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According to the website, today is the official Talk Like A Pirate Day. Also per the website, this has been going on since the mid-nineties, and the inimitable Dave Barry had a hand in promoting it through his weekly column.

In honor of the occasion, and to reply to this week's Pirate Talk Drabble Challenge at Black Pearl Sails, I offer the following...

Avast?

The insufferable Gillette and his little crew were well away from the ship when Jack turned, striding back across the deck.

“Was ‘avast’ not the right word, then?” Turner said, following.

Grimacing at both the defensive tone and the reminder, Jack said acidly, “Aye, but we’d already got their attention, hadn’t we? Made us look like bloody fools!”

“We are bloody fools, thinking we can succeed in this,” came the muttered retort.

Jack snapped, “Maybe, Mr. Turner, but we’re in it up to our eyeballs now, ain’t we? So scupper it an’ get below: we’ve a rudder chain to disable.” ~~

In other exciting news, I had a marvelous day yesterday, beginning with a round of golf with

shockwavesix at the local pitch and putt course. Neither of us had played in far too long, but didn't do too badly for all that. I got par on one hole and at least one bogie, and he did somewhat better. It was great getting out there among the greenery and slamming a few with my beautiful set of clubs (although the trim on them is teal and pink: so early 90's). My golf shoes actually fell apart on the course, from having been stored unused for so long I assume. Must get some new ones, as we plan to ~~attempt to~~ play again soon.

In the evening I had the opportunity to meet

firesignwriter, who is every bit as delightful as her writing (both personal and piratey) led me to believe. Hope to see more of her in the future. I owe her a drink (and much more than that actually, as her brilliant writing has given me so much enjoyment). She says she is going to finish Jjail, by the way, has the plot all done, just has to write it, when she can spare time from her (understandably) more pressing project, The Screenplay. We live in hope.