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grotto

Everyone should have theirr own grotto, with perhaps one or two mad pirates for company.

TAGS: pirates, grotto

them’s pirate words

“Walk the plank, Cap’n Henry, or a fate worse than death awaits you!”

TAGS: pirates

It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, No, It’s… A Pirate?

Little Bobby hoped with all his might that Superman Returns and Pirates of the Carribbean: Dead Man’s Chest would be next week’s double-feature at the drive-in.

TAGS: hope, pirates, superman, wish, drive-in

bugger the paprika

I’ll have my pirate with fruit.

TAGS: fruit, pirates

singing pirates and other odd things

Some days are so gloriously sunny and full of lambs that are actually frollicking, fruit trees that are heavily blooming and birds that are deliriously chirping, that any minute you fully expect something literally magical to happen.

TAGS: birds, pirates, chirping, singing, lambs, sunny, magical happenings

arrrrrrrrrgh

Yargh, it be time, matey, for you to walk the plank!

TAGS: pirates

me and my parrot

Cap’n Cyril stroked Petey’s feathered head as he once more spurned his mother’s “my son will not grow up to be a pirate” choice of names.

TAGS: pirates, parrots, cyril

the non-piratey pirate comes to visit

Mr Woodsworth stood stoically on the rough-hewn planks of the boat and perused the rather early sunrise with what could only be called considered affection.

TAGS: pirates, considered, hoity-toity

Boot walks the plank

“No captain, no, I beg of you, I will not ever wear spiked boots on the deck again!”

TAGS: pirates, boots

If you can’t talk the talk, at least walk the walk

Once upon a time—all good stories begin once upon a time—there was famous Captain Keith Blackheart who ran a tight ship on which only one language was allowed, pirate, and anyone who dared call his pet scrinebird a god-forsaken parrot, or, heaven forbid an albatross would be keelhauld and then fed to the sharks.

TAGS: pirates, albatross, god-forsaken, parrot, sharks

tempting a keelhauling

First-mate Boot whirled on Cap’n Blackheart and screamed “and your god-forsaken bird be an albatross and ye know it!”

TAGS: pirates, albatross, god-forsaken, keelhaul, punishment

Cap’n Dread-Boot and her drunken crew

As Cap’n Dread-Boot surveyed her sleeping crew she realised that the exchange of jewels for rum was not such a great deal after all.

TAGS: pirates, dread-boot, rum

having fun with the auto-pirate

Her face lit up with glee and she clapped her hands in rum delight when she realised that “her” boot would become something else entirely.

TAGS: pirates, auto-pirate

her boot

Boot peered triumphantly about the room, internally daring anyone to ask her why she was wearing a captain’s pirate hat.