Pirates?

Avast ye sea loving scoundrels,  Happy Talk Like A Pirate Day!!!

From Blackbeard to Sparrow to Long John Silver, today is all about those who pillaged and plundered, those who created havoc, those who flew the black flag across the seas. Today is all about Pirates!

To help you communicate with the fellow Sea dogs and Buccaneers, we've put together a list of 15 words and phrases that could help save ye from walkin' the plank, sword fightin' til the death and the embarrassment of ordering a fruit cocktail instead of rum.

1. Ahoy! - Hello!

2. Savvy? - Do you understand? / Do you agree?

3. Dead Men Tell No Tales - Leave no one alive.

4. Ropes End - Another term for a Flogging. (Beating)

5. Scallywag - Villainous or mischievous person.

6. Weigh Anchor - Pull the anchor up; leave port.

7. Jack Ketch - The Hangman.

8. Heave to! - To come to a halt.

9. Avast! - Stop and give attention.

10. Belay - Cease or Stop.

11. Davy Jones' Locker - The bottom of the sea, where the souls of dead men lie.

12. Landlubber - Someone who lives on the earth and is not used to life on board ship; used as an insult.

13. Smartly - Do something quickly.

14. Turn to - Start working right now.

15. Runner - Smuggler.

So ye' Landlubber, what ye' waiting for? Turn to! Weigh anchor! Smartly or you'll meet your ropes end! Savvy? 

Check out http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html for more!
Happy Pirating!


Fifteen


*Fifteen does not endorse the act of Piracy or illegal activity, Talk Like a Pirate Day is for entertainment purposes only.


lingo found here:-
http://www.talklikeapirate.com/howto.html
http://www.tempesttwins.co.uk/pirate/phrases/phrases.html
http://www.piratetreasurenow.com/pirate-phrases.htm
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