Pirate's Log Book

Adventures at Sea

May 9, 2005

The Revenge of Toot-ankhamun


What?! No, I be innocent! Th'arrr ye went, a-blamin' the dog again.

Be warned, ye fair maidens, for to wander into this pirate's territory is a sure way to find ye dead by the morn.

Toot-ankhamun's curse be with us, I fear. Yarrr. King Toot, that'd be me. I be unleashin' me terrible, terrible and silent weapon of (m)ass distruction today and even the Captain be a little green around the gills. Yarr, she be not sea-sick, of this I be certain. Me insides be rottin' - I can't blame the hardtack or the grog, but methinks maybe the hide me teeth were a-sinkin' into yesterday eve may be comin' back to curse me yet. These noxious fumes be lethal, yarr, and may well melt the tar off the deck. I have just cause for this silent but lethal attack. Read on. Yarr.

The Captain has consulted some people at TheList, where ever that be, and has been torturin' me in the brig on a regular basis. I be not appreciatin' this. In fact, I'd rather she drop the idea entirely, but so far, none of me whinin' and barkin' and downright cursin' has helped me cause any. Startin' to think I'd be best to just sit n' chew me kong rather than lose me voice a-protestin'. Darn TheList. If I ever set me paws on it, I tell ye, there'll be hell to pay.


The bane of me existence


Here, fishy fishy fishy.

Other than me troubles with me rottin' innards n' with the brig, life on deck be not too harsh these days. I have been a-learnin' to fetch things when the Captain requests them. She has told me I must be a-stoppin' the whole fetch-n-fling, even though the First Mate told me that was the way to get things done. I be unsure why the Captain, she be offended by me a-tossin' o' the thing I just fetched. I also have been a-learnin' to brace me Captain for standin' and been doin' pretty well except when wanted to make the suggestion that a belly rub would be far more appropriate for the occasion.

I be findin' out, also, that bitin' the Captain in the rear end is not a good thing, even if she be a-runnin' up the stairs to catch the telephone when it's a-ringin'. Can't help it! It be like... like if she be a shoop, ye savvy? I don't really know what comes o'er me.

Those of ye who've been a-readin' me log will remember me hatin' of the new jail bars the Captain installed everywhere on board, to keep wayward pirates from escapin'? Harrrr! I be a-jumpin' those like a regular hunter horse! Or a kangaroo (how would a pirate know anythin' about a kangaroo, ye asks? Hello... aussie! Savvy?.) I always be a-carryin' somethin' in me mouth when I be a-jumpin. Kaboing! The Captain and the Navigator don't seem to be appreciatin' me acrobatics. Unfortunate, really, since it all be helpful things to know when ye heads out to board an enemy ship!

Let this be a rally cry to all young pirat-y sailors out there: united we must stand! Together we must bark! Eat that hide, use them fumes, and join me in me battle against oppression. Fight the power! Fight the brig! Fight the man and the machine! Protest loudly! Protest frequently! YARR in disagreement!

... at least until it's time for a snack or a snuggle.

~Pirate


Surveyin' me domain from the Navigator's chair. I be a noble rebel.

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