För första gången någonsin har jag öppnat ett kuvert med partireklam. Jag hittade Sverige Demokraternas reklam på golvet när jag kom hem. Blev nyfiken på de jävla tomtarna egentligen vill. Givetvis är deras huvudfråga invandringen. De hävdar att de inte är invandrarfientliga men det är bara ljug. De vädjar till människors dåliga sidor precis som resten av högern. SD vill att vi ska vara rädda för invandrare och de brott de begår i Sverige. Det är otäckt att det finns så mycket folk som oreflekterat röstar på sådan skit.
Moderaterna vill ge mig 1000 spänn mer i månaden... Jag vill fan inte ha 1000 spänn mer! Jag vill ha ett jämlikt samhälle där alla mår bra! Jag mår inte bättre av 1000 spänn. Någon annan mår sämre istället. Moderaterna vill köpa min röst för tusen spänn i månaden... I´m not selling!
Motherfuckers
Over and out
torsdag, september 07, 2006
onsdag, september 06, 2006
Fem dagar...
Fem dagar kvar av slitet från helvetet. Då har jag motionerat varje dag i en månads tid. Okej jag har haft två vilodagar. Det har behövts. Mina knän och höfter mår inte prima av all asfalt. Nuförtiden klarar jag av att springa två kilometer på tio minuter. När jag är i topptrimm så ska jag klara av Götteborgsvarvet på mindre än två timmar.
Vi får se
Over and out
Vi får se
Over and out
Snart så...
Snart har man det här oxå. Livet går fort. Vad lär man sig? ...inget...
Faith no more
Over and out
Faith no more
Over and out
Oro...
Jobbet spökar järnet nu. De har utlyst tjänsten på mitt gamla jobb men det tar några veckor. Mitt nya jobb vill ha mig så fort som möjligt. Nu känns det som om det nya jobbet är måna om att få någon dit och om jag sölar för länge så hittar de en ny. Mardrömsscenariot är att de jag får tjänsteledigt och att det andra jobbet hittar en annan. Då har jag ramlat mellan stolarna och har inget jobb i höst. Då får jag ingen A-kassa heller för den delen. Då blir allt jävligt brunt igen. Men det känns ändå bra. Jag är på väg någonstans. Livet är på väg uppåt och jag tänker inte låta en motgång stjälpa mig ner i hålet jag har lyckats krypa upp ur. Livet är en kamp men det gäller att inte slugga mot livet utan vara mer en kung fu mästare. Go with the flow.
Peace
Over and out
Peace
Over and out
tisdag, september 05, 2006
Konflikter
Jag har inga problem med konflikter. Det kan ha att göra med att jag i mitt yrke springer på dem varje dag. Det är mitt jobb att ta tag i konflikter. Det är såklart lättare att ta konflikter med elever. Jag försöker dock undvika att vara en jävla messerschmidt och bråka om saker i tid och otid. Jag skiter i om någon vuxen människa slänger saker på marken eller något midre allvarligt. Men jag säger till när oegentligheter uppstår. Jag har satt mig själv i många svåra situationer bara för att jag har ställt mig upp och sagt ifrån. Men det är en jävla skillnad på att ta konflikter och söka upp dem. Det finns folk i min omgivning som verkligen söker konflikter och vill vara delaktiga i precis allt som händer. Det är både jobbigt och underhållande. Underhållande på det viset att jag blir full i fan och bara sitter och säger nej bara för att jag kan det. Jobbigt för att alla andra i omgivningen måste lyssna på skiten. Ofta är det tunga suckar och ögonen går som på kosmoskatten...
Ge aldrig efter till folk som får igenom det de vill bara genom att vara jobbiga.
Peace
Over and out
Ge aldrig efter till folk som får igenom det de vill bara genom att vara jobbiga.
Peace
Over and out
Weirdo
Den här killen har nog inte alla äpplen i korgen. Råttor är härskarras... Det låter som en karaktär ur en valfri Monthy Pythonsketch.
Stackars hamstrar och stackars killens föräldrar.
Piip
Over and out
Stackars hamstrar och stackars killens föräldrar.
Piip
Over and out
Förstår inte...
Hur många människor kan se ner på andra människor bara för att de inte är som de själva. En del människor som jag träffar har åsikter som inte är positiva om grupper av människor som på något sätt inte är som de själva. Visst finns det människor som är olika oss andra, svagare, starkare, snyggare, tjockare und zu weiter men är det egenskaperna hos människan som gör dem till bättre eller sämre människor? Jag anser att ett gott hjärta räcker rätt långt för att duga. Men ibland blir jag lite rädd för människors brist på acceptans för de som är olika. I den bristen gömmer sig rasism, homofobi och främlingsfientlighet.
"Döm inte en man förrän du har gått tre dagar i hans mockasiner."
Indianerna vet serru...
Peace
Over and out
"Döm inte en man förrän du har gått tre dagar i hans mockasiner."
Indianerna vet serru...
Peace
Over and out
We salute you
Nu har Steve "Krokodiljägaren" Irwin lämnat detta jordeliv. Han gick bort när en stingrocka stack honom i bröstet och sticket tog så illa att han dog. Han var en riktig kultfigur och alla hans dumheter var makalösa. He croaked like a real man.
We salute you.
Rest in peace
Over and out
We salute you.
Rest in peace
Over and out
söndag, september 03, 2006
Combat Capitano
Här är en bild på Kaptenen i stridsmundering innan strid i skog.
Vill ni ha en bild utan?
Peace
Over and out
Tankar
Nu har jag fått gnäll av Wanda att jag har varit lite kass på att blogga på sistone. Visst är det så. Men jag har väl inte så mycket att skriva just nu. Jag har sagt innan att det är inte så mycket jag har att säga. Jag blir inte sur och argig på saker jag läser i tidningarna längre. Jag tycker fortfarande att saker och ting är överjävliga i världen men jag orkar inte bråka om det längre. Det är som det är och folk skiter i det. Jag vet iallafall om det.
Det händer en del smått i livet just nu. Har träffat en människa som förgyller mitt liv rätt så bra faktiskt. En person som har förmågan att se saker som jag själv inte kan se. Det är uppfriskande som fan faktiskt.
En del människor i mitt liv håller på att glida ifrån mig och det är alltid lite ledsamt men sådant är väl livet i allmänhet. Det är bara att acceptera. Vi föds olika och lever olika.
Ha det gott
Over and out
Det händer en del smått i livet just nu. Har träffat en människa som förgyller mitt liv rätt så bra faktiskt. En person som har förmågan att se saker som jag själv inte kan se. Det är uppfriskande som fan faktiskt.
En del människor i mitt liv håller på att glida ifrån mig och det är alltid lite ledsamt men sådant är väl livet i allmänhet. Det är bara att acceptera. Vi föds olika och lever olika.
Ha det gott
Over and out
KassKannaKrackelerar
Min kaffekanna har pajat. Jag kan inte koka kaffe. Röven.
Köpa ny.
Funderar på en sådanhär.
Peace
Over and out
Ordlista
En ordlista för er landkrabbor. Inte för att Kaptenen är pirat men Kaptenen är ju snyggare än Jack Sparrow.
A
Addled: Mad, insane, or just stupid. An ”addlepate” is a fool.
Aft: Short for ”after.” Toward the rear of the ship.
Ahoy: ”Hello!”
Ahoy, Matey: Hail, fellow sailor.
Argh: The most important word in any pirate’s vocabulary. This word is used to punctuate any sentence and should be liberally sprinkled throughout the dialogue.
Avast!: ”Hey!” Could be used as ”Stop that!” or ”Who goes there?”
Aye: Yes or any other affirmative reply.
B
Begad!: By God!
Belay: Stop that. ”Belay that talk!” would mean ”Shut up!”
Belaying pin: A short wooden rod to which a ship’s rigging is secured. A common improvised weapon aboard a sailing ship, because they’re everywhere, they’re easily picked up, and they are the right size and weight to be used as clubs.
Bilge!: Nonsense, or foolish talk. The bilges of a ship are the lowest parts, inside the hull along the keel. They fill with stinking bilgewater -- or just ”bilge.”
Bilge-sucking: A very uncomplimentary adjective.
Black Spot: To ”place the Black Spot” on another pirate is to sentence him to death, to warn him he is marked for death, or sometimes just to accuse him of a serious crime before other pirates.
Blimey!: An exclamation of surprise.
Blow the man down: To kill someone.
Booty: Goods obtained illegally.
Bosun: Boatswain; a petty officer.
Bounty: Reward or payment, usually from a government, for the capture of a criminal.
Bow: The front of the ship.
Brethren of the Coast: The Caribbean buccaneers called themselves by this name in the 1640-1680 period. During this time, they actually formed a sort of fraternity, and did not (usually) fight each other or even steal from each other. After 1680, a new generation of pirates appeared, who did not trust each other . . . with good reason.
Broadside: All the guns on one side of a ship, also shots fired by that line of guns.
Bring ‘er alongside: Command to bring ships side to side for boarding.
Briny deep: The ocean. Probably no pirate in all history ever used this phrase, but don’t let that stop you, especially if you can roll the R in ”briny”!
Buccaneer: Pirates who menaced the Spanish of the Caribbean.
Bucko: Familiar term. ”Me bucko” = ”my friend.”
C
Cap’n: Short for ”captain.”
Careening: Turning a ship on its side so that it can be cleaned; making the ship faster in the water - or repaired. During careening all weapons are brought ashore and the ship and pirates are vulneralble.
Cat-of-nine-tails: A type of whip often used by captains to punish and enforce his authority.
Chain Shot: Two cannonballs chained together and aimed high to destroy masts and rigging.
Chandler, or ship-chandler: see Sutler.
Chase: The ship being pursued. ”The chase is making full sail, sir” = ”The ship we’re after is going as fast as she can.”
Chest: Traditional treasure container.
Corsair: Pirates of the Mediterranean.
Crow’s nest: A small platform, sometimes enclosed, near the top of a mast, where a lookout could have a better view when watching for sails or for land.
Cutlass: A curved sword, like a saber but heavier. Traditional pirate weapon. Has only one cutting edge; may or may not have a useful point.
D
Dance the hempen jig: To hang.
Davy Jones’ locker: The bottom of the sea.
Deadlights: Eyes. ”Use yer deadlights, matey!”
Dead men tell no tales: Standard pirate excuse for leaving no survivors.
Dog: A mild insult, perhaps even a friendly one.
Doubloon: A Spanish gold coin. At different times, it was worth either 4 or 16 silver pesos, or ”pieces of eight.”
F
Feed the fish: What you do when you are thrown into the sea, dead or alive.
Flogging: Punishment by caning, or by whipping with the cat.
Fore, or forrard: Toward the front end of the ship.
Freebooter: Another name for a pirate or buccaneer.
G
Galleon: a large sailing ship with three or more masts. Used as a warship or merchant ship.
Gangway!: ”Get out of my way!”
Gibbet Cage: Chains in which the corpses of pirates were hung and displayed in order to discourage piracy in others.
Grog: Generically, any alcoholic drink. Specifically, rum diluted with water to make it go farther.
Grub: Food.
Gun: A cannon.
H
Hands: The crew of a ship; sailors.
Handsomely: Quickly. ”Handsomely now, men!” = ”Hurry up!”
Hang ‘im from the yardarm: Pirate phrase for punishment for shipmates of captured prisoners.
Hang the jib: To pout or frown.
Heave-To: To come to a halt.
Hempen Halter: The hangman’s noose.
Hornswaggle: To cheat.
J
Jack Ketch: The hangman. To dance with Jack Ketch is to hang.
Jack Tar, or tar: A sailor.
Jollyboat: A small but happy craft, perhaps even one which is a little dinghy.
Jolly Roger: The pirates’ skull-and-crossbones flag (Each ship’s was different). It was an invitation to surrender, with the implication that those who surrendered would be treated well. A red flag indicated ”no quarter.”
K
Keelhaul: Punishment by dragging under the ship, from one side to the other. The victim of a keelhauling would be half-drowned, or worse, and lacerated by the barnacles that grew beneath the ship.
Kiss the gunner’s daughter: A punishment: to be bent over one of the ship’s guns and flogged.
L
Lad, lass, lassie: A way to address someone younger than you.
Landlubber or just lubber: A non-sailor.
Letters of Marque: Papers issued by a national government during wartime, entitling a privately owned ship to raid enemy commerce, or even attack enemy warships. Early letters of reprisal were issued to merchants to make it legal for them to counter-raid pirates! A ship bearing such letters, and operating within their limits, is a privateer rather than a pirate . . . that is, a legal combatant rather than a criminal and murderer. The problem is that letters of marque aren’t always honored, even by the government that issued them. Captain Kidd had letters of marque; his own country hanged him anyway.
Lights: Lungs. A pirate might threaten to ”have someone’s lights and liver.”
Line: A rope in use as part of the ship’s rigging, or as a towing line. When a rope is just coiled up on deck, not yet being used for anything, it’s all right to call it a rope.
Lookout: Someone posted to keep watch on the horizon for other ships or signs of land.
Loot: Gold, money, or other goods obtained illegally.
M
Maroon: A fairly common punishment for violation of a pirate ship’s articles, or offending her crew. The victim was left on a deserted coast (or, of course, an island) with little in the way of supplies. That way, no one could say that the unlucky pirate had actually been killed by his former brethren.
Matey: A piratical way to address someone in a cheerful, if not necessarily friendly, fashion.
Me: Used in place of my or mine.
Me hearties: Typical way for a pirate leader to address his crew.
Moidore: a type of Portuguese gold coin.
Mutiny: To rise against authority, particularly a naval or military power.
N
Nelson’s Folly: Rum.
No prey, no pay: Crew received no wages, but shared in whatever loot was taken.
O
On the Account: The piratical life. A man who went ”on the account” was turning pirate.
P
Piece of eight: A Spanish silver coin worth one peso or 8 reales. It was sometimes literally cut into eight pieces, each worth one real.
Pirate: A person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea not in possession of Letters of Marque or reprisal. Contrast with privateer.
Plunder: The act of pillaging or robbery.
Poop deck: The highest deck at the aft end of a large ship. Smaller ships don’t have a poop; the highest part aft is the quarterdeck.
Port: (1) A seaport. (2) When facing the bow (forward), the left side of the ship. Also called Larboard.
Poxy, poxed: Diseased. Used as an insult.
Privateer: A ship bearing letters of marque (q.v.), or one of her crew, or her captain. Thus, she can only attack an enemy ship, and only in time of war, but does so as a representative of her country. A privateer is theoretically a law-abiding combatant, and entitled to be treated as an honorable prisoner if captured.
Prow: The ”nose” of the ship.
Q
Quarter: Mercy given to those defeated.
R
Red Ensign: The British flag.
Reef: (1) An underwater obstruction of rock or coral which can tear the bottom out of a ship. (2) To reef sails is to shorten them, tying them partially up, either to slow the ship or to keep a strong wind from putting too much strain on the masts.
Rope’s end: another term for flogging. ”Ye’ll meet the rope’s end for that, me bucko!”
Rum (noun): Traditional pirate drink.
Rum (adjective): Strange or odd. A ”rum fellow” is a peculiar person, the sort who won’t say ”Arrrr!” on Talk Like A Pirate Day.
Run a rig: To play a trick.
S
Sail ho!: ”I see a ship!” The sail, of course, is the first part of a ship visible over the horizon.
Salmagundi: A favorite dish on a pirate ship. Name is from French salemine - highly seasoned or salted. ”Included might be any or all of the following: turtle meat, fish, pork, chicken, corned beef, ham, duck, and pigeon. The meats would be roasted, chopped into pieces and marinated in spiced wine, then mixed with cabbage, anchovies, pickled herring, mangoes, hard-boiled eggs, palm hearts, onions, olives, grapes, and any other pickled vegetables available. The entire concoction would then be highly seasoned with garlic, salt, pepper, and mustard seed and soaked with oil and vinegar.”
Salt, old salt: An experienced seaman.
Scallywag: A villainous or mischievous person.
Scourge of the seven seas: An extremely evil pirate.
Scuppers: Openings along the edges of a ship’s deck that allow water on deck to drain back to the sea rather than collecting in the bilges. ”Scupper that!” is an expression of anger or derision: ”Throw that overboard!”
Scuttle: To sink.
Scurvy: (1) A deficiency disease which often afflicted sailors; it was caused by lack of vitamin C. (2) A derogatory adjective suitable for use in a loud voice, as in ”Ye scurvy dogs!”
Sea dog: An experienced seaman.
Shanty: Another spelling for ”chantey” - a sea song.
Shark bait: (1) Your foes, who are about to feed the fish (q.v.). (2) A worthless or lazy sailor; a lubber who is no use aboard ship.
Shipshape: Well-organized, under control, finished.
Shiver me timbers: Phrase expressing surprise or strong emotion.
Sink me!: An expression of surprise.
Smartly: Quickly. ”Smartly there, men!” = ”Hurry up!”
Six Pounders: Cannons.
Sloop: Sailing vessel with perpendicular for and aft rigging.
Spanish Main: Refers to the South American coast - today’s Panama, Colombia, and part of Western Venezuela. In the early 16th century the Spanish called the land Terra Firma (the Mainland) and when translated into English it was known as the Spanish Mainland - shortened by the English to Spanish Main.
Splice the mainbrace: To have a drink. Or, perhaps, several drinks. Spyglass: A telescope.
Starboard: When facing the bow (forward), the right side of the ship.
Sutler: A merchant in port, selling the various things that a ship needed for supplies and repairs.
Swab (noun): A disrespectful term for a seaman. ”Man that gun, ye cowardly swabs!”
Swab (verb): To clean something. Being put to ”swabbing the decks” would be a low-level punishment for a disobedient pirate.
Swag: Loot.
V
Vice-Admiralty Courts: In the British colonies, they held trials and made decisions regarding maritme issues.
W
Walk the plank: A piratical execution. The victim, usually blindfolded or with bound hands or both, is forced to walk along a plank laid over the ship’s side, to fall into the water below. Except this seems to be a total invention; it first appeared in 19th-century fiction, long after the great days of piracy.
Weigh anchor: To haul the anchor up; more generally, to leave port.
Y
Ye: Used in place of you.
Yo-ho-ho: A very piratical thing to say, whether it actually means anything or not.
Yarr
Over and out
A
Addled: Mad, insane, or just stupid. An ”addlepate” is a fool.
Aft: Short for ”after.” Toward the rear of the ship.
Ahoy: ”Hello!”
Ahoy, Matey: Hail, fellow sailor.
Argh: The most important word in any pirate’s vocabulary. This word is used to punctuate any sentence and should be liberally sprinkled throughout the dialogue.
Avast!: ”Hey!” Could be used as ”Stop that!” or ”Who goes there?”
Aye: Yes or any other affirmative reply.
B
Begad!: By God!
Belay: Stop that. ”Belay that talk!” would mean ”Shut up!”
Belaying pin: A short wooden rod to which a ship’s rigging is secured. A common improvised weapon aboard a sailing ship, because they’re everywhere, they’re easily picked up, and they are the right size and weight to be used as clubs.
Bilge!: Nonsense, or foolish talk. The bilges of a ship are the lowest parts, inside the hull along the keel. They fill with stinking bilgewater -- or just ”bilge.”
Bilge-sucking: A very uncomplimentary adjective.
Black Spot: To ”place the Black Spot” on another pirate is to sentence him to death, to warn him he is marked for death, or sometimes just to accuse him of a serious crime before other pirates.
Blimey!: An exclamation of surprise.
Blow the man down: To kill someone.
Booty: Goods obtained illegally.
Bosun: Boatswain; a petty officer.
Bounty: Reward or payment, usually from a government, for the capture of a criminal.
Bow: The front of the ship.
Brethren of the Coast: The Caribbean buccaneers called themselves by this name in the 1640-1680 period. During this time, they actually formed a sort of fraternity, and did not (usually) fight each other or even steal from each other. After 1680, a new generation of pirates appeared, who did not trust each other . . . with good reason.
Broadside: All the guns on one side of a ship, also shots fired by that line of guns.
Bring ‘er alongside: Command to bring ships side to side for boarding.
Briny deep: The ocean. Probably no pirate in all history ever used this phrase, but don’t let that stop you, especially if you can roll the R in ”briny”!
Buccaneer: Pirates who menaced the Spanish of the Caribbean.
Bucko: Familiar term. ”Me bucko” = ”my friend.”
C
Cap’n: Short for ”captain.”
Careening: Turning a ship on its side so that it can be cleaned; making the ship faster in the water - or repaired. During careening all weapons are brought ashore and the ship and pirates are vulneralble.
Cat-of-nine-tails: A type of whip often used by captains to punish and enforce his authority.
Chain Shot: Two cannonballs chained together and aimed high to destroy masts and rigging.
Chandler, or ship-chandler: see Sutler.
Chase: The ship being pursued. ”The chase is making full sail, sir” = ”The ship we’re after is going as fast as she can.”
Chest: Traditional treasure container.
Corsair: Pirates of the Mediterranean.
Crow’s nest: A small platform, sometimes enclosed, near the top of a mast, where a lookout could have a better view when watching for sails or for land.
Cutlass: A curved sword, like a saber but heavier. Traditional pirate weapon. Has only one cutting edge; may or may not have a useful point.
D
Dance the hempen jig: To hang.
Davy Jones’ locker: The bottom of the sea.
Deadlights: Eyes. ”Use yer deadlights, matey!”
Dead men tell no tales: Standard pirate excuse for leaving no survivors.
Dog: A mild insult, perhaps even a friendly one.
Doubloon: A Spanish gold coin. At different times, it was worth either 4 or 16 silver pesos, or ”pieces of eight.”
F
Feed the fish: What you do when you are thrown into the sea, dead or alive.
Flogging: Punishment by caning, or by whipping with the cat.
Fore, or forrard: Toward the front end of the ship.
Freebooter: Another name for a pirate or buccaneer.
G
Galleon: a large sailing ship with three or more masts. Used as a warship or merchant ship.
Gangway!: ”Get out of my way!”
Gibbet Cage: Chains in which the corpses of pirates were hung and displayed in order to discourage piracy in others.
Grog: Generically, any alcoholic drink. Specifically, rum diluted with water to make it go farther.
Grub: Food.
Gun: A cannon.
H
Hands: The crew of a ship; sailors.
Handsomely: Quickly. ”Handsomely now, men!” = ”Hurry up!”
Hang ‘im from the yardarm: Pirate phrase for punishment for shipmates of captured prisoners.
Hang the jib: To pout or frown.
Heave-To: To come to a halt.
Hempen Halter: The hangman’s noose.
Hornswaggle: To cheat.
J
Jack Ketch: The hangman. To dance with Jack Ketch is to hang.
Jack Tar, or tar: A sailor.
Jollyboat: A small but happy craft, perhaps even one which is a little dinghy.
Jolly Roger: The pirates’ skull-and-crossbones flag (Each ship’s was different). It was an invitation to surrender, with the implication that those who surrendered would be treated well. A red flag indicated ”no quarter.”
K
Keelhaul: Punishment by dragging under the ship, from one side to the other. The victim of a keelhauling would be half-drowned, or worse, and lacerated by the barnacles that grew beneath the ship.
Kiss the gunner’s daughter: A punishment: to be bent over one of the ship’s guns and flogged.
L
Lad, lass, lassie: A way to address someone younger than you.
Landlubber or just lubber: A non-sailor.
Letters of Marque: Papers issued by a national government during wartime, entitling a privately owned ship to raid enemy commerce, or even attack enemy warships. Early letters of reprisal were issued to merchants to make it legal for them to counter-raid pirates! A ship bearing such letters, and operating within their limits, is a privateer rather than a pirate . . . that is, a legal combatant rather than a criminal and murderer. The problem is that letters of marque aren’t always honored, even by the government that issued them. Captain Kidd had letters of marque; his own country hanged him anyway.
Lights: Lungs. A pirate might threaten to ”have someone’s lights and liver.”
Line: A rope in use as part of the ship’s rigging, or as a towing line. When a rope is just coiled up on deck, not yet being used for anything, it’s all right to call it a rope.
Lookout: Someone posted to keep watch on the horizon for other ships or signs of land.
Loot: Gold, money, or other goods obtained illegally.
M
Maroon: A fairly common punishment for violation of a pirate ship’s articles, or offending her crew. The victim was left on a deserted coast (or, of course, an island) with little in the way of supplies. That way, no one could say that the unlucky pirate had actually been killed by his former brethren.
Matey: A piratical way to address someone in a cheerful, if not necessarily friendly, fashion.
Me: Used in place of my or mine.
Me hearties: Typical way for a pirate leader to address his crew.
Moidore: a type of Portuguese gold coin.
Mutiny: To rise against authority, particularly a naval or military power.
N
Nelson’s Folly: Rum.
No prey, no pay: Crew received no wages, but shared in whatever loot was taken.
O
On the Account: The piratical life. A man who went ”on the account” was turning pirate.
P
Piece of eight: A Spanish silver coin worth one peso or 8 reales. It was sometimes literally cut into eight pieces, each worth one real.
Pirate: A person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea not in possession of Letters of Marque or reprisal. Contrast with privateer.
Plunder: The act of pillaging or robbery.
Poop deck: The highest deck at the aft end of a large ship. Smaller ships don’t have a poop; the highest part aft is the quarterdeck.
Port: (1) A seaport. (2) When facing the bow (forward), the left side of the ship. Also called Larboard.
Poxy, poxed: Diseased. Used as an insult.
Privateer: A ship bearing letters of marque (q.v.), or one of her crew, or her captain. Thus, she can only attack an enemy ship, and only in time of war, but does so as a representative of her country. A privateer is theoretically a law-abiding combatant, and entitled to be treated as an honorable prisoner if captured.
Prow: The ”nose” of the ship.
Q
Quarter: Mercy given to those defeated.
R
Red Ensign: The British flag.
Reef: (1) An underwater obstruction of rock or coral which can tear the bottom out of a ship. (2) To reef sails is to shorten them, tying them partially up, either to slow the ship or to keep a strong wind from putting too much strain on the masts.
Rope’s end: another term for flogging. ”Ye’ll meet the rope’s end for that, me bucko!”
Rum (noun): Traditional pirate drink.
Rum (adjective): Strange or odd. A ”rum fellow” is a peculiar person, the sort who won’t say ”Arrrr!” on Talk Like A Pirate Day.
Run a rig: To play a trick.
S
Sail ho!: ”I see a ship!” The sail, of course, is the first part of a ship visible over the horizon.
Salmagundi: A favorite dish on a pirate ship. Name is from French salemine - highly seasoned or salted. ”Included might be any or all of the following: turtle meat, fish, pork, chicken, corned beef, ham, duck, and pigeon. The meats would be roasted, chopped into pieces and marinated in spiced wine, then mixed with cabbage, anchovies, pickled herring, mangoes, hard-boiled eggs, palm hearts, onions, olives, grapes, and any other pickled vegetables available. The entire concoction would then be highly seasoned with garlic, salt, pepper, and mustard seed and soaked with oil and vinegar.”
Salt, old salt: An experienced seaman.
Scallywag: A villainous or mischievous person.
Scourge of the seven seas: An extremely evil pirate.
Scuppers: Openings along the edges of a ship’s deck that allow water on deck to drain back to the sea rather than collecting in the bilges. ”Scupper that!” is an expression of anger or derision: ”Throw that overboard!”
Scuttle: To sink.
Scurvy: (1) A deficiency disease which often afflicted sailors; it was caused by lack of vitamin C. (2) A derogatory adjective suitable for use in a loud voice, as in ”Ye scurvy dogs!”
Sea dog: An experienced seaman.
Shanty: Another spelling for ”chantey” - a sea song.
Shark bait: (1) Your foes, who are about to feed the fish (q.v.). (2) A worthless or lazy sailor; a lubber who is no use aboard ship.
Shipshape: Well-organized, under control, finished.
Shiver me timbers: Phrase expressing surprise or strong emotion.
Sink me!: An expression of surprise.
Smartly: Quickly. ”Smartly there, men!” = ”Hurry up!”
Six Pounders: Cannons.
Sloop: Sailing vessel with perpendicular for and aft rigging.
Spanish Main: Refers to the South American coast - today’s Panama, Colombia, and part of Western Venezuela. In the early 16th century the Spanish called the land Terra Firma (the Mainland) and when translated into English it was known as the Spanish Mainland - shortened by the English to Spanish Main.
Splice the mainbrace: To have a drink. Or, perhaps, several drinks. Spyglass: A telescope.
Starboard: When facing the bow (forward), the right side of the ship.
Sutler: A merchant in port, selling the various things that a ship needed for supplies and repairs.
Swab (noun): A disrespectful term for a seaman. ”Man that gun, ye cowardly swabs!”
Swab (verb): To clean something. Being put to ”swabbing the decks” would be a low-level punishment for a disobedient pirate.
Swag: Loot.
V
Vice-Admiralty Courts: In the British colonies, they held trials and made decisions regarding maritme issues.
W
Walk the plank: A piratical execution. The victim, usually blindfolded or with bound hands or both, is forced to walk along a plank laid over the ship’s side, to fall into the water below. Except this seems to be a total invention; it first appeared in 19th-century fiction, long after the great days of piracy.
Weigh anchor: To haul the anchor up; more generally, to leave port.
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Ye: Used in place of you.
Yo-ho-ho: A very piratical thing to say, whether it actually means anything or not.
Yarr
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lördag, september 02, 2006
Painball
Igår var jag och tränade styrketräning och idag har det blivit pain(t)ball. Vi lyckades spela tre omgångar på sju pers. Det var lite beige att det inte var fler. Men det gick friskt åt helvete ändå. Jag blev utskjuten två gånger direkt och en gång så vann de andra utan att jag hade skjutit ut någon. 500 boll och en tub gick åt ingenting. Jag fick även ett skott i bakhuvudet. Det sved. Jävla skit. Next time Gadget, next time...
War
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War
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fredag, september 01, 2006
Ibland
Ibland byter Kaptenen skepnad och är Lord Aspargus!
"Tremble you puny humans! Lord Aspargus is here to smite thee!"
"Lightning bolt, lightning bolt, lightningbolt..."
Hahahaha
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"Tremble you puny humans! Lord Aspargus is here to smite thee!"
"Lightning bolt, lightning bolt, lightningbolt..."
Hahahaha
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Insikter
Ibland står inte jag för insikterna. Ibland står någon annan för dem...
"Alla älskar att älska, alla hatar att hata. Varför finns det hat?"
Kaptenen
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"Alla älskar att älska, alla hatar att hata. Varför finns det hat?"
Kaptenen
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