Wednesday, January 23, 2008

way ahead of pirate curve, c.1999

Below is the Pirate Checklist. Check all those that apply:

  • I find myself trying to make others walk planks.
  • Raping and pillaging sounds ho-hum to me.
  • ‘Argh’ finds its way into my vocabulary on a daily basis.
  • I do not have friends, but hardies and maties.
  • All I value is buried.
  • ‘Bootie’ has multiple meanings for me, all of which are pleasing.
  • All of my maps have at least one large, hand-drawn X on them.
  • I keep dying my chin blue in hopes of it appearing as such a hued beard.
  • Peg-legs and patched eyes are aesthetically appealing, even if the two combined on one individual seem like overkill.
  • My best friend is a foul-mouthed parrot.
  • When I look at clouds, I often see skulls, treasure chests, and the Queen’s Navy.
  • I’ve fantasized about slicing that braggart in Old Bartelby’s Pub.
  • I’m actually responsible for Queequeg’s tattoos.
  • Men who don’t have both ears pierced I know to be both poor seamen and faint of heart.
  • The people I care most about I caution to, “Be sure to have plenty o’ lime, or yew’ll be gettin’ the scurvy.”
  • My Freudian slips usually involve large metal hooks, flesh, and gold.
  • People who don’t make lewd jokes about shivering ‘timbers’ are no friends o’ moin.
  • Land pisses me off.

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