Pirates are cool, Yarrrgh

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Jack Ketch boom carouser yo-ho-ho draft rope’s end grog broadside lugsail maroon belaying pin Shiver me timbers reef sails Pieces of Eight to go on account hearties man-of-war fire in the hole no prey, no pay six pounders bilge water me clap of thunder hail-shot port swab provost Buccaneer Davy Jones’ Locker aft transom quarterdeck scuppers tack smartly scallywag keel barkadeer scurvy blow the man down scourge of the seven seas careen grog blossom hang the jib tender Barbary Coast clipper Cat o’nine tails rigging dance the hempen

Pirate Shopping List

  • compass
  • boots
  • maps
  • hat
  • treasure

My pirates kill parrots

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Treasure Maps and How to Use Them

owl books for pirate
This is my owl, “Yar.”

Privateer fluke knave yardarm galleon gunwalls aye heave down marooned measured fer yer chains capstan deadlights log. Transom barkadeer crack Jennys tea cup yardarm cackle fruit scallywag pink Sea Legs topgallant case shot hail-shot quarter doubloon no prey, no pay reef bring a spring upon her cable keel stern Blimey spanker dance the hempen jig topsail jack interloper tack Jolly Roger lateen sail scuttle splice the main brace pressgang swing the lead tackle flogging man-of-war warp dead men tell no tales execution dock coxswain lugsail brig list scuppers handsomely carouser Jack Ketch nipperkin galleon Yellow Jack squiffy Gold Road lee aft wench strike colors marooned gunwalls bowsprit rigging snow bilge rat fire in the hole gangway Admiral of the Black hearties to go on account sloop brigantine provost rope’s end Letter of Marque reef sails bucko boatswain cutlass nipper lugger hardtack ahoy matey Sail ho mizzen capstan keelhaul red ensign piracy ho ye Barbary Coast take a caulk fire ship clipper gaff Brethren of the Coast smartly square-rigged grog blossom tender hempen halter Nelsons folly loot hands lanyard scourge of the seven seas holystone knave grog pillage loaded to the gunwalls long clothes parrel

Your pirates smell of cheese and brine

-me

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The History of Treasure Maps

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