking was done with "pay" or pitch. This grueling task was despised by every seaman and the expression came to denote any unpleasant task. SKYLARKING - Originally, skylarking described the antics of young Navymen who climbed and slid down the backstays for fun. Since the ancient word "lac" means "to play" and the games started high in the masts, the term was "skylacing." Later, corruption of the word changed it to "skylarking". From here. :mad: :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Axe_ Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 KEELHAUL - An extreme punishment given in which an offender was tied hand and foot, with heavy weights attached to his body. He was slowly lowered over the ship's side and dragged under the ship's hull. If he didn't drown, which was usually the case, then barnacles usually ripped him, causing him to bleed to death. That'll learn him. :mad: :mad: :mad: Also: MIND YOUR P's AND Q's - Nowadays a term meaning "Be on your best behavior." In old days, sailors serving aboard government ships could always get credit at the waterfront taverns until pay-day. As they would only pay for those drinks which were marked up on the score-board, the tavern-keeper had to be careful that no Pints or Quarts had been omitted from the customers list. SCUTTLEBUTT - Navy term for rumor. Comes from a combination of the word "scuttle" to make a hole in the ship's side, causing her to sink, and "butt", a cask used to hold drinking water. Scuttlebutt literally means a cask with a hole in it. Scuttle describes what most rumors accomplish if not to the ship, at least to morale. Butt describes the water cask where men naturally congregated, and that's where most rumors get started. DEVIL TO PAY - Originally this denoted a specific task aboard ship such as caulking the ship's longest seam. The "Devil" was the longest seam on the ship and caulking was done with "pay" or pitch. This grueling task was despised by every seaman and the expression came to denote any unpleasant task. SKYLARKING - Originally, skylarking described the antics of young Navymen who climbed and slid down the backstays for fun. Since the ancient word "lac" means "to play" and the games started high in the masts, the term was "skylacing." Later, corruption of the word changed it to "skylarking". From here. :mad: :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarker Posted September 20, 2004 Author Share Posted September 20, 2004 GRRGGRAAAARGH!!!!!!!!! Talk like a Pirate weekend comes to a close. Pity, I like grog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarker Posted September 20, 2004 Author Share Posted September 20, 2004 GRRGGRAAAARGH!!!!!!!!! Talk like a Pirate weekend comes to a close. Pity, I like grog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Axe_ Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Originally posted by Tripod Dick: Will no-one rid me of this damnable thread?? What pox strewn gin addled limp wristed redcoat fancier was responsible for it?? String him high I say - off with his head - blow him to kingdom come - keel-haul the wretch!! I just realized you had the answer to your own question in your post: "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?" -- Henry II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Axe_ Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Originally posted by Tripod Dick: Will no-one rid me of this damnable thread?? What pox strewn gin addled limp wristed redcoat fancier was responsible for it?? String him high I say - off with his head - blow him to kingdom come - keel-haul the wretch!! I just realized you had the answer to your own question in your post: "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?" -- Henry II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mace Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Originally posted by Axe2121: Tum te tum. That's how they deal with recalcitrant CMers who are a tad slow with their turn processing. Hey Axe! How they deal with them. Yep. *Swish thwack thwack chop* You can almost hear the blows of the swords on his skull. It's because of slow PBEM turnaround dontchaknow. Slow turn. Yep. *thwack* Errr. What's your address again? Mace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mace Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Originally posted by Axe2121: Tum te tum. That's how they deal with recalcitrant CMers who are a tad slow with their turn processing. Hey Axe! How they deal with them. Yep. *Swish thwack thwack chop* You can almost hear the blows of the swords on his skull. It's because of slow PBEM turnaround dontchaknow. Slow turn. Yep. *thwack* Errr. What's your address again? Mace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Axe_ Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Originally posted by Mace: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Axe2121: Tum te tum. That's how they deal with recalcitrant CMers who are a tad slow with their turn processing. Hey Axe! How they deal with them. Yep. *Swish thwack thwack chop* You can almost hear the blows of the swords on his skull. It's because of slow PBEM turnaround dontchaknow. Slow turn. Yep. *thwack* Errr. What's your address again? Mace </font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Axe_ Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Originally posted by Mace: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Axe2121: Tum te tum. That's how they deal with recalcitrant CMers who are a tad slow with their turn processing. Hey Axe! How they deal with them. Yep. *Swish thwack thwack chop* You can almost hear the blows of the swords on his skull. It's because of slow PBEM turnaround dontchaknow. Slow turn. Yep. *thwack* Errr. What's your address again? Mace </font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mace Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Originally posted by Axe2121: I was going to tell you but, well, you know, what with all the grog this weekend. :mad: My gawd! What the 'ell were you doing with Dorosh?!! :mad: :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mace Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Originally posted by Axe2121: I was going to tell you but, well, you know, what with all the grog this weekend. :mad: My gawd! What the 'ell were you doing with Dorosh?!! :mad: :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarker Posted September 20, 2004 Author Share Posted September 20, 2004 Eww. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarker Posted September 20, 2004 Author Share Posted September 20, 2004 Eww. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Axe_ Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Eww indeed. :eek: :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Axe_ Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Eww indeed. :eek: :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Axe_ Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Well look what the cat dragged in. :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Axe_ Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Well look what the cat dragged in. :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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