WINNER!!! Arrrrgh! A Pirate Game :)

Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:29 am

Wow! What a great response there at the end! Had over a dozen PMs waiting for me when I arrived home and while everyone did a fabulous job (you're all certified "pirates" now :P) the one who eventually got ALL the words correct was.... *drum roll please........ *

ALLYSONC! Woohoo! Congrats for being incredibly diligent in your research (I think I learned a few things too..!) and for winning the $5 GC!!

For those wanting the answers:
Polywog ~ (someone who hasn't gone across the equator yet. Once they do, they become a "shellback")
Son of a gunner's mate ~ referring to the illegitimacy of a child born to a "wife" of a sailor. During the early sailing days, sailors were allowed to have them onboard ship.
Booty ~ Treasure
Lollygagging ~ Messing around, goofing off, etc.
Scuttlebutt ~ Gossiping around the watering hole, which was actually the butt end of a casket.
Cat o' nine tails ~ a whip used for flogging, had nine braided cords attached to the handle
Blue Monday ~ the day for punishment were men were literally beaten/flogged until they were black and blue.
Keel hauling ~ tying the offender to a rope, tossing him overboard and pulling him under the ship to the other side.
Swanning off ~moving around from place to place, not doing their work
Toein' the line ~ conforming to rules and regulations
Minding your Ps and Q's ~ Sailors were given tabs at the bars starting with pints... once they extended past their tab, they were reminded to "mind (or PAY) yer Ps and Q's" before they were allowed anymore to be placed on a tab,

*Looks like Renee and I had the same idea this morning ;P*

Ahoy dere polywogs!
Well son of a gunner's mate, it'd be a day of celebration wit me mateys. And the first ta decipher this here gibberish will be the owner of me booty!

So, no lollygagging about the scuttlebutt unless ya'd like the taste of me cat o' nine tails come Blue Monday.. or werse, a bit of keel haulin' ta clear yer head ifs I catches ya swanning off! So, ya better be toe'in da line and minding yer P's and Q's if ya knows whats good for ya!

EDITED TO ADD RULES :)
First person to PM me all the underlined words with their TRUE meaning as related to this nautical theme (need to do some research online) will be the winner of the $5 GC! Do NOT post them here unless you want someone else stealing yer booty!! ;P The winner will be announced at 7PM PST/10PM EST tonight!

allysonc · Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:31 am

ooo how do you play this game?

nene · Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:37 am

Holy cow!

The cat o nine tails and the keel haulin scare the crap.

Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:42 am

LOL Nene! Aren't you the least bit interested in the cat o nine tails? ;P

BTT with the rules attached! Remember: DON'T post your answers here! PM them to me!! And have fun.... Arrrgh!!

allysonc · Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:49 am

hrm son of a gunar's mate.. that one is tough

Fri Sep 19, 2008 8:59 am

LOL!

Alrighty mateys! Only got ONE PM so far.... :P

And you CAN respond to this thread... just don't post yer answer! ;P

allysonc · Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:09 am

hrm are you choosing randomly on who wins..or?

allysonc · Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:10 am

how you doing today mom2snox?

Firegems · Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:19 am

This sounds like fun!

Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:20 am

MOM2SNOX wrote: LOL Nene! Aren't you the least bit interested in the cat o nine tails? ;P

BTT with the rules attached! Remember: DON'T post your answers here! PM them to me!! And have fun.... Arrrgh!!

Cat o nine tails.... those are fun.

Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:23 am

allysonc wrote: hrm are you choosing randomly on who wins..or?

Nope! The person has to have ALL the correct words with their original TRUE meaning as related to the nautical theme. I've thrown one word in there that's going to be the most difficult. Haven't checked my PMs yet but I willl when I get to work. The winner will be announced this evening, 7PM PST/10PM EST.

unkit · Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:36 am

so fun!~ LOL but I have no earthy idea what all that means. I am such a landlubber.

Firegems · Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:51 am

UGGGGGGGGG I just had it all ready, hit send and it says page can not be found!!

and of course I didn't save it first!!!!!!!! NOw I hve to redue it!

ScrapGoo · Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:54 am

I heart you, Trish!

mkcdaisy · Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:41 am

man some of these are tough and very hard to find

grifscap · Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:16 am

OMG, I made a F in pirate 101

allysonc · Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:20 am

yeah whoever wins this game will rock it! lol

Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:37 am

ScrapGoo wrote: I heart you, Trish!

Aye... but don't be gettin' soft on meh matey ;P Us pirates hav a rep ta maintain, ya kno?

-Shannon- · Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:31 pm

MOM2SNOX wrote:
ScrapGoo wrote: I heart you, Trish!

Aye... but don't be gettin' soft on meh matey ;P Us pirates hav a rep ta maintain, ya kno?

You crack me up!!

Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:45 pm

mkcdaisy wrote: man some of these are tough and very hard to find

Aye..! That was done on purpose!! ;P

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