talk like a pirate day is nearing ( sept 19th) - Page 12

Tulip · 09-22-2009, 06:47 AM

I think I've been living in a cave cuz I've never heard of "talk like a pirate day" before. :p

Cloud · 09-19-2010, 09:29 AM

Top o' the morning to ye, mateys? Planning any looting today?

Rhianne · 09-19-2010, 10:01 AM

No looting today, perhaps some violent theft, a murder or two and a few rapes later if I have the time.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-20-2010, 12:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rhianne

No looting today, perhaps some violent theft, a murder or two and a few rapes later if I have the time.

No no, it's rape then murder, loot then burn... let's keep that straight, people.

Happy Monkey · 09-19-2010, 10:35 AM

I'll play some Starrrrcraft 2.

wolf · 09-19-2010, 11:21 AM

Arrrr. I did be seeing a Wife Swap where the Cap'n who starrted the Day's wench swapped with a landlubber.

Cloud · 09-19-2010, 02:17 PM

ha! the Facebook pirate English is cracking me up!

monster · 09-18-2011, 08:00 PM

Aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrren't you glad it's that day again?

jimhelm · 09-18-2011, 11:11 PM

Aye, matey! Tis now time to swab the mizzen mast, stow the deck, and plank the walk, t'would seem.... Garrrrrr!

Hey, do you know why pirates wore an eye patch?

It was so when they went from above deck to below, whilst raiding, they could switch eyes, an the one that had been covered would already be adjusted to low light!

monster · 09-19-2011, 06:12 AM

really? I didn't know that. how interesting, I hope it's true.

jimhelm · 09-19-2011, 08:22 AM

I tried it when i was out walking in the dark. I was reading the cellar on my phone... and kept walking into the curb because it was blinding me. So, I started closing my left eye, reading with the right... then i'd switch eyes and look up to get oriented. works. pain in the ass to do, but it DOES work.

monster · 09-19-2011, 08:31 AM

Hmm Wikipedia (the font of all truth in knowledge) says:

Quote:

It has been speculated that sailors who often went above and below deck might have used an eye patch to keep one eye adjusted to the darkness below decks.[2] The strong sunlight while above deck on an oceangoing vessel could require minutes of adaptation to the dim lighting below deck. With virtually no light sources below deck, sailors would have to rely heavily upon their eyes to adjust. In the critical moments of modifying the rigging, navigating, and especially during battle, those minutes were too precious. A simple switch of the patch from one eye to the other might have saved time when going between decks. However, this usage of the eyepatch is not supported by any historical records.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyepatch

The thought of pilots using them is a little scary, though. I'd like them to have some distance perception going on there......

Clodfobble · 09-19-2011, 08:58 AM

Mythbusters did a thing on the eyepatch question. They showed that you didn't just save yourself the minute or two of light-to-dark adjustment, but that after about 20 minutes in the pitch black, your eyes go into a secondary level of night vision that is far more acute than what you get right away, and keeping the eyepatch on also preserved that "extra" level of vision in the covered eye. Still not supported one way or the other by historical records, of course, but as they said, it works so well that they'd have been fools not to use it that way, with all these eye patches floating around for experimentation.

Spexxvet · 09-19-2011, 09:09 AM

Shiver me timbers, why dinnnit dey juss whar sunglasses?

wolf · 09-19-2011, 09:42 AM

arrrr, they forgit them at the hideaway, just like you, matey.

09-19-2010, 09:29 AM	#2
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Top o' the morning to ye, mateys? Planning any looting today? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

09-19-2010, 10:35 AM	#5
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I'll play some Starrrrcraft 2. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

09-19-2010, 11:21 AM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Arrrr. I did be seeing a Wife Swap where the Cap'n who starrted the Day's wench swapped with a landlubber. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-19-2010, 02:17 PM	#7
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	ha! the Facebook pirate English is cracking me up! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

09-18-2011, 08:00 PM	#8
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrren't you glad it's that day again? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-22-2009, 06:47 AM	#1
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	I think I've been living in a cave cuz I've never heard of "talk like a pirate day" before. :p

09-19-2010, 10:01 AM	#3
Rhianne Nearly done. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Teetering on the edge. Posts: 1,134	No looting today, perhaps some violent theft, a murder or two and a few rapes later if I have the time.

09-18-2011, 11:11 PM	#9
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	Aye, matey! Tis now time to swab the mizzen mast, stow the deck, and plank the walk, t'would seem.... Garrrrrr! Hey, do you know why pirates wore an eye patch? It was so when they went from above deck to below, whilst raiding, they could switch eyes, an the one that had been covered would already be adjusted to low light! __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

09-19-2011, 06:12 AM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	really? I didn't know that. how interesting, I hope it's true. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-19-2011, 08:22 AM	#11
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	I tried it when i was out walking in the dark. I was reading the cellar on my phone... and kept walking into the curb because it was blinding me. So, I started closing my left eye, reading with the right... then i'd switch eyes and look up to get oriented. works. pain in the ass to do, but it DOES work. __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

09-19-2011, 08:58 AM	#13
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Mythbusters did a thing on the eyepatch question. They showed that you didn't just save yourself the minute or two of light-to-dark adjustment, but that after about 20 minutes in the pitch black, your eyes go into a secondary level of night vision that is far more acute than what you get right away, and keeping the eyepatch on also preserved that "extra" level of vision in the covered eye. Still not supported one way or the other by historical records, of course, but as they said, it works so well that they'd have been fools not to use it that way, with all these eye patches floating around for experimentation. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

09-19-2011, 09:09 AM	#14
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Shiver me timbers, why dinnnit dey juss whar sunglasses? __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

09-19-2011, 09:42 AM	#15
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	arrrr, they forgit them at the hideaway, just like you, matey. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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