09-19-2009, 12:13 AM | #1 |
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Avast, me hearties!
Today is International Talk like A Pirate Day. In honor of the day all Pastafarians hold dear, I bring you a list of ebooks here on MR about freebooters, privateers, sea rovers, politicians, and other marauders. Arrrgh!
Harry Collingwood
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09-19-2009, 12:44 AM | #2 |
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Aaaarghhh, you lickspittle scalawag! Don't ye forget that modern tale of cyber-piracy
Cory Doctorow Aaaaargh, but these days it's harder to tell the pirate from the pirated! (spit) *ping* Last edited by Donnageddon; 09-19-2009 at 12:47 AM. |
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09-19-2009, 12:49 AM | #3 |
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Nate, you scared me - I thought I'd missed it. But it's tomorrow (for me) - September 19.
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09-19-2009, 01:07 AM | #4 |
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This day brought to you by the letter ARRrrr, and the letter Aye.
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09-19-2009, 01:32 AM | #5 |
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Shiver me timbers, laddie. You scared me too, I thought I had missed it. The shame would have been unbearable.
Thanks so much for putting all these books on one easy post. I have been looking at these books as I stumbled across them whilst browsing through the MR collection and thinking to myself, "I've really got to make some time to read some pirate books." No more excuses! Since the temperature here is expected to be in excess of 105 for tomorrow I had intended to ensconce myself in my air-conditioned fortress and play my newest computer game but now... its pirate books all day!!! I and my fell crew will spend the day in piraty bliss. Fell crew: Three angry beavers who may not look all that threatening but, once they start wearing their underwear on the outside, assume their secrete identities (Baron "Once-Bad-Then-Good-Then-Bad-Again-Now-Good-Again" Beaver, Justice Gal, and Muscular Beaver) and are a terror to all that face them. Two stark and fierce sea otters, The Dread Blue One and his Clam of Incontinence and his trollop, Seaweed and her Kelp Leaf of… err… well it is really yucky feeling. Finally last and least is Mousey Chewtoy, who may only be able to inflict very small nibbles but can withstand an unlimited chewing and tossing about in the air. Our secrete weapon is Catbert, Evil Director of Human Relations. ("I see that your review is coming up.") and one trusted, if not all that useful, ally The Really Oblate Bear. ("Just call me Rob.") Arrrrrgh! (Now where did I put that eye patch...) Last edited by NormHart; 09-19-2009 at 02:11 AM. Reason: Arrrrgh, brownies!!! |
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09-19-2009, 03:50 AM | #6 |
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I'm retired from the US Navy, and work as a Dept. of the Army Civilian.
I go around the workplace saying AAARRRRRGGGHHH to most everything, when the soldiers ask me what that's all about I say "That's Navy for HOOAAHH!" |
09-19-2009, 05:43 AM | #7 |
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Remake of the best pirate adventure game of all times is only $4.99/4,49€ during this weekend:
http://store.steampowered.com/news/2834/ |
09-19-2009, 07:24 AM | #8 |
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You forgot this one https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56721
and of course its sequel here https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56778 Last edited by Stormchild; 09-19-2009 at 07:27 AM. |
09-19-2009, 09:42 AM | #9 |
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I do not know if it has been quoted
The bucaniers of America from John Esquemeling https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...962#post596962 and Captain Canot, though it's about an unglorious slave merchant.. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sea...archid=2458026 Last edited by roger64; 09-19-2009 at 09:46 AM. |
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If you play Sid Meier's Pirates today, every sentence of dialogue will contain "Aargh!"
On a separate (but pirate-related note): does anyone know if "A Brief History of the Murders and Robberies of the Most Notorious Pirates" by Captain Charles Johnson (speculated to be Daniel Defoe) is in the public domain? It was written in the 1700s, but I can't find it in ebook form anywhere, except on Google Books as "no preview available." ETA: Nevermind, I think I found it. Last edited by evenstr; 09-19-2009 at 02:54 PM. |
09-19-2009, 02:30 PM | #11 |
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Well, me hearties, I'd be keelhauled if I didn't point out
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Category:Bookshelf (The direct link didn't work so look for the Pirates shelf link on this page.) So anchor well off a lee shore and settle into your hammocks for some fine reading. Arrrrgh! Last edited by NormHart; 09-19-2009 at 02:40 PM. Reason: Arrrrg, brownies!!! |
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I never cease to be amazed at the wondrous things that might be found whilst bouncing about on the internet.
I give you http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19273 The Dead Men's Song Being the Story of a Poem and a Reminiscent Sketch of its Author Young Ewing Allison (available in HTML, MOBI, EPUB, and other formats) While this quote from the book is not of a piratical nature I think we can all relate to Allison's vice. Quote:
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09-19-2009, 07:45 PM | #13 |
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Do they ever get into talk like a pirate day on navy ships? It just be spectacular to see a few hundred sailors on a real ship get into it for the day
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