Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh! Pirate Flag Hoisted!

[toosonmike]

No Love for talk like a pirate day?

It is talk like a pirate day, after all. I like my flag, and will sail it proudly!

[Kapitan_Wuff]

Corgi and crossbones is the only flag I fly

[pikohan]

inb4 there are other flags besides Military Month?

 

Oh wait...

[_hat_]

15 minutes ago, pikohan said:

inb4 there are other flags besides Military Month?

 

Oh wait...

Eeaaaasy, now. Step away from the gun.

[Ju87s]

Did I just miss a ranked season or something?

[Beorn_of_the_NorthernSea]

Talk like a pirate day...  How... um, scurvy?

 

~B

[HMCS_Devilfish]

Pirate Phrases

Aaaarrrrgggghhhh! - exhortation of discontent or disgust

Ahoy! - Hello!

Ahoy, Matey - Hello, my friend!

Ahoy, me Hearties! - the same as saying "Hello, my friends!"

All hand hoay! - comparable to all hands on deck

 

Avast ye - stop and check this out or pay attention 

Aye - yes

Batten down the hatches - put everything away on the ship and tie everything down because a storm is brewing

Bilge-sucking - insult

Blimey! - exhortation of surprise

Blow me down! - expression of shock of disbelief akin to "Holy Crap!"

Blow the man down - command to kill someone

Booty - treasure

Buccaneer - a pirate

Bucko - a buccaneer 

Cat O'Nine Tails - a whip with nine strands

Cleave him to the brisket - to cut across the chest, from one shoulder to the lower abdomen

Corsair - pirates in the Mediterranean Sea

Crow's nest - small platform atop the mast where the lookout stands

Cutlass - short heavy curved bladed sword used by pirates

Davy Jones' Locker - fabled, mythical place at the bottom of the ocean where the evil spirit of Davy Jones brings sailor and pirates to die

Dead men tell no tales - phrase indicating to leave no survivors

Doubloons - other coins or found in pirate hoards and stashes

Feed the fish - will soon die

Hang 'im from the yardarm - punishment of those captured in battle

Head - the pirate ship's toilet

Heave Ho - give it some muscle and push it

Hempen Halter - a noose for hanging

Hornswaggle - to defraud or cheat out of money or belongings

Jacob's Ladder - the rope ladder one uses to climb aboard a sloop

Jolly Roger - pirate's flag including white skull and crossbones over a black field

Keelhaul - punishment in which a person where dragged underneath the pirate ship from side to side and was lacerated by the barnacles on the vessel

Lad, lass, lassie - a younger person

Landlubber - big, slow clumsy person who doesn't know how to sail

Letters of Marque - letters issue from governments during wartime to privateers endorsing the piracy of another vessel

Man-O-War - pirate's ship outfitted for battle

Me - my

Mizzen - third mast from the bow of the ship on ships that have three or more masts

Old Salt - an experienced sailor

Pieces of eight - coins or found in pirate stashes

Pillage - rob, sack or plunder

Poop deck - the part of the ship farthest to the back, which is usually above the captain's quarters. This is not the bathroom.

Privateer - government-sponsored pirates

Rum - pirate's traditional alcoholic beverage

Run a shot across the bow - warning shot to another vessel's captain

Savvy? - do you understand and do you agree?

Scallywag - mild insult akin to rapscallion or rogue

Scurvy dog - the pirate is talking directly to you with mild insult

Scuttle - to sink a ship

Seadog - old pirate or sailor

Shark bait - will soon join Davy Jones' Locker

Shipshape - cleaned up and under control

Shiver me timbers! - comparable to "Holy Crap!"

Son of a Biscuit Eater - insult directed towards someone you don't like

Splice the mainbrace! - give the crew a drink!

Thar she blows! - Whale sighting

Three sheets to the wind - someone who is very drunk. One sheet is mildly drunk and four sheets is passed out.

Walk the plank - punishment in which person walks off a board jutting over the side of the ship while at sea. The consequence is drowning and a visit to Davy Jones' Locker. 

Weigh anchor and hoist the mizzen! - pull up the anchor and the sail and let's get going

Ye - you

Yo Ho Ho - cheerful exhortation to demand attention

[Panzerlin]

I'm quite fond of the flag.  I try to make sure every flag in my port has a ship of some description.  A lot of the USN ships I have fly Military Month tho.

1 hour ago, pikohan said:

inb4 there are other flags besides Military Month?

 

Oh wait...

lol

The temptation to just run it everywhere has crossed my mind more than once...

[SkaerKrow]

Missed it last year by an hour, glad to have the red roger this time around. I fly it on my "From the Bottom" Hood and Bismarck for maximum Black Pearl points.

[Inigo_M0ntoya]

2 hours ago, Kapitan_Wuff said:

Corgi and crossbones is the only flag I fly

I had a question about that.  Do you get the flag for being a corgi captain or destroying a corgi captain?  The description sounds like its only for corigi captains but I have one.

[TheGirlFromIpanema]

Got one from last year.

 

It would be great if flags had varying bonuses. Would be great to fly more than one too.

 

 

[Kapitan_Wuff]

6 hours ago, Inigo_M0ntoya said:

I had a question about that.  Do you get the flag for being a corgi captain or destroying a corgi captain?  The description sounds like its only for corigi captains but I have one.

 

I first though it was exclusive to Corgi Captains and the description seems to point to that as well.  But like you, many people got it for sinking a Corgi so apparently it wasn't exclusive. Niko did say that neither it nor the great wave corgi flag will be issued out again. 

[Inigo_M0ntoya]

8 hours ago, Kapitan_Wuff said:

 

I first though it was exclusive to Corgi Captains and the description seems to point to that as well.  But like you, many people got it for sinking a Corgi so apparently it wasn't exclusive. Niko did say that neither it nor the great wave corgi flag will be issued out again. 

Thank you, I was just curious if I was cheating the system or not.  I fly it proudly off my masts now.  Sorry if it ruins the exclusiveness for you.