On September 19th ye helped me celebrate Talk like a Pirate Day by doin' yer best at a small pirate speak test I gave ye. Well here be the answers:
1. Yer sands be run
Avast, be still me heart. Fer a moment, I thought me sands be run out
a) Your luck has run out
b) There is a huge hole in the hull of the ship
c) Your life is over
d) You are out of time
2. Scupper
Blast it! Bring me me rum and scupper the rest o' this!
a) Hide
b) Get rid of
c) Wash
d) Put back in the treasure chest
3. Stow that
"What's all this? I told 'em t' clear the deck. Ah. Stow that. I needs to think."
a) Nevermind
b) Put below in Hold
c) Lock up in irons
d) Write that down
4. Cut of his Jib
"Arg, who be that goat-legged fellow? Me likes the cut of his jib."
a) his attire
b) his attitude
c) the way he walks
d) his profile or appearance
5. Lay 'em aboard!
"Now's ye time, Boy! Lay 'em aboard!"
a) Stretch them on a rack
b) Finish them off
c) Bring them on board
d) Lay them over the deck
6. Labberneck
"Get to work, ye labbernecks!"
a) sailors
b) slaves
c) drunks
d) traitors
7) niminy-piminy
"What be this, says I? All niminy-piminy affectations 'stead o' comin' at me full guns!"
a) traitorous
b) lying
c) forceful
d) dainty
I was surprised at how WELL most of ye did!! Next I'll be hirin' ye fer me crew! None of ye got all o' them right, but to be fair, they were hard this year!! SIX of Ye got all but one right! An' ye deserve an honorable mention here:
Angi
Rebecca
Patty
KyrsyPye
Amy M
Diane S.
But the name I pulled to win me Pirate trilogy be Ladette Kerr!! Congratulations, Ladette!!!!
And thank ye all fer playing! I hope ye have as much fun as I did!!
Thursday, 27 September 2012
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